Nearly 700 million people around the world suffer from hunger and do not have enough to eat.

October 16 is "World Food Day", and the theme of 2020 is "Growing Together, Prospering Together, Sustaining Cooperation, Actions Shape the Future".

The latest statistics show that nearly 700 million people around the world are currently suffering from hunger.

In the past five years, the number of hungry people has continued to increase; the COVID-19 epidemic has threatened the food and nutritional security of 132 million people.

To this end, all parties call for global solidarity to eliminate all forms of hunger and malnutrition.

This year’s World Food Day coincides with the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

On this special day, China’s initiative to “enforce economy and oppose waste” has attracted much attention.

Over the past 40 years of reform and opening up, China's poverty reduction achievements have made significant contributions to the international community's achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of halving global poverty and the achievement of the poverty reduction goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Reason: In August 2020, a report jointly issued by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, IFAD, United Nations Children's Fund, World Food Program, and WHO warned that the COVID-19 pandemic may cause the number of hungry people worldwide to reach 690 million.

, this will be the most serious food crisis in the past 50 years.

The 690 million hungry people are mainly distributed in South Asia (such as India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal) and the Saharan Africa.

The main reason is economic underdevelopment and poverty, which results in some people having no money to buy food.

Coupled with the impact of climate change, without inputs, farmers will not have a good harvest, and their income and food security cannot be guaranteed.

In addition, there are some areas affected by conflicts (wars) and income inequality, leading to widespread hunger.