Somalia has one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters, with hundreds of thousands of people displaced due to conflict. Now, a prolonged drought is adding to the country's many problems. A top U.N. official says he wants the Somali people to kno

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(二月)

A Lifeline for Millions in Somalia, Money Remittance Industry Seeks More Support Every month, Fatma Ahmed sends $200 of the earnings she makes in London to her family in Somalia. It's for daily life. For rent, for buying grocery things, to live over

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2017年(10月)

Many analysts say hopes for peace in Somalia seem slim, as the country marks the 20th anniversary of the coup that brought down long-time ruler Mohamed Siad Barre. Since 1991, more than 16 transitional governments have failed and the latest is battli

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(207) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(二月)

IN THE NEWS - UN Appeals for Famine Aid for Somalia 新闻报道 - 索马里两地陷入饥荒,联合国呼吁提供援助 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 This week, the United Nations de

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IN THE NEWS - Rains End Famine in Somalia, but Millions Remain at Risk This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, the United Nations declared an official end to the famine in southern Somalia. Recent rains, an improved harvest and a major

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 18 July 2007 In the Somali capital, Mogadishu, insurgent violence is continuing to cause delays in the start of peace talks to end 16 years of factional strife. As VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu reports from our East Africa Bureau

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 28 March 2007 The al-Qaida terrorist organization has issued a call for Islamic extremists around the world to come to the aid of Somalis fighting the country's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and its chief backer in the r

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The European Union has launched an anti-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia, following an increase in pirate attacks this year. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports on results of an E.U. ministers' meeting in Brussels. The 27-member European Union is

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The Ethiopian army, which had announced it would pull out of Somalia by the end of the year, is reportedly establishing new bases in central Somalia and has yet to withdraw from key positions in the capital Mogadishu. In recent days, Addis Ababa has

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十二月)

Last week, a top Somali government minister was killed in a suicide bombing claimed by al-Shabab militants opposed to the government. It was the latest of about a dozen al-Shabab-related suicide attacks that have rocked Somalia for the past three ye

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The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday urged a 50 percent increase in the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia. The Security Council unanimously approved a resolution requesting the African Union to maintain its peacekeeping force in

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Ending Use of Child Soldiers in Somalia This week, Somali government officials agreed to begin taking steps to end the recruitment of child soldiers. The Transitional Federal Government, or TFG, and the al Shabab militant group, are cited by the Unit

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Somalia Government Postpones Elections to 2012 With its mandate set to expire in less than four months, the Somali government has decided to postpone national elections until 2012. On August 20, the original mandate bestowed to Somalia's transitional

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HRW: Make Rights Priority in Somalia International donors are being called on to place human rights at the top of the agenda when they meet Tuesday on Somalia. Representatives of more than 50 countries are gathering in London to discuss Somalias futu

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The Chinese government has donated 2,800 tons of rice to Somalia to help the drought-ravaged African country. The donation is part of a massive food aid program Chinese authorities have mapped-out for countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiativ

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By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 13 February 2006 Since the fall of Somalia's last functioning government in 1991, Somalis have become used to the warring factions fighting each other with automatic weapons an

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By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 17 January 2007 In Somalia, the demise of the country's once-powerful Islamist movement is putting enormous pressure on the secular, U.N.-recognized interim government to rally popular support and stabilize the country. VOA C

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 17 October 2007 The World Food Program (WFP) says Somali security forces have stormed the U.N. compound in the capital Mogadishu and arrested the WFP local director. As Nick Wadhams reports from Nairobi, the World Food Program

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 10 January 2007 Somalia's interim-government spokesman says the government cannot confirm one of the three key al-Qaida operatives involved in the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in East Africa has been killed in a U.S. air

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Ethiopia has agreed to a brief delay in its troop pullout from Somalia to allow the international community time to organize a replacement force. VOA's Peter Heinlein in Addis Ababa reports the African Union is issuing an urgent appeal for manpower

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