en-us	From misinformation about the use of disinfectants to combat the coronavirus, to false claims that the virus can spread through radio waves and mobile networks, unreliable information is hurting the global effort to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic.   
zh-cn	从关于使用消毒剂对抗冠状病毒的错误信息，到有关该病毒可以通过无线电波和移动网络传播的错误说法，不可靠的信息正在损害全球战胜COVID-19大流行的努力。 

en-us	By dispelling rumours, fake news, and messages of hate and division, the United Nations is working to spread accurate information and messages of hope and solidarity. 
zh-cn	联合国通过消除谣言，虚假新闻以及仇恨和分裂的信息，正在努力传播准确的信息和希望与团结的信息。 

en-us	To rally forces behind this effort, the United Nations is launching a new COVID-19 Communications Response Initiative based on science, solutions and solidarity to fight misinformation. 
zh-cn	为了集结这一努力的力量，联合国正在科学，解决方案和团结一致的基础上发起一项新的COVID-19通讯响应倡议，以打击错误 信息。 

en-us	“Fear, uncertainty, and the proliferation of fake news have the potential to weaken the national and global response to the virus, bolster nativist narratives and provide opportunities for those who may seek to exploit this moment to deepen social divisions,” said Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, who will lead the campaign.  
zh-cn	梅利莎•弗莱明说：恐惧，不确定性和虚假新闻的传播有可能削 弱国家和全球对该病毒的反应，支持本土主义者的叙述，并为那些可能试图利用这一刻来加深社会分化的人们提供机会，主管全球传播事务副秘书长将领导这场运动。 

en-us	“All this threatens to undermine the international cooperation urgently needed to deal with the impacts of this crisis.” 
zh-cn	所有这些威胁都有可能破坏为应对这场危机的影响而迫切需要的国际合作。 

en-us	A rapid response team is being formed to help share facts and science to overcome a surge of misinformation, she said. 
zh-cn	她说，正在组建一个快速反应小组，以帮助分享事实和科学知识，以克服大量错误信息。 

en-us	Here are some examples of how the United Nations is tackling the spread of misinformation. 
zh-cn	这是联合国如何应对错误信息传播的一些例子。 

en-us	1.Producing and disseminating facts and accurate information 
zh-cn	1.制作和传播事实和准确的信息 

en-us	The World Health Organization (WHO), which is at the forefront of the battle against the pandemic, is transmitting authoritative information based on science  while also seeking to counter myths. 
zh-cn	世界卫生组织（WHO）处于与大流行抗争的最前沿，它在传播基于科学的权威信息的同时，还力图消除神话。 

en-us	Due to the high demand for timely and trustworthy information about COVID-19, WHO has established the Information Network for Epidemics (EPI-WIN) that unites technical and social media teams working closely to track and respond to misinformation, myths and rumours and provide tailored information and evidence for action. 
zh-cn	由于对COVID-19的及时和可信赖的信息有很高的需求，世卫组织 建立了流行病信息网络（EPI-WIN），该网络使技术和社交媒体 团队紧密合作，以跟踪和应对错误信息，神话和谣言，并提供量身定制的信息。信息和采取行动的证据。 

en-us	For instance, when the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported in Uganda, some communities in the country’s north believed that the virus was caused by evil spirits and performed rituals to “push the spirits back to the West.” 
zh-cn	例如，当在乌干达报道第一例确诊的COVID-19病例时，该国北部 的一些社区认为该病毒是由邪灵引起的，并举行了仪式以“将烈酒推回西方”。 

en-us	Hate speech targeted at foreigners within the communities began to increase.   
zh-cn	针对社区内外国人的仇恨言论开始增多。 

en-us	The Ugandan Government took on a more active role in addressing the virus and disseminating accurate information from WHO.   
zh-cn	乌干达政府在应对病毒和传播来自世卫组织的准确信息方面发挥了更加积极的作用。 

en-us	Many precautionary measures from WHO and the Government were translated into local languages to raise awareness among various communities, especially those in remote, hard-to-reach areas with limited access to digital information. 
zh-cn	世卫组织和政府的许多预防措施被翻译成当地语言，以提高各个社区的认识，尤其是那些偏远，难以到达的地区，这些社区难以获得数字信息。 

