VOA常速英语:Kerry on the Global Demining Initiative for Colombia(翻译)

One of the kick-off events for the United Nations General Assembly week was a ministerial pledging meeting for the Global Demining Initiative for Colombia.
在举行联合国大会的这周，最为重大的事件之一便是一场部长级承诺会议—哥伦比亚国际排雷行动。

The United States and Norway are co-leading the Global Demining Initiative for Colombia. Unexploded ordnance and mines continue to take thousands of lives.More than 11,000 Colombians have been wounded or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance over the past 25 years.
美国和挪威正在联合领导这场哥伦比亚国际排雷行动。未被引爆弹药和地雷持续夺走成千上万人的生命。在过去的25年里，未被引爆弹药和地雷使得哥伦比亚死伤人数超过了11000。

The demining initiative, said Secretary Kerry, is both a humanitarian necessity and a boost to peace. In particular, demining will allow Colombia’s farmers to reclaim valuable farmland for productive uses as an alternative to coca leaf production – land which is now off limits because of the existence of landmines.
国务卿克里表示，这场排雷行动既是人道主义的需要，也是对和平的推动。特别的，排雷将会使得哥伦比亚的农民们重新拿回珍贵的农田以用作生产，从而不再生产古柯叶—这些土地目前禁止入内，因为里面遍布地雷。

Years of experience have demonstrated that it takes time, money, experts, and hard work in order to identify and clear mines, and to educate the local populations about the dangers.The goal of the initiative is to raise international awareness, funds, and resources in order to help Colombia reach its Ottawa Convention goal of being landmine-free by 2021.At the ministerial, the United States and Norway, along with the European Union and 19 other countries collectively pledged $105 million to the initiative.
经年累月的经验表明，需要时间、金钱、专家和辛勤工作来发现和清除地雷、向当地人民讲述地雷的危险性。这场排雷行动的目标是要提高国际意识，募集资金和资源来帮助哥伦比亚实现《渥太华公约》中规定的2021年前完全清除地雷的目标。在这场部长级会议之上，美国、挪威、欧盟、以及其他19个国家集体承诺向这场排雷行动给与1.05亿美元的资金。

The United States and Norway are committed to achieving lasting results in demining not only in Colombia, but across the globe.Both countries envision a world where international peace and security can take root in places where landmines and unexploded ordnance are no longer a threat.
美国和挪威不仅仅致力于在挪威实现持久排雷，同时还在全世界范围内进行类似行动。两国都展望了这样一个世界—在那里国际和平与安全可以扎根长存，在那里地雷和未被引爆的弹药将不再是一个威胁。