安理会决定向南苏丹增兵

 　　安理会决定向南苏丹增兵

　　UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Tuesday approved a recommendation to almost double the UN peacekeeping forces in conflict-torn South Sudan to better protect civilians² from violence.

　　In a unanimously adopted resolution, the 15-nation body " endorses³ the recommendation made by the Secretary-General to temporarily increase the overall force levels of UNMISS (UN Mission in South Sudan) to support its protection of civilians and provision of humanitarian⁴ assistance."

　　The resolution reinforces the strength of UNMISS to 12,500 troops and 1,323 police from its previous mandate⁵ of over 6,800 troops and police, as thousands of civilians in the world's youngest country were seeking refuge at UN bases.

　　Deadly clashes have escalated⁶ in South Sudan since the weekend, following what President Salva Kiir's government claimed was an attempted coup⁷ by soldiers loyal to former Vice⁸ President Riek Machar, who was dismissed in July.

　　Two Indian peacekeepers and at least 20 civilians who sought refuge inside a UNMISS base were killed during an attack in Akobo town, Jonglei State, on Thursday.

　　On Saturday, UNMISS relocated all remaining civilian¹ staff from its compound in the Jonglei state capital of Bor to Juba.

　　UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday sent a letter to the Security Council to request a boost to "the protection capacity of UNMISS with additional troops, police and logistical assets."

　　In the Tuesday resolution, the Security Council called for "an immediate⁹ cessation of hostilities¹⁰ and the immediate opening of a dialogue" in South Sudan, demanding that all parties in the country cooperate fully¹¹ with UNMISS as it implements¹³ its mandate, in particular the protection of civilians.

　　The Security Council "stresses that efforts to undermine UNMISS ' ability to implement¹² its mandate and attacks on United Nations personnel will not be tolerated," said the resolution.

　　The most powerful body of UN also requested that the secretary- general to initially¹⁴ report back in 15 days on the situation in South Sudan, which won independence from Sudan in July 2011, and then every 30 days.

　　It "authorizes¹⁵ the secretary-general to take the necessary steps to facilitate inter-mission cooperation ... and authorizes appropriate transfer of troops, force enablers, and multipliers from other missions," the resolution said.

　　In addition, the Security Council urged the concerned UN member states to facilitate the deployment¹⁶ and redeployment to and from UNMISS and encouraged all member states to respond to UN efforts to mobilize troops and resources.

　　Deep differences had emerged between two groups within the ruling Sudan People's Liberation Movement after Kiir removed Machar from office in July.

　　Kiir said on Monday he was ready to begin talks with his rival "without preconditions" to end the current crisis in the country.

1 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

2 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

3 endorses   

v.赞同( endorse的第三人称单数 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• There isn't one country in the Middle East that now endorses the Eisenhower Doctrine. 但至今没有一个中东国家认可它。 来自辞典例句
• Whether any of this truly endorses Dr Patel's hypothesis is moot. 这些视频能否真正证明帕特的假设成立还是个未知数。 来自互联网

4 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

5 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

6 escalated   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
• The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。

7 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

8 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

9 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

10 hostilities   

n.战争；敌意(hostility的复数)；敌对状态；战事

参考例句：

• Mexico called for an immediate cessation of hostilities. 墨西哥要求立即停止敌对行动。
• All the old hostilities resurfaced when they met again. 他们再次碰面时，过去的种种敌意又都冒了出来。

11 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

12 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

13 implements   

n.工具( implement的名词复数 )；家具；手段；[法律]履行（契约等）v.实现( implement的第三人称单数 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• Primitive man hunted wild animals with crude stone implements. 原始社会的人用粗糙的石器猎取野兽。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• They ordered quantities of farm implements. 他们订购了大量农具。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

14 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

15 authorizes   

授权，批准，委托( authorize的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The dictionary authorizes the two spellings 'traveler' and 'traveller'. 字典裁定traveler和traveller两种拼法都对。
• The dictionary authorizes the two spellings "honor" and "honour.". 字典裁定 honor 及 honour 两种拼法均可。

16 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。