联合国官员呼吁加强保护战时性暴力受害者的人权
英语课
UNITED NATIONS, April 17 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday led the top UN officials in appealing for increased political and financial pressure on those who commit, command or condone 1 sexual violence in war zones.
Addressing a day-long open debate of the UN Security Council on the role of women in peace and security, the secretary-general said that while preventing sexual violence is a primary responsibility of governments, the international community must strengthen its collective efforts to root out its causes and prevent sexual attacks, which primarily target women and girls, but also affect men and boys.
"To succeed, we must use all the tools at our disposal. This includes our peacekeeping and political missions, our mediation 2 efforts and our efforts to protect human rights and deliver humanitarian 3 assistance," Ban told the one council session, which was presided over by Rwandan Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo, whose country holds the rotating council presidency 4 for April.
"It encompasses 5 the work of all those involved in building peace in the aftermath of conflict, from restoring the rule of law and advancing gender 6 equality to promoting early recovery and longer-term development," he said.
Ban highlighted efforts in peacekeeping missions in Sudan, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo to establish monitoring, analysis and reporting arrangements in coordination 7 with UN Country Teams, to be completed "by the end of the year."
These efforts, combined with other tools, such as the updated human rights database of Office of the High Commissioner 8 on Human Rights (OHCHR) and the protection monitoring project of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), will better place the UN "to systematically 9 identify trends and patterns and thereby 10 become better at preventing these crimes."
Also addressing the Security Council, the secretary-general's special representative on sexual violence in conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura, outlined Ban's latest report on the topic which reviews 22 conflict areas -- conflict, post-conflict and situations of concern -- which include Mali for the first time.
Among the key themes in the report, Bangura said, was the nexus 11 that includes sexual violence and the illicit 12 extraction of natural resources.
In her remarks, she also discussed sexual violence as a driver of civilian 13 displacement 14 and as an interrogation tactic 15, as well as the plight 16 of women forced into marriage and sexual slavery by armed groups and children born of wartime rape 17, on whom there is little or no information and as such no meaningful programmatic interventions 18.
"The report emphasizes the urgency of ensuring that sexual violence considerations are explicitly 19 and consistently reflected in peace processes and peace agreements, and in all Security Sector 20 Reform and Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration processes in which the United Nations is involved," she said.
Bangura also pointed 21 to the need to continue UN-efforts to address the negative effects of war-time rape, particularly " critical health, psycho-social, legal and other interventions" that survivors 22 of sexual health must have to rebuild their lives.
In addition, she stressed that the international community must throw a more concerted spotlight 23 on the perpetrators.
"The continued engagement of the Security Council must serve as an unequivocal statement of intent: sexual violence in conflict will not be tolerated, and the full force of international order will be brought to bear to ensure accountability for such crimes," she said.
Bangura also urged the Council to "raise the cost and consequences" for those who commit rape, which, she said, remains 24 largely "cost-free."
"Sexual violence has been used through the ages precisely 25 because it is such a cheap and devastating 26 weapon, but more deadly than any bomb. We can and must reverse this reality, making it a massive liability to commit, command or condone sexual violence in conflict," she said, adding that however great the commitment of the UN, it cannot substitute for the political will and action of national authorities.
v.宽恕;原谅
- I cannot condone the use of violence.我不能宽恕使用暴力的行为。
- I will not condone a course of action that will lead us to war.我绝不允许任何导致战争的行为。
n.调解
- The dispute was settled by mediation of the third country. 这场争端通过第三国的斡旋而得以解决。
- The dispute was settled by mediation. 经调解使争端得以解决。
n.人道主义者,博爱者,基督凡人论者
- 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。
n.总统(校长,总经理)的职位(任期)
- Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
- Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
v.围绕( encompass的第三人称单数 );包围;包含;包括
- The job encompasses a wide range of responsibilities. 这项工作涉及的职责范围很广。
- Its conservation law encompasses both its magnitude and its direction. 它的守恒定律包括大小和方向两方面。 来自辞典例句
n.(生理上的)性,(名词、代词等的)性
- French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语,所有的名词都有性。
- Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。
n.协调,协作
- Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
- The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好,使演出更具魅力。
n.(政府厅、局、处等部门)专员,长官,委员
- 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。
adv.有系统地
- This government has systematically run down public services since it took office.这一屆政府自上台以来系统地削减了公共服务。
- The rainforest is being systematically destroyed.雨林正被系统地毀灭。
adv.因此,从而
- I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市,因此对它不怎么熟悉。
- He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民,因而得到了投票权。
n.联系;关系
- Shared ambition is the vital nexus between them.共同的志向是把他们联结在一起的重要纽带。
- Either way,the nexus between the consumer and consumer prices is important.无论那个方面,消费者与消费价格之间的关系是至关重要的。
adj.非法的,禁止的,不正当的
- He had an illicit association with Jane.他和简曾有过不正当关系。
- Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year.今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。
adj.平民的,民用的,民众的
- 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。
n.移置,取代,位移,排水量
- 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。
n.战略,策略;adj.战术的,有策略的
- Reducing prices is a common sales tactic.降价是常用的销售策略。
- She had often used the tactic of threatening to resign.她惯用以辞职相威胁的手法。
n.困境,境况,誓约,艰难;vt.宣誓,保证,约定
- The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.那位领袖对难民的困境很担忧。
- She was in a most helpless plight.她真不知如何是好。
n.抢夺,掠夺,强奸;vt.掠夺,抢夺,强奸
- 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。
n.介入,干涉,干预( intervention的名词复数 )
- Economic analysis of government interventions deserves detailed discussion. 政府对经济的干预应该给予充分的论述。 来自辞典例句
- The judge's frequent interventions made a mockery of justice. 法官的屡屡干预是对正义的践踏。 来自互联网
ad.明确地,显然地
- The plan does not explicitly endorse the private ownership of land. 该计划没有明确地支持土地私有制。
- SARA amended section 113 to provide explicitly for a right to contribution. 《最高基金修正与再授权法案》修正了第123条,清楚地规定了分配权。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
n.部门,部分;防御地段,防区;扇形
- The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
- The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
adj.尖的,直截了当的
- He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
- She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
幸存者,残存者,生还者( survivor的名词复数 )
- The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
- survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
n.公众注意的中心,聚光灯,探照灯,视听,注意,醒目
- This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
- The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地
- It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
- The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。
adj.毁灭性的,令人震惊的,强有力的
- It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
- Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。
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