Agriculture Minister Maurizio Martina said Monday the Milan Charter on right to food, which is to be the legacy of the Expo world's fair, will be submitted to the United Nations on September 26.
"We're working on a dedicated event to coincide with the UN debate to define the objectives for the millennium," the minister said at the Expo launch of the Milan Center for Food Law and Policy. The Milan Charter commits the individuals, associations and companies that sign it to take responsibility with respect to their activities, and requests governments and international institutions to adopt rules and policies that ensure a fairer and more sustainable future for the planet.
It gathered more than 500,000 signatures so far.
"We will show that like other initiatives generated by Expo, (the Charter) will have a future beyond October 31," Martina said.
The food-themed world's fair began May 1 and ends October 31.
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