en-us	From landmines to pandemics, on Mine Awareness Day UN chief says milestones reached by 'working together’.
zh-cn	联合国在国际日强调地雷行动中的团结精神给抗击新冠疫情带来激励

en-us	Decades ago, millions of landmines were buried in countries around the globe,
zh-cn	古特雷斯表示，几十年前，世界各地埋设了千百万枚地雷。

en-us	adding that "now, the world is facing a daunting pandemic”.
zh-cn	他指出，当前，世界正面临一场令人生畏的大流行病。

en-us	From Cambodia to Mozambique, in Angola and in Afghanistan, thousands of lives were lost, with others altered forever "because of one unlucky step”, he said.
zh-cn	从柬埔寨到莫桑比克，从安哥拉到阿富汗，成千上万的人们因为地雷失去了生命，还有人因为迈错了一步而永远改变了人生。

en-us	In the early 1990s, an outcry by civil society drove multilateral systems to stand up against anti-personnel mines,
zh-cn	1990年代初期民间社会发出了强烈的抗议呼声，促使多边体系采取反对使用杀伤人员地雷的立场，

en-us	which led in 1997 to the Mine Ban Convention and other crucial frameworks.
zh-cn	1997年《禁雷公约》及其他重要框架就此应运而生。

en-us	And while today, many countries have declared themselves mine free – with others well on the way,
zh-cn	今天，许多国家宣布已经清除了地雷，而其他国家的清除工作也在积极进行。

en-us	"women traveling to markets, farmers herding cattle, humanitarian workers trying to reach those most in need”
zh-cn	去市场购物的妇女、放牧的农民以及试图救援最有需要人们的人道主义工作者。”

en-us	"The dangers posed by COVID-19 are forcing every country, and every person, to take steps that would have seemed unimaginable mere weeks ago”,
zh-cn	面对2019冠状病毒病带来的危险，每个国家、每个民众被迫采取了就在几周前都难以想象的措施。

en-us	explaining that because of the coronavirus, this year’s observance of the International Day for Mine Awareness has been scaled back.
zh-cn	正因为如此，今年国际地雷意识宣传日的活动规模被迫缩小。

en-us	The football tournaments scheduled on land cleared of explosive ordnance have been cancelled
zh-cn	原定在清除了爆炸物的场地举行的足球比赛已经取消；

en-us	and events bringing together the mine action community will take place virtually, if at all.
zh-cn	为地雷行动界召集的活动也将取消，或者改为在线活动。

en-us	"Yet, even in the midst of an unprecedented crisis, we cannot let this Day go unnoticed,
zh-cn	他说：“我们即使身处前所未有的危机，也要纪念这个国际日，

en-us	nor can we allow the rights of persons with disabilities to go unacknowledged”, stressed the UN chief.
zh-cn	并重申残疾人的权利。

en-us	Mr. Guterres maintained that “the achievements of the mine action community show that “in working together,
zh-cn	古特雷斯指出，“地雷行动界的成就表明，通过共同努力，我们能够实现过去认为不可能实现的目标—

en-us	we can reach milestones once seen as impossible – a timely message for our efforts today to suppress transmission of the pandemic”.
zh-cn	这为我们今天遏制大流行病传播的努力发出了及时的信息。”

en-us	Recalling the people living under the shadow of explosive ordnance, from Syria to Mali and elsewhere,
zh-cn	他呼吁不应忘记叙利亚、马里和其他地方在爆炸物阴影下生活的人们。

en-us	the Secretary-General noted that today many are exposed and vulnerable to COVID-19,
zh-cn	现在，世界各地的许多民众在家安全工作，但依然处于暴露状态，易受伤害。

en-us	adding that “when the world emerges from today’s crisis, they will continue to need our support”.
zh-cn	他说，“到世界摆脱危机的明天，他们仍将需要我们的支持。”

en-us	"Now, more than ever, compassion and international assistance are needed”, James Bond actor Daniel Craig,
zh-cn	不过，现在这个时刻却比以往任何时候，都更需要大家的理解和国际援助。

en-us	They expressed their “deep solidarity” with all fighting against and affected by COVID-19, assuring that “it will be conquered”!
zh-cn	因此我们在此衷心向所有正在与这个致命病毒作斗争的，以及受其影响的人们表达我们最强烈的声援。我们相信这个病毒一定会被攻克的！”

en-us	they said that the mine action sector has “always understood the importance of combining our efforts to eradicate the horrors,
zh-cn	声明强调，消灭恐惧，渡过难关， 无论面对的是病毒还是战争遗留的爆炸物，排雷行动部门始终清楚团结的重要性。

en-us	They restated their commitment to continue working to rid the world of explosive hazards and expressed their “special gratitude” to all mine action personnel,
zh-cn	他们同时向所有参与排雷行动的人员，联合国排雷行动处员工及其他人员表示特别的感谢，祝愿他们一切安康。

en-us	UNMAS staff and others, who, in over 30 mine-affected countries,
zh-cn	他们在 30 多个有地雷危险的国家，

en-us	help rehabilitate health care facilities,
zh-cn	协助修建了许多医疗设施，

en-us	keep access routes open for humanitarian workers, medical staff and peacekeepers and who enable communities to reach them safely.
zh-cn	并为人道主义工作者、医务人员和维和人员的道路畅通和通行安全，提供了坚实的保障。