国际英语资讯:UN chief calls for intensified efforts to deal with locust outbreak
<p><span word="ADDIS">ADDIS</span> <span word="ABABA">ABABA</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 8-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</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> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="intensified">intensified</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="locust">locust</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="generosity">generosity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infestation">infestation</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>," <span word="Guterres">Guterres</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sidelines">sidelines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 33<span word="rd">rd</span> <span word="Ordinary">Ordinary</span> <span word="Session">Session</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AU">AU</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Addis">Addis</span> <span word="Ababa">Ababa</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="FAO">FAO</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="disclosed">disclosed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Horn">Horn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> (<span word="HoR">HoR</span>) <span word="region">region</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="locust">locust</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="hot">hot</span>-<span word="spots">spots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="threatening">threatening</span> <span word="locust">locust</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="globally">globally</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FAO">FAO</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="locust">locust</span> <span word="swarms">swarms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="migrate">migrate</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="to">to</span> 14 <span word="northern">northern</span>, <span word="central">central</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="counties">counties</span>, <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="within">within</span> 200 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="southeast">southeast</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>.</p><p><span word="Guterres">Guterres</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="locust">locust</span> <span word="swarms">swarms</span> <span word="affecting">affecting</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scope">scope</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="aggravating">aggravating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="locust">locust</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="locust">locust</span> <span word="swarms">swarms</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uNPRecedented">uNPRecedented</span> <span word="locust">locust</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="plaguing">plaguing</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Warmer">Warmer</span> <span word="seas">seas</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="cyclones">cyclones</span> <span word="generating">generating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="breeding">breeding</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="locusts">locusts</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="General">General</span>.</p>
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