国际英语资讯:UN Conference on development in Afghanistan begins in Geneva
<p><span word="GENEVA">GENEVA</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 27-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="Geneva">Geneva</span> <span word="Conference">Conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="renew">renew</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Assistance">Assistance</span> <span word="Mission">Mission</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> (<span word="UNAMA">UNAMA</span>) <span word="noting">noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>.</p><p><span word="Toby">Toby</span> <span word="Lanzer">Lanzer</span>, <span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Representative">Representative</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="UNAMA">UNAMA</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Rula">Rula</span> <span word="Ghani">Ghani</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="empowerment">empowerment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="assess">assess</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pledging">pledging</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="measuring">measuring</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> 15.2 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="official">official</span>.</p><p><span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Ashraf">Ashraf</span> <span word="Ghani">Ghani</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Geneva">Geneva</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="quicker">quicker</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="envisaged">envisaged</span>. <span word="IMF">IMF</span> <span word="benchmarks">benchmarks</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="met">met</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="exceeded">exceeded</span>. <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="outpaced">outpaced</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>," <span word="Lanzer">Lanzer</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="drought">drought</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span>."</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>".</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span> 3.6 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="insecurity">insecurity</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="one">one</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="famine">famine</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Lanzer">Lanzer</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="posts">posts</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p>
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