03-07-08

聯合國世界糧食計劃署向阿富汗提供緊急糧食救援 (WFP Distributes Emergency Food Assistance in Afghanistan)

聯合國世界糧食計劃署表示，他們正在向無法支付小麥或麵粉的數百萬阿富汗人提供緊急糧食救援。世糧署星期四在一份聲明中說，阿富汗人迫切需要食物幫助他們渡過小麥價格上漲的困境。去年阿富汗的小麥價格上漲幅度超過70%。

該機構說，阿富汗的春季洪水是另一個隱患，特別是經過一個嚴寒的冬天后，融化的雪水和春季降水預計會威脅成千上萬人的生活。世糧署阿富汗事務負責人科爾西諾說，這個機構打算在未來三個月把物資送到250萬人的手中，並在險情更嚴重的地區囤積1萬5千噸糧食。自從去年6月以來，全球的糧食價格上漲了40%。

The U.N. World Food Program says it is providing emergency food assistance to millions of Afghans who cannot afford to buy wheat and wheat flour. The WFP said in a statement Thursday Afghans urgently need food to help them overcome increases in wheat prices that have exceeded 70 percent during the past year.

The agency said spring floods are a further concern, especially after a harsh winter with melting snow and spring rains expected to threaten tens of thousands of people. WFP Country Director in Afghanistan Rick Corsino said the agency plans to reach two-and-a-half-million people in the next three months, positioning 15-thousand tons of food in areas at greatest risk. Global food prices have risen by 40 percent since last June.

中國稱達爾富爾危機不應與北京奧運挂鉤 (China Says Darfur Crisis Should Not Be Linked to Olympics)

中國蘇丹問題特使劉貴今說，一些國際人士把即將舉行的北京奧運會與蘇丹達爾富爾危機挂鉤的做法沒有道理。劉貴今星期五在北京對記者說，蘇丹政府可以做出更大努力，以“展示誠意”。但是劉貴今同時指責達爾富爾反政府團體繼續襲擊蘇丹的村莊和警察局，企圖在與喀土穆當局的談判中具有更大的影響力。

劉貴今說，他已經4次出訪蘇丹，與蘇丹政府領導人就如何以外交手段持久性解決這場危機舉行了會談。北京與蘇丹當局有密切的外交和商業聯繫，包括石油交易以及軍火銷售等。劉貴今說，中國只是作為一個合夥人，與其他亞洲國家一起和蘇丹達成石油交易。他還說，中國只是7個向喀土穆當局提供武器的國家當中的一個。

China's Special Envoy to Sudan Liu Guijinsays attempts by international activists to link the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games to the crisis in Darfur are nreasonable. Speaking to reporters Friday in Beijing, Liu Guijin says the Sudanese government could do more to "show its sincerity." But Liu accuses Darfur rebel groups of continuing to attack Sudanese villages and police stations, in an effort to gain greater influence in negotiations with Khartoum.

Liu says he has paid four visits to Sudan to talk to Sudanese government leaders about reaching a lasting diplomatic solution to the crisis. Beijing has close diplomatic and business ties with Sudan, including oil deals and weapons sales. Liu says China is simply a partner with other Asian nations in the oil deals. And he says his country is one of seven countries supplying arms to Khartoum.