Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, called on the international community to strengthen coordinated action to stabilize the global food market on the 19th. At the Security Council open debate on conflict and food security held on the same day, Zhang Jun said that the food crisis was caused by reduced supply and blocked circulation, especially rising prices. In order to make up for the supply gap, the international community should make joint efforts to find diversified food supply and maintain the stable operation of international agricultural trade. It is of great significance to return the agricultural products and chemical fertilizers of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus to the international market. China calls for the lifting of the restrictions on food production and export imposed by unilateral sanctions as soon as possible, so as to stabilize and smooth food production and supply. Zhang Jun said that due to the superposition of multiple factors such as the COVID-19, extreme weather, economic recession and geographical conflicts, the current food prices have risen sharply, the imbalance between supply and demand has become more prominent, and the vast number of developing countries have been severely impacted. The international community should comprehensively examine the issue of food security, timely dredge the "blocking points" and "breakpoints" in the supply chain of the food industry chain, and jointly respond to the challenges of global food security. With regard to international assistance, Zhang Jun said that about 193 million people in 53 countries or regions faced food insecurity in the past year, and the situation will only be worse this year. Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon and countries in the horn of Africa and the Sahel region are highly dependent on food imports. The international community, especially developed countries, should increase the provision of emergency food supply and assistance and provide timely and accurate assistance to vulnerable groups such as women and children. It is very important to ensure humanitarian access for international relief agencies. He said that many countries are facing the pressure of balance of payments due to rising food prices. International financial institutions and developed economies should strengthen policy and financing support to developing countries facing special difficulties. Individual countries should adopt a responsible monetary policy, fully consider the spillover effect of their interest rate adjustment, and avoid increasing the debt servicing burden of relevant developing countries and weakening their food purchasing power. On the transformation and reform of the food system, Zhang Jun said that we should promote deep-seated transformation and enhance the resilience of the global food system. The pattern of world food supply and demand shows the characteristics of high concentration of producer countries and high dispersion of consumer countries, which makes the balance of food supply and demand vulnerable to sudden factors such as extreme weather, epidemic and armed conflict. To enhance the ability of the global food system to withstand risks, the key is to have a long-term and strategic vision, help developing countries improve their food self-protection capacity, increase agricultural and rural investment, accelerate the progress of agricultural science and technology, improve agricultural infrastructure and expand food supply. He said that developed countries should reduce trade and technical barriers, give more help to developing countries in terms of capital, technology, market and capacity-building, and play their due role in building an efficient, open and equitable global food supply system. Zhang Jun pointed out that China has always regarded solving the problem of people's food as the primary task of governing and stabilizing the country. China has put forward the global development initiative, taking food security as a key area of cooperation, and is committed to making positive contributions to addressing global food challenges. (Xinhua News Agency)