zh-cn	联合国大会:世界“市政厅”在2019冠状病毒病危机期间仍然开放
en-us	UN General Assembly: The world’s ‘town hall’ remains open during COVID-19 crisis

zh-cn	随着各国遵循健康指导方针来遏制2019冠状病毒病的传播，似乎整个世界都处于封闭状态，但纽约联合国总部的全球“市政厅”仍然在继续办公，尽管在技术上存在一些屏障。
en-us	Although it seems the whole world is on lockdown as countries follow health guidelines to curb the spread of COVID-19, the global “town hall” at UN Headquarters in New York remains open for business, albeit with a technical twist.

zh-cn	这是联合国大会主席办公厅主任马里·斯克雷（Mari Skåre）大使传达的信息，她谈到了这一流行病如何改变了这个世界上最具代表性的机构的工作程序。
en-us	That’s the message from Ambassador Mari Skåre, Chef de Cabinet to the President of the UN General Assembly, speaking about how the pandemic has changed working procedures at the world’s most representative body.

zh-cn	这位挪威外交官本周向《联合国新闻》表示：“当我们意识到这正在成为一个公共健康问题时……我们反应相当迅速，并开始推迟面对面或身体接触”。
en-us	“When we understood that this was becoming a public health issue …we reacted quite swiftly and started to postpone in-person or physical meetings”, the Norwegian diplomat told UN News this week.

zh-cn	她表示，“联合国大会是世界上最具代表性的论坛，所有会员国都来到这里参加审议——就像世界市政厅一样——因此我们希望确保这些审议能够继续下去。
en-us	“The General Assembly is the most representative forum in the world, where all Member States come and deliberate – it’s like the town hall of the world – so we wanted to ensure that those deliberations could continue.

zh-cn	所选择的方式可以是书面的，也可以是虚拟会议形式”。
en-us	And the chosen means would be either in writing, but also through virtual meetings”.

zh-cn	2019冠状病毒病:议程变更和取消
en-us	COVID-19: Changes and cancellations

zh-cn	大多数人通过9月份的年度高级别周对联合国大会有所了解，在那一星期里，来自所有193个联合国会员国的国家元首和政府首脑聚集在纽约联合国总部。
en-us	Most people know about the General Assembly through its annual high-level week in September, which brings together Heads of State and Government from all 193 UN Member States.

zh-cn	联合国大会是所有国家都有发言权的地方，它是联合国的六个主要机构之一，与秘书处、安全理事会、经济及社会理事会、托管理事会和国际法院并列。
en-us	The General Assembly is where all countries have a voice, and it is one of the six main organs of the UN, alongside the Secretariat, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the Trusteeship Council, and the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

zh-cn	大使们通常聚集在曼哈顿第一大道附近的具有标志性的大会堂，就发展、和平、安全或《联合国宪章》涵盖的其他问题举行会议。
en-us	Ambassadors normally gather in the iconic General Assembly Hall, just off Manhattan’s First Avenue, for meetings on issues related to development, peace, security or other matters covered by the UN Charter.

zh-cn	他们还对决议和决定进行投票，投票结果显示在会议厅的大屏幕上。
en-us	They also vote on resolutions and decisions, with the results posted on huge screens in the chamber.

zh-cn	既然社交距离是每个人当前所面临的一种现实，一些会议不得不推迟或取消，例如4月7日纪念1994年卢旺达境内对图西人的种族灭绝国际反思日的纪念活动。
en-us	Now that social distancing is part of everyone’s current reality, several meetings have had to be postponed or cancelled, such as the annual commemoration on 7 April of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

zh-cn	沉默（程序）是金
en-us	Silence (procedure) is golden

zh-cn	然而，在当前2019冠状病毒病大流行期间，联合国大会仍在就决议和决定采取行动。
en-us	The General Assembly, however, is still taking action on resolutions and decisions amid the pandemic.

zh-cn	斯克雷说，随着形势的发展，各国的信念出现了一个飞跃，并首次批准了她所说的“临时和非常特殊的程序”。
en-us	Ms. Skåre said as the situation progressed, countries took “a leap of faith” and for the first time authorized what she described as a “temporary and very extraordinary procedure”.

zh-cn	大会主席蒂贾尼·穆罕默德·班迪现在根据所谓的无异议“沉默程序”向会员国分发决议草案。
en-us	The General Assembly President, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, now circulates draft resolutions to Member States under what is known as a “silence procedure”.

zh-cn	大使们有72小时的最后期限，如有必要，让他们有时间与首都协商，然后发表他们的国家意见。
en-us	Ambassadors have a 72-hour deadline, giving them time to consult with their capitals, if necessary, before stating their national opinions.

zh-cn	如果没有人反对，就通过一项决议，主席将分发一封信确认通过。
en-us	A resolution is adopted provided there are no objections, and the President will circulate a letter confirming the adoption.

zh-cn	然而，如果有一个国家反对，大会主席会通知大使们“沉默”已经打破。
en-us	However, it is scuppered if even one country objects and the President will inform Ambassadors that the “silence” has been broken.

