2006年VOA标准英语-Sudan Says It Will Not Submit to International

By Pearse Lynch
Nairobi
18 July 2006

The Sudanese government says it will not submit to international pressure to allow a United Nation's peacekeeping force into the war torn region of Darfur. The latest rejection¹ of peacekeepers comes amid warnings by aid agencies and the European Union that the situation in the Darfur is on the brink² of disaster. 

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Kenyan, Zambian and Rwandan soldiers in Darfur take turns practicing marksman skills in North Darfur, June 24, 2006
  
A Darfur peace deal was signed two months ago. However, only one of three Darfur rebel factions³ has signed the deal. Since then, tens of thousands of people have staged violent demonstrations⁴ in Darfur against the pact⁵, saying it does not meet their basic demands.

Aid agencies say the security situation in Darfur has become worse since the peace deal was signed, not better.

United Nations forces would replace the 7,000 African Union troops who have been deployed⁶ in the Darfur region since November 2005.

An expert on Sudan, Mariam Jooma at the Institute for Security Studies, says that African Union soldiers have done well in exceptionally harsh circumstances, but she says they have been severely⁷ hampered⁸ by lack of resources and funding.

"When one looks at the simple geographical⁹ enormity of the region, air capacity is fundamental to an effective peace keeping operation, but also boots [people] on the ground," she says "And if one looks at how understaffed they are at the moment, their ability to respond to situations is severely compromised because they don't have enough troops, and they need something like $300 million to sustain it until December."

Jooma says the civilian¹⁰ population in Darfur is also becoming increasingly convinced that the African Union is backing the Sudanese government. In early May, refugees lynched an African Union translator after word spread through the camp that he was a member of the Janjaweed.

The Janjaweed are groups of largely Arab militias¹¹, thought to be backed by Khartoum. They are blamed for much of the violence in Darfur, which Washington has labeled genocide.

The African Union has held informal meetings with rebel and civilian groups in recent months to emphasize the organization's impartiality¹².

The president of the autonomous¹³ South Sudan and Vice¹⁴ President of Sudan, Salva Kiir, says he believes it will be impossible to convince Khartoum to accept international peacekeepers.

"The president has rejected the coming in of the UN peace keepers because they have not dialogued with the government of Sudan, so that is the answer full stop. As for us in the SPLM [Sudan People's Liberation Movement], of course, our position was clear because we have accepted the U.N. peace-keeping forces to come to Southern Sudan and they are now in Juba, and if we accepted them to come the south, we will have them go to any part in Sudan," noted¹⁵ Kiir.

The conflict began three years ago when rebel groups took up arms against the government in Khartoum complaining of neglect and political isolation¹⁶.

Tens of thousand have been killed, and as many as 2.5 million people displaced.

1 rejection   

n.拒绝，被拒，抛弃，被弃

参考例句：

• He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
• The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。

2 brink   

n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿

参考例句：

• The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
• The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

3 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

4 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

5 pact   

n.合同，条约，公约，协定

参考例句：

• The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
• The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。

6 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

7 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

8 hampered   

妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions. 恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. 圣彼德堡镇的那些受折磨、受拘束的体面孩子们个个都是这么想的。

9 geographical   

adj.地理的；地区(性)的

参考例句：

• The current survey will have a wider geographical spread.当前的调查将在更广泛的地域范围內进行。
• These birds have a wide geographical distribution.这些鸟的地理分布很广。

10 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

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

12 impartiality   

n. 公平, 无私, 不偏

参考例句：

• He shows impartiality and detachment. 他表现得不偏不倚，超然事外。
• Impartiality is essential to a judge. 公平是当法官所必需的。

13 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

14 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

15 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

16 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。