VOA标准英语2008年-UNHCR Assists 100,000 Displaced in Kenya

By Lisa Schlein
Geneva
07 January 2008

The UN refugee agency is one of a growing number of international agencies to step up humanitarian¹ assistance to people displaced by the violence that followed the December 27 Presidential election in Kenya. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from UNHCR headquarters in Geneva the agency says it will send relief supplies for up to 100,000 displaced Kenyans.

The United Nations estimates about one-quarter of a million people have been Valley and in areas around Nairobi. He says a large number of people in the Rift² Valley fled in panic from the ethnic³ clashes and took nothing with them.

He says it is critical to get shelter material to them as quickly as possible because they have no homes and are living in awful makeshift camps or in public facilities.

He says thousands of people around Nairobi, especially in the slum areas, have had their houses completely destroyed. They too are in need of shelter material and basic supplies.

Redmond says the UNHCR has enough stocks for 50,000 people in its warehouse⁴ in Nairobi. He says additional supplies of shelter materials, plastic sheeting, cooking kits⁵ and other basic items will be flown in from Dubai and Tanzania..

"Some of the supplies we are talking about are fairly bulky," he said. "Things like tents and plastic sheeting. It is going to take truckloads of the stuff out-tons of stuff. And, we will have to ensure also that the roads are safe...Some of the life-saving supplies that are going out are being escorted by police or military. So, getting these supplies out into some of the areas that have been most affected⁶ is a pretty dicey operation."

Redmond says the UNHCR is concerned that Kenyans might flee to neighboring countries if the unrest continues. So far, he says, there have not been any large movements.

He notes a UNHCR monitoring team in Uganda reported some 2,000 Kenyans had crossed into Uganda on Saturday. But, he adds, the situation appears to have stabilized⁷ and is under control.

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 rift   

n.裂口，隙缝，切口；v.裂开，割开，渗入

参考例句：

• He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.他急于弥合这两个人之间的裂痕。
• The sun appeared through a rift in the clouds.太阳从云层间隙中冒出来。

3 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。

4 warehouse   

n.仓库；vt.存入仓库

参考例句：

• We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck.我们用卡车把货物运到仓库。
• The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse.经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。

5 kits   

衣物和装备( kit的名词复数 )； 成套用品； 配套元件

参考例句：

• Keep your kits closed and locked when not in use. 不用的话把你的装备都锁好放好。
• Gifts Articles, Toy and Games, Wooden Toys, Puzzles, Craft Kits. 采购产品礼品，玩具和游戏，木制的玩具，智力玩具，手艺装备。

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 stabilized   

v.（使）稳定， （使）稳固( stabilize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The patient's condition stabilized. 患者的病情稳定下来。
• His blood pressure has stabilized. 他的血压已经稳定下来了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》