2007年VOA标准英语-UN Says Atrocities Increasing in Eastern Congo
时间：2019-02-02 作者：英语课 分类：2007年VOA标准英语（七月）
Geneva
13 July 2007
The U.N. refugee agency is urging all armed parties in North Kivu province to stop the widespread pillaging 1 and atrocities 2 that are leading to a humanitarian 3 disaster in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UNHCR says the situation in this part of the country continues to deteriorate 4. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from UNHCR headquarters in Geneva.
The U.N. refugee agency is calling for an immediate 5 halt to direct attacks on civilians 7 as well as atrocities, including burning of villages, widespread pillaging and raping 8 of women.
UNHCR spokeswoman, Jennifer Pagonis, says North Kivu is facing the worst displacement 9 situation in three years because of the escalating 10 violence. She says 163,000 people have been displaced since January. This brings the total of internally displaced people in the province to 650,000.
"We are very concerned about the spiraling displacement and atrocities in eastern DRC, particularly with the build-up of military forces, the situation there risks turning into a humanitarian and human rights disaster," said Pagonis. "And we are concerned that fresh military operations by renegade brigades, militia 11 groups or government forces will result in greater suffering for the civilian 6 population without leading to more stability."
On Friday, the UNHCR and the U.N. Children's Fund began distributing relief supplies to more than 10,000 internally displaced people in the Buganga area of the province.
Pagonis says people receiving the aid fled fighting in May. They are now living with host families. She says humanitarian agencies are finding it difficult to access the sites because of the worsening security situation.
"We are indeed in touch with the U.N. peacekeeping forces and when we realize that particularly some IDP [internally displaced persons] sites are in danger, they deploy 12 mobile units to them," said Pagonis. "But, it is a very dangerous area for humanitarian agencies to be operating. I do not think we have access to all the areas all of the time, and we work as we can. But it certainly is a major problem area."
Pagonis says host families are running out of resources to support themselves, let alone their homeless guests. As a result, more displaced people are living in hastily established camps.
She says the number of camp sites has expanded to nine. This, she says, is leaving people more exposed to disease and violence as the militarization of the area continues. She says the UNHCR has sent camp management experts to North Kivu to help improve living conditions.
- The rebels went looting and pillaging. 叛乱者趁火打劫，掠夺财物。
- Soldiers went on a rampage, pillaging stores and shooting. 士兵们横冲直撞，洗劫商店并且开枪射击。 来自辞典例句
- 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》
- 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。
- Do you think relations between China and Japan will continue to deteriorate?你认为中日关系会继续恶化吗？
- He held that this would only cause the situation to deteriorate further.他认为，这只会使局势更加恶化。
- 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。
- 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。
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
- In response, Charles VI sent a punitive expedition to Brittany, raping and killing the populace. 作为报复，查理六世派军讨伐布列塔尼，奸淫杀戮平民。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The conquerors marched on, burning, killing, raping and plundering as they went. 征服者所到之处烧杀奸掠，无所不做。 来自互联网
- They said that time is the feeling of spatial displacement.他们说时间是空间位移的感觉。
- The displacement of all my energy into caring for the baby.我所有精力都放在了照顾宝宝上。
- The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句
- First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面，其次是民兵。
- There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。