2006年VOA标准英语-UN Urges Release of Funds to Help Indonesia Fig

By Chad Bouchard
Jakarta
15 September 2006

The United Nations official in charge of the fight against bird flu has urged donor¹ nations to release funds to Indonesia because the country has made progress in combating the disease.

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The U.N. coordinator² for bird flu, David Nabarro, told a news conference in Jakarta Friday he was disappointed Indonesia had not received the funds needed for its fight against the H5N1 virus.

"I am rustrated that we still have not been able to get to Indonesia the resources that you need to enable you to fight against bird flu with all the energy that is necessary," he said.

Nabarro called on the international community to release more funds to help Indonesia fight avian influenza³.
 

An Indonesian boy walks next to duck cage at a market in Jakarta, Sunday (File photo)

Indonesia has attracted criticism for not doing enough to combat the disease. When it reduced its own budget allocation for bird flu programs, the World Bank and other donors⁴ demanded it reverse the decision. Donors have also asked Jakarta for a detailed⁵ plan of how it intends to spend bird flu aid.

Nabarro said Friday that Indonesian officials had assured him they would increase the annual budget allocation for bird flu campaigns.

The Indonesian government did not specify⁶ the new amount, but the welfare minister said Friday funds earmarked for poverty and disaster relief could be diverted toward the effort.

Nabarro also said Indonesia's action plan on bird flu should be in place within three months.

Nabarro says he will use the new commitment as leverage⁷ to convince international donors that the country is serious about containing bird flu.

"And so we reached an agreement that there would be the production of a detailed checklist of new actions that will be undertaken, together with the financial provision, that we would in addition seek some influx⁸ of donor resources to back it," he said.

But Nabarro warned that while the country has made small gains in its battle against the virus, it still has a long way to go.

Indonesia had previously⁹ allocated¹⁰ about $50 million to fight the disease, but the United Nations says the country needs at least $250 million.

Bird flu has killed 144 people worldwide. Most deaths can be traced to contact with sick birds but there are fears the H5N1 virus could mutate into a form more easily transmissible between people.

Indonesia last week confirmed its 49th human death from the H5N1 virus. The death toll¹¹ is the highest in the world.

1 donor   

n.捐献者；赠送人；(组织、器官等的)供体

参考例句：

• In these cases,the recipient usually takes care of the donor afterwards.在这类情况下，接受捐献者以后通常会照顾捐赠者。
• The Doctor transplanted the donor's heart to Mike's chest cavity.医生将捐赠者的心脏移植进麦克的胸腔。

2 coordinator   

n.协调人

参考例句：

• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
• How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？

3 influenza   

n.流行性感冒，流感

参考例句：

• They took steps to prevent the spread of influenza.他们采取措施
• Influenza is an infectious disease.流感是一种传染病。

4 donors   

n.捐赠者( donor的名词复数 )；献血者；捐血者；器官捐献者

参考例句：

• Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
• About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

6 specify   

vt.指定，详细说明

参考例句：

• We should specify a time and a place for the meeting.我们应指定会议的时间和地点。
• Please specify what you will do.请你详述一下你将做什么。

7 leverage   

n.力量，影响；杠杆作用，杠杆的力量

参考例句：

• We'll have to use leverage to move this huge rock.我们不得不借助杠杆之力来移动这块巨石。
• He failed in the project because he could gain no leverage. 因为他没有影响力，他的计划失败了。

8 influx   

n.流入，注入

参考例句：

• The country simply cannot absorb this influx of refugees.这个国家实在不能接纳这么多涌入的难民。
• Textile workers favoured protection because they feared an influx of cheap cloth.纺织工人拥护贸易保护措施，因为他们担心涌入廉价纺织品。

9 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

10 allocated   

adj. 分配的 动词allocate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The Ford Foundation allocated millions of dollars for cancer research. 福特基金会拨款数百万美元用于癌症研究。
• More funds will now be allocated to charitable organizations. 现在会拨更多的资金给慈善组织。

11 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。