2021-06-30 23:05:15 GMT2021-07-01 07:05:15(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ROME, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Wednesday called on developed countries to take steps to ensure humanitarian access to crisis zones.
He made the remarks at special ministerial talks which were attended by representatives from the Group of 20 (G20) countries and organized in collaboration with the Rome-based World Food Program (WFP).
The coronavirus crisis shed light on the need for wealthy countries to take steps to help those in need in poor and developing countries, said the minister from the southern Italian city of Brindisi.
The coronavirus pandemic could add another 100 million people to the global ranks of the hungry and malnourished, he said.