en-us	‘Immediate nationwide ceasefire’ needed for all-out effort to counter COVID-19 in Syria
zh-cn	叙利亚需要在全国范围内立即停火  全力抗击新冠肺炎疫情

en-us	UNICEF/Khydr Al-Issa
zh-cn	联合国儿童基金会/Khydr Al-Issa

en-us	Economic duress has been compounding the impact of the conflict in Syria – even before the COVID-19 pandemic touched the country.    
zh-cn	在2019冠状病毒大流行袭击叙利亚之前，该国在经济上的困境使冲突的影响加剧。

en-us	30 March 2020
zh-cn	2020 年 3 月 30 日

en-us	Peace and Security
zh-cn	和平与安全

en-us	Syria is at “high risk” of being unable to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Monday, 
zh-cn	联合国叙利亚问题特使裴凯儒今天表示，叙利亚面临无力遏制2019冠状病毒疫情大流行的“高风险”。

en-us	reiterating calls for a “complete, immediate nationwide ceasefire” to enable an all-out-effort to counter the march of the new coronavirus.
zh-cn	他再次呼吁“立即在全国范围内实现全面停火”，以全力抗击新型冠状病毒的蔓延。

en-us	“We need the kind of sustained period of calm that a nationwide ceasefire would ensure because we need cooperation to take place across the front-lines that riddle Syria’s territory – and this is needed not tomorrow, but now”, Geir Pedersen said in a videoconference with Security Council members.
zh-cn	裴凯儒（Geir Pedersen）在与安理会成员的视频会议上表示:“我们需要全国范围停火所能确保的那种持续平静期，因为我们需要在困扰叙利亚领土的前线进行合作——这不是明天需要，而是现在需要。”。

en-us	Years of conflict have degraded or destroyed the healthcare system, the UN envoy pointed out, 
zh-cn	这位联合国特使指出，多年的冲突已经严重削弱或摧毁了医疗保健系统。

en-us	stressing that that the virus does not care if you live in government-controlled areas or outside; “it endangers all Syrians”. 
zh-cn	他强调说，病毒并不在乎你是住在政府控制的地区还是以外：“它危及所有叙利亚人”。

en-us	Given large scale population movements, dangerously cramped conditions in multiple camps for the internally displaced, informal settlements, and places of detention, 
zh-cn	鉴于人口大规模流动，境内流离失所者营地、非正规定居点和拘留场所拥挤不堪，

en-us	he voiced concern that “Syria is at high risk of being unable to contain the pandemic”.
zh-cn	裴凯儒对“叙利亚很有可能无法遏制这一流行病”表示关切。

en-us	Moreover, weak or absent governance, a hollowed-out health system, and shortages of health professionals, medical equipment and supplies, only add to the crisis. 
zh-cn	此外他指出，治理薄弱或缺失、医疗体系凋敝、卫生专业人员、医疗设备和供应短缺，更使危机加剧。  

en-us	Working towards peace
zh-cn	努力实现和平

en-us	Noting that agreements in the northeast broadly continued to hold, the UN envoy maintained that the current arrangements are far from ideal for the front-line response demanded by the COVID-19 outbreak.
zh-cn	这位联合国特使指出，在东北部达成的协议大体上继续有效，但他坚持认为，目前的安排远远不能满足2019冠状病毒疫情所要求的在前线应该做出的反应。

en-us	Mr. Pedersen expressed his readiness to work with the Syrian Government, the opposition, all relevant players on the ground, and key countries with influence, to support a scaling-up of action in a bid to ensure the ceasefire holds.
zh-cn	裴凯儒表示，他愿意与叙利亚政府、反对派、当地所有相关行为体和有影响力的主要国家合作，支持扩大行动规模，以确保停火得以维持。

en-us	“It will not be easy, and there are no guarantees”, he said, “but the Syrian people desperately need everyone to focus on their welfare now”. 
zh-cn	他说：“这并不容易，也没有保证，但叙利亚人民现在迫切需要所有各方关注他们的福祉”。

en-us	He closed with the hope that if key players engage with UN appeals, everyone can “work urgently in a common effort”. 
zh-cn	他最后希望，如果关键角色加入联合国的呼吁，各方便可以“紧急开展工作，做出共同努力”。

