国际英语资讯:UN food agency revisits Yemen wheat silos after months of suspension
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 26-- <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="briefly">briefly</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="mills">mills</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheat">wheat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="storage">storage</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="feeding">feeding</span> <span word="starving">starving</span> <span word="Yemenis">Yemenis</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="A">A</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="Program">Program</span> (<span word="WFP">WFP</span>) <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="mills">mills</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Stephane">Stephane</span> <span word="Dujarric">Dujarric</span>, <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="general">general</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="WFP">WFP</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="wheat">wheat</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2018."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="WFP">WFP</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="appealing">appealing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mills">mills</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="Access">Access</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hodeidah">Hodeidah</span>, <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="mills">mills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="handling">handling</span> <span word="some">some</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span>.</p><p>"<span word="WFP">WFP</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hopeful">hopeful</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="pave">pave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sustained">sustained</span> <span word="access">access</span>, <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheat">wheat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="milling">milling</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>," <span word="Dujarric">Dujarric</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mills">mills</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="wheat">wheat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> 3.7 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WFP">WFP</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="in">in</span>-<span word="country">country</span> <span word="wheat">wheat</span> <span word="stocks">stocks</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="importing">importing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="wheat">wheat</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="overland">overland</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Oman">Oman</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 10 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span>.</p><p><span word="Also">Also</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pledging">pledging</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Geneva">Geneva</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="donation">donation</span> <span word="assurances">assurances</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2.6 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018.</p>
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