VOA标准英语2008年-Georgian Crisis 'Decisive Moment' in Russia-Wes

Georgia is emerging battered but defiant from its recent military confrontation with Russia. Russian troops still control significantly more Georgian territory than they did a month ago and no one can answer the key question: How can the occupiers b

2006年VOA标准英语-Experts Say Uzbekistan Fears Outside Inter

By Stephanie Ho Washington 29 March 2006 Experts say they believe the ongoing crackdown against foreign organizations in Uzbekistan is due to Uzbek government fears of what they call

VOA标准英语10月-UN Chief Says Financial Crisis Will Not Weaken Re

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the global financial crisis may have shaken world confidence, but not the international community's resolve to help the United Nations continue working to fight poverty and disease. From United Nation's headqu

2007年VOA标准英语-Amnesty Calls for International Community to Do

By Tendai Maphosa London 24 September 2007 An Amnesty International report blames the international community for failing to address adequately Iraq's worsening refugee crisis, leaving the main host countries of Syria and Jordan shouldering much of t

VOA标准英语2010年-International Crisis Group says Electo

The International Crisis Group warns Ivory Coast's long-delayed presidential poll could lead to violent chaos if more is not done to ensure the security of the electoral process and resolve issues of nationality and voter eligibility. In a report rel

VOA标准英语2011--Monti Sworn in as New Italian PM

Monti Sworn in as New Italian PM Economist Mario Monti has been sworn in as Italys new prime minister, with a mandate to restore stability to the countrys economy and respectability to its politics. At European Union headquarters in early October he

VOA标准英语2011--European Debt Crisis Dominates IMF Talks

European Debt Crisis Dominates IMF Talks IMF会议讨论欧洲债务危机 U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Saturday that the euro area sovereign debt and banking crises are the biggest threats to the global economy and that European off

VOA标准英语2011-Arab League Calls Lebanese Crisis ‘Seri

The resignations of 11 Hezbollah cabinet members in Lebanon has plunged the country into its worst political crisis since 2008, when sectarian street clashes claimed dozens of lives and brought Lebanon to the brink of another civil war. The so-called

VOA标准英语2012--Libyan Crisis Highlighted Migrant Workers Plight

Libyan Crisis Highlighted Migrant Workers Plight The 2011 Libyan crisis raised awareness of the plight migrant workers face when caught in the middle of conflict. The International Organization for Migration says comprehensive, long-term plans are ne

IMF Chief: Status Quo Could Sow Seeds of Next Crisis

The head of the International Monetary Fund warns that another financial crisis could arise if the international monetary system is not reformed. IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said that even though the global recovery is underway, the internationa

VOA标准英语2013--Kerry: Syrian Refugee Crisis Challenges International Community

Kerry: Syrian Refugee Crisis Challenges International Community Secretary Kerry and Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh came to the Zaatari camp, where nearly 120,000 people are living in what has become a small city scraped out of a dry plain 12

2006年VOA标准英语-UN: Water, Sanitation Crisis Killing Millions o

By Catherine Maddux Washington 09 November 2006 watch UN Water report A new United Nations report says a growing water and sanitation crisis around the world is costing the lives of about two million children a year. A child fills a container with w

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Emergency Aid to Africa Grows; Wiser Spending Is UrgedBy Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, October 09, 2006 This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Family in north eastern

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Chief Says Global Food Crisis Needs Quick Re

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 04 June 2008 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that dealing with the current global food crisis is a fight the international community cannot afford to lose. The U.N. chief is attending a world food sec

联合国呼吁救助伊拉克与叙利亚难民

The United Nations is calling for a stronger international response to support Iraqi and Syrian refugees. Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said altogether some 15 million people have been displaced by the conflicts in I

Kerry arrives in Cairo for talks with Morsi

CAIRO, March 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Egypt Saturday on a two-day visit as part of his first trip aboard as Washington's top diplomat, Egypt's official news agency MENA reported. Kerry, who planned to visit a number

CCTV9英语新闻：China proposes step-by-step approach to Syrian crisis

China has proposed adopting a step-by-step approach to deal with the conflict in Syria. The Chinese special envoy to Syria, Xie Xiaoyan, spoke to CCTV after international talks in Vienna. We need to adhere to the principle of doing simple things firs

EU Finance Ministers Debate Financial Crisis

EU finance ministers meeting in Brussels to discuss how to stabilize banks faced with massive losses related to Greek debt, bailout fund European Union finance ministers are meeting in Brussels to hammer out details on how to stabilize banks faced wi

VOA标准英语2010年-Haitian Hospitals Struggle with Flood

Hospitals in Haiti are struggling to cope with the flood of people injured in Tuesday's earthquake, as bodies pile up in severely damaged areas. International aid is streaming into the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, in response to the crisis. Injure

IMF Gets Hundreds of Billions More for Emergency Loans

Nations around the world are pledging more money for emergency loans to help member nations of the International Monetary Fund cope with any new economic crisis. The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, said the me