
联合国周五警告称,针对乌克兰平民地区和关键基础设施的反复袭击正在加剧冬季来临前的人道主义危机。
The UN on Friday warned that repeated attacks on civilian areas and critical infrastructure in Ukraine are deepening the humanitarian crisis ahead of winter.
联合国人道主义事务协调厅(OCHA)危机应对部门负责人杰玛·康奈尔(Gemma Connell)敦促俄罗斯和乌克兰保护平民、便利援助物资的运送,并确保被困在前线及被占领地区的民众能够安全撤离。
Gemma Connell, director of the Crisis Response Division at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), urged Russia and Ukraine to protect civilians, facilitate aid deliveries, and ensure safe evacuations for people trapped in frontline and occupied areas.
康奈尔代表联合国负责人道主义事务和紧急救济协调员汤姆·弗莱彻(Tom Fletcher)向安理会作了汇报。她表示:“过去48小时,乌克兰各地又发生了更多的死亡和破坏事件;多个地区的居民区、公共交通系统以及关键民用基础设施都遭到了袭击。”
Connell delivered a briefing to the Security Council on behalf of Tom Fletcher, the UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator. “The past 48 hours have brought more death and destruction across Ukraine,” said Connell, describing attacks on residential neighborhoods, public transport, and essential civilian infrastructure in multiple regions.
据康奈尔介绍,由于乌克兰能源基础设施不断遭到破坏,包括基辅在内的多个地区再次出现了计划内的停电和紧急停电现象。她强调:“冬季的准备工作刻不容缓。”
Repeated attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have brought back scheduled and emergency power cuts, including in Kyiv, according to Connell. “Winter preparedness cannot wait for winter,” she told the council.
联合国制定的3.58亿美元“冬季应对计划”旨在为乌克兰最脆弱的200多万民众提供取暖、住所、食物、医疗救助、现金及其他必要的援助。
The UN’s $358 million Winter Response Plan aims to assist more than 2 million of Ukraine’s most vulnerable people with heating, shelter, food, healthcare, cash, and other essential support.
康奈尔指出,资金必须及时到位,以便援助机构能够及时分发物资、修复房屋和供暖系统,并帮助各社区做好应对严寒天气的准备。
Connell said funding must arrive in time for aid agencies to position supplies, repair homes and heating systems, and help communities prepare for freezing temperatures.
然而,她也强调:仅靠人道主义援助无法弥补民用基础设施持续遭受破坏所带来的损失。
She stressed, however, that humanitarian assistance alone cannot compensate for continued destruction of civilian infrastructure.
“归根结底,任何程度的准备工作都无法替代对平民赖以生存的基础设施的保护,”她说。
“Ultimately, no amount of preparedness can substitute for protecting the infrastructure civilians depend on in the first place,” she said.
康奈尔概述了冲突各方应立即落实的三个优先事项:必须根据国际人道法保护平民以及平民生活所依赖的基础设施;就切实可行的安排达成一致,以确保人道援助抵达任何地方的平民,并在需要时实现安全、自愿的撤离;人道人员必须受到保护,一旦发生事件,要有可信的调查并追究责任。她说。
Connell outlined three immediate priorities for the parties to the conflict: they must protect civilians and the infrastructure on which civilian life depends, in line with international humanitarian law; agree on practical arrangements to ensure humanitarian aid reaches civilians wherever they are and to enable safe and voluntary evacuations when needed; and humanitarian personnel must be protected, with credible investigations and accountability when incidents occur, she said.