en-us	United Nations country teams and missions on the ground are using all available channels, such as radio and social media to dispel rumours and counter misinformation, while the Organization's 59 UN Information Centres are also taking the lead in fighting disinformation in local languages.  
zh-cn	联合国国家工作队和实地特派团正在利用广播和社交媒体等所有可用渠道来消除谣言和制止虚假信息，而本组织的59个联合国新闻中心还率先与当地语言制止虚假信息。 

en-us	2.Partnering with businesses 
zh-cn	2.与企业合作 

en-us	Partnering with WhatsApp and Facebook, WHO launched dedicated messaging services in several languages, including Arabic, English, French, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish, to share critical guidance on COVID-19.   
zh-cn	世卫组织与WhatsApp和Facebook合作，推出了多种语言的专用消息服务，包括阿拉伯文，英文，法文，印地文，意大利文，葡萄牙文和西班牙文，以共享有关COVID-19的重要指南。 

en-us	This easy-to-use messaging service could reach up to 2 billion people and allows WHO to get the facts directly into people’s hands. 
zh-cn	这项易于使用的消息传递服务可以覆盖多达20亿人，并使WHO可以将事实直接掌握在人们手中。 

en-us	WHO also partnered with Rakuten Viber to launch a new interactive chatbot which aims to get accurate information about COVID-19 to people in multiple languages.  
zh-cn	世卫组织还与乐天Viber合作启动了一个新的交互式聊天机器人  ，旨在向多种语言的人获取有关COVID-19的准确信息。 

en-us	This partnership gives WHO the potential to reach over 1 billion people in their local language directly through their mobile phones. 
zh-cn	这种伙伴关系使世卫组织有潜力直接通过手机用当地语言惠及超过10亿人。 

en-us	WHO and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), with support from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)​, are calling on all telecommunication companies worldwide to join their initiative to help unleash the power of communication technology to save lives from COVID-19 through text messages.  
zh-cn	世卫组织和国际电信联盟（ITU）在联合国儿童基金会（UNICEF）的支持下，呼吁全球所有电信公司加入其倡议，以帮助释放通信技术的力量，以通过COVID-19拯救生命短信。 

en-us	An estimated 3.6 billion people remain offline, most of whom live in low-income countries, where an average of just two out of every ten people are online.   
zh-cn	估计有36亿人保持离线状态，其中大多数人生活在低收入国家/地区，每10个人中平均只有2个人在线。 

en-us	These text messages will reach billions of people who are not able to connect to the internet for information. 
zh-cn	这些文本消息将覆盖数十亿无法连接到互联网以获取信息的人。 

en-us	3.Working with media and journalists 
zh-cn	3.与媒体和新闻工作者合作 

en-us	The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has published two policy briefs that assess the COVID-19 ‘disinfodemic’ of falsehoods, fabrications and misinformation.  
zh-cn	联合国教育，科学及文化组织（教科文组织）发布了两份政策简报，评估了COVID-19对虚假，捏造和错误信息的“同病”。 

en-us	The policy briefs were supported by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), which is assisting journalists working on the frontlines of the “disinfodemic” around the world, to ensure accurate, trustworthy and verifiable public health information reaches communities everywhere.  
zh-cn	该政策简介得到了国际新闻工作者中心（ICFJ）的支持，该中心正在协助世界各地“大流行”的新闻工作者，以确保向各地社 区提供准确，可信赖和可验证的公共卫生信息。 

en-us	connect a group of 200 Eastern African women journalists through an on-line resource hub that provides training materials on how to cover the outbreak; 
zh-cn	通过一个在线资源中心将200名东部非洲女记者联系起来，该中心提供有关如何应对疫情的培训材料； 

en-us	help a network of 25 community radio stations in Eastern and Southern Africa serving 250,000 citizens living in rural and marginalized communities better cover the Coronavirus-related challenges in these remote areas; 
zh-cn	帮助东部和南部非洲的25个社区广播电台网络为生活在农村和边缘化社区中的250,000公民提供服务，以更好地应对这些偏远 地区与冠状病毒相关的挑战； 

