英闻天下——416 UN Appeals More Funds for Syrian Refugees

 　　The United Nations has warned an unprecedented¹ acceleration² of humanitarian³ crisis in Syria as the country has suffered more conflicts.

 

　　The UN has also called for more funds from all governments to support the victims in Syria's civil war.

 

　　The UN High Commissioner⁴ for Refugees Antonio Guterres made the appeal on occasion of the second anniversary of the uprising against Bashar Assad's regime.

 

　　"There is a widening gap between the needs of the people suffering the impact of the Syrian crisis and the resources available to support them and to support the host countries.There is no way to fill this gap if we only use the traditional, humanitarian aid budgets and other instruments of humanitarian support. And that is why I appeal to all governments and all parliaments to approve extraordinary funds to support the Syrian victims and the countries hosting them."

 

　　In the meantime, UN World Food Programme says the donation for Syrian refugees is far less than enough.

 

　　Elisabeth Byrs, WFP's spokesperson:

 

　　"We need an immediate⁵ 156 million US dollars to continue to provide vital food to Syrians affected⁶ by the conflict until June. We need to have three months funding in the pipeline⁷."

 

　　According to the UN refugee agency, some four million Syrian people, making up almost one fifth of the country's population have been displaced in the past two years.

 

　　The number of registered refugees in neighboring countries has exceeded one million.

 

　　It is estimated that more than 70-thousand Syrian people have been killed.

1 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

2 acceleration   

n.加速，加速度

参考例句：

• All spacemen must be able to bear acceleration.所有太空人都应能承受加速度。
• He has also called for an acceleration of political reforms.他同时呼吁加快政治改革的步伐。

3 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。

4 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

5 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。

6 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

7 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。