VOA常速英语2017--美国要求南苏丹停火（在线收听）

For much of its brief existence, South Sudan has been has been mired in a civil war, a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and forced some 4 million to flee their homes, creating Africa's worst refugee crisis since the 1994 Rwandan genocide. A 2015 peace agreement and a transitional government formed in early 2016 failed to end the violence.

南苏丹立国时间不长，立国后的很长一段时间里都处于内战之中。内战冲突导致上万人死亡，并迫使近400万人逃离家乡，导致自1994年卢旺达大屠杀以来非洲最严重的一次难民危机。无论是2015年的和平协定还是2016年初成立的临时政府都没能结束暴乱。

In late May of this year, President Salva Kiir declared a unilateral, government cease-fire and promised a release of political prisoners. But no prisoners have been released, and despite the cease-fire, heavy fighting has been reported in parts of the country, according to the UN. This is particularly true of the opposition stronghold near the town of Pagak in Upper Nile state.

今年5月末，总统萨尔瓦 基尔(Salva Kiir)宣布政府单边停火，并承诺会释放政治囚犯。但目前为止并未释放任何人，而且虽然宣布了停火，但有报道称，南苏丹的部分地区依然冲突严重，这是联合国方面公布的信息。这对上尼罗河州(Upper Nile state)Pagak镇附近的反对派据点来说尤为如此。

On July 24, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, or IGAD, an eight-country regional development organization in East Africa that has been trying to mediate the situation in South Sudan, announced that it will convene a forum to revitalize implementation of the 2015 peace agreement.

东非的政府间发展组织(IGAD)是一个由8个国家组成的地区发展组织，一直致力于调解南苏丹局势。7月24日，该组织宣布将召开一次论坛，重新启动实施2015年的和平协定。

In late July, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States, known as the Troika in the context of the South Sudan peace effort, as well as the European Union, issued a statement condemning the continuing violence in South Sudan.

7月末，在实现南苏丹和平进程中有三驾马车之称的挪威、英国、美国与欧盟联手，发布了一份声明，谴责南苏丹尚未平息的暴乱。

The Pagak offensive is a clear violation of the unilateral ceasefire declared by President Salva Kiir...and calls into question the government's commitment to reach peace through the National Dialogue.

Pagak引发战乱的行为明显违背了总统萨尔瓦 基尔的单边停火声明，也让人怀疑南苏丹政府通过全国对话的方式来实现和平的承诺。

The statement welcomed the IGAD decision to revitalize the South Sudan peace process.

这份声明本是支持政府间发展组织关于恢复南苏丹和平进程的决定的。

The proliferation of violence, displacement, and food insecurity renders any discussion of elections in the foreseeable future as an unnecessary diversion from the primary goals of achieving peace and reconciliation, said the Troika statement.

暴力、流离失所和粮食危机的扩散让可见未来中任何有关选举的讨论都与实现和平和解的主要目标毫无干系，三驾马车的声明中如是写道。

South Sudan's leaders, neighbors, and regional and international partners must first focus on achieving peace in order to create the conditions needed to hold credible elections. To achieve these urgent goals, we look forward to the prompt revitalization of an inclusive and credible peace process by IGAD; such progress would be required in order for the Troika and EU to commit further resources to institutions designed to implement the agreement.

南苏丹的多位领导人、邻国以及地区和国际合作伙伴都必须首先关注实现和平的问题，这样才能创造可信选举所需的条件。为了实现这些紧迫的目标，我们希望能够即刻恢复政府间发展组织包容性强、可信度高的和平进程。三驾马车和欧盟都需要这样的进程来为履行该协议的各组织机构进一步提供资源。