en-us	It comes amid unprecedented global shortages of critical supplies, skyrocketing prices and export bans, said Paul Molinaro, Chief, Operations Support and Logistics, WHO Health Emergencies Programme. 
zh-cn	世卫组织突发卫生事件规划业务支持和后勤处处长莫利纳罗表示，全球面临空前的紧急物资短缺、货物价格飞涨和出口管制措施。 

en-us	“The demand has obviously increased in those markets 100 or 200 times normal demand”, he told journalists via video conference. 
zh-cn	他在视频记者会上表示：“市场对这些物资的需求明显增加了，达到正常需求的100或200倍。

en-us	“On the supply side we saw a lot of shutdowns in manufacturing, we saw a lot of export controls, we saw the international air transport system on which we’re quite dependent for the movement of cargo, gradually shut down, 
zh-cn	在供应方面，制造业大量停产，出口管制增加，货运所需的国际航空运输系统逐渐关闭，

en-us	so we’re at the point where we need to look for solutions to this.” 
zh-cn	因此，我们需要寻找解决方案。” 

en-us	As part of the collective effort by the UN and public and private partners, a dedicated “COVID-19 Supply Portal” is set to launch within days, offering countries the opportunity to submit supply requests via a single platform. 
zh-cn	作为联合国以及公共和私人合作伙伴共同努力的一部分，一个专门的“新冠疫情供应门户”网站将在几天之内启动，使各国有机会通过一个平台提交供应需求。 

en-us	This will enable the humanitarian supply chain system “to plan and coordinate allocation of critical supplies” to those 135 countries deemed to be most vulnerable, WHO said in a statement: 
zh-cn	世卫组织在一份声明中说，这将使人道主义供应链系统得以“计划和协调向最脆弱的135个国家的关键的物资分配。

en-us	“We need to streamline demand at country level to really look at the highest priority and to try and get the numbers to something manageable and coordinated,” Mr Molinaro said, highlighting the first of the initiative’s four priorities.  
zh-cn	我们需要精简国家一级的需求，以真正关注最优先的事项并努力使需求量达到可管理和协调的水平。” 这是该倡议的四个优先事项中的第一步。 

en-us	“Step two is collaborative procurement amongst ourselves in the UN and some of our key partners in approaching the market together. 
zh-cn	莫利纳罗表示，“第二步是联合国内部和一些关键合作伙伴之间协作进行采购，以共同开拓市场。

en-us	This gives us a bigger voice, particularly in a constrained market with a lot of intense competition”, he added.  
zh-cn	这给了我们更大的话语权，尤其是在竞争激烈的受到抑制的市场中。

en-us	“The third part is allocation process based on vulnerabilities and gaps and on critical needs. 
zh-cn	第三部分是基于缺口和不足以及关键需求进行分配的过程。

en-us	And then the fourth step – in light of difficulties with transportation – is to create a unified transport system, and this is something our partners are currently doing, particularly WFP.” 
zh-cn	鉴于运输方面的困难，第四步是建立统一的运输系统，这是我们合作伙伴目前正在做的事情，特别是世界粮食计划署。” 

en-us	Focus moves to weaker health systems. Health workers in Guyana learn how to safely dress in personal protective equipment (PPE)., by PAHO/WHO Guyana 
zh-cn	重点转移到薄弱的卫生系统。泛美卫生组织/世卫组织圭亚那办公室 圭亚那的卫生工作者学习了如何安全地穿着个人防护设备（PPE）。 

en-us	After raising the alarm earlier this year about the health threat posed by the new coronavirus that emerged in central China in December, the WHO announced that it was stepping up support to countries with beleaguered public health systems. 
zh-cn	在今年早些时候对中国中部地区出现的新型冠状病毒造成的健康威胁发出警报后，世卫组织宣布将加大对公共卫生体系陷入困境的国家的支持。 

en-us	To date, it has distributed 1.1 million tests to 129 countries, and “we have another 1.5 million on the way”, Mr Molinaro said, noeting that the new supply chain initiative should secure a further nine million tests, which would be allocated as needed. 
zh-cn	莫利纳罗表示，迄今为止，世卫组织已向129个国家/地区分发了110万套检测试剂，并且“还有150万套试剂正在分发中”。他指出新的供应链计划将确保另外900万套试剂到位，并将根据需要进行分配。 

en-us	In addition, partner agency UNICEF (the UN Children’s Fund) has shipped supplies to 44 countries including 1.2 million surgical masks, more than 320,000 respirators, 6.4 million surgical gloves and over 250,000 gowns. 
zh-cn	此外，联合国儿童基金会已向44个国家运送了物资，包括120万个手术口罩，32万多副呼吸器，640万副手术手套和25万多套防护服。

