2007年VOA标准英语-UN's Ban Accuses Sudan of Blocking Human Rights

By Peter Heinlein
United Nations
16 February 2007

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has accused Sudan's president of breaking a promise to allow a human rights mission to visit Darfur. VOA's correspondent at the U.N. Peter Heinlein reports.

Ban Ki-moon

Mr. Ban says he is disappointed by Sudan's refusal to grant visas to a U.N. human rights mission seeking to investigate alleged¹ atrocities² in the Darfur region.

The six-member U.N. delegation³ was scheduled to arrive in Khartoum Tuesday. But Sudan's government objected to the presence of Guyanese official Bertrand Ramcharan on the team. Ramcharan, a former U.N. High Commissioner⁴ for Human Rights has in the past referred to the conflict in Darfur as genocide - a term rejected by Khartoum.

Secretary-General Ban told reporters Thursday that Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir had assured him when they met last month in Addis Ababa that the delegation would be granted visas.

"This is the issue I discussed with President Bashir during my meeting with him in Addis Ababa," he said. "He said he would issue visas to the fact-finding mission. He said he would have no problem. I am very much disappointed by the decision of the Sudanese government."

Mr. Ban urged Sudanese officials to cooperate fully⁵ with the unanimous decision of the Human Rights Council to send a fact-finding team to Darfur.

The U.N. chief also said he is awaiting a report from his special envoy⁶ to Darfur Jan Eliasson of Sweden on formation of a hybrid⁷ U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force for Darfur. He told reporters he is concerned that conditions are worsening as President Bashir stalls for time.

"This continuing deteriorating⁸ situation in Darfur is just unacceptable, and I'm still awaiting an official reply from President Bashir to my letter of 24 January, which outlines our detailed⁹ positions on force generation, command and control and funding," he said. "With an affirmative answer, we can pave the way immediately to the introduction of an AU-U.N. hybrid mission."

Mr. Ban's letter last month sought Sudan's acceptance of a 2,300-strong hybrid force that would be incorporated with the 7,000 African Union troops currently on the ground in Darfur. In the face of fierce diplomatic pressure, President Bashir accepted the idea in principle, but he has balked¹⁰ at implementing¹¹ it.

 

Experts estimate at least 200,000 people have died during four years of fighting between Darfur rebels and Arab militias¹² backed by the Sudanese government.

1 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

2 atrocities   

n.邪恶，暴行( atrocity的名词复数 )；滔天大罪

参考例句：

• They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities. 他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger. 敌人的暴行令人发指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

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 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。

6 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

7 hybrid   

n.(动，植）杂种，混合物

参考例句：

• That is a hybrid perpetual rose.那是一株杂交的四季开花的蔷薇。
• The hybrid was tall,handsome,and intelligent.那混血儿高大、英俊、又聪明。

8 deteriorating   

恶化，变坏( deteriorate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟。
• I was well aware of the bad morale and the deteriorating factories. 我很清楚，大家情绪低落，各个工厂越搞越坏。

9 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

10 balked   

v.畏缩不前，犹豫( balk的过去式和过去分词 )；（指马）不肯跑

参考例句：

• He balked in his speech. 他忽然中断讲演。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• They balked the robber's plan. 他们使强盗的计划受到挫败。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

11 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

12 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