VOA常速英语2020--解决南苏丹问题的关键在于政治稳定（在线收听）

Next, an editorial reflecting the views of the United States government. After more than six years of civil war, the warring parties in South Sudan agreed in late February to form a Transitional Government of National Unity. This is a long-delayed, but necessary step toward ending a conflict that has left some 400,000 people dead and well over 4 million others displaced inside and outside of the country. South Sudan is a fragile state that is struggling with several challenges. Chief among them are a serious shortage of food that has pushed more than 9 million people into food insecurity and a sharp spike in the number of COVID-19 cases that has overwhelmed the country’s health care system, one of the weakest in the world. To add to these problems, the parties to the February agreement are struggling to agree on solutions, and the political impasse could be costly. According to Caroline Sekyewa, South Sudan Country Director at the International Rescue Committee, “community violence is raging in several states where the government is unwilling and unable to exercise political and administrative control. The political standoff is preventing the formation of critical institutions, including the appointment of state leadership required to lead a COVID-19 response at the local level.”

接下来是一篇反映美国政府观点的社论。经过六年多的内战，南苏丹的交战各方在2月下旬就组建民族团结过渡政府达成一致。这是一个拖延已久的，但也是结束冲突的必要步骤，这场冲突已造成约40万人死亡，还有400多万人在国内外流离失所。南苏丹是一个脆弱的国家，正面临着多重挑战。其中最主要的挑战是严重的粮食短缺，导致超过900万人陷入了粮食无保障的境地，而且国内新冠肺炎确诊病例激增，压垮了南苏丹的医疗体系，使南苏丹成为世界上最脆弱的国家之一。问题还不止如此，2月份进行协议的各方正努力就解决方案达成一致，而解决政治僵局可能付出高昂的代价。据国际救援委员会南苏丹国家主任卡罗琳·塞基耶瓦说，“社区暴力在几个州肆虐，政府不愿意也无法对此行使政治和行政控制。政治僵局阻碍了关键机构的形成，包括任命必要的国家领导人来应对新冠肺炎疫情，发布地方一级响应。”

The key to begin fixing South Sudan’s problems is political stability, and the key to political stability is strong, democratic governance. On June 9, the governments of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Norway -- also known as the Troika -- issued a statement urging South Sudan’s fledgling Transitional Government of National Unity to take the next step and fill vacant positions in local and state governments. The Troika noted that the increasing violence is causing immense suffering for the people of South Sudan. It hinders humanitarian access to those most in need and impedes the country’s COVID-19 response. “Now is the moment for the President and Vice Presidents, supported by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the guarantors of the peace agreement, to agree on the selection of governors and to move forward to govern together for the benefit of the people of South Sudan,” said the Troika in a statement. “Any further delay creates uncertainty that undermines the transition process, slows the fight against COVID-19, and holds back efforts to end the violence that now threatens the hard-won peace.”On June 17, the parties reached agreement on the selection of state governors. While this is good news, there remains an urgent need for follow-through and continued statesmanship by all sides. That was an editorial reflecting the views of the United States government

解决南苏丹问题的关键在于政治稳定，而政治稳定的关键是强有力的民主治理。6月9号，美国、英国和挪威三国政府（也叫三国集团）发表声明，敦促南苏丹刚刚成立的民族团结过渡政府采取下一步行动，填补地方和州政府的空缺。三国集团注意到，暴力事件的增加正在给南苏丹人民造成巨大的痛苦。它阻碍了对受困的人进行人道主义援助，并阻碍该国应对新冠肺炎。“现在，总统和副总统受到政府间管理局以及和平协议保证人的支持，要就州长的选举达成一致，并为了南苏丹人民的利益进行共同执政，”三国集团在一份证明中表示。“任何进一步的拖延都会造成不确定性，破坏过渡进程，减缓与新冠肺炎的斗争，阻碍结束对目前来之不易的和平产生威胁的暴力的努力。”6月17日，双方就州长人选达成协议。虽然这是一个好消息，但各方仍然迫切需要贯彻和继续保持政治才能。这是一篇反映美国政府观点的社论。