英国将部署维和部队到南苏丹和索马里

Britain to Deploy¹ Peacekeepers to South Sudan, Somalia 英国将部署维和部队到南苏丹和索马里

LONDON—

British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced the deployment² of several hundred troops to South Sudan and Somalia to ‘shore up stability' in those areas.  But aid groups say South Sudan desperately³ needs other forms of aid.

South Sudan descended⁴ into civil war in late 2013, just two years after gaining independence.   

Britian sending troops

British Prime Minister David Cameron announced Monday that up to 300 soldiers would join the U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, while another 70 British troops will be deployed⁵ to work with a U.N. force supporting the African Union’s mission in Somalia.

“It is not just living up to our international obligations but we would benefit if Somalia has a future free from extremism. We would benefit if South Sudan as a country can function and not drive huge numbers of migrants across the Mediterranean,” said Cameron.

The U.N. mission in South Sudan currently has more than 12,000 troops and protects thousands of people who have crowded onto U.N. bases to escape violence.  

Peackeeping role, training and logistics

The British troops will not play any role in the fighting, but will instead provide combat training and logistical support.

The deployment is unlikely to achieve Cameron’s desired outcome, said Mareike Schomerus, a South Sudan specialist at the Overseas Development Institute in London.

“This clear cause and effect – the UK sends 70 troops to Somalia, 300 to South Sudan, there will be less terrorism and less migration⁶ - just does not exist,” explained Mareike. “There are other interests and other reasons why it’s a good idea to contribute to a U.N. peacekeeping mission, but it’s not to address migration or terrorism in the UK.”

Rival government and opposition⁷ forces signed a peace deal last month – but sporadic⁸ fighting continues.

In the worst hit areas, the hospitals are full of malnourished children. 40 percent of the population is reliant on food aid. The U.N. said that unless treatment is scaled up immediately, 50,000 children are likely to die.

Melany Markham of the charity World Vision said it’s vital the peace deal holds. "We are now delivering food aid and nutrition programs, other items that people are in desperate need of. So we are actually very positive and this has only happened since the signing of the peace agreement,” she stated.

Aid agencies warn that the world must act fast to avert⁹ a desperate shortage of food – or the toll¹⁰ from the South Sudan conflict could rise sharply.

1 deploy   

v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开

参考例句：

• The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
• The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

2 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

3 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

4 descended   

a.为...后裔的，出身于...的

参考例句：

• A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
• The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。

5 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。

6 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

7 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

8 sporadic   

adj.偶尔发生的 [反]regular；分散的

参考例句：

• The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。
• You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚，而我听到的只是零星消息。

9 avert   

v.防止，避免；转移(目光、注意力等)

参考例句：

• He managed to avert suspicion.他设法避嫌。
• I would do what I could to avert it.我会尽力去避免发生这种情况。

10 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。