聯合國接受川普提名人選出任世界糧食計劃署署長

日內瓦，9月15日（路透社）——一份文件顯示，聯合國（United Nations, U.N.）秘書長安東尼奧・古特瑞斯（Antonio Guterres）已從數十名候選人中，接受美國總統川普提名的盧克・林德伯格（Luke Lindberg）出任世界糧食計劃署（World Food Programme, WFP）署長；一名聯合國官員週二也證實此事。GENEVA, Sept 15 (Reuters) - United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has accepted Trump nominee Luke Lindberg from among dozens of candidates to lead the World Food Programme, a document showed and a U.N. official confirmed on Tuesday.

• 根據一封9月11日致世界糧食計劃署執行局主席的信，林德伯格是美國資深農業官員，由古特瑞斯與現任聯合國糧食及農業組織（Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO）總幹事、中國籍的屈冬玉共同推薦。• Lindberg, a senior U.S. agricultural official, was recommended by Guterres and Qu Dongyu, a Chinese national heading the Food and Agriculture Organization, according to a September 11 letter to the head of the WFP board.

• 根據這封信，約有54人申請這項職位，但信中並未列出姓名。其中9人進入最後候選名單。• Some 54 candidates applied for the job, according to the letter, which did not name them. Nine were shortlisted.

• 聯合國發言人法爾漢・哈克（Farhan Haq）向路透社證實，聯合國已接受聘任小組對此職位提出的建議，並已將該建議轉交世界糧食計劃署，目前正等待執行局回覆。• U.N. spokesperson Farhan Haq confirmed to Reuters that the organisation had accepted a recommendation for the role from a hiring panel, transmitted that recommendation to the WFP, and was waiting for the board's response.

• 一名聯合國官員表示，這項提名預計將於週五獲世界糧食計劃署執行局確認。此消息最早由Devex報導。• A U.N. official said the nomination, first reported by Devex, was expected to be confirmed by the WFP board on Friday.

• 白宮與美國國務院暫未作出回應。• The White House and State Department had no immediate comment.

• 世界糧食計劃署表示，今年近3億人面臨危機程度的飢餓，伊朗戰爭使情勢更加惡化。• Nearly 300 million people face crisis levels of hunger this year, the WFP says, with the Iran war exacerbating the situation.

• 世界糧食計劃署是聯合國與聯合國糧農組織共同設立的計畫，宗旨是對全球糧食短缺提供緊急應變。• The World Food Programme, established as a joint project of the U.N. and the FAO, is aimed at providing an emergency response to global food shortages.

• 儘管美國總統唐納・川普（Donald Trump）削減經費，美國仍是世界糧食計劃署最大的捐助國；該署也傳統上由共和黨籍美國人領導。• Despite cuts by U.S. President Donald Trump, the U.S. remains the WFP's biggest donor, and it has traditionally been led by an American from the Republican party.

• 美國對這個總部位於羅馬機構的部分捐助為實物捐贈，或規定糧食必須產自美國，這也為美國農業企業提供支持。• Some U.S. donations to the Rome-based agency are in-kind or specify that food must be of U.S. origin, which also provides support for U.S. agricultural businesses.

（Emma Farge日內瓦報導，Leah Douglas、David Brunnstrom、Andrea Shalal華盛頓報導；Jan Harvey編輯）(Reporting by Emma Farge in Geneva, Leah Douglas, David Brunnstrom and Andrea Shalal in Washington; Editing by Jan Harvey)