en-us	“This, in turn, would definitely help in the effort on the political track to implement Security Council resolution 2254”, which calls for a ceasefire and political settlement in Syria”.
zh-cn	他表示：“这反过来肯定会有助于在政治轨道上努力执行安全理事会第2254号决议，该决议呼吁叙利亚停火和政治解决”。

en-us	“I am convinced this is the only way forward”, he concluded.
zh-cn	他说：“我相信这是唯一的出路”。

en-us	‘Tip of the iceberg’
zh-cn	“冰山一角”

en-us	Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock told Security Council members that as of Monday morning, ten cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed in Syria, including one death. 
zh-cn	联合国紧急救济协调员马克·洛科克告诉安理会成员，截至周一上午，叙利亚已确认出现10例2019冠状病毒病例，包括1例死亡。

en-us	“Judging from other places”, he said, this is the tip of the iceberg, with the virus having the potential to have a devastating impact on vulnerable communities across the country”.
zh-cn	他说，“参照其他地方的情况，这只是冰山一角，病毒有可能对全国的弱势群体造成毁灭性的影响”。

en-us	He added that humanitarian needs remain “enormous”, with UN data showing clear evidence of deteriorating conditions since December. 
zh-cn	他补充说，人道主义需求仍然“巨大”，联合国数据显示，自去年12月以来，情况明显恶化。

en-us	“We are for example seeing increased rates of stunting – a consequence of child malnutrition, from which it is rarely possible fully to recover”, said Mr. Lowcock, 
zh-cn	他表示，“我们看到发育迟缓率上升——这是儿童营养不良的一个后果，很难完全康复，

en-us	citing that almost three-out-of-ten displaced children in northwest Syria under the age of five are suffering in this fashion.
zh-cn	叙利亚西北部五岁以下的流离失所儿童中，几乎十分之三都在遭受这种方式的折磨。

en-us	“They will live with the consequences for the rest of their lives”.
zh-cn	他们的余生将始终伴随这一严重后果。” 

en-us	Grim anniversary
zh-cn	严酷的周年纪念

en-us	This month the conflict entered its tenth year. 
zh-cn	这个月，叙利亚冲突进入了第十个年头。

en-us	And, the UN relief chief pointed out that over the past nine years, half the population has been forced to flee their homes, more than 11 million people inside Syria require humanitarian assistance, including nearly five million children. 
zh-cn	这位联合国救援负责人指出，在过去的九年里，一半的人口被迫逃离家园，超过1100万叙利亚人需要人道主义援助，其中包括近500万儿童。

en-us	Nearly eight million lack reliable access to food; 
zh-cn	近800万人缺乏可靠的食物来源；

en-us	and people throughout the country are finding it harder and harder to make ends meet. 
zh-cn	全国各地的人们都发现越来越难以糊口度日。

en-us	“An economic crisis, mostly a result of the war but in part also a consequence of developments elsewhere in the region, have led to price hikes...
zh-cn	他表示，“经济危机主要由战争造成，但也有一部分是该地区其他地区事态发展的结果，导致了价格上涨......

en-us	forcing people to resort to ever-more negative coping mechanisms”, he informed, adding that measures to stem COVID-19 will also affect the economic situation. 
zh-cn	迫使人们诉诸越来越消极的应对机制，遏制2019冠状病毒的措施也将影响经济形势。”

en-us	“The UN-supported humanitarian response operation continues to respond to needs throughout the country”, updated Mr. Lowcock, enumerating that six million people each month were assisted last year, including 4.5 million with food aid;  
zh-cn	洛科克表示，“联合国支持的人道主义应急行动继续应对全国各地的需求，去年每月有600万人得到援助，其中包括450万人获得粮食援助；

en-us	nearly eight million with emergency water, sanitation and hygiene; 
zh-cn	近800万人得到紧急用水、卫生设施和个人卫生服务；

en-us	education assistance went to almost five million students and teachers; 
zh-cn	将近500万名学生和教师获得了教育援助；

en-us	as well as roughly 26 million medical procedures.
zh-cn	大约2600万次医疗救助得以实施。”

en-us	Meanwhie, Karen Abuzayd, Member of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, recorded the video below on the effects of COVID-19 in Syria.
zh-cn	与此同时，叙利亚问题独立国际调查委员会成员卡伦·阿卜扎伊德录制了关于2019冠状病毒在叙利亚所造成影响的视频