UK to invest over 370 mln pounds in global food security

STORY: UK to invest over 370 mln pounds in global food security DATELINE: June 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Kigali CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of flags of commonwealth countries 2. various of arrival of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson 3. various of participants STORYLINE: The UK is to invest over 370 million pounds in global food security this year, its Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday. Opening the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Rwanda's capital city Kigali, Johnson deplored interruption in global food supplies caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The UK is to invest over 370 million pounds in global food security this year, including 130 million pounds to the World Food Program, he said. Johnson also urged Commonwealth nations to give every girl child a chance to be in school, describing it as the "silver bullet" that will solve an array of problems and transform countless lives. Heads of governments from 54 Commonwealth countries are discussing wa