国际英语资讯:239 mln people in sub-Saharan Africa suffering from hunger, malnutrition: FAO
<p><span word="ADDIS">ADDIS</span> <span word="ABABA">ABABA</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 8 -- <span word="Around">Around</span> 239 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="Saharan">Saharan</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="malnutrition">malnutrition</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="FAO">FAO</span>) <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p>"239 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="Saharan">Saharan</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="malnutrition">malnutrition</span>...<span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="security">security</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="development">development</span>." <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Marina">Marina</span> <span word="Helena">Helena</span> <span word="Semedo">Semedo</span>, <span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="FAO">FAO</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> 33<span word="rd">rd</span> <span word="Ordinary">Ordinary</span> <span word="Session">Session</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AU">AU</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Addis">Addis</span> <span word="Ababa">Ababa</span>.</p><p><span word="Semedo">Semedo</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sustainable">Sustainable</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Goals">Goals</span> (<span word="SDGs">SDGs</span>) <span word="have">have</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="targets">targets</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="Saharan">Saharan</span> <span word="Africans">Africans</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>, <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="malnutrition">malnutrition</span>.</p><p>"<span word="SDG">SDG</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="accelerating">accelerating</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="eradicating">eradicating</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="malnutrition">malnutrition</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="tapping">tapping</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="under">under</span>-<span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2030 <span word="agenda">agenda</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="development">development</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="FAO">FAO</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="emphasized">emphasized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="implementing">implementing</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="initiatives">initiatives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="context">context</span> <span word="FAO">FAO</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="identifies">identifies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="transformation">transformation</span>".</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> <span word="hinges">hinges</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="innovation">innovation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="track">track</span> <span word="agro">agro</span>-<span word="food">food</span> <span word="transformation">transformation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="capacities">capacities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Semedo">Semedo</span>.</p>
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