U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is hosting a summit in Washington next week meant to address the impact of rising food costs.
The meetings, scheduled for the week of April 18, will include financial leaders from around the world, with representatives from the leading industrial nations of the G-7 and G-20 as well as heads of institutions like the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
Yellen says the goal is to help the 275 million people facing acute food insecurity worldwide and address the looming threat of further increases to food prices and a reduced global food supply exacerbated by the war in Ukraine.
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