VOA标准英语2014--水源短缺困扰在黎巴嫩的叙利亚难民

Water Shortages in Lebanon Devastate Syrian Refugees 水源短缺困扰在黎巴嫩的叙利亚难民 BEKAA VALLEY, LEBANON In a region choking from dwindling water supplies, Lebanon has long been regarded as one of the few places where there is enou

VOA标准英语2013--California Cities Crack Down on Unlicensed Maternity Hotels

California Cities Crack Down on Unlicensed Maternity Hotels Unlicensed maternity clinics that cater to women from Asia have sprung up around the United States, especially in California. Local officials are cracking down on the maternity hotels, which

VOA双语新闻：联合国为南非外国难民提供协助

The UN refugee agency says it is providing 2,000 tents to the South African government to help provide much-needed shelter to thousands of people made homeless in the recent xenophobic attacks against foreigners. The UNHCR says it does not think camp

VOA标准英语2008年-UNICEF Says School Will Help Displaced Children

The United Nations Children's Fund says more attention must be paid to the educational, psychological and physical needs of children who are among the main victims of the war that erupted between Georgia and Russia just over a week ago. Lisa Schlein

2006年VOA标准英语-Red Cross Says Famine Can Be Prevented in

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 27 March 2006 The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says there is still time to prevent the growing food shortages in Eastern Africa and the Horn

2007年VOA标准英语-ICRC Stepping Up Aid in Darfur Before Rainy Sea

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 07 July 2007 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it is stepping up its humanitarian operations in Sudan's conflict-ridden province of Darfur. The ICRC says it must get aid to tens of thousands of people in

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 16 February 2007 The Geneva-based International Organization for Migration reports that over the past three weeks alone almost 18,000 people have been displaced in Iraq, and it expects the number to grow much higher as the year

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Warns North Korea Faces Major Food Crisis

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 December 2006 United Nations aid agencies warn North Korea will be facing a major food crisis next spring unless donors support critically needed humanitarian assistance programs. They are appealing to donors to forget poli

2007年VOA标准英语-Red Cross Challenges Grow as Violence Escalates

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 24 May 2007 The head of the Red Cross says worsening conflict in some of the world's most difficult trouble spots present the organization with ever more complex humanitarian challenges. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from ICRC h

2006年VOA标准英语-IOM Helps Displaced Dinkas Return Home Fro

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 April 2006 A Dinka child makes herself comfortable for the journey on the IOM ferry The Sudanese government has asked the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to he

VOA标准英语2008年-WHO Warns of Growing Need for Mental Health Ser

By Stephanie Ho Beijing 20 June 2008 The World Health Organization is praising the Chinese government for taking immediate steps to halt the outbreak of infectious diseases in the aftermath of the huge earthquake that struck southwestern Sichuan pro

voa标准英语2008年-Concern Grows Over Cholera Outbreak in Zimbabwe

Humanitarian officials are expressing growing concern over deteriorating health and sanitation conditions in Zimbabwe as crisis talks between political parties show no signs of progress. VOA's Scott Bobb reports from our Southern African Bureau in J

VOA标准英语2012--Using Ingenuity to Combat Global Water Crisis

Using Ingenuity to Combat Global Water Crisis Much of the work goes on in Well Dones headquarters building south of San Francisco. Designers work to create compelling logos and user-friendly web layouts to spread the word on global water shortages. T

VOA标准英语2012--Refugee Camps Spread Life-Threatening Diseases

Refugee Camps Spread Life-Threatening Diseases At a crowded camp in South Sudan, where thousands have come to escape the region's military conflict, officials report that an outbreak of Hepatitis E - a viral infection transmitted by contaminated food

VOA标准英语2012--Aid Cuts Threaten Millennium Development Goals, Warns UN

Aid Cuts Threaten Millennium Development Goals, Warns UN Margaret Gift has brought her son Simplicious for a check-up at a mobile health clinic in the remote village of Chikhwawa in Malawi. His diarrhea can be treated on the spot. Health workers say

VOA标准英语2013--Lack of Civility Hampers S. Africa's Sanitation Efforts

Lack of Civility Hampers S. Africa's Sanitation Efforts Lucky Manyisi inspects his jurisdiction, as he calls it. Diepsloot, section 1: its laughing school children enjoying their summer break, its makeshift shacks, its unpaved roads where pointy rock

VOA标准英语2010年-Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro to Raise Awar

Joe DeCapua 23 March 2010 There are many, many reasons why we need to focus on (water) as an integral part of our livelihood as human beings and the livelihood of our brothers and sisters around the world. Monday was World Water Day, an annual event

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Warns Gaps in Sudanese Aid Operations Cannot

The United Nation's chief humanitarian official says efforts to fill the gaps left by the 13 international aid groups kicked out of Sudan are insufficient and that the upcoming rainy season could further complicate an already serious humanitarian si

VOA标准英语2012--Hunger Remains Serious Global Problem

Hunger Remains Serious Global Problem The 2012 Global Hunger Index says hunger remains a serious problem worldwide, with alarming levels in some countries. The Index links hunger to the unsustainable use of land, water and energy resources. The Globa

VOA常速英语2014--美国动员应对埃博拉病毒危机

美国动员应对埃博拉病毒危机 Calling for a global response to meet what has become a global threat, President Barack Obama announced that the United States will soon send 3,000 military personnel and stepped-up medical aid to lead in a maj