VOA标准英语2012--Anti-LRA Campaign Lacks Resources
时间:2019-01-14 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2012年(十二月)
Anti-LRA Campaign Lacks Resources
A six-month effort to eliminate LRA rebels in Central Africa is being criticized for failing to make meaningful progress. A coalition 1 of humanitarian 2 and rights groups says the joint 3 United Nations / African Union effort lacks urgency and resources.
The NGOs have released a new report prior to a December 18th U.N. Security Council meeting on the Lord’s Resistance Army.
The LRA has its roots in Uganda, where it took up arms against the government 26 years ago. It’s now believed to be made up of a dozen or so smaller groups operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring countries. Some reports have said leader Joseph Kony is now based in Darfur and may have the support of the Sudanese military. He and others are wanted by the International Criminal Court.
While M23 rebels have received much attention for their recent offensive in the eastern DRC, LRA rebels have long been blamed for killings 4, child abductions, rapes 5 and looting of villages.
“On the whole efforts to hunt down the LRA continue to make some progress, but we’ve been quite disappointed in the lack of leadership shown by the United Nations. They put out a strategy six months ago that details a very comprehensive response to the situation that’s exactly what’s needed. And yet almost none of that strategy has actually been implemented 6 in that time,” said Michael Poffenberger, Executive Director of the NGO Resolve.
The strategy includes many components 8.
“Including a military component 7 that works with the African Union to coordinate 9 regional military efforts; a humanitarian and peace building component that helps develop infrastructure 10 and deliver basic necessities for the communities that the most affected 11. It includes a component that tries to get LRA members to defect using radio broadcasts and flyers. It includes a component to try and improve protection of civilians 12 in the regions,” he said.
Poffenberger said the strategy has faced a number of impediments.
“I would say the biggest has been the lack of cooperation from the government of Congo and the government of Sudan, in particular, who really have just refused to acknowledge the nature of the LRA issue within their countries. With Sudan itself, reports indicating that they may actually be sheltering some LRA fighters within their territory,” he said.
Another impediment, he said, is a lack of resources.
“One of the big points of the strategy was to show donors 13 where they can be investing to help communities that are being affected by the LRA. And that hasn’t happened yet. The U.N. hasn’t come up with the list of projects that need to be funded. And as a result the donors have not put any new resources into the region,” he said.
The Resolve executive director said the recent offensive by M23 in eastern DRC has drawn 14 attention and resources from the campaign against the LRA.
The NGOs’ report does have some bright spots. It praised U.S. military advisers 15 in the region that are aiding Ugandan troops. It also said there have been a number of high-level LRA defections in recent months.
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
- 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。
- I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤,肩膀脫臼了。
- We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
- His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
- The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
- The man who had committed several rapes was arrested. 那个犯了多起强奸案的男人被抓起来了。 来自辞典例句
- The incidence of reported rapes rose 0.8 percent. 美国联邦调查局还发布了两份特别报告。 来自互联网
- This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革,经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句
- Each component is carefully checked before assembly.每个零件在装配前都经过仔细检查。
- Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。
- the components of a machine 机器部件
- Our chemistry teacher often reduces a compound to its components in lab. 在实验室中化学老师常把化合物分解为各种成分。
- You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
- Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去,请给我们发电子邮件。
- About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
- Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。