"United against Hunger"
FAO Director-General's Message on the World Food Day

 “团结起来，战胜饥饿”
联合国粮农组织总干事2010世界粮食日致辞

Jacques Diouf, Director-General of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

联合国粮食及农业组织总干事 雅克·迪乌夫

On 16 October 2010, World Food Day enters its 30th year. The theme of this year's observance, “United against hunger”, seeks to recognize the efforts made in the fight against world hunger by all actors, at all levels; and urges us to be even more united to do more.

2010年10月16日，世界粮食日活动进入第30个年头。今年庆祝活动的主题是“团结起来，战胜饥饿”，旨在表彰各阶层人士为战胜世界饥饿所做出的努力，并敦促我们今后要更加团结一致，取得更多成绩。

In 2009, the critical threshold of one billion hungry people in the world was reached in large part due to soaring food prices and the global economic crisis. The gravity of the silent hunger crisis is the result of decades of neglect of agriculture and under-investment in the sector. That is why on the eve of the “Hunger Summit” of heads of state and government held in Rome, in November 2009, FAO launched a petition to reflect the moral outrage of the situation.

2009年，全世界饥饿人口超过10亿大关，部分原因是由于粮价飙升以及全球经济危机。无声的饥饿问题之所以如此严重，是几十年来忽视农业，对农业领域投资不足造成的。这就是为什么粮农组织在2009年11月国家元首和政府首脑罗马“饥饿峰会”前夕发起了一场请愿活动，对这一状况发出道义上的愤怒呼声。

This “1 billion hungry project” reaches out to persons to sign the anti-hunger petition and to work together to amplify the message that society has to take special care that no one goes hungry today. Over 1 million people have signed and the project is continuing.

“十亿人在挨饿项目”广泛联系各界群众，签署反饥饿请愿书，并共同努力向全社会加强宣传，要对此采取特殊关注，确保当今世界没有人挨饿。该项目还在进行中，签署请愿书的人数已超过100万。

FAO has united with the popular world of professional sport. Together with the European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) and other regional football leagues, a 2nd Match Day against Hunger will be organized in Europe from 22 to 24 October 2010 as part of the Professional Football against Hunger Solidarity campaign.

粮农组织与广受欢迎的职业体育界同心协力。与欧洲职业足球联盟及其他区域足球联盟一起，将于2010年10月22日至24日在欧洲举办第二届“比赛日反饥饿”活动，作为“职业足球战胜饥饿团结运动”的一部分。