国际英语资讯:Conflict, climate change major challenges behind Africas hunger, poverty: UN
<p><span word="ADDIS">ADDIS</span> <span word="ABABA">ABABA</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 27-- <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Antonio">Antonio</span> <span word="Guterres">Guterres</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span>.</p><p><span word="Guterres">Guterres</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="on">on</span> "<span word="Ending">Ending</span> <span word="Hunger">Hunger</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>" <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sidelines">sidelines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 30<span word="th">th</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="AU">AU</span>) <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eradicate">eradicate</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span>.</p><p>"<span word="World">World</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>," <span word="Guterres">Guterres</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="livestock">livestock</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>."</p><p><span word="Guterres">Guterres</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="shocks">shocks</span>, <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="degradation">degradation</span>, <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="livestock">livestock</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="inter">inter</span>-<span word="linked">linked</span>."</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="under">under</span>-<span word="nourished">nourished</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="governments">governments</span>, <span word="AU">AU</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eradicate">eradicate</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="instrument">instrument</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span>.</p><p>"<span word="During">During</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="malnutrition">malnutrition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="resilient">resilient</span> <span word="livelihood">livelihood</span>," <span word="Guterres">Guterres</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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