2016年CRI Premier Li attends Leader's Summit on Refugees

 

Addressing the Leader's Summit on Refugees, Chinese Premier¹ Li Keqiang has revealed Chinese plans to spend an additional 300-million US dollars over the next three years.

"Each year in the next three years, China will provide 50 million dollars to multi-lateral humanitarian² organizations or UN Initiatives, and another 50 million dollars in the form of bilateral³ humanitarian aid. This would enlarge China's commitment by 300 million US dollars. "

This follows another promise by the Chinese Premier on Monday to add 100-million dollars in annual aid to UN development agencies.

That new funding will be itemized in the Chinese government's South-South Cooperation Fund, which was first set up last year to assist developing countries.

The new 300-million US dollar Chinese commitment to refugees comes following a call to action by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon.

"Not a single country, however powerful and resources it may be, cannot handle this one. The United Nations cannot handle this one alone. We need all solidarity⁴ and we need unity⁵ in addressing this issue."

The large movement of refugees and migrants is one of the main focal points at this year's UN General Assembly this year.

Monday's Summit for Refugees and Migrants has seen world leaders sign the "New York Declaration."

This is an international pledge to improve the conditions facing the world's refugees and migrants.

For CRI, I am Luo Laiming at the United Nations Headquarters.

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

3 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

4 solidarity   

n.团结；休戚相关

参考例句：

• They must preserve their solidarity.他们必须维护他们的团结。
• The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock.中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。

5 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。