VOA标准英语2009-Refugees from CAR Continue to Flee Into Chad

The U.N. High Commission for Refugees reports refugees continue to flee into Chad from the Central African Republic. It says the refugees are arriving in small groups in the village of Daha, in southeastern Chad and in another area along the border.
　
Newly displaced families wait for registration¹ outside an IDP camp outside Mogadishu, Somalia, 15 May 2009

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees says there is no massive influx² of refugees from the Central African Republic into Chad. Rather, it is a steady daily stream of people, which the U.N. refugee agency says raises concerns of new confrontations³ between rebel groups and the CAR army.

The UNHCR already is caring for 56,000 refugees from the Central African Republic in five camps in southern Chad. In addition, UNHCR spokesman Ron Redmond, tells VOA, it is caring for some 17,000 new arrivals, staying in six spontaneous sites, which have sprung up along the border.

"We believe that they would indeed be better off in camps. But, they believe that they are going to be able to go home fairly soon," said Redmond. "And, so quite understandably they want to remain along the border in these spontaneous sites. In normal situations, UNHCR prefers to have refugees housed at least 50 kilometers and sometimes much farther away from insecure borders."
　
Faces of displaced in Kibati camp, North Kivu, DRC (file photo)

Redmond says the UNHCR and other aid agencies would be in a better position to assist the refugees if they were staying in a more accessible area. He says the border region is very remote. Roads are bad.

Redmond says the UNHCR is working against the clock to get food, water and other relief supplies pre-positioned in the refugee sites before the rains start in mid-June.

"Traveling to that region from our main operation center in Abeche is something like 700 kilometers," he added. "So, it is a long way. It can take three, three and a half days or longer to make this journey. Getting stuff down there is not easy, but we are confident we are going to get enough supplies in there to tide them through the rainy season."

Redmond says aid workers in this part of Chad provide protection and emergency assistance. He says they are continuing to distribute shelter material and household items to all newly arrived families, mostly women and small children.

1 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

2 influx   

n.流入，注入

参考例句：

• The country simply cannot absorb this influx of refugees.这个国家实在不能接纳这么多涌入的难民。
• Textile workers favoured protection because they feared an influx of cheap cloth.纺织工人拥护贸易保护措施，因为他们担心涌入廉价纺织品。

3 confrontations   

n.对抗，对抗的事物( confrontation的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At times, this potential has escalated into actual confrontations. 有时，这一矛盾升级为实际的对抗。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• These confrontations and uncertainties were bing played out for the first time on a global scale. 所有这一切对抗和不稳定，第一次在全球范围内得到充分的表演。 来自辞典例句