Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany.
N Biotechnol. 2010 Nov 30;27(5):449-52. doi: 10.1016/j.nbt.2010.08.006. Epub 2010 Aug 18.
Ending food insecurity, hunger and malnutrition is a pressing global ethical priority. Despite differences in food production systems, cultural values and economic conditions, hunger is not acceptable under any ethical principles. Yet, progress in combating hunger and malnutrition in developing countries has been discouraging, even as overall global prosperity has increased in past decades. A growing number of people are deprived of the fundamental right to food, which is essential for all other rights as well as for human existence itself. The food and nutrition crisis has deepened in recent years, as increased food price volatility and global recession affected the poor. In a strategic agenda, it will be necessary to promote pro-poor agricultural growth, reduce extreme market volatility and expand social protection and child nutrition action.
消除粮食不安全、饥饿和营养不良是当前全球紧迫的伦理优先事项。尽管粮食生产系统、文化价值观和经济条件存在差异，但在任何伦理原则下，饥饿都是不可接受的。然而，尽管过去几十年来全球总体繁荣程度有所提高，但发展中国家在消除饥饿和营养不良方面的进展却令人沮丧。越来越多的人被剥夺了获得食物的基本权利，而食物是所有其他权利以及人类生存本身的基础。近年来，粮食价格波动加剧和全球经济衰退使贫困人口受到影响，粮食和营养危机进一步加深。在战略议程中，需要促进有利于穷人的农业增长，减少极端市场波动，扩大社会保护和儿童营养行动。
