[标准VOA] 有关粮食危机会议召开(1) [080528]
UN Human Rights Council Holds Special Session On World Food Crisis (1/2)
The United Nations estimates more than 850 million people worldwide are going hungry, and another two billion are suffering from malnutrition. The World Health Organization says malnutrition in children can cause life-long health problems.
The rights to adequate food and freedom from hunger are enshrined in international law. In calling for this special session, the U.N. Human Rights Council argued that the global food crisis is a massive violation of human rights.
In opening the conference, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, told delegates the high prices and shortages of food were jeopardizing the well-being and rights of countless people.
"In some regions, natural disasters or misguided policies, or both, compound already severe situations and render them catastrophic for the most discriminated and marginalized populations."
Arbour mentioned no country by name. But, her thoughts reflect the recent catastrophic events in Burma where the government has compounded the tragedy arising from Cyclone Nargis by not allowing enough foreign aid to reach the 2.5 million affected people.
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联合国估计全世界有超过8亿5千万的饥民，并且另外有20亿患营养不良。世界卫生组织指出儿童时期的营养不良将引发终身的健康问题。
国际法郑重地把享有足够的食物和免受饥荒困扰的权力纳入法条中。联合国人权委员会指出全球食物危机是对人权的一次严重侵害，因而这次特别会议的召开势在必行。
在会议的开幕式上，联合国人权事务高级专员Louise Arbour告诉代表们高价和粮食短缺正严重危害着数以万计的人们的民生和权力。
在某些地区中，自然灾害或不当的政策或是两者皆有之的情形不仅加剧了本已严峻的形势，还使那些最受歧视或处于社会边缘的人群遭受更大的灾难。
Arbour并未具体说明是哪个国家，但是她的观点反映了最近在缅甸发生的灾难。政府纳尔加剧了吉斯据飓风带来的悲剧，因为政府不允许其他国家为受灾的250万提供足够的援助。
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