世界银行行长佐立克敦促国际社会立即采取行动，处理食品价格上涨的问题。若干国家由于食品价格上涨而出现饥饿和暴力。佐立克星期天呼吁国际社会履行他们的承诺，帮助饥民。佐立克在华盛顿举行的世界领导人会议上发表了讲话。佐立克说，食品问题不仅仅是一个短期的需求问题，而且也是一个可能会影响未来几代人的问题。
最近几个月来，食品价格的上涨在几个国家引发暴力抗议，其中包括埃及、海地和菲律宾。食品危机是世界银行和国际货币基金组织为期两天的会议讨论的议题之一。国际货币基金组织总裁卡恩星期六警告说，食品价格上涨可能会对发展中国家的人民产生惨重的后果。
The President of the World Bank Robert Zoellickhas urged immediate action to deal with rising food prices that have caused hunger and violence in several countries. Robert Zoellick appealed Sunday for the international community to carry out its commitments to help hungry people. Zoellick spoke at a meeting of world lenders in Washington. Zoellick said the food situation is not only a matter of short term need, but one that could also affect future generations.
In recent months, rising food prices have led to violent protests in several countries, including Egypt, Haiti and the Philippines. The food crisis was among the issues discussed at a two-day meeting of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. IMF chief Dominique Strauss Kahn warned Saturday that rising food prices could have dire consequences for people in developing countries.