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全球抗击饥饿的事业失去一位杰出的勇士

(2012-10-24 11:10:44)
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麦戈文

美国

世界粮食计划署

乔治

第二次世界大战

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分类: 美国人物

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2012.10.22

美国政治家乔治∙麦戈文(George McGovern) 于10月21日去世。全世界抗击饥饿的事业失去一位最杰出的勇士。

美国政治家乔治∙麦戈文(George McGovern) 于10月21日去世,享年90岁。全世界抗击饥饿的事业失去一位杰出的勇士。

在美国2012年竞选进入最后阶段之际,人们缅怀这位当年对美国参与越南战争直言不讳提出批评的前参议员乔治∙麦戈文,追忆他在1972年大选期间作为民主党候选人与理查德∙尼克松(Richard Nixon)角逐失利的经历。

在全球事务中,乔治∙麦戈文为解除人们的饥饿倾注了大量精力和资源,留下了永远值得纪念的功绩。1961年,他成为约翰∙肯尼迪(John Kennedy)总统的以粮食换和平(Food for Peace)计划的第一位主任,此后又为酝酿成立联合国世界粮食计划署(U.N. World Food Programme)发挥了主要作用。

麦戈文-多尔国际教育和儿童营养食品计划(McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program)以麦戈文和前共和党参议员罗伯特∙多尔(Robert Dole)的名字命名,由美国农业部(U.S. Department of Agriculture)负责实施,为全世界一些最贫困儿童的教育、儿童成长和粮食保障作出了贡献,自2001年以来在44个国家开展工作。

2001年,麦戈文担任世界粮食计划署第一任抗击世界饥饿的全球大使。

10月21日,欧巴马总统发表讲话强调,“乔治∙麦戈文以毕生的精力为他热爱的国家服务。” 他还谈到麦戈文在第二次世界大战期间任轰炸机飞行员的军事生涯。他说,“这位战时英雄已成为和平使者。他在结束国会工作以后,成为抗击饥饿的主要代言人。”



Read more: http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/chinese/inbrief/2012/10/20121022137773.html#ixzz2ABND33ZB

World Loses Hero of Global War on Hunger

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21 October 2012

U.S. statesman George McGovern died October 21, and the world’s hungry lost one of their greatest champions.

U.S. statesman George McGovern died October 21, and the world’s hungry lost one of their greatest champions. He was 90.

With the 2012 presidential campaign in its final days, Americans are likely to remember the former U.S. senator as an outspoken critic of the United States’ military involvement in Vietnam and for being the unsuccessful Democratic challenger to President Richard Nixon in the 1972 election.

But globally, McGovern’s enduring legacy is focusing attention and resources on fighting hunger, beginning in 1961 as first director of President John Kennedy’s new Food for Peace program, then as a leading visionary in the creation of the U.N. World Food Programme.

The McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (McGovern-Dole program), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has helped support education, child development, and food security for some of the world’s poorest children with projects in 44 countries since 2001. The program is named for McGovern and former Republican Senator Robert Dole.

In 2001, McGovern became the World Food Programme's first global ambassador on world hunger.

“George McGovern dedicated his life to serving the country he loved,” President Obama said October 21. Citing McGovern’s military service as a decorated bomber pilot in World War II, Obama said, “this hero of war became a champion for peace. And after his career in Congress, he became a leading voice in the fight against hunger.”



Read more: http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/inbrief/2012/10/20121021137762.html#ixzz2ABNEOR48

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