国际组织动向—联合国要求采取行动阻止战争

UN Chief Calls for Action to Prevent Conflict

联合国要求采取行动阻止战争

 

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says millions of people have been forcibly displaced by conflict and wars. He says it is the responsibility of all U.N. members to protect civilian¹ populations against genocide, war crimes, ethnic² cleansing³, and crimes against humanity.

 

Kofi Annan: International inaction has been recognized as unacceptable, especially where national governments are unwilling⁴ or unable to act. Of course, robust⁵ action must be a last resort. Our focus should really be on earlier, non-violent ways to prevent conflicts or political upheavals⁷ from reaching such a point.

 

Mr. Annan hailed the commitment made at last month's World Summit in New York to establish a Peace-Building Commission.

 

Kofi Annan: As we all know, too many countries lapse⁸ back into violence when efforts to consolidate⁹ peace or create stability are weak, or are not sustained.

 

Mr. Annan said facilitating the return of refugees and internally-displaced can help consolidate peace.

 

Kofi Annan: The return of refugees and internally displaced persons is a major part of any post-conflict scenario¹⁰. ... It is often a critical factor in sustaining a peace process, and in revitalizing economic activity.

 

That scenario soon will be tested in Sudan, where the U.N. High Commissioner¹¹ for Refugees plans to repatriate¹² about five million refugees and internally displaced people to the homes they fled in southern Sudan.

 

But the UNHCR and Kofi Annan emphasize that the international community will have to invest the funds needed to rebuild the South's shattered infrastructure¹³, in order to keep returning refugees at home.

 

Mr. Annan also told delegates he was pleased that the UNHCR plans to improve the protection provided to the world's 25 million internally displaced people.

 

Lisa Schlein for VOA News, Geneva.

 

注释：

forcibly [5fC:sEbEli] adv. 强制地

genocide [5dVenEu7said] n. 种族灭绝，大屠杀

robust [rE5bQst] adj. 粗鲁的，强硬的

upheaval⁶ [Qp5hi:vEl] n. 剧变，动乱

hail [heil] v. 喝彩，拥戴

commitment [kE5mitmEnt] n. 委托事项，承诺

Peace-Building Commission 建设和平委员会

lapse [lAps] v. 慢慢陷入，堕入

consolidate [kEn5sClideit] v. 巩固

scenario [si5nB:riEu] n. 想象中要发生的事情

revitalize [5ri:5vaitElaiz] v. 新生

repatriate [ri:5pAtrieit] v. 遣返

UNHCR 联合国难民事务高级专员办事处

delegate [5deli^it] n. 代表

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 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

3 cleansing   

n. 净化(垃圾) adj. 清洁用的 动词cleanse的现在分词

参考例句：

• medicated cleansing pads for sensitive skin 敏感皮肤药物清洗棉
• Soap is not the only cleansing agent. 肥皂并不是唯一的清洁剂。

4 unwilling   

adj.不情愿的

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。

5 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。

6 upheaval   

n.胀起，(地壳)的隆起；剧变，动乱

参考例句：

• It was faced with the greatest social upheaval since World War Ⅱ.它面临第二次世界大战以来最大的社会动乱。
• The country has been thrown into an upheaval.这个国家已经陷入动乱之中。

7 upheavals   

突然的巨变( upheaval的名词复数 )； 大动荡； 大变动； 胀起

参考例句：

• the latest upheavals in the education system 最近教育制度上的种种变更
• These political upheavals might well destroy the whole framework of society. 这些政治动乱很可能会破坏整个社会结构。

8 lapse   

n.过失，流逝，失效，抛弃信仰，间隔；vi.堕落，停止，失效，流逝；vt.使失效

参考例句：

• The incident was being seen as a serious security lapse.这一事故被看作是一次严重的安全疏忽。
• I had a lapse of memory.我记错了。

9 consolidate   

v.使加固，使加强；(把...)联为一体，合并

参考例句：

• The two banks will consolidate in July next year. 这两家银行明年7月将合并。
• The government hoped to consolidate ten states to form three new ones.政府希望把十个州合并成三个新的州。

10 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。

11 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。

12 repatriate   

v.遣返；返回；n.被遣返回国者

参考例句：

• The government safely repatriates victims.政府安全遣返了受害者。
• In this part,you need to formulate in detail repatriate the plan.在这一部分，你需要制定详细的归国计划。

13 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。