VOA慢速英語：聯(lián)合國兒童基金會:全球5000萬名兒童流離失所

UNICEF: 50 Million Children Displaced Worldwide
聯(lián)合國兒童基金會:全球5000萬名兒童流離失所

Nearly 50 million children in the world are refugees, migrants or without a home, the United Nations Children’s agency reported.

聯(lián)合國兒童基金會報道：全世界近5000萬兒童難民、移民或者是流離失所的流浪兒童。

UNICEF said 28 million children have fled violence or conflict, according to a written report. The agency called the situation “a growing crisis.”

聯(lián)合國兒童基金會據(jù)書面報道：2800萬兒童已經(jīng)因為暴力或者是矛盾沖突逃亡。該組織稱這種狀況為“持續(xù)增長的危機(jī)”

Last year, almost half of all children registered as refugees came from two countries: Syria and Afghanistan.

去年近一半的登記兒童難民均來自兩個國家：敘利亞和阿富汗。

But UNICEF said this crisis affects children from all parts of the world. The UNICEF report mentioned that Central America, Asia and Africa also have refugees who are children.

但是聯(lián)合國兒童基金會表示這次危機(jī)影響了來自全世界的兒童。聯(lián)合國兒童基金會報道被提及的中美，亞洲和非洲也有兒童難民。

The report notes that when and if children reach their final stops, the threats they face often do not disappear. Those threats include sex trafficking, criminal gangs and smuggling. Children continue to need help and protection.

該報道指出即使兒童到了他們的最終落腳點，他們所面臨的威脅也不會消失。這些威脅包括性交易，槍支犯罪和走私。兒童需要持續(xù)的幫助和保護(hù)。

UN summit

聯(lián)合國峰會

World leaders gather in New York for the annual U.N. General Assembly later this month. There will be two separate meetings on migration and refugees.

本月遲些，全球領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人將聚集在紐約準(zhǔn)備每年的聯(lián)合國大會。將有兩個獨立的會議分別是移民和難民。

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will host the first meeting. U.S. President Barack Obama will host the second meeting.

聯(lián)合國秘書長潘基文將主持第一次會議。美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬將主持第二次會議。

UNICEF said it hopes the summits will be committed to children.

聯(lián)合國兒童基金會表示：希望該峰會致力于兒童問題。

The UNICEF report called for addressing the root causes of migration and refugees. The agency said conflict, violence and extreme poverty are the root causes.

聯(lián)合國兒童基金會報道要求標(biāo)記移民和難民的驅(qū)動因子。該組織表示矛盾沖突，暴力和極端的貧困是驅(qū)動因子。

The report also urges measures to stop xenophobia and discrimination against refugees. And, it introduced measures to prevent the abuse of children on the move.

該報道大力推進(jìn)停止排外和歧視難民的方法。并且介紹了防止虐待兒童的方法。

I’m Anna Matteo.

安娜 馬泰奧 報道。