African and Latin American leaders at a World Bank conference in Shanghai say rich countries can do more to ensure security by fighting poverty and not wars.
In what appeared to be a veiled swipe at the United States, though it was not explicitly named, the leaders called on Wednesday on rich countries to fight terrorism and instability by sharing their wealth, rather than through military intervention.
The most basic right of all humanity, said Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is to eat three decent meals a day.
"Hunger is actually the worst weapon of mass destruction. It claims millions of victims each year," Silva said. "There will be no peace without development and no development without social justice."
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