en-us	How could the pandemic make an already difficult situation even harder? Who are most at risk? 
zh-cn	新冠疫情可能会通过何种方式导致当前困难局势进一步恶化？哪些人面临的风险最大？ 

en-us	So far we have few confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Syria - though few tests are being carried out - but the risk factors are high, and the country's medical infrastructure would struggle to cope with a large outbreak. 
zh-cn	截止目前，虽然叙利亚确诊的新冠病例很少（当然开展的测试也很少），但是风险因子很高，而且该国的医疗基础设施将难以应对大规模暴发的疫情。 

en-us	An even bigger concern is the impact of prolonged periods of lockdown on the economy and on the already precarious food security and livelihoods of millions of people.  
zh-cn	更大的担忧则来自封城期延长对经济以及业已岌岌可危的粮食安全和数百万人生计造成的影响。 

en-us	The pandemic is like a coming storm for the people of Syria. 
zh-cn	对于叙利亚人民而言，新冠疫情犹如一场即将到来的风暴。 

en-us	The country is currently operating a 6 pm to 6 am curfew and movement restrictions are in place while public spaces have been closed for the past month.  
zh-cn	目前，该国于晚6点至早6点实施宵禁，还出台了限制出行的措施，公共场所也已于上月关闭。 

en-us	Those working in the service sector or on daily wages are really suffering right now, and there is already anecdotal evidence of extreme hardship in both urban and rural areas.  
zh-cn	服务业从业者或按日计酬的劳动者目前处境艰难，有迹象显示，城市和农村均已陷入极端困境。 

en-us	We, at FAO, are mainly concerned about how the restrictions will impact on agriculture, and food availability.  
zh-cn	粮农组织的主要关切是：这些限制将对农业和粮食供应带来何种影响。 

en-us	We are already seeing a rise in input prices, whether due to import difficulties or opportunism on the part of the traders.  
zh-cn	我们看到，由于进口困难或贸易商的投机行为，投入品价格已经出现上涨。 

en-us	Also, our World Food Programme colleagues have been tracking food prices over the past month and saw a rise of 21 percent in the cost of the standard monthly food basket, basically what a household would buy on average per month, in March alone. 
zh-cn	此外，世界粮食计划署的同事一直在跟踪过去一个月的食物价格。仅在三月份，标准月度食物篮（也即单个家庭的月均食物采购）的成本就上涨了21％。 

en-us	Equally, small livestock keepers cannot take their animals to graze, or buy feed.  
zh-cn	同样，小规模家畜养殖户无法放牧或购买饲料。 

en-us	The markets where they would sell their animals are closed or operate under restrictions. 
zh-cn	家畜销售市场目前处于关闭或限制经营的状况。 

en-us	Poultry businesses have also been hit by the high cost of imported feed and a collapse in demand from restaurants. 
zh-cn	家禽业也受到进口饲料价格高企和餐馆需求崩塌的双重打击。 

en-us	Basically, the livelihoods of all of the country's approximately 1.2 million farming families are affected in some way or another by the efforts to control COVID-19, though the impact is felt differently across the country. 
zh-cn	基本上，实施新冠疫情遏制措施后，该国所有约120万户农业家庭的生计都受到了某种影响，尽管全国各地受影响的程度有所不同。 

en-us	What do vulnerable communities need most now in the face of the pandemic's threats?  
zh-cn	面对疫情威胁，脆弱社区最急需什么？ 

en-us	The first priority is to provide options so people can maintain their livelihoods and remain self-sufficient.  
zh-cn	当务之急是提供各种方案使人们能够维持生计并保持自给自足。 

en-us	And we need to reinforce key public health messages within our programmes.  
zh-cn	我们需要在各类计划中加强关键的公共卫生信息。 

en-us	There is also an urgent need to provide farmers with seeds for planting, now for the summer crops and for the coming winter crops and vegetables, and feed for their animals. 
zh-cn	此外，还迫切需要为农民提供种子开展播种（眼下需要夏季作物种子，后续将需要冬季作物和蔬菜种子）和家畜所需饲料。 

en-us	Is FAO able to continue its work under the circumstances? And if so, what are some of the things you and your team are doing differently? 
zh-cn	面对疫情，粮农组织能够继续开展工作吗？您和团队的工作与之前相比有何不同？ 

en-us	As an office, FAO Syria moved quickly to working from home, but we have managed to keep key elements of the programme running so far.  
zh-cn	粮农组织驻叙利亚代表处迅速调整工作模式，安排工作人员居家办公，截至目前，我们仍设法保持着计划关键环节的正常运转。 

en-us	While carrying out these activities, all people are practising physical distancing and, if needed, wearing masks. 
zh-cn	在开展相关工作时，所有人都遵守保持距离的规定，并在需要时戴上了口罩。 

en-us	We have also swapped classroom-based training with training carried out outdoors in smaller groups.  
zh-cn	我们还将课堂培训转变为小规模户外培训。  

en-us	We are using WhatsApp groups and Facebook pages to speak to and share information - via video, for example - with people in our seed producer groups and our entrepreneurship programmes.   
zh-cn	并正在通过WhatsApp群组和Facebook页面功能，以视频等方式与我们的种子生产者小组和创业计划成员交流和共享信息。 

en-us	How are these new initiatives working? Will they be continued post COVID-19? 
zh-cn	这些新举措的效果如何？疫情结束后还会继续使用吗？ 

en-us	We are moving quickly to become a more digital FAO Syria!  
zh-cn	粮农组织驻叙利亚代表处正在快速拥抱数字化！ 

en-us	As well as beating the virus, this will reduce our travel costs and our carbon footprint.  
zh-cn	除了能抗击疫情外，这些举措还将减少我们的差旅费用和碳足迹。 

en-us	I am committed to carrying forward the best of these innovations in the future, though not all technologies work as well in Syria as in other countries;  
zh-cn	我将努力在今后继续采用最佳创新举措，尽管适用于其他国家的技术并非同样适合叙利亚。 

en-us	we only just managed to run our first zoom meeting with some help from our colleagues in the regional office and headquarters. 
zh-cn	我们刚刚才在区域办事处和总部同事的帮助下完成了第一次zoom会议。 

en-us	What are some of the main challenges that FAO is facing now? 
zh-cn	粮农组织目前主要面临哪些挑战？ 

en-us	The biggest challenge is to ensure funding for our programmes right now. 
zh-cn	最大的挑战是确保我们的计划迅速得到资金支持。 

en-us	So far, donors have been very understanding of the constraints we are working with now, and our core supporters understand the relevance of our work, especially during COVID-19. 
zh-cn	目前，捐助方都非常体谅我们各项工作所面临的限制，主要捐助方也明白相关工作的意义，尤其是在新冠疫情之下。 

en-us	You have been in Syria since July 2018, and have worked in other countries where life is particularly difficult. 
zh-cn	您自2018年7月以来一直在叙利亚，并也曾在格外艰苦的其他国家工作。

en-us	How is the current situation different? 
zh-cn	当前的局势有没有什么不同之处？ 

en-us	The major difference right now is the movement restrictions imposed in the last months to halt the spread of COVID-19. 
zh-cn	目前主要的不同之处在于，为阻断新冠疫情传播，近几个月实施了出行限制。

en-us	However, Syria is not alone in this. 
zh-cn	不过，这也不是叙利亚一国所面临的问题。