UN Completes Mission in Angola

Broadcast: Feb 13, 2003

 

The United Nations is completing its mission in Angola aimed at arranging ¹⁾humanitarian¹ help and promoting human rights. U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan sees the decision to end the ²⁾mandate² as a sign of progress. In his most recent report on Angola, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said the country is "firmly placed on a path of political, social and economic recovery."

After holding consultations³ on the issue, Germany's Ambassador Gunter Plueger, whose country holds the rotating U.N. Security Council presidency⁴, told reporters the Council welcomes the ³⁾implementation⁵ of a nearly decade old peace accord for Angola and the end of the United Nation's mandate. "Members of the Council welcome the report of the Secretary General on the completion of the U.N. mission in Angola, UNMA, which will end on the 15th of February."

Mr. Annan says Angola still needs assistance in areas of human rights, removing land mines, the reintegration of ex-combatants, humanitarian assistance and economic recovery. He says Angola also should hold general elections soon.

Angola is rich in both petroleum⁶ and diamonds, but it had been mired⁷ in a civil war for over thirty years. The warring sides signed a ⁴⁾ceasefire six weeks after the February 22, 2002, death of rebel leader Jonas Savimbi.

Jenny Badner VOA news, United Nations.

 

1)    humanitarian [hju(:)7mAni5tZEriEn]n.人道主义者

2)    mandate [5mAndeit]n.命令, 训令, 要求

3)    implementation [7implimen5teiFEn]n.执行

4)    ceasefire[5sI:s7faIE] n.停火,停战

1 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。

2 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

3 consultations   

n.磋商（会议）( consultation的名词复数 )；商讨会；协商会；查找

参考例句：

• Consultations can be arranged at other times by appointment. 磋商可以通过预约安排在其他时间。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Consultations are under way. 正在进行磋商。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

5 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。

6 petroleum   

n.原油，石油

参考例句：

• The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

7 mired   

abbr.microreciprocal degree 迈尔德（色温单位）v.深陷( mire的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The country was mired in recession. 这个国家陷入了经济衰退的困境。
• The most brilliant leadership can be mired in detail. 最有才干的领导也会陷于拘泥琐事的困境中。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》