国际英语资讯:UN official calls for more humanitarian assistance to Ukrainian civilians
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 25-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ukrainian">Ukrainian</span> <span word="civilians">civilians</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="one">one</span> - <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="line">line</span>" - <span word="as">as</span> <span word="coping">coping</span> <span word="mechanisms">mechanisms</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="stretched">stretched</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="limit">limit</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Assistant">Assistant</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Humanitarian">Humanitarian</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="Emergency">Emergency</span> <span word="Relief">Relief</span> <span word="Coordinator">Coordinator</span> <span word="Ursula">Ursula</span> <span word="Mueller">Mueller</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="April">April</span> 2017, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="insurgents">insurgents</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="underway">underway</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Donbas">Donbas</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mueller">Mueller</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 3,300 <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 9,000 <span word="injured">injured</span>, 3.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protection">protection</span>.</p><p><span word="Half">Half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="line">line</span>" <span word="where">where</span> <span word="shelling">shelling</span>, <span word="gunfire">gunfire</span>, <span word="landmines">landmines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unexploded">unexploded</span> <span word="ordnances">ordnances</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="them">them</span> - <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span>, <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Noting">Noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="improve">improve</span>, <span word="Mueller">Mueller</span> <span word="implored">implored</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="cease">cease</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="landmines">landmines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mine">mine</span>-<span word="action">action</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="demining">demining</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="April">April</span> 2017, <span word="over">over</span> 1,000 <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="mines">mines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="explosive">explosive</span> <span word="remnants">remnants</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mueller">Mueller</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mine">mine</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="casualties">casualties</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p>
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