欧盟承诺拨款超过7.1亿欧元(约8.1亿美元),帮助全球受危机、自然灾害或冲突影响的人们,特别是非洲地区。
The European Union has pledged to release more than 710 million euros ($810m) to help people affected by crises, natural disasters or conflicts worldwide, particularly in Africa.
欧盟委员会主席冯德莱恩周六在其X账号发帖宣布了这一消息,此前纽约的“全球公民音乐节”被取消,她原定将在该活动上发言。
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made the announcement in a post on her X account on Saturday, following the cancellation of New York’s Global Citizen Festival, where she was due to speak.
她在一段视频中说:“冲突、极端天气事件和不断上涨的生活成本,正让世界各地许多人的生活陷入混乱。”
“Conflicts, extreme weather events and rising living costs are throwing the lives of many people around the world into disarray,” she said in a video.
冯德莱恩表示,这笔援助“将支持整个非洲的流离失所社区,以及收容他们的社区”。
The aid “will support displaced communities across Africa, as well as the communities that host them”, von der Leyen said.
据欧盟委员会周六发布的新闻稿,该援助计划拨款3.8亿欧元(约4.3亿美元),用于资助撒哈拉以南非洲与移民相关的措施,“重点关注弱势移民保护、支持自愿返乡和重新融入”。
According to a European Commission press release on Saturday, the package allocates 380 million euros ($430m) to fund measures related to migration in sub-Saharan Africa, “focused on the protection of vulnerable migrants, support for voluntary return and reintegration”.
共计9700万欧元(约1.1亿美元)专门拨付给撒哈拉以南非洲,以应对冲突、粮食不安全、营养不良和气候冲击在多个地区导致的日益恶化的人道主义需求。
A total of 97 million euros ($110m) is earmarked for sub-Saharan Africa to respond to worsening humanitarian needs caused by conflict, food insecurity, malnutrition and climate shocks across several regions.
新闻稿称,这笔资金“还将加强对刚果民主共和国及邻国埃博拉疫情的应对”。
The funding “will also reinforce the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries”, the press statement said.
此外,750万欧元(约850万美元)将部署至刚果民主共和国,支持应对埃博拉危机及未来防备工作;1000万欧元(约1150万美元)用于“支持促进大湖地区和平与稳定的持续努力”,该地区深受武装冲突、人道主义危机和环境变化之苦。
A further 7.5 million euros ($8.5m) will be deployed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to support the response to the Ebola crisis and for future preparedness, and 10 million euros ($11.5m) to “support ongoing efforts to promote peace and stability in the Great Lakes region“, which is wracked by armed conflict, humanitarian crises and environmental changes.
巴勒斯坦领土和黎巴嫩将获得1.03亿欧元(约1.17亿美元)以支持弱势群体,而乌克兰将获得5200万欧元(约5900万美元)用于人道主义援助和应急防备。
The Palestinian territories and Lebanon will receive 103 million euros ($117m) to support vulnerable populations, while Ukraine will get 52 million euros ($59m) for humanitarian assistance and emergency preparedness.
欧盟委员会上周在纽约举行的第81届联合国大会上还宣布了三项新的“全球门户”投资。
The European Commission also announced three new Global Gateway investments at the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York last week.
该计划包含一项欧盟担保,旨在动员私人投资用于撒哈拉以南非洲的卫生和营养企业;一项欧盟支持的欧洲投资银行贷款,用于扩大哥伦比亚的疫苗和生物药物生产;以及6000万欧元(约合6800万美元)用于加强埃塞俄比亚的初级卫生保健。
The package included an EU guarantee designed to mobilise private investment in health and nutrition businesses in sub-Saharan Africa, an EU-backed European Investment Bank loan to expand vaccine and biological medicines production in Colombia, and 60 million euros ($68m) to strengthen primary healthcare in Ethiopia.
欧盟委员会表示,自今年初以来已拨款250万欧元(约合300万美元)用于人道主义援助。
The European Commission said it had allocated 2.5 million euros ($3m) for humanitarian aid since the start of the year.