拉丁美洲仍是最不平等，最不安全的地区

 拉丁美洲仍是最不平等，最不安全的地区

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Latin America remained the most unequal and most insecure region in the world, said a UN report released Tuesday, calling for efforts to reduce insecurity through promoting inclusive economic growth and enhancing security and justice institutions.

According to the 2013-2014 Regional Human Development Report, the region experienced both economic growth and increased crime rates over the past decade, with more than 100,000 murders per year during that time.

While homicide rates stabilized¹ and even fell in some of the countries, the perception of security worsened with robberies hiking threefold in the past 25 years, the report said.

It focused on six main overlapping² threats impacting the region: street crime, violence and crime committed by and against youth, gender-based violence, corruption³, and violence committed by state actors and organized crime.

"While some threats -- such as organized crime, especially drug trafficking -- are often used to explain insecurity, the regional, national and local dynamics⁴ are much more diverse," the leader author, Rafael Fernandez de Castro, said.

One of the main lessons drawn⁵ from Latin America is that the " iron fist" policies do not work: strong police and criminal repression⁶ in the region have often coincided with high crime rates, according to the report.

It also pointed⁷ out that to reduce citizen insecurity, the most effective way is improving people's lives, boosting inclusive economic growth and enhancing security and justice institutions.

Among other findings, the report said that young men are the most affected⁸ by crime and violence, and yet are the most common perpetrators.

In addition to the impact on individuals, insecurity also affects the region's economic potential, the report said, adding that without the high mortality rate, the region's gross domestic product would have been 0.5 percent higher.

"It is a crucial issue for several regions, including Latin America and the Caribbean, because without peace there can be no development, and without development there can be no lasting⁹ peace, " said Helen Clark, the UN Development Program administrator¹⁰.

1 stabilized   

v.（使）稳定， （使）稳固( stabilize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The patient's condition stabilized. 患者的病情稳定下来。
• His blood pressure has stabilized. 他的血压已经稳定下来了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 overlapping   

adj./n.交迭（的）

参考例句：

• There is no overlapping question between the two courses. 这两门课程之间不存在重叠的问题。
• A trimetrogon strip is composed of three rows of overlapping. 三镜头摄影航线为三排重迭的象片所组成。

3 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

4 dynamics   

n.力学，动力学，动力，原动力；动态

参考例句：

• In order to succeed,you must master complicated knowledge of dynamics.要取得胜利，你必须掌握很复杂的动力学知识。
• Dynamics is a discipline that cannot be mastered without extensive practice.动力学是一门不做大量习题就不能掌握的学科。

5 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

6 repression   

n.镇压，抑制，抑压

参考例句：

• The repression of your true feelings is harmful to your health.压抑你的真实感情有害健康。
• This touched off a new storm against violent repression.这引起了反对暴力镇压的新风暴。

7 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

8 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

9 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

10 administrator   

n.经营管理者，行政官员

参考例句：

• The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
• He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。