According to World Bank President's Robert Zoellick.

Ahead of the G8 summit,  taking place in Japan from July 7 to July 9, he is making an urgent appeal for G8 leaders and major oil producers " To act now to address the man made catastrophe" caused by soaring food and oil prices.

In a letter, to Japan's Prime Minister Fukuda and all the others G8 leaders, sent on July 1st,  Zoellick warned that : " We are entering a danger zone". Further he added that " the crisis has worsened since April."