zh-cn	斯克雷解释说，在正常情况下，如果会员国要求，大会将对一项决议进行表决。
en-us	Ms. Skåre explained that under normal conditions, the General Assembly would vote on a resolution if a Member State calls for it.

zh-cn	目前，这在技术上是不可能的。
en-us	Currently, this is technically impossible.

zh-cn	她说，“在这样一个特殊的制度下，我们没有确立任何投票程序”。
en-us	“We do not have any voting procedures in place under such an extraordinary regime”, she said.

zh-cn	她并补充说，“我们正在探索，我们将与会员国讨论和磋商，因为就是否有必要这样做，可能会有不同的意见”。
en-us	She added that “we are exploring, and we will discuss with Member States and consult because there could be different views on whether that will be necessary or not”.

zh-cn	关键工作仍在继续
en-us	Critical work continues

zh-cn	自无异议程序生效以来，大会通过了几项决议，包括关于非洲联盟-联合国达尔富尔联合行动经费筹措的决议和关于2019冠状病毒病的决议。
en-us	Since silence procedure came into effect, the General Assembly has adopted several resolutions, including on the financing of the UN-African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), and on COVID-19.

zh-cn	该决议是在举行了一次关于这一流行病的会议之后通过的，在会上，大会主席和其他三个联合国主要机构的负责人为所有会员国举行了一次联合虚拟简报会。
en-us	That resolution followed a meeting on the pandemic, where the General Assembly President and the heads of three other UN principal organs held a joint virtual briefing for all Member States.

zh-cn	联合国秘书长安东尼奥·古特雷斯代表秘书处向各国大使保证，“我们的重要工作基本上在不间断地继续进行”。
en-us	Speaking on behalf of the global Secretariat, UN Secretary-General António Guterres assured Ambassadors that “our critical work is continuing largely uninterrupted”.

zh-cn	斯克雷和大会主席办公室的工作人员也没有看到联大工作有任何放缓。
en-us	Ms. Skåre and staff in the Office of the General Assembly President have also not seen any slowdown.

zh-cn	例如，所有同事都在家办公，内阁会议在网上举行，尽管她大约每周来总部一次，因为办公室工作更容易一些。
en-us	With all colleagues working from home, cabinet meetings are held online, for example, although she comes to Headquarters roughly once a week because it is easier to work there.

zh-cn	不把任何人甩在后面
en-us	Leaving no one behind

zh-cn	担任过挪威驻阿富汗大使的斯科雷将阿富汗的危机与2019冠状病毒病相提并论。
en-us	Having twice served as Norway’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ms. Skåre drew parallels between crises there and COVID-19.

zh-cn	在这两种情况下，确保业务连续性至关重要，工作人员的安全、协调和公共宣传也是如此。
en-us	In both instances ensuring business continuity is critical, as is staff security, coordination and public outreach.

zh-cn	她说：“这种流行病对我们的社会和经济产生了如此巨大的冲击。
en-us	“This pandemic is such a huge shock to our societies and our economies.

zh-cn	我们需要做的不仅仅是解决我们社区目前正在发生的事情，我们还需要开始规划如何减轻这将对我们社会产生的巨大负面影响。”
en-us	We need to look further than tackling what is going on right now in our communities and start planning how we can mitigate the enormous negative impacts that this will have, and is currently taking, on our societies”, she advised.

zh-cn	对斯克雷来说，复苏意味着全球再次承诺“不让任何一个人掉队”，正如会员国在2015年联合国大会高级别周通过可持续发展议程时所承诺的那样。
en-us	For Ms. Skåre, recovery means a global recommitment to “leaving no one behind”, as Member States pledged when they adopted the sustainable development agenda during the General Assembly’s high-level week in 2015.

zh-cn	她还表示担心，这种流行病可能导致妇女权利的倒退。
en-us	She also expressed concern that the pandemic could lead to a rollback in women’s rights.

zh-cn	她说，今年是具有里程碑意义的北京世界妇女大会召开25周年。
en-us	Ironically as this year marks the 25th anniversary of the landmark Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing.

zh-cn	她说：“作为一个全球社区，我们已经取得了很大的进步，但女性并不在其中。
en-us	“We have progressed a lot as a global community, but women are not there.

zh-cn	她们没有像男人一样充分参与经济发展、就业市场、企业和决策，这一流行病及其影响把妇女挤出劳动力市场和经济发展的风险很大。”
en-us	They are not participating fully - in economic development, in the job market, in businesses, in decision-making - as men, and there is huge risk that this pandemic and the impact of it will push women out of the labour market and economic development”, she warned.

zh-cn	她说：“我们绝不能让这种情况发生；我们绝不能让妇女参与的障碍增大。
en-us	“We must not let that happen; we must not allow the barriers for women’s participation to be higher.

zh-cn	这是对我来说非常重要的事情，也是对现在正在制定应对计划的每个人的一个关键信息”。
en-us	This is something that is very important for me, and it’s a key message for everybody who is planning response plans right now”.