2006年VOA标准英语-UN Official Calls for Factions in Sudan to

By Lisa Schlein
Geneva
11 May 2006

U.N. High Commissioner¹ for Human Rights Louise Arbour says there is no hope for peace in Sudan's conflict-ridden Darfur region until the fighting factions² are disarmed⁴ and demobilized. The high commissioner has just returned to Geneva from a two-week trip to Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan to Geneva.

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Louise Arbour, May 11, 2006   
  

The U.N. high commissioner for human rights says peace in Darfur is linked to what happens in southern Sudan. Louise Arbour says the comprehensive peace agreement signed by the Sudanese government and southern Sudanese rebels has raised hopes the country is moving toward stability.

But she says southern Sudan is in a state of total neglect. She notes the region has no governance and no economic or physical infrastructure⁵ after 20 years of conflict. She says it needs to be completely rebuilt.

She says the Darfur agreement is likely to founder⁶ if the promises held out by the southern Sudan peace agreement are unfulfilled.

"There is in Darfur, in my view, there is no hope of peace holding if primarily attention is not given to disarmament," she said. "Southern Sudan is still plagued by insecurity caused by a flood of weaponry and various armed groups, including activities by the Lord's Resistance Army rebel group. I think the most urgent initiative in southern Sudan is a robust⁷ disarmament plan which is contemplated⁸ by the comprehensive peace agreement."

Arbour is calling for an immediate⁹ increase in the number of African Union troops in Darfur. The U.N. Security Council has approved sending peacekeepers to improve security and protection for civilians¹⁰ in Darfur.

The high commissioner says she hopes the Sudanese government will look more favorably at a U.N. presence in Darfur, now that a peace agreement has been signed in Abuja, Nigeria.

As with southern Sudan, Arbour says Darfur must urgently disarm³ all the fighters.

"There is no question that the fact that one-and-one-half factions of the movement have not signed on the agreement is troubling, to say the least. And, this may then serve as an excuse not to begin, what I think is again the priority of the Darfur peace agreement, which is the disarmament and demobilization of militias¹¹. Until this is done, there is no hope for a safe and voluntary return of refugees, of IDPs [Internally Displaced People] to their places of origin. They will not go," she said.

More than two million people have been internally displaced in Darfur and 200,000 others have fled to neighboring Chad since war began three years ago in Darfur.

Arbour says most Darfuris do not feel safe in the camps where they have taken refuge. She says they will feel even more exposed if they leave their camps while the gunmen remain armed.

1 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

2 factions   

组织中的小派别，派系( faction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别

3 disarm   

v.解除武装，回复平常的编制，缓和

参考例句：

• The world has waited 12 years for Iraq to disarm. 全世界等待伊拉克解除武装已有12年之久。
• He has rejected every peaceful opportunity offered to him to disarm.他已经拒绝了所有能和平缴械的机会。

4 disarmed   

v.裁军( disarm的过去式和过去分词 )；使息怒

参考例句：

• Most of the rebels were captured and disarmed. 大部分叛乱分子被俘获并解除了武装。
• The swordsman disarmed his opponent and ran him through. 剑客缴了对手的械，并对其乱刺一气。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

6 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

7 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。

8 contemplated   

adj. 预期的 动词contemplate的过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The doctor contemplated the difficult operation he had to perform. 医生仔细地考虑他所要做的棘手的手术。
• The government has contemplated reforming the entire tax system. 政府打算改革整个税收体制。

9 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

10 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

11 militias   

n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
• The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网