加强合作 携手努力 共同维护全球粮食安全.docxVIP

加强合作 携手努力 共同维护全球粮食安全——在世界粮食安全峰会上的讲话中华人民共和国国务院副总理 回良玉2009年11月16日Strengthen Cooperation for Global Food SecurityAddress at the World Food Summitby H.E. Hui LiangyuVice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China16 November 2009主席先生，各位同事，女士们、先生们：Mr. Chair,Dear Colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,首先，我代表中国政府对世界粮食安全峰会的召开表示热烈祝贺，预祝会议取得圆满成功。Let me start by extending, on behalf of the Chinese Government, warm congratulations on the convocation of the World Food Summit and wishing the Summit a complete success.13年前，各国领导人齐聚罗马，共同作出了人人享有粮食安全，在2015年前将全球饥饿人口减半的庄严承诺。7年前，在这里举行的世界粮食峰会通过了反饥饿宣言，重申实现联合国千年发展目标的共同愿景。今天，我们又一次相聚罗马，共商粮食安全大计，这是在国际金融危机带来严峻挑战、世界减贫努力遇到重大挫折的背景下，在全球饥饿人口突破10亿、世界粮食危机风险突出的情况下召开的一次重要会议，对于保障全球粮食安全、推动世界经济复苏、实现可持续发展具有特殊意义。Thirteen years ago, world leaders gathered in Rome and made the solemn pledge of ensuring food security for all and halving the number of the world’s hungry people by 2015. Seven years ago, an anti-hunger declaration was adopted also here at the World Food Summit, which reiterated the shared vision of achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Today, we have again gathered in Rome at this important meeting to discuss key issues on food security at a moment when the international financial crisis has brought severe challenges, world poverty reduction efforts have suffered major setbacks, hungry people in the world have increased to over one billion and a world food crisis is very likely to happen. This meeting is therefore of special significance to world food security, global economic recovery and sustainable development.主席先生，Mr. Chair,“民以食为天”，“食以粮为本”。免于饥饿是人类最基本的人权，粮食安全是经济发展和社会稳定的基础，是国家自立与世界和平的重要前提。当前，国际社会正面临国际金融危机和粮食危机的双重压力，一些发展中国家的发展进程严重受损，社会稳定也受到威胁。国际社会应从人类生存和发展的高度看待和处理粮食问题，加强合作，携手努力，共同维护全球粮食安全。为此，我们愿提出以下建议：Food is essential to the survival of people and grain is the principal food. Freedom from hunger is the most fundamental human right. Food security is the basis for economic development and social stability. It is als