国际英语资讯:UN envoy outlines challenges confronting DRC elections in December
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 13-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="envoy">envoy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congo">Congo</span> (<span word="DRC">DRC</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="outlined">outlined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="tension">tension</span> <span word="confronting">confronting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="awaited">awaited</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="volatile">volatile</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>," <span word="Leila">Leila</span> <span word="Zerrougui">Zerrougui</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Representative">Representative</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DRC">DRC</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="underscored">underscored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beni">Beni</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="civilians">civilians</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Congolese">Congolese</span> <span word="force">force</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="peacekeeping">peacekeeping</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="MONUSCO">MONUSCO</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="targeted">targeted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="rebel">rebel</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>.</p><p><span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="MONUSCO">MONUSCO</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="coping">coping</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="Ebola">Ebola</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beni">Beni</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Algerian">Algerian</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="expert">expert</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mission">mission</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beni">Beni</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Butembo">Butembo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="resistance">resistance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="envoy">envoy</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="disproportionately">disproportionately</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span>, <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="about">about</span> 60 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="probable">probable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="factors">factors</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="roles">roles</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="caregivers">caregivers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diseased">diseased</span>.</p><p><span word="Returning">Returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="envoy">envoy</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="interference">interference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="DRC">DRC</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tanganyika">Tanganyika</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Kivu">Kivu</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Petit">Petit</span> <span word="Nord">Nord</span> <span word="ares">ares</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Kiva">Kiva</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Armed">Armed</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="deployment">deployment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electoral">electoral</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="day">day</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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