VOA标准英语2015--FGM Remains Rampant in Some Kenyan Communities

FGM Remains Rampant in Some Kenyan Communities KEHANCHA, KENYA Each February, the United Nations holds the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, or FGM. The practice is believed to affect more than 140 million girls and w

VOA标准英语2013--Liberian Refugee Gets New Face After Devastating Acid Burn

Liberian Refugee Gets New Face After Devastating Acid Burn Henry Cole has lost count of how many times hes been wheeled into surgery. In the last two years, Cole has had more than a dozen procedures. And there are more to come. But he has no complain

VOA标准英语--援助机构警告称伊拉克难民的心理健康危机

Aid Agencies Warn of Iraq Refugees' Mental Health Crisis 援助机构警告称伊拉克难民的心理健康危机 LONDON Aid agencies say there is a desperate need to train more mental health professionals in Iraq to treat the survivors of Islamic S

VOA标准英语2012--Surgeons Volunteer to Improve Liberian Health Care

Surgeons Volunteer to Improve Liberian Health Care Although fighting ended in Liberia in 2003, the country remains on a long road to recovery from civil war. Poverty, a lack of development and little health care are among the challenges facing the go

VOA常速英语2015--无国界医生为班吉的强奸受害者提供咨询

MSF Offers Rape Counseling to Hundreds of Victims in Bangui 无国界医生为班吉的强奸受害者提供咨询 BANGUI A rising number of women have experienced sexual violence since the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) descended into a spiral of

万花筒 2012-01-04&01-06 美国小镇新年夜大批飞鸟死亡

Sometimes, the truth really is stranger than fiction. How else would you explain the day thousands of blackbirds fell from the sky in Beebe. Forth was mess up when he called me. He got me up at four o?clock in the morning, told me have birds fallen o

2006年VOA标准英语-India Provides Legal Protection for Victims of

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 29 October 2006 A law seeking to protect women from domestic violence has come into effect in India. Women activists are hailing it as a milestone in a country where complaints of abuse against women are rampant. ----- T

VOA标准英语2008年-More Deadly Bomb Blasts Rock India

A day after serial bombings in India's high-tech hub, Bangalore, there have been numerous blasts in Ahmedabad, western India's commercial and cultural capital. Authorities report at least 29 people are dead and more than 100 injured there following

VOA标准英语2009年-UN: Gaza Conflict Will Have Long-Lasting Psycho

The U.N. Children's Fund says 840,000 children in Gaza are under extreme stress and are traumatized by the violent events of the past few weeks. UNICEF warns of long-lasting psychological consequences for thousands of children caught up in the Israe

VOA标准英语2013--Displaced Syrian Children Struggle for Education

Displaced Syrian Children Struggle for Education During a school day at the Bab al-Salama school in northern Syria, several classes study under this tent, with one of four pitched on the edge of camp not far from the border with Turkey. About 1,000 c

VOA标准英语2014--叙利亚难民抱怨约旦难民营的条件

Syrian Refugees Complain About Conditions at Jordanian Camp 叙利亚难民抱怨约旦难民营的条件 AZRAQ, JORDAN The Syrian refugee crisis is growing worse by the day as host countries face economic and political pressures as they struggle to

VOA标准英语2013--Fire Season Starts Early in California

Fire Season Starts Early in California For the second day, firefighters near Camarillo, northwest of Los Angeles, coped with shifting winds as they fought to contain a wildfire. By Friday, the blaze had scorched more than 4,000 hectares of brush land

VOA标准英语2015--叙利亚难民儿童面临巨大的健康危机

Syrian Refugee Children's Massive Health Crisis 叙利亚难民儿童面临巨大的健康危机 ZA'ATARI CAMP, JORDAN Many Syrian children under 5 years old cannot remember life before violence and homelessness. At a sprawling refugee camp in Jordan

VOA常速英语2015--叙利亚难民儿童面临健康危机

叙利亚难民儿童面临健康危机 ZA'ATARI CAMP, JORDAN Many Syrian children under 5 years old cannot remember life before violence and homelessness. At a sprawling refugee camp in Jordan, parents say their children suffer everything from epile

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German Program Helps Migrants Overcome Traumatic Experience at Sea 德国帮渡海移民摆脱重建自信 Migrants fleeing poverty and violence in parts of Africa, the Middle East and Asia risk life and limb to reach safety in Europe. After a long a

美国国家公共电台 NPR Richard Linklater's New Film 'Last Flag Flying' Handles The Trauma Of War

NOEL KING, HOST: Over the past two decades, director Richard Linklater has made a name for himself as an indie filmmaker's indie filmmaker. Linklater has a style that captures the messy, awkward and sometimes tender rhythm of real life and real conve

美国国家公共电台 NPR After Outcry, Sculpture Depicting Dakota Tragedy To Be Dismantled, Burned

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Tomorrow, a sculpture that was recently installed in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden will be dismantled. Later on, it will be burned in a ceremony. This was not the original intention of the artist. As Minnesota Public Radio's E

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'The Hate U Give' Author And Director Discuss Representing The Black Community

AILSA CHANG, HOST: The Hate U Give tells the story of a 16-year-old girl named Starr Carter. She lives in a mostly black, lower-income neighborhood called Garden Heights. Williamson Prep, her high school, is in a mostly white, affluent part of town.

VOA常速英语2008年-Rape in Kenya Used as Weapon in Political Unres

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 01 February 2008 A United Nations report released February 1shows rape is being used as a weapon in Kenya as the country is roiled in ethnic violence since the December elections. The survey of rape victims was conducted in the

VOA常速英语2008年-Conflict in Kenya Leaves Thousands of Homeless

By Cathy Majtenyi IDP Camps in Kenya 17 April 2008 Kenya's post-election violence has left some 150,000 children homeless. The signing of a power-sharing agreement has helped to stabilize the country, but many children still languish in displaced per