New Somali Refugee Camp Set to Open in Kenya
肯尼亚将为索马里难民开放新的营地
With more than 400,000 Somalis now in Dadaab, Kenya, the opening of a new refugee camp there is welcome news. Somalis begin moving to the Kambioos site Saturday.
现在已有400,000名索马里难民在肯尼亚的达达阿布，新的难民营即将开放的消息非常受欢迎。索马里人将从周六开始转移到Kambioos难民营。
As drought and famine get worse in Somalia, the refugee population in Kenya is growing by the day. The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, says, in effect, Dadaab has become Kenya’s third largest city.
由于索马里的干旱和饥荒越来越严重，肯尼亚的难民人口日益增长。联合国难民事务高级专员表示，实际上，达达阿布已经成为肯尼亚第三大城市。
“The situation here in Dadaab was already critical at the beginning of this year. This was already the largest refugee camp in the world. And since then, some 120,000 new refugees have fled Somalia and come looking for protection and safety and aid here,” said William Spindler is UNHCR’s spokesperson at the camps.
“今年年初的时候，达达阿布的形势就已经非常危急。这已经是世界上最大的难民营。自那时起，已有大约120,000名新的难民逃离到索马里，寻求保护，安全和救助。”
Woefully overcrowded
“People cannot physically settle inside the camps anymore and they’re settling outside at the edge of the camps in land that is totally unsuitable for them to settle in. Areas that are liable to flooding in the rainy season. Areas where it’s very difficult to provide services and safety for them, particularly women. There have been some instances of sexual violence against them,” he said.
“人们再也难以在难民营中栖身，开始在难民营边缘安身，这里非常不适合居住。这些地区在雨季非常容易遭遇洪水。这些地区也非常难以向他们提供服务和安全，尤其是妇女。这里曾经发生过一些遭遇性侵犯的案例。”
The Kambioos camp will eventually provide shelter for 90,000 people.
Kambioos难民营最终将向90,000名难民提供庇护。
“We are building some very, very basic infrastructures so that refugee families can move in. We are pitching tents. And the camp is about four or five kilometers from the Hagadera camp, one of the three camps that make up this complex. The land has been cleared and latrines are being built,” said Spindler.
“我们建设了一些非常基本的基础设施，这样，难民家庭就可以入住。我们搭起了帐篷。这个难民营距离Hagadera难民营大约四五千米。三大难民营共同组成了大的难民集群。这块土地已经进行了清扫，还建造了公共厕所。”
Kambioos is built on scrubland that’s been parched by the drought in the Horn of Africa. Many of the livestock of the local Kenyan population have died.
Kambioos建立在灌木丛林地区，受到非洲之角干旱的影响。当地肯尼亚人口的许多牲畜已经死亡。
“So there is a lot of competition for the few available resources in terms of grazing land and water. And this makes it difficult for us to find areas where people can settle in,” he said.
“草地和水源资源非常有限，竞争非常激烈。这使得我们寻找人们可以安家的地方更加困难。”
Meanwhile, the relocation of refugees to the new Ifo Extension camp continues. Since July 25th, about 15,000 refugees have been moved there. As with Kambioos, Ifo Extension will eventually hold 90,000 people.
同时，难民向新的Ifo Extension难民营迁移的工作仍在继续。自7月25日开始，大约15,000名难民已经转移到那里。与Kambioos难民营一样，Ifo Extension最终将容纳90,000名难民。
“In total,” he said, “we hope to move some 180,000 people by the end of November. And for that we desperately need money to buy 45,000 tents. We don’t have enough tents at the moment to accommodate all these people. But also, everybody who arrives in Dadaab is receiving food and basic humanitarian assistance. But we need to keep that vital lifeline open. And we need to replenish our stocks.”
“我们希望在11月底之前总共转移180,000名难民。因此，我们急需资金来购买45,000顶帐篷。目前，我们没有足够的帐篷来容纳如此多人。但是，抵达达达阿布的每一个人都收到了食品和基本的人道主义救助。但是我们需要保持最关键的生命线。我们需要补充储备。”
UNHCR says about 1500 Somali refugees arrive at Dadaab every day. Many are suffering from severe malnutrition and dehydration. They’re also are tired and frightened. In a few months, the population at Dadaab could swell to a half million.
联合国难民事务高级专员说，每天大约有1500名索马里难民来到达达阿布。许多人严重脱水，营养不良，非常疲惫，非常恐惧。几个月之内，达达阿布的难民人数将达到50万。
Meanwhile, in southeastern Ethiopia, at Dollo Ado, measles immunization has begun for about 18,000 Somali children. In all, there are about 120,000 refugees there, with up to 300 new arrivals each day.
同时，在埃塞俄比亚东南部的Dollo Ado，为18,000名索马里儿童注射麻疹疫苗的工作已经开始。当地共有120,000名难民，每天有大约300名新来者。 |