国际英语资讯:UN wants re-authorization of cross-border aid mechanism for Syrians
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 8-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="authorization">authorization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="border">border</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Syrians">Syrians</span>, <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="absence">absence</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="renew">renew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 20, 2019.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="border">border</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 10 <span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="authorization">authorization</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Stephane">Stephane</span> <span word="Dujarric">Dujarric</span>, <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <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>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="underscoring">underscoring</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alarming">alarming</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northwest">northwest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="markedly">markedly</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="border">border</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>."</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="very">very</span>, <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="resolutions">resolutions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="border">border</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 20, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Belgium">Belgium</span>, <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kuwait">Kuwait</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="authorization">authorization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="mandated">mandated</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="crossings">crossings</span> <span word="for">for</span> 12 <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="vetoed">vetoed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="draft">draft</span>, <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="authorize">authorize</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="crossings">crossings</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> 2017, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="crossed">crossed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>, <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="authorized">authorized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>.</p>
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