en-us	UNICEF has also shipped oxygen concentrators, basic surgical equipment, stethoscopes, medication and nutrition to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), along with personal protective equipment to Iran and Venezuela, and a 50-bed COVID-19 isolation and treatment unit to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. 
zh-cn	儿基会还将氧气浓缩器，基本手术设备，听诊器，药物和营养品运往刚果民主共和国，并将个人防护设备运往伊朗和委内瑞拉，向孟加拉国考克斯巴扎尔地区其运送了配备50个床位的隔离和治疗装置。 

en-us	According to WHO, the taskforce aims to procure 75 million face masks, 50 million respirators, 28 million surgical gloves, 10 million face shields and three million goggles for distribution. 
zh-cn	世界卫生组织表示，该工作队的目标是采购7500万个口罩，5000万个呼吸器，2800万副外科手术手套，1000万个面罩和300万副护目镜进行分发。

en-us	Discussions are also ongoing with the Jack Ma Foundation for 100 million surgical masks and one million respirators, WHO said in a statement. 
zh-cn	世卫组织在一份声明中说，该组织与马云基金会正在就捐助一亿个外科口罩和一百万个呼吸器进行讨论。 

en-us	Border closures affecting aid deliveries 
zh-cn	边境封锁影响了援助的提供 

en-us	The positive development comes amid concerns about border closures or delays which are already impacting aid deliveries, including at the border between Uganda and Kenya, WFP spokesperson Elisabeth Byrs said: “We are seeing long queues of trucks waiting, because...
zh-cn	世界粮食计划署发言人伊丽莎白·拜尔斯表示，边界关闭影响和延迟过境已经影响援助交付。

en-us	some governments like Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda are taking the temperature of the truck drivers; this slows the delivery of food in the country.” 
zh-cn	比如，肯尼亚和卢旺达边境正在测量卡车司机的体温。这减慢了该国的粮食运送速度。

en-us	There are also concerns that frontier delays and protective trade measures may hamper life-saving immunization work. 
zh-cn	还有人担心，延迟过境和贸易保护性措施可能会妨碍免疫工作。 

en-us	said Mr Molinaro. “We already see UNICEF vaccine shipments which are highly dependent on commercial air cargo, we do see those having been disrupted in the month of May - in the month of April sorry-
zh-cn	莫利纳罗表示： “联合国儿童基金会的疫苗运送工作高度依赖于商业航空货运，我们确实看到那些疫苗运输在4月份中断了，

en-us	 if this continues into May, there will be gaps in routine immunisation and also in campaigns against outbreaks of other diseases.” 
zh-cn	如果这种情况持续到5月份，常规免疫接种和应对其他疾病暴发的活动将出现空白。” 

en-us	Asked about distribution of supplies to Latin American countries, the WHO official replied that although there may have been some “difficulties...in the beginning” when the caseload wasn’t high,
zh-cn	关于向拉丁美洲国家分发物资的问题，莫利纳罗表示，尽管刚开始时可能面临一些困难，

en-us	 “the situation has changed and as mentioned, we’re in the process of now planning that the next acquisitions and batch volumes we get, at least in PPE, will be making their way in that direction, certainly.” 
zh-cn	但情况已经发生变化，我们正在计划进行下一次采购和批量生产，至少是在个人防护设备方面，肯定会朝着这个方向发展。” 

en-us	Moving forward, the COVID-19 taskforce’s strategy is to “speak up for those countries that don’t have the means to access life-saving supplies”, WHO said. 
zh-cn	世卫组织说，面对未来，新冠疫情工作队的战略是“为那些没有能力获得救生用品的国家大声疾呼”。 

en-us	In a related development, the World Food Programme (WFP) issued an alert about a potentially massive spike in global food insecurity in East African nations and the Horn of Africa, as a direct result of the pandemic. 
zh-cn	此外，世界粮食计划署（WFP）警告说，大流行的直接结果是东非国家和非洲之角的粮食不安全状况可能急剧上升。

en-us	“WFP estimates that 20 million people are now food insecure in many countries in the region. Ethiopia, South Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Djibouti and Eritrea,” said WFP spokesperson Elisabeth Byrs. 
zh-cn	世界粮食计划署估计，该地区许多国家目前有2000万人没有粮食保障，包括埃塞俄比亚、南苏丹、肯尼亚、索马里、乌干达、卢旺达、布隆迪、吉布提和厄立特里亚。

en-us	“We have done projections about the situation there, about the number of food insecure people, and this number is likely to increase to 34 million up to 41 million during the next three months, due to the social-economic impact of COVID-19.”
zh-cn	该组织预测，由于疫情造成的社会经济影响，在未来三个月中，这一数字可能会增加到3400万人，甚至4100万人。 