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By Alisha Ryu
Nairobi
02 August 2007

African Union officials say they are optimistic that member states will contribute more troops to a new hybrid¹ peacekeeping force for the troubled western Darfur region of Sudan. As VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu reports from our East Africa bureau in Nairobi, optimism is largely based on expectations the United Nations will provide all the financial and logistical support for the mission.

Leader of Sudan Liberation Movement Minni Minawi (R) and General Martin Luther Agwai, new Commander of AU in Sudan (File photo - 23 Jul 2007)

Ambassadors to the 53-member, pan-African body gathered at AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to discuss the details of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1769.

The Security Council passed the resolution Tuesday, authorizing² the deployment³ of 26,000 U.N. and AU troops and police to Darfur. They will replace 7,000 African troops deployed⁴ there since 2004.

During the AU meeting, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Cameroon and Ethiopia pledged to provide troops

The U.N. resolution stresses that the new mission, the largest in the world, should have a predominantly African character and that the majority of troops should come from African countries.

AU spokesman, Geoffrey Mugumya, tells VOA that AU members are responding positively⁵ to the call for more African troops in Darfur.

"According to questions from the floor, it seems most member states will be willing to contribute troops [to] the hybrid force," he said.

Mugumya says he believes more countries on the continent are interested in participating because the United Nations, not the under-funded African Union, will bear the cost of carrying the mission, expected to cost $2 billion in the first year.

Since 2004, the African Union has struggled to pay AU troops in Darfur in full and on time.

"It will be the U.N. taking over the funding, so we are not afraid," he added.

Despite a sharp escalation⁶ in violence in Darfur in recent weeks, Rwanda and Nigeria, whose forces make up the bulk of the AU force in Darfur, have pledged to send more men. Malawi, which has a battalion⁷ in the current force, says it is also considering expanding its participation⁸ in the Darfur mission.

Since rebels in Darfur rose up against the Sudanese government in 2003, more than 200,000 people have been killed and more than two million others displaced in brutal⁹ fighting.

AU peacekeepers have largely failed to curb¹⁰ the violence. It is hoped the larger and more robust¹¹ hybrid force can bring stability so that humanitarian¹² aid can be delivered safely to millions of people in need throughout the region.

1 hybrid   

n.(动，植）杂种，混合物

参考例句：

• That is a hybrid perpetual rose.那是一株杂交的四季开花的蔷薇。
• The hybrid was tall,handsome,and intelligent.那混血儿高大、英俊、又聪明。

2 authorizing   

授权，批准，委托( authorize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Letters of Marque: Take letters from a warning friendly power authorizing privateering. 私掠许可证：从某一个国家获得合法抢劫的证书。
• Formal phavee completion does not include authorizing the subsequent phavee. 阶段的正式完成不包括核准随后的阶段。

3 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

4 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

5 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

6 escalation   

n.扩大，增加

参考例句：

• The threat of nuclear escalation remains. 核升级的威胁仍旧存在。 来自辞典例句
• Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。 来自辞典例句

7 battalion   

n.营；部队；大队(的人)

参考例句：

• The town was garrisoned by a battalion.该镇由一营士兵驻守。
• At the end of the drill parade,the battalion fell out.操练之后，队伍解散了。

8 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

9 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

10 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

11 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。

12 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。