Accelerate Quote by Ban Ki-moon
“The international community must offer short-term emergency measures to meet critical needs. But it must also make longer-term investments to promote food production and agricultural development, enhance food security and maintain and accelerate momentum towards the MDGs.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: UN Summit on Sustainable Development, 2010
Urgent aid is needed now, but lasting food security requires long‑term investment in agriculture and development.
In simple terms: Help now, invest later for food security.
Key Takeaway
Balance immediate relief with strategic agricultural growth.
Themes
humanitarian aid
food security
development
policy
global health
Mood
concerned
optimistic
Type
policy
strategic
When to use this quote
- disaster response
- agricultural policy
- NGO planning
- government budgeting
- international cooperation
Key Concepts
sustainability
investment
capacity building
Questions to Reflect On
- How can we ensure emergency aid doesn’t undermine future development?
- What mechanisms keep long‑term agricultural investments funded?
A Different Perspective
Short‑term aid may divert resources from essential long‑term projects.
