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By Noel King
Khartoum
09 May 2006
A top United Nations envoy1 has painted a grim picture of the humanitarian2 situation in Darfur. One day after a visit to the troubled region, U.N. Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator3, Jan Egeland, says the brunt of violence in Darfur has been aimed at women and children.
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Jan Egeland in Darfur refugee camp, May 8, 2006
Violence against women and children continues unchecked in Darfur, the U.N.'s top humanitarian envoy told reporters in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Tuesday. Calling the situation in Darfur a security crisis rather than a humanitarian crisis, Egeland charged that civilians4 are increasingly at risk.
"I have just witnessed how bad it has become again in Darfur in the last few months. In the Gerieda area, in south Darfur, tens of thousands of people have been displaced in the last weeks and months alone. And it is continuing in a relentless5 way. What is happening is that armed men attack defenseless women and children. This is not a war between armed soldiers. This is a war between those who use arms to abuse and attack civilians," he said.
Egeland says tempers among Darfur's displaced people are beginning to flare6 as they demand United Nations intervention7 in the region. The Sudan government has refused calls for a U.N. peacekeeping force.
On Monday, the U.N. official left the Kalma camp for internally displaced Dafuris when residents began attacking U.N. vehicles. Residents later hacked8 to death a translator from the African Union peacekeeping force.
Despite the problems, Egeland said there is still hope for peace in the region following the signing of a peace agreement between Darfuri rebels and the Sudan government last week.
Some observers have charged that the agreement is doomed9 to failure because at two of the rebel factions10 have refused to sign onto the deal.
Egeland said the coming weeks in Darfur will be critical.
"This is the moment of truth. This is the critical phase. This is when we either turn toward something better or something worse. The next few weeks will be fateful. I do foresee a lot of tension, a lot of problems, a lot of uphill now for all of us. But I think we are heading towards something better. To continue like now is really a disaster scenario," he said.
Egeland's visit comes in the wake of severe food shortages, as donors11 have pledged less money to the ravaged12 region. President George Bush on Monday asked the U.S. Congress for an additional $225 million in emergency food aid for Darfur.
The fighting in Darfur, now in its third year, started when armed militias13 began attacking rebel groups in the region. Critics say the militias, called Janjaweed, have government support, but Khartoum denies this. Tens of thousands have died and some two million more have been displaced in what the U.S. calls genocide.
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n.使节,使者,代表,公使 | |
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2 humanitarian | |
n.人道主义者,博爱者,基督凡人论者 | |
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n.协调人 | |
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4 civilians | |
平民,百姓( civilian的名词复数 ); 老百姓 | |
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adj.残酷的,不留情的,无怜悯心的 | |
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v.闪耀,闪烁;n.潮红;突发 | |
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7 intervention | |
n.介入,干涉,干预 | |
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10 factions | |
组织中的小派别,派系( faction的名词复数 ) | |
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11 donors | |
n.捐赠者( donor的名词复数 );献血者;捐血者;器官捐献者 | |
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12 ravaged | |
毁坏( ravage的过去式和过去分词 ); 蹂躏; 劫掠; 抢劫 | |
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13 militias | |
n.民兵组织,民兵( militia的名词复数 ) | |
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