2020，全球1.55亿人面临重度粮食不安全

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Conflicts, economic crises and extreme weather conditions pushed the number of people who faced acute food insecurity to 155 million in 2020, the highest figure in five years, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other agencies said on Wednesday.
当地时间5月5日，根据联合国粮农组织等机构发布的年度报告显示，2020年，冲突、经济危机和极端天气状况导致全球1.55亿人面临重度粮食不安全，达到过去五年的最高水平。

FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu has called for "addressing the root causes of acute hunger, and for making agri-food systems more efficient, resilient, sustainable and inclusive."
粮农组织总干事屈冬玉呼吁"解决严重饥饿的根源，提高农业粮食系统的效率、抗灾能力、可持续性和包容性。"

The situation was described in the "2021 Global Report on Food Crises" issued by the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC). The report highlighted that acute food insecurity was spread across at least 55 countries and territories in 2020.
全球应对粮食危机网络发布的《2021年全球粮食危机报告》强调，2020年，至少55个国家和地区出现了重度粮食不安全。

Since the first such report was issued in 2017, acute food insecurity has been on a constant rise.
自2017年报告首次发布以来，重度粮食不安全问题一直在加剧。

"The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the fragility of the global food system, and the need for more equitable, sustainable, and resilient systems," the global network's founding members said in their joint statement.
全球应对粮食危机网络的创始成员在联合声明中说："新冠疫情揭示了全球粮食系统的脆弱性，人类需要更公平、可持续和适应性强的系统。"