国际英语资讯:Spotlight: United Nations bidding farewell to 2017 amid challenges, hopes
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 25-- <span word="Looking">Looking</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2017, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="uphold">uphold</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="governance">governance</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="withstood">withstood</span> <span word="strains">strains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="threats">threats</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="snowballing">snowballing</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="governance">governance</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rallying">rallying</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lofty">lofty</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span>: <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safer">safer</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span>.</p><p><span word="TOP">TOP</span> <span word="CONCERN">CONCERN</span>: <span word="TENSIONS">TENSIONS</span> <span word="ON">ON</span> <span word="KOREAN">KOREAN</span> <span word="PENINSULA">PENINSULA</span></p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="augmenting">augmenting</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="threats">threats</span>, <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="functioning">functioning</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extremism">extremism</span>, <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="trans">trans</span>-<span word="boundary">boundary</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span>, <span word="refugee">refugee</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="trafficking">trafficking</span>, <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="cyber">cyber</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="rampant">rampant</span>, <span word="posing">posing</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="Peninsula">Peninsula</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="disturbing">disturbing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="powers">powers</span>.</p><p><span word="Tensions">Tensions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="Peninsula">Peninsula</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="launches">launches</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="drills">drills</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="worsened">worsened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="insults">insults</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="confrontational">confrontational</span> <span word="rhetoric">rhetoric</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="specter">specter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span>.</p><p><span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Antonio">Antonio</span> <span word="Guterres">Guterres</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 15 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="confrontation">confrontation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Korean">Korean</span> <span word="Peninsula">Peninsula</span>.</p>
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