VOA标准英语2013--AU Gives $50 Million for Mali Peacekeeping
时间：2018-12-16 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2013年(一月)
AU Gives $50 Million for Mali Peacekeeping
Heads of state who gathered at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa did something they have never done before.
The world body unanimously approved $50 million to help fund an African military intervention 1 in Mali.
This is the first time the African Union has used its budget to fund a peacekeeping operation.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, who was elected the new African Union chairman during the summit, said Mali was among the top priorities. “In this regard, the assembly has, among others, adopted a declaration re-affirming its solidarity 2 with Mali," he said. "And expressing its determination to pool the efforts of member states to assist this sisterly country."
The money will help fund the African-led intervention force that is supporting Mali's national army in its fight against rebels who seized control of territory in the country's north.
Troops from Niger, Chad and Burkina Faso already have arrived on the ground. The AU is asking for 6,000 troops for the operation.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told reporters in Addis Ababa the U.N. is considering ways to support the mission.
“The United Nations is now actively 3 considering, through my recommendation to the Security Council, how the United Nations can help those African countries in terms of logistical support,” he said.
The discussion on Mali doesn't end at this summit. The African Union also is hosting a donor's conference on Tuesday to solicit 4 funds for the African initiative. The conference is expected to bring together international partners as well as African nations, and to get donations from countries including China and the United States.
- The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
- Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。
- They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
- The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。