Xinhua News Agency, Rome, April 22 (Reporter Chen Zhanjie) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) issued a statement on the 21st, calling on all parties to take collective action decisively to ensure the current The new crown epidemic situation does not pose a threat to food security and nutrition, and enhances the ability to withstand shocks.
The statement said that the epidemic has affected the entire food system. Restricting the movement of people will hinder food logistics. Food production faces severe challenges, which endangers global food security and particularly affects the poorest countries.
The statement urges all countries, especially major trading countries, to ensure that the supply of food markets is stable, transparent and reliable, and to promote the production and supply of diverse, safe and nutritious food.
In the "Global Food Crisis Report" released earlier that day, FAO said that as of the end of 2019, more than 135 million people in 55 countries and regions were in severe food insecurity.