VOA常速英语:More Humanitarian Aid for Somalia(翻译)

A quarter century of civil war, exacerbated by the rise of the violent al Shabaab terror group and cyclical droughts of historic proportions has seen wave after wave of Somalis leaving their home country.Today, some 463,000 Somalis are living as refugees in camps in neighboring Kenya.
在这场历时25年的内战中，在暴力恐怖组织基地组织的兴起、以及空前严重的周期性干旱的催化下，一批接一批的索马里人逃离了他们的祖国。目前，有46万3000多索马里人屈居在邻国肯尼亚的难民营里。

In many respects, the conditions in Somalia have been steadily improving--the government and economy are taking shape,Somali security forces are emerging, and al Shabaab has steadily lost territory due to the combined actions of the Somali government,international partners, and the African Union Mission in Somalia, or AMISOM forces.
在许多方面，索马里的情况一直在稳步提升—政府和经济正在形成、索马里安全部队正在崛起、基地组织正在逐渐失去他们控制的领土，其原因是索马里政府、国际合作伙伴、以及非洲联盟索马里维和部队（简称非盟维和部队AMISOM forces）采取了联合行动。

And thanks to the Tri-partite agreement of 2014, refugees have been making their way home from Kenya. However, the country, its people living in Somalia and abroad, as well as repatriating refugees, are still in dire need of humanitarian help.
归功于2014年达成的一份三方协议，肯尼亚的索马里难民可以回到自己的家园。然而，索马里、居住在国内外的索马里人民、以及被遣返回国的索马里难民仍然迫切需要人道主义救援。

So, the United States is stepping up, said Secretary of State John Kerry during his recent visit to Kenya.“I am pleased to announce that the United States will be providing an additional $117 million more in support for refugees, returnees, and drought victims in the region, raising our total assistance just for this year to $265 million.And we will also contribute an additional $29 million to the UNHCR’s new Supplementary Appeal in support of the safe and voluntary return of refugees to Somalia”
美国国务卿约翰·克里近期访问肯尼亚时指出，正是因为这些原因，美国正在加紧对索马里的人道主义援助。“我很高兴地宣布，美国将再提供1.17亿美元的资金，用来支持该地区的难民、归国人员、以及旱灾受灾者，这一举措将使得美国今年一年的援助资金总额达到2.65亿美元。我们也将再提供2900万美元给联合国难民署的新‘补充要求（Supplementary Appeal）’，从而支持难民安全、自愿地返回索马里。”

This sum includes new humanitarian assistance of more than $87 million in food and non-food help for refugees and drought victims in Kenya and Somalia.Working through a number of humanitarian organizations,the United States will also provide aid and help improve conditions across Somalia, particularly in hard to reach areas of south-central Somalia.This aid includes support shelter, water sanitation, and hygiene, health and nutrition, and livelihoods programs for returnees in accessible areas of return.
这笔款项包含了新的人道主义援助，其中有价值超过8700万美元的食品和非食品援助，用来帮助难民和肯尼亚以及索马里的旱灾受灾人群。通过一些人道主义组织的工作，美国也将提供援助、帮助改善整个索马里的情况，特别是索马里中南部那些很难到达的地区。这一援助所涉及的方面包括对可进入区域的保障性住房、水卫生系统、卫生、健康和营养、以及归国人员的生计项目。

The United States remains committed to helping address the serious humanitarian concerns in Somalia and continued protection and assistance for refugees in Kenya and elsewhere in the region, and continues to urge the international community to contribute more resources to humanitarian appeals to support durable solutions for Somali refugees.
美国仍然承诺帮助解决索马里严峻的人道主义问题、继续对肯尼亚和该地区其他地方的难民给与保护和援助、继续敦促国际社会对人道主义诉求贡献更多的资源来支持对索马里难民问题的长期解决办法。