联合国儿童基金会:全球5000万名儿童流离失所

AS IT IS 2016-09-12 UNICEF: 50 Million Children Displaced Worldwide

Nearly 50 million children in the world are refugees, migrants or without a home, the United Nations Children’s agency reported.

UNICEF said 28 million children have fled violence or conflict, according to a written report. The agency called the situation “a growing crisis.”

Last year, almost half of all children registered as refugees came from two countries: Syria and Afghanistan.

But UNICEF said this crisis affects children from all parts of the world. The UNICEF report mentioned that Central America, Asia and Africa also have refugees who are children.

The report notes that when and if children reach their final stops, the threats they face often do not disappear. Those threats include sex trafficking, criminal gangs and smuggling¹. Children continue to need help and protection.

UN summit

World leaders gather in New York for the annual U.N. General Assembly later this month. There will be two separate meetings on migration² and refugees.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will host the first meeting. U.S. President Barack Obama will host the second meeting.

UNICEF said it hopes the summits will be committed to children.

The UNICEF report called for addressing the root causes of migration and refugees. The agency said conflict, violence and extreme poverty are the root causes.

The report also urges measures to stop xenophobia and discrimination against refugees. And, it introduced measures to prevent the abuse of children on the move.

Words in This Story

gang – n. a group of young people who do illegal things together and who often fight against other gangs

smuggling – v. to move someone or something from one country into another illegally and secretly

xenophobia – n. fear or hatred³ of strangers or foreigners

migrants - n. people who move from one place to another, often for economic reasons

mentioned - v. noted⁴

annual - adj. yearly; taking place once a year

committed - v. to decide to use or do something for a reason

host - v. to lead or chair an event

1 smuggling   

n.走私

参考例句：

• Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
• The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。

2 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

3 hatred   

n.憎恶，憎恨，仇恨

参考例句：

• He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
• The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。

4 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。