2006年VOA标准英语-UNHCR Says Chad Will Not Expel Sudanese Re

By Lisa Schlein
Geneva
17 April 2006

 
A little girl washes clothes outside her shack¹ at the Iridimi refugee camp near Iriba in eastern Chad
(File photo - Sept. 25, 2004) 
  
The UN High Commissioner² for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, says Chad's president, Idriss Deby, has withdrawn³ his threat to expel some 200-thousand Sudanese refugees who fled the conflict in Darfur.  The High Commissioner issued a statement from his office in Geneva in which he says he received these reassurances⁴ during a telephone conversation with the Chadian President Sunday night.

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UN Refugee spokesman, Ron Redmond, says everyone is very relieved at the outcome of the discussions between High Commissioner Guterres and Chadian President Deby.

Even though the refugees are living in very remote desert camps, he says they were well aware of what was going on. He says they were understandably alarmed at the prospect⁵ of being forcibly deported⁶ to Darfur where they face persecution⁷ and even death.

While the present danger is over, he tells VOA the UNHCR remains⁸ concerned by the situation on the ground.

"Something of a void has been created in some parts of the East because this is a vast territory of Eastern Chad and we have got a dozen camps spread across about 600 kilometers of very remote territory, fairly near the Darfur border," he said. "There are now reports of Janjaweed and bandits basically taking advantage of the vacuum in that area right now because the military is preoccupied⁹ elsewhere. So, it is a situation that is quite worrisome."

On Friday, Chad prevented efforts by rebels to topple the government of President Idriss Deby. He retaliated¹⁰ by threatening to expel some 200,000 refugees from Darfur by the end of June if the international community did not take steps to stop, what he called, Sudan's efforts to undermine his government.

UNHCR's Redmond says the High Commissioner has repeatedly warned in recent months that unrest on both sides of the Sudan-Chad border was posing a growing threat to civilians¹¹, displaced people and aid workers. He says Commissioner Guterres also warned that the ongoing¹² war in Darfur risked destabilizing the whole region.

"He has said that those fears are now becoming a reality because we are seeing attacks on civilians by Janjaweed," added Redmond. "We are seeing forced recruitment of refugees. We are seeing a growing threat of militarization of refugee camps and this all makes a speedy resolution of the Darfur crisis all the more urgent."

Redmond says the UNHCR appreciates the generosity¹³ and sacrifice of the people of Chad who have been providing help to hundreds of thousands of refugees from Sudan and the Central African Republic.

But, he warns the situation remains very fragile and urges the international community to answer the High Commissioner's plea to do everything possible to establish peace and security in Darfur.

1 shack   

adj.简陋的小屋，窝棚

参考例句：

• He had to sit down five times before he reached his shack.在走到他的茅棚以前，他不得不坐在地上歇了五次。
• The boys made a shack out of the old boards in the backyard.男孩们在后院用旧木板盖起一间小木屋。

2 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

3 withdrawn   

vt.收回；使退出；vi.撤退，退出

参考例句：

• Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
• All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。

4 reassurances   

n.消除恐惧或疑虑( reassurance的名词复数 )；恢复信心；使人消除恐惧或疑虑的事物；使人恢复信心的事物

参考例句：

• We have had some reassurances from the council that the building will be saved. 理事会保证会保留那座建筑，这使我们得到了些许安慰。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Everybody's reassurances have encouraged me. 大家的勉励鼓舞了我。 来自辞典例句

5 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

6 deported   

v.将…驱逐出境( deport的过去式和过去分词 )；举止

参考例句：

• They stripped me of my citizenship and deported me. 他们剥夺我的公民资格，将我驱逐出境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The convicts were deported to a deserted island. 罪犯们被流放到一个荒岛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 persecution   

n. 迫害,烦扰

参考例句：

• He had fled from France at the time of the persecution. 他在大迫害时期逃离了法国。
• Their persecution only serves to arouse the opposition of the people. 他们的迫害只激起人民对他们的反抗。

8 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

9 preoccupied   

adj.全神贯注的，入神的；被抢先占有的；心事重重的v.占据（某人）思想，使对…全神贯注，使专心于( preoccupy的过去式)

参考例句：

• He was too preoccupied with his own thoughts to notice anything wrong. 他只顾想着心事，没注意到有什么不对。
• The question of going to the Mount Tai preoccupied his mind. 去游泰山的问题盘踞在他心头。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 retaliated   

v.报复，反击( retaliate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• When he once teased her for her inexperience, she retaliated. 有一次，他讥讽她没有经验，她便反唇相讥。 来自辞典例句
• The terrorists retaliated by killing three policemen. 恐怖分子以杀死三名警察相报复。 来自辞典例句

11 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

12 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

13 generosity   

n.大度，慷慨，慷慨的行为

参考例句：

• We should match their generosity with our own.我们应该像他们一样慷慨大方。
• We adore them for their generosity.我们钦佩他们的慷慨。