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VOA常速英语:More U.S. Humanitarian Aid To Fight Hunger In Africa And Yemen(翻译)
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nearly 639 million dollars of humanitarian aid for the estimated 20 million people affected by food insecurity and violence in Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen.
7月初,总统唐纳德·特朗普宣布再提供近6.39亿美元的人道主义援助,帮助预计2千万人,他们在索马里、南苏丹和也门受粮食危机和暴力的困扰。
“Tens of millions of people are in need of humanitarian assistance as a result of the man-made crises in South Sudan, Nigeria, and Yemen, all of which are driven by violent conflicts, and in Somalia, where ongoing conflict is exacerbating the effects of severe and prolonged drought,” said Acting Assistant Administrator for the USAID’s Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, Robert Jenkins.
“南苏丹、尼日利亚和也门的人为危机导致几千万人需要人道主义援助,这些危机是由暴力冲突引起的。在索马里持续的冲突加剧了严重和长期干旱的影响,”美国国际开发署的民主、冲突和人道主义援助局的代理助理主任罗伯特·詹金森说。
“Despite the influx of aid that has helped to alleviate famine in some areas of South Sudan, and has so far prevented famine in Yemen and Somalia, the overall food security situation is worsening, and life-threatening hunger continues to spread in both scope and in scale.”
“尽管大量援助已经帮助减轻了南苏丹一些地区的饥荒,迄今为止也预防了也门和索马里的饥荒,但整体的粮食安全状况仍在恶化,威胁生命的饥荒在规模和范围上持续扩散。”
In all four countries, conflict has been the primary driver of humanitarian need. In Somalia, conflict has made it difficult to reach some communities in dire need of food.In South Sudan and Yemen, civil wars have destabilized the economies, crippled agricultural production and trade, and sent the price of food skyrocketing. In Somalia and Nigeria, the regions that have been beset by violent terrorist groups—al Shabaab and Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa respectively--are among those in the greatest need of humanitarian assistance.
在所有4个国家中,冲突是人道主义需求的主要驱动力。在索马里,冲突使一些急需粮食的社区很难获得人道主义援助。在南苏丹和也门,内战已经破坏了经济,严重损害农业生产和贸易,使物价飞涨。在索马里和尼日利亚,一些地区受到暴力恐怖主义的困扰——分别受到索马里青年党、博科圣地和伊斯兰国-西非的困扰——这些地区都急需人道主义援助。
“Through this additional funding, the United States can provide additional emergency food and nutrition assistance,life-saving medical care, improved sanitation, safe drinking water, emergency shelter, hygiene and health programs to treat and prevent disease outbreaks,and protection for civilians who’ve been affected by conflict, including both those displaced internally and as refugees.This additional funding brings the total U.S. contribution to over 1.8 billion dollars in humanitarian assistance for the four famine crises since the beginning of fiscal year 2017,” said Mr. Jenkins.
“通过这些额外的资金,美国能够提供额外的应急食物和营养援助、挽救生命的医疗护理、完善的卫生设备、安全饮用水、紧急避难所、卫生和健康计划来治疗和预防疾病暴发,并保护为被冲突影响的平民,包括那些在国内流离失所的人和难民。这些额外的资金使美国为四次饥荒危机提供的人道主义援助超过18亿美元,这是自2017财年开始的,”詹金森说。
“We will continue to work with our international and local partners to provide this life-saving aid needed to avert famine and to support communities impacted by these crises.”
“我们将继续与我们的国际和当地伙伴合作提供所需的就生援助来避免饥荒并帮助这些危机影响的社区。”
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