United Nations, Muharram 25, 1438, October 26, 2016, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia stressed the importance of concerted international efforts under the United Nations umbrella to promote the concept of international partnership and broad prospects for agricultural development and sustainable food security. This came in the kingdom speech delivered by member of the Permanent Delegation of the Kingdom to the United Nations Hisham bin Abdullah Rasheed before the Second Committee at its 71st session on agricultural development, food security and nutrition. He commended the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud's initiative for Saudi agricultural investment abroad and highlighted Saudi aid to needy countries. --SPA 00:31 LOCAL TIME 21:31 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w