国际英语资讯:UN humanitarian chief warns against complacency over progress in Yemen
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 14-- <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Under">Under</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="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Lowcock">Lowcock</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="complacency">complacency</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>-<span word="brokered">brokered</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unfolding">unfolding</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complacency">complacency</span> -- <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span>. <span word="Commitments">Commitments</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="implemented">implemented</span>. <span word="Working">Working</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accelerated">accelerated</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meantime">meantime</span>, <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yemenis">Yemenis</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="desperately">desperately</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protection">protection</span>," <span word="Lowcock">Lowcock</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>-<span word="brokered">brokered</span> <span word="intra">intra</span>-<span word="Yemeni">Yemeni</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="consultations">consultations</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yemeni">Yemeni</span> <span word="warring">warring</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rebel">rebel</span>-<span word="held">held</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hudaydah">Hudaydah</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yemenis">Yemenis</span> <span word="depend">depend</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Lowcock">Lowcock</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="chaired">chaired</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="operational">operational</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="council">council</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="fold">fold</span>: <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>."</p><p><span word="Lowcock">Lowcock</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unfolding">unfolding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>. <span word="Millions">Millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="starving">starving</span>, <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>: <span word="this">this</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span>."</p>
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