What increasingly(越來越多) looks like a civil war(內戰) in Libya is an unusual conflict, since outside humanitarian agencies(人道主義機構) have so little role in the country. Independent eyes and ears on the ground are essential if there is to be any proper(適當的) assessment(評估) of the humanitarian conditions(狀況), and where urgent(緊急的) medical aid(援助) needs to be sent.
The lack(缺少, 瑕疵) of any clear picture of the course of the fighting adds to the uncertainty(不確定). The United Nations relief co-ordinator(統籌), Valerie Amos, pointed especially to the western city of Misrata, where there has been heavy fighting(激烈戰鬥), and which the Red Crescent(紅十字會) has been unable to reach with ambulances or aid. The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, says that the Libyan authorities have agreed to a humanitarian assessment team going in, but initially(最初), they will only be heading to Tripoli.
There seems to have been a significant(顯著的) misjudgement(誤判) by the outside world as to the pace(速度) and trajectory(軌跡,方向) of events in Libya. The battery(大量) of sanctions(制裁), diplomatic (外交) measures(手段) and the referral(轉介) to the International Criminal Court(國際刑事法庭) were pursued(追求) at great pace, almost on the assumption(假設) that the Libyan leader, Colonel Gaddafi, would have been gone by now. The fact that he's fighting back raises(引發了) the possibility of a lengthy(漫長) or sporadic(零星) conflict, which neither side may be able to win. In the meantime the humanitarian situation will get worse and the calls for outside intervention(干預) may grow.
Jonathan Marcus, BBC News
The lack(缺少, 瑕疵) of any clear picture of the course of the fighting adds to the uncertainty(不確定). The United Nations relief co-ordinator(統籌), Valerie Amos, pointed especially to the western city of Misrata, where there has been heavy fighting(激烈戰鬥), and which the Red Crescent(紅十字會) has been unable to reach with ambulances or aid. The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, says that the Libyan authorities have agreed to a humanitarian assessment team going in, but initially(最初), they will only be heading to Tripoli.
There seems to have been a significant(顯著的) misjudgement(誤判) by the outside world as to the pace(速度) and trajectory(軌跡,方向) of events in Libya. The battery(大量) of sanctions(制裁), diplomatic (外交) measures(手段) and the referral(轉介) to the International Criminal Court(國際刑事法庭) were pursued(追求) at great pace, almost on the assumption(假設) that the Libyan leader, Colonel Gaddafi, would have been gone by now. The fact that he's fighting back raises(引發了) the possibility of a lengthy(漫長) or sporadic(零星) conflict, which neither side may be able to win. In the meantime the humanitarian situation will get worse and the calls for outside intervention(干預) may grow.
Jonathan Marcus, BBC News
this report is from bbc lerning english
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/03/110307_witn_unlibya_page.shtml
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