World Food Day is an international day celebrated every year worldwide on October 16 to commemorate the date of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in 1945.
全世界农民生产的粮食足够养活全球人口，但饥饿问题依然挥之不去。由于冲突、反复的天气冲击和经济下行，多达7 . 83亿人面临饥饿。穷人和弱势群体受到的影响最为严重，其中许多人是农业家庭。而且国家之间和国家内部的不平等问题日益严峻。
粮食是仅次于空气和水的第三大人类基本需求—每个人都应该有获得充足食物的权利。食物权、生命权、自由权、工作权和教育权等人权得到了《世界人权宣言》和两项具有法律约束力的国际公约的承认。
The world’s farmers produce enough food to feed more than the global population yet, hunger persists. Around 733 million people are facing hunger in the world due to repeated weather shocks, conflicts, economic downturns, inequality, and the pandemic. This impacts the poor and vulnerable most severely, many of whom are agricultural households, reflecting widening inequalities across and within countries.
Food is the third most basic human need after air and water – everyone should have the right to adequate food. Human rights such as the right to food, life and liberty, work and education are recognised by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and two legally binding international covenants.
我们都可以发挥自己的作用。作为消费者，我们可以行使权利并呼吁政府应对不平等和贫困问题，选择健康食品从而推动生产者提高其产量，减少食品浪费并保护环境。we all have a role to play. As consumers, we can exercise rights and call on governments to tackle inequality and poverty, make healthy food choices to increase their availability, reduce food waste and protect the environment.
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