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VOA标准英语2008年-UN Security Council Shuts Down Ethiopia-Eritrea

时间：2008-08-02 06:23:02

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The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to shut down its peacekeeping mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea after difficulties from both nations. From United Nation's headquarters in New York, VOA's Margaret Besheer has more.

It took the council several months to come to its ultimate decision, but on Wednesday, it voted to shut down the 1,700-strong force that operates on the border of the two feuding1 Horn of Africa neighbors, instead of renewing its mandate2 which expires on Thursday.

Belgium's Ambassador, Jan Grauls, whose delegation3 drafted the resolution, said it was the fault of both nations that the mission was no longer able to implement4 its mandate.

"As a peacekeeping mission, UNMEE was gradually restricted in its freedom of movement by Eritrea to the point of being forced to leave the buffer5 zone that it was initially6 to monitor," said Grauls. "As an administrative7 and logistical support mission for border demarcation, UNMEE has also been increasingly hindered in this area by Ethiopia's refusal to implement the decision of EEBC [Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission]."

He said the Algiers Agreement of 2000 that ended the war, and the EEBC, remain the legal foundation upon which dialogue will now need to be built. He called on both sides to cooperate on the process of terminating the mission. Many of the forces have already been repatriated8, while they waited for a decision from the Council.

The U.N. has warned that a new war could erupt if the peacekeepers leave entirely9.

Ethiopia and Eritrea have feuded10 over their border since Eritrea gained independence in 1993 after a 30-year war.

 

 


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1 feuding eafa661dffa44863a7478178ec28b5c1     
vi.长期不和（feud的现在分词形式）
参考例句：
  • Riccardo and Cafiero had been feuding so openly that the whole town knew about it. 里卡多和卡菲埃罗一直公开地闹别扭，全城的人都知道此事。 来自辞典例句
  • The two families have been feuding with each other for many generations. 这两个家族有好多代的世仇了。 来自互联网
2 mandate sj9yz     
n.托管地；命令，指示
参考例句：
  • The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
  • The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。
3 delegation NxvxQ     
n.代表团；派遣
参考例句：
  • The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
  • We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。
4 implement WcdzG     
n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行
参考例句：
  • Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
  • The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。
5 buffer IxYz0B     
n.起缓冲作用的人(或物)，缓冲器；vt.缓冲
参考例句：
  • A little money can be a useful buffer in time of need.在急需时，很少一点钱就能解燃眉之急。
  • Romantic love will buffer you against life's hardships.浪漫的爱会减轻生活的艰辛。
6 initially 273xZ     
adv.最初，开始
参考例句：
  • The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
  • Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
7 administrative fzDzkc     
adj.行政的，管理的
参考例句：
  • The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
  • He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。
8 repatriated da02f9cb12a8b699062b0833e76daf10     
v.把（某人）遣送回国，遣返( repatriate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The refugees were forcibly repatriated. 难民被强制遣送回国。
  • Ancient artworks were repatriated from the US to Greece. 古代艺术品从美国遣送回希腊。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 entirely entirely     
ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地
参考例句：
  • The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
  • His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
10 feuded 872f5b5b9ef6943fd21bd2d8f5d8cf75     
vi.长期不和（feud的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
  • He feuded with his ex-wife. 他和前妻积怨已久。 来自辞典例句
  • The two tribes feuded with each other for generations. 这两个部族世代为敌。 来自辞典例句

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