2006年VOA标准英语-Humanitarian Aid Hindered by Violence in Darfur

By Noel King
Khartoum
19 June 2006

Sudanese children collect water from a well in the village of Brikatouly in South Darfur, Sudan  
  
The top United Nations humanitarian¹ coordinator² in Sudan says that fighting among rebel factions⁴ is blocking humanitarian access to the war-torn Darfur region. The U.N. also expressed concern about recent government restrictions⁵ in eastern Sudan, which have prevented aid from reaching vulnerable people there.

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Humanitarian access in Darfur has been severely⁶ hindered by fighting among rebel factions in the region, top U.N. humanitarian coordinator Manuel Aranda da Silva said on Monday.

Since the May 5 signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement, attacks by Sudan government forces have decreased, Aranda said, while rebel fighting is now the main cause of concern in the region.

"We have had a deterioration⁷ of access in Darfur. We have at least 250,000 people that we cannot reach. Many due to in-fighting or deterioration of security in specific areas. We are trying to deal with it by negotiating with the different parties involved," said da Silva. "Not very positive progress in northwestern Darfur. Most of the U.N. agencies and NGO's have been obliged to pull out from that region."

Critics have charged that the Darfur Peace Agreement was doomed⁸ from the beginning.

Only one faction³ of the rebel Sudan Liberation Army signed onto the deal, along with the Sudan government.

Another SLA faction, led by Abdel Wahid Mohamed Nur, and the rebel Justice and Equality Movement refused to sign onto the agreement.

Nur's faction and Minnawi's are now fighting one another, leading to increasing instability in Darfur.

Da Silva added that he is equally concerned over an aid blockade in volatile⁹ Eastern Sudan. The U.N. has been refused access to the region by the Sudan government in recent days.

"When it comes to the east, I am very disappointed," he said. "Since the beginning of last week, we have been denied access to visit refugee camps. And if we cannot access, then we cannot provide assistance. This is a very strange development. If it is not solved very soon, we are going to have enormous problems in these refugee camps in the east."

Eastern rebels have complained that Sudanese oil revenue has not benefited the impoverished¹⁰ region.

Peace talks between the Sudan government and rebels are under way in the Eritrean capital of Asmara.

The three-year-old Darfur conflict began when rebels rose against the Khartoum government, complaining the remote region remained undeveloped due to neglect.

Sudan is charged with arming militias¹¹ to crush the rebellion, resulting in a savage¹² campaign of rape¹³ and murder in which tens-of-thousands have died and some two million more have been displaced.

1 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。

2 coordinator   

n.协调人

参考例句：

• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
• How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？

3 faction   

n.宗派，小集团；派别；派系斗争

参考例句：

• Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
• I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。

4 factions   

组织中的小派别，派系( faction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别

5 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

6 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

7 deterioration   

n.退化；恶化；变坏

参考例句：

• Mental and physical deterioration both occur naturally with age. 随着年龄的增长，心智和体力自然衰退。
• The car's bodywork was already showing signs of deterioration. 这辆车的车身已经显示出了劣化迹象。

8 doomed   

命定的

参考例句：

• The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment. 法庭判处被告长期监禁。
• A country ruled by an iron hand is doomed to suffer. 被铁腕人物统治的国家定会遭受不幸的。

9 volatile   

adj.反复无常的，挥发性的，稍纵即逝的，脾气火爆的；n.挥发性物质

参考例句：

• With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。
• His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。

10 impoverished   

adj.穷困的，无力的，用尽了的v.使（某人）贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 )；使（某物）贫瘠或恶化

参考例句：

• the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
• They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 militias   

n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
• The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网

12 savage   

adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人

参考例句：

• The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
• He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。

13 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。