国际英语资讯:Somalia focused on confronting COVID-19 pandemic: UN envoy
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 20-- <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="confronting">confronting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="envoy">envoy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="having">having</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="severely">severely</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="impact">impact</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="projecting">projecting</span> <span word="an">an</span> 11 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Swan">Swan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="general">general</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impoverished">impoverished</span>, <span word="war">war</span>-<span word="torn">torn</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="borders">borders</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Aden">Aden</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span>, <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>.</p><p><span word="Swan">Swan</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reinforce">reinforce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="response">response</span>. <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span>, <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reoriented">reoriented</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="envoy">envoy</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Somalis">Somalis</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> "2.6 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="internally">internally</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="impacted">impacted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span>."</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="locust">locust</span> <span word="infestation">infestation</span> <span word="in">in</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Swan">Swan</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="decisive">decisive</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="determining">determining</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="proceed">proceed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="noting">noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="process">process</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Horn">Horn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="October">October</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span> 2021.</p>
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