2006年VOA标准英语-UN Envoy Assessing Human Rights in Sudan
时间:2018-12-16 作者:英语课 分类:2006年VOA标准英语(四月)
By Noel King
Khartoum
30 April 2006
A top U.N. envoy 1 is in Sudan to assess the human-rights situation in the embattled nation. United Nations High Commissioner 2 for Human Rights Louise Arbour is to meet with government officials and human rights groups, and will tour the western Darfur region, meeting with community leaders, and visiting camps for the displaced.
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The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights has arrived in Sudan, amid increasing concern over the humanitarian 3 situation in Darfur.
Louise Arbour
(file photo)
Louise Arbour is to meet with government officials from both northern Sudan and the autonomous 4 southern government, before traveling to Darfur to meet with officials and rights groups in the region.
Arbour has previously 5 criticized the actions of the Sudanese government in Darfur.
U.N. Human Rights Commission spokesman Jose Diaz says the visit is intended, in part, to confront the government of Sudan on what it has done to improve the situation in Darfur.
"The high commissioner was in Darfur a year-and-a-half ago. And, this time, she is coming to see the situation now, and to see how it has evolved since then," he said. "What she saw at that time was extremely alarming. What we have seen since then, at least the reports we are getting from our human rights monitors, is that the situation has, in some cases, stagnated 6 or worsened. She is going to speak very plainly and very forcefully about the situation, and try to get from them what they plan to do, and what they have done to address the situation."
Arbour's visit follows an attempted visit by Jan Egeland, U.N. under-secretary general for humanitarian affairs, earlier this month. Egeland was denied entry into the country, even though he had a valid 7 visa.
Egeland later suggested he was being blocked from Sudan, in order to prevent him from seeing how badly the situation in Darfur had deteriorated 8.
Human rights commission spokesman Diaz says Arbour has not faced any restrictions 9.
The crisis in Darfur spiraled further out of control this month, after rebels swept through Chad and launched an attack on the Chadian capital of Ndjamena, in an attempt to unseat President Idris Deby.
Mr. Deby lashed 10 out at Sudan, cutting diplomatic ties, and charging that the rebels had received support from Khartoum.
The Darfur conflict began when rebels rose against the Khartoum government, complaining of economic and political marginalization. The government armed militias 11 now known as Janjaweed to crush the rebellion.
Tens of thousands have died, and about two million more have been displaced as a result of the fighting.
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
- This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。
- The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
- Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿,解释原先发生了什么。
- The balloting had stagnated, he couldn't win. 投票工作陷于停顿,他不能得胜。 来自辞典例句
- His mind has stagnated since his retirement. 他退休后头脑迟钝了。 来自辞典例句
- His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
- Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗?
- Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards. 她的健康状况急剧恶化,不久便去世了。
- His condition steadily deteriorated. 他的病情恶化,日甚一日。
- I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
- a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制