en-us	support 25 community media closely work with the disaster management authorities to reach a wide general audience, but most particularly tribal and marginalized communities;  
zh-cn	支持25个社区媒体与灾难管理当局紧密合作，以达到广泛的受众，尤其是部落和边缘化社区； 

en-us	and empower 50 media professionals in nine Eastern Caribbean countries to conduct effective fact-checking and counter disinformation and sensationalism on coronavirus. 
zh-cn	和授权九个东加勒比国家的50名媒体专业人员对冠状病毒进行有效的事实核查，制止虚假信息和煽情。 

en-us	4.Mobilizing civil society 
zh-cn	4.动员民间社会 

en-us	The United Nations works closely with thousands of civil society organizations around the world that are associated with the UN Department of Global Communications (DGC) and affiliated with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). 
zh-cn	联合国与世界各地成千上万的民间社会组织密切合作，这些组织与联合国全球传播部（DGC）有关联，并与经济及社会理事会（ECOSOC）有关联。 

en-us	DGC provides key sources of information for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on opportunities to access, participate in and contribute to UN high-level processes and events including briefings during this unprecedented period of lockdown.   
zh-cn	GC为非政府组织（NGO）提供了获取信息，参与联合国高层进程和活动以及为联合国高层进程和活动做出贡献的重要信息来源，包括在此空前的封锁期间进行的情况介绍。 

en-us	Its weekly newsletter reaches some 1,900 organizations globally.  
zh-cn	其每周新闻通讯遍及全球约1,900个组织。 

en-us	The Department has put out a call asking NGOs worldwide to share their stories that highlight how they are contributing to the global response to COVID-19 and how they are using WHO guidelines to inform their activities.   
zh-cn	新闻部发出了一个电话，要求世界各地的非政府组织分享他们的故事，重点介绍它们如何为全球对COVID-19的响应做出贡献， 以及他们如何利用WHO准则来指导其活动。 

en-us	The Department is also encouraging all NGOs to act on science, share solutions and inspire solidarity. 
zh-cn	新闻部还鼓励所有非政府组织采取科学行动，分享解决方案并激发团结。 

en-us	Together with WHO, DGC also launched a global civil society survey about COVID-19 to learn what misinformation, stigma and myths are circulating around the world and threatening the global response. 
zh-cn	DGC与世界卫生组织（WHO）共同发起了一项有关COVID-19的全球 民间社会调查，以了解世界各地流传着哪些误传，污名和神话，并威胁着全球的反应。 

en-us	5.Speaking out for rights 
zh-cn	5.大声疾呼 

en-us	Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, recently spoke out against restrictive measures imposed by several States against the independent media, as well as the arrest and intimidation of journalists, saying the free flow information was vital in fighting COVID-19. 
zh-cn	联合国人权事务高级专员米歇尔·巴切莱特（Michelle Bachelet）最近大声疾呼，反对几个国家对独立媒体施加的限制性措施，以及对记者的逮捕和恐吓，称自由流动信息对于打击COVID-19至关重要。 

en-us	“Some States have used the outbreak of the new coronavirus as a pretext to restrict information and stifle criticism,” Bachelet said.  
zh-cn	巴切莱特说：一些国家以新的冠状病毒的爆发为借口，限制了信息并扼杀批评。 

en-us	A free media is always essential, but we have never depended on it more than we do during this pandemic, when so many people are isolated and fearing for their health and livelihoods.” 
zh-cn	自由媒体永远是必不可少的，但我们比以往任何时候都更依赖于这种流行病。在这种流行病中，许多人被孤立，并担心他们的健康和生计。 

en-us	“Credible, accurate reporting is a lifeline for all of us,” said the UN human rights chief,  
zh-cn	联合国人权事务负责人说：可靠，准确的报道是我们所有人的命脉。  

en-us	who also noted that some political leaders had directed statements towards journalists and media workers that created a hostile environment and compromised their safety and ability to do their work.
zh-cn	他还指出，一些政治领导人已将言论投向制造敌对环境并损害他们安全和做事能力的记者和媒体工作者工作。 