Act immediately to prevent what happened in some Italian cities from happening again. Take care of everyone, don't leave anyone behind. Thus, reached by telephone by ANSA, the Minister for Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies Teresa Bellanova who launches the proposal for a Food Coordination for assistance to the most deprived .
"We need to immediately coordinate food assistance to the poor," says the Minister.
"Even today, thousands of volunteers together with charities throughout Italy are guaranteeing support for the weakest, says the Minister. We must be at their side and strengthen their action in every way. As a Ministry, we are working to immediately increase the quantities of food to be distributed, but a collective institutional effort never done before is needed. The dramatic images that come from our cities tell us that, of course, the priority is the health emergency that must be tackled in every way. At the same time, it risks creating an emergency food that we must prevent in every way. We have volunteer networks that have given their best on dozens and dozens of occasions. All the health security systems must be guaranteed to volunteers so that they can continue to provide assistance in peace. " "The most fragile people, says the Minister, who are multiplying in these hours, must know that we are already at work to guarantee everyone access to food. We have foreseen 50 million euros included in the Cura Italia decree: they will be spent up to to the last euro. The Coordination will also serve this purpose: to use all the tools available, to put in place new ones, to prepare the functioning of the canteens at this moment still for the closure of the schools, to call the catering places also if On this I am sending a proposal to President Conte to be discussed as soon as possible. Everything must be done to not leave anyone alone. Together we will make it. "