VOA慢速英语2016--因冲突而逃离阿富汗的人数急剧上升

AS IT IS 2016-06-01 Sharp Rise in Number of Afghans Fleeing Conflict 因冲突而逃离阿富汗的人数急剧上升

The number of Afghans displaced within their country has increased sharply over the past three years, says Amnesty International.

The rights group reported on Tuesday that Afghanistan has 1.2 million internally displaced people. That is almost double the number in 2013.

The report comes at a time of concerns over increasing violence by the Taliban this year.

Champa Patel is Amnesty International’s South Asia Director. She said that growing numbers of displaced Afghans are living in very bad conditions.

Afghans are one of the world’s largest refugee populations. The United Nations refugee agency estimates that 2.6 million Afghans are living in neighboring Pakistan and Iran.

Champa Patel said, “While the world’s attention seems to have moved on from Afghanistan, we risk forgetting the plight¹ of those left behind by the conflict.”

In recent years, Afghanistan’s central government has promised to help internally displaced people. But these Afghans still lack food, water, health care, and chances to seek education and employment, Amnesty said.

The report said the situation facing internally displaced Afghans has worsened in recent years. It said less aid and essential things, such as food, are available.

Amnesty blamed reported corruption², a lack of ability in the government and decreasing international interest in Afghanistan’s national IDP Policy. The latest policy was launched two years ago.

Instead, the report said, forced evictions by both the government and private groups are a daily threat to internally displaced people.

Amnesty said the Ministry³ of Refugees and Repatriation⁴ has the job of coordinating⁵ the IDP policy. But the ministry lacks financial resources and has been accused of corruption, the group said.

Most of the internally displaced population is in need of basic health care. Also, schooling⁶ for children has been suspended since their families were forced to leave their homes.

Champa Patel said, “They have lost the traditional sources of their livelihoods⁷, and only have few opportunities for informal work, creating circumstances where women are excluded, and children are being exploited and not educated.”

Amnesty International has called on Afghan officials and the international community to act quickly. It said these groups must work to meet the most urgent needs of displaced Afghans.

The Afghan government has yet to comment on the Amnesty International report.

Words in This Story

plight – n. a bad or difficult situation

essential – adj. absolutely necessary, something that cannot be done without

implementation⁸ – n. the process of carrying out a plan

evictions – n. to force someone to leave a place

exploited – adj. used, used in an unfair or improper way

1 plight   

n.困境，境况，誓约，艰难；vt.宣誓，保证，约定

参考例句：

• The leader was much concerned over the plight of the refugees.那位领袖对难民的困境很担忧。
• She was in a most helpless plight.她真不知如何是好。

2 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。

3 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

4 repatriation   

n.遣送回国，归国

参考例句：

• The Volrep programme is the preferred means of repatriation. 政府认为自愿遣返计划的遣返方法较为可取。 来自互联网
• Arrange the cargo claiming and maritime affairs,crews repatriation,medical treatment,traveling so on. （六）洽办货物理赔，船舶海事处理，办理船员遣返，就医，旅游等。 来自互联网

5 coordinating   

v.使协调，使调和( coordinate的现在分词 )；协调；协同；成为同等

参考例句：

• He abolished the Operations Coordinating Board and the Planning Board. 他废除了行动协调委员会和计划委员会。 来自辞典例句
• He's coordinating the wedding, and then we're not going to invite him? 他是来协调婚礼的，难道我们不去请他？ 来自电影对白

6 schooling   

n.教育；正规学校教育

参考例句：

• A child's access to schooling varies greatly from area to area.孩子获得学校教育的机会因地区不同而大相径庭。
• Backward children need a special kind of schooling.天赋差的孩子需要特殊的教育。

7 livelihoods   

生计，谋生之道( livelihood的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• First came the earliest individualistic pioneers who depended on hunting and fishing for their livelihoods. 走在最前面的是早期的个人主义先驱者，他们靠狩猎捕鱼为生。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• With little influence over policies, their traditional livelihoods are threatened. 因为马赛族人对政策的影响力太小，他们的传统生计受到了威胁。

8 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。