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世博會主題為「滋養地球，生命能源」，參展者來自142個國家及國際組織。會中將要處理全球群體的策略性目標：設法讓每人都能在安全的情況下，攝取充足的營養，以維持健康，同時也要在農業食物鏈上，符合環保、社會及經濟的可持續原則。 世博會將於2015年5月1日至10月31日，在米蘭舉行，眾多民間的社會組織將會參與，其中鮑思高網絡，將負責組織當中30項活動。 出席發佈會的包括意大利總理恩里科•萊塔，演說者包括歐洲議會意籍副會長Gianni Pittella，他強調世博會將如何處理這個主題，即呼籲各人為未來世代肩負重大責任；歐盟委員會主席巴羅索，重申歐洲必須在食品開發及安全上，扮演一定的角色；歐洲理事會主席Herman Van Rompuy，表示歐洲國家繼上海後，成為世博會主辦國，他感到十分自豪。 接著，在場唯一來自意大利世博委員會的Giuseppe Sala，論及千禧發展目標與世博會重心主題之間的緊密關係；意大利總館代表Diana Bracco，闡述意大利在營養、健康及身心健全各方面的優點。
歐盟將設有展館，展示在食品安全上，尤其在穀物及麵包等主要食糧方面，所扮演的基本角色。 Don Bosco International at the European Presentation of EXPO 2015 (ANS - Belgium –Brussels, 10 February 2014) – Mr. Mattia Tosato, the executive secretary of Don Bosco International (DBI), also took part in the official Presentation of the Universal Exposition (EXPO) 2015 to the European Union on 29 January last. The Universal Exposition will bring together 142 countries and international organisations around the them of “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”. It will tackle the strategic objective of the global community: finding likely solutions to ensure everyone’s right to adequate, healthy, and safe nutrition which can at the same time guarantee environmental, social and economic sustainability of the agricultural food chain. During the exposition, which will take place in Milan from 1 May till 31 October 2015, a good number of civil society organisations will play their part, amongst whom Don Bosco Network, committed to organising 30 events during the time of the exposition. Contributing to the presentation were the Italian Prime Minister, the Honourable Enrico Letta; the Vice-President of the European Parliament, the Honourable Gianni Pittella, who emphasised how EXPO tackles a theme calling everyone to great responsibility for future generations; the President of the European Commission, Josè Manuel Barroso, who recalled the role that Europe can and must play in food development and safety; and the president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, who spoke of his pride that an Exposition was being held in Europe, after Shangai. Speaking then, in the following order, were, for Italy, Mr Giuseppe Sala, the only Commissioner from the Italian Government for Expo, who spoke of the close link between the Millennium development Goals and the central theme of the exposition, and Mrs Diana Bracco, General Commissioner for the Italian Pavilion, who presented Italian excellence in the fields of nutrition, health and well-being. Finally for the European Union, the speakers were the Honourable Paolo di Castro, President of the European Parliament’s agricultural Commission, who spoke of the risk of neocolonialism in Africa by buying up agricultural land; and Mr David Wilkinson, General Commissioner of the European Union for Expo. The European Union will have an exposition pavilion showing its own fundamental role in nutrition safety, especially where grain and bread are concerned, the basic elements for many diets. |
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