Millions Displaced by Violence, Disasters

More than 30 million people were displaced within their own countries last year. That number comes from a new report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre and the Norwegian Refugee Council. The two groups blame criminal violence and natural

VOA标准英语2013--2012 Sees Record Number of Internally Displaced

2012 Sees Record Number of Internally Displaced The number of people displaced within their own countries by armed conflict, violence and human rights violations totaled nearly 30-million in 2012. Many of the newly displaced were in Syria and the eas

Anti-Smoking Foundation Faces Criticism

A new organization called the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World is being criticized by health and anti-smoking groups. They accuse the foundation of acting secretly to assist tobacco companies, a charge the foundations president denied. Derek Yach is

VOA常速英语2007-UNHCR Moves Displaced Persons in Eastern DRC to

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 19 October 2007 The UN refugee agency says it has begun transferring people who have been internally displaced by clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from makeshift settlements to a new camp. The UNHCR say

Pakistan mobilising for displaced

Pakistan mobilising for displaced 巴基斯坦决定安置流离失所人员 Authorities in Pakistan say they are mobilising to receive as many as half a million people displaced by fighting in the Swat Valley. A minister in North West Frontier Province told the

2007年VOA标准英语-Uganda Begins Closing Displaced Persons Camps i

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 11 September 2007 The U.N. refugee agency reports the first two out of 40 camps for internally displaced people are to be closed Tuesday in Uganda's northern Lango region as most of the IDPs there have gone home. The UNHCR says

VOA标准英语2012--UN Seeks Extra Funding for DRC Displaced

UN Seeks Extra Funding for DRC Displaced Life goes on at a displaced peoples camp on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivus capital. Children troop to the schoolhouse singing Lets go to school so we can learn religion, arithmetic and French. At night the

VOA标准英语2012--Palestinians from Syria Twice Displaced

Palestinians from Syria Twice Displaced Many of the Palestinian families who have come to Lebanon are staying in the Shatilla refugee camp. Forty-year old Rajaa Hashem, is one of them. She says she feared for the safety of her five children in Damasc

VOA标准英语2012--Congolese Displaced on the Move Again

Congolese Displaced on the Move Again Many civilians displaced by the fighting in the eastern DRC are on the move again. The U.N. refugee agency describes the situation as fluid and unstable, making it harder for humanitarian agencies to provide assi

VOA标准英语2010年-Report: Many Internally Displaced Chil

The United Nations estimates there are about 250,000 child soldiers around the world, and millions more that are victims of armed conflict. Challenges outweigh positives Despite this hapless situation, the U.N. Secretary-General's Special Representat

VOA标准英语2009年-Thousands of Displaced in Kabo Living in A

The United Nations refugee agency says it finally managed to gain access over a week ago to a remote northern area of the Central African Republic, following months of insecurity. A UNHCR spokesman tells VOA aid workers found more than 2,000 displac

VOA常速英语2008年-UN Foundation Charity Launches Faith-Based Mala

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 01 April 2008 Ted Turner, head of the public charity organization UN Foundation, has announced a new partnership with two Protestant churches to raise $200 million for the eradication of malaria in Africa. From Unit

DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Internally Displaced Persons

DEVELOPMENT REPORT – June 3, 2002: Internally Displaced Persons By Jill Moss 31 May 2002, 19:45 UTC This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The word “refugee” describes a person who

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2534 displaced

今天我们要学的词是 displaced. Displaced 颠沛流离的。U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called the current refugee crisis, with over 70 million displaced people, totally uncontrollable. 联合国秘书长潘基文说，目前7000多万人

2006年VOA标准英语-Camps for Darfur Displaced Becoming Like H

By Noel King El Fasher, Sudan 05 June 2006 Sudanese children collect water from a well in the village of Brikatouly in South Darfur, Sudan The international community is pressing the parties in Sudan'

VOA常速英语2007年-More Makeshift Settlements for Displaced Appear

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 November 2007 The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) says a team of aid workers that traveled during the weekend to Afgooye, a small town west of Mogadishu, found thousands of newly displaced Somalis living in extremely harsh condi

VOA标准英语2009年-Real Medicine Foundation Works with Partne

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles, CA 01 October 2009 A California doctor is taking a message of healing to impoverished parts of the world through an organization called the Real Medicine Foundation. The German-born physician is making a difference by

VOA标准英语2010年-200,000 Displaced in Northern Yemen Fi

The U.N. refugee agency reports more than 200,000 people have been displaced by the conflict in northern Yemen. It says the growing number of displaced is straining the ability of aid agencies to shelter and care for those forced to flee their homes.

Youth foundation investigates abandoned school

BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The China Youth Development Foundation (CYDF) on Monday released the results of an investigation into a deserted primary school that was built with charitable donations. The Lingchuan Laoshan Hope Primary School, located

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2928 displaced

今天我们要学的词是 displaced. Displaced 形容词，无家可归的，颠沛流离的。According to the UN refugee agency, there are about 3.9 million internally displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 联合国难民机构说，