VOA标准英语2010年-UN: Somali Piracy Threat Outpacing Eff

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According to the International Maritime¹ Organization, 20 ships - and more than 438 sailors and passengers - are being held by pirates. U.N. political chief Lynn Pascoe warns that Somali pirates, driven by a lack of legitimate² economic opportunities, are taking greater risks and seeking higher ransoms⁴. "The Somali people, especially the youth, need greater incentives⁵ not to succumb⁶ to the lure⁷ of the pirate economy," said Pascoe. "As long as piracy⁸ is so lucrative⁹, with ransom³ payments adding up to tens, if not hundreds, of millions of dollars, and other economic incentives so bleak¹⁰, the economic imperative¹¹ is very obvious."He said economic rehabilitation¹² and the creation of alternative livelihoods¹³, especially the development and rehabilitation of coastal¹⁴ fisheries, must be at the center of international efforts to fight piracy.
Pascoe stressed that establishing security and the rule of law also are important elements to combating piracy. He urged strengthening of Somalia's police and the creation of a coast guard or coastal monitoring capability¹⁵. "We need to continue to fight this battle in the broadest manner, focusing simultaneously¹⁶ on deterrence¹⁷, security and the rule of law, as well as providing economic alternatives for Somali youth. We must also make piracy and robbery off the coast of Somalia costly¹⁸ by addressing impunity¹⁹ and building the capacity of the Transitional Federal Government to expand its authority and deal with law and order."The head of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov, said efforts to prosecute²⁰ pirates are growing and succeeding. "With the support of the international community, more than 700 suspected and convicted pirates are in detention²¹ in 12 countries. More than half of these are in Somalia itself."Fedotov commended Kenya, which has taken the lead in regional prosecutions²², as well as the Seychelles, for their efforts. He said Tanzania, Mauritius and the Maldives also have expressed interest in helping²³ to prosecute suspected pirates. Piracy off the coast of Somalia has grown as the country continues to lack a strong central government and is mired²⁴ in fighting with Islamist rebels who seek to topple it.