2007年VOA标准英语-UN Says Humanitarian Situation Worsening in Dar

By Suzanne Presto New York 31 August 2007 The U.N. Assistant Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Margareta Wahlstrom, says the humanitarian situation in Sudan's western Darfur region is worsening. From

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Humanitarian Coordinator Visits Uganda

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 31 March 2006 United Nations humanitarian relief coordinator Jan Egeland is in Uganda as part of a four-nation tour to assess and highlight the security and drought situation

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VOA常速英语2007年-Transportable Disaster Relief Solutions Showcas

By Paul Sisco Washington 06 December 2007 When disaster strikes and humanitarian assistance is needed, a rapid, low cost response often is critical. As VOA's Paul Sisco tells us in today's Searching for Solutions report, a voluntary research and supp

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. We talked last week about Mercy Corps, a nonprofit group that provides emergency services after disasters. Another organization involved in this kind of work is Catholic Relief Services, based in B

VOA常速英语2008年-Relief Groups Warn of Worsening Humanitarian Si

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 26 March 2008 A total of 40 international humanitarian organizations have issued a statement warning of the worsening humanitarian situation in Somalia and appealing for increased attention from the international community. Th

2007年VOA标准英语-Relief Agencies Airlift Food to Victims of Cycl

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 24 April 2007 Simone Chivale, 30, walks towards a destroyed home, in the Mozambique coastal town of Vilankulo, 24 Apr 2007 Relief officials in Madagascar have begun airlifting emergency food supplies to northern Madagascar,

2007年VOA标准英语-Emergency Relief Goods on Display at Aid & Trad

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 01 February 2007 Getting essential relief supplies to victims of natural disasters and conflict is critical for their survival. These emergency goods do not just magically appear out of the air. They have to be purchased. A wid

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Humanitarian Chief Sees Improvement in War-R

By Catherine Maddux Washington 30 October 2006 The top U.N. humanitarian affairs official says there has been dramatic improvement in northern Uganda since the start of peace talks to end nearly 20 years of devastating civil war. ----- Jan Egeland (

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Official Warns Relief Efforts Could Col

By Purnell Murdock Washington 21 April 2006 The top U.N. humanitarian official says the relief effort in Sudan's Darfur region is on the verge of collapse because of a lack of funds and government res

VOA标准英语2008年-Burma Tells UN Chief It Will Allow All Relief W

By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 23 May 2008 Burma's military junta has agreed to allow relief workers of all nationalities to enter the country to help victims of Cyclone Nargis. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Burmese leader General Than Shwe made t

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Humanitarian Chief Blames All Parties in Dar

By Catherine Maddux Washington 01 November 2006 UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Jan Egeland gestures during a news conference in Kenya (File photo - Sept. 12, 2006) The top U.N. humanitarian official says the operating environmen

联合国增加对海啸受难者的援助

UN Raises Record Aid Amounts for Tsunami Victims 联合国增加对海啸受难者的援助 The United Nations says international donors have committed $700 million in immediate aid to victims of the

VOA标准英语2010年-US Marines Join Relief Effort in Haiti

A 2,000-strong unit of U.S. Marines began moving ashore west of Port-au-Prince at dawn on Tuesday to help deliver relief to victims of last week's earthquake. Some U.S. troops landed by helicopter at the presidential palace, where crowds of Haitians

voa标准英语2008-Zimbabwe Relief Agencies Ramp Up Efforts to Comb

Relief agencies in Zimbabwe say they are ramping up emergency programs to combat a cholera epidemic that has infected more than 11,000 people and killed nearly 500. The emergency comes as soldiers rampaged in the capital, Harare, over declining livi

中国救援队抵缅甸参与抗洪救灾

The flood disaster in Myanmar has brought the death toll to 89 and affected hundreds of thousands of people across the country, prompting a state of emergency and calls for urgent relief efforts. A Chinese non-governmental team, Blue Sky Rescue Team,

VOA常速英语2008年-Aid and Trade Works for Humanitarian Relief

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 02 February 2008 During the past decade, more than 350 million people from around the world have been forced to flee their homes as a result of natural disaster and conflict. When disaster strikes, aid agencies rush food, medic

VOA标准英语2008年-US Military Prepares for Burma Relief Mission,

By Al Pessin Pentagon 07 May 2008 The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific says he has sent aircraft and some troops to Thailand to prepare to provide cyclone relief to Burma, if its government decides to allow such an operation. VOA's Al Pessin r

奥巴马重申支持菲律宾救灾工作

奥巴马重申支持菲律宾救灾工作 WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday called his Philippine counterpart Benigno Aquino III to affirm U.S. support for his country's relief efforts in the wake of a devastatin

Famine Spreads to New Region in Somalia

The United Nations says more than half of Somalia's population, four million people, is now in crisis as famine spreads, and 750,000 are at risk of death. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Somalia reported Monday that fa