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In today's world, conflicts are multiplying and increasingly interlinked.
當今世界中，沖突大量增加，而且日益相互關聯。
Most disturbingly, many warring parties shamelessly target civilians and show a flagrant disregard for international humanitarian law.
最令人不安的是，許多交戰方無恥地以平民為目標，公然無視國際人道主義法。
Improvised explosive devices are killing and injuring thousands of civilians annually.
簡易爆炸裝置每年造成數以千計的平民傷亡。
These pernicious devices are hidden in homes and schools, terrorizing local populations.
這些有害裝置被藏在家中和學校，恐嚇當地民眾。
Over the past twenty years, the United Nations and its partners have cleared vast areas of land contaminated by landmines and explosive remnants of war. Land that was once dangerous and unproductive has been returned to citizens, enabling them to rebuild their communities. The removal of landmines from roads and airstrips has facilitated humanitarian access to people in need.
過去二十年中，聯合國及其合作伙伴清理了被地雷和戰爭遺留爆炸物污染的大片地區。曾經危險的不毛之地已經歸還公民，使他們能夠重建自己的社區。清除道路上和簡易機場的地雷有助于向有需要的人提供人道主義援助。
The United Nations has provided medical assistance to victims, and educated millions of people on how to live safely during or in the immediate aftermath of conflict.
聯合國向受害者提供醫療援助，并在沖突期間或沖突結束后立即向數百萬人提供如何安全生活方面的教育。
We have also trained and employed thousands of men and women in mine action jobs that support and sustain peace.
我們還培訓和雇用了數千人，在地雷行動中開展支持和維持和平的工作。
I thank the brave women and men working in mine action for their life-saving work.
我感謝這些勇敢的人在地雷行動中努力拯救生命。
I commend the Inter-Agency Coordination Group on Mine Action for its needs-driven, people-centred approach.
我贊揚機構間地雷行動協調小組實行由需求驅動、以人為中心的方針。
And I applaud the United Nations Mine Action Service, now in its 20th year, for its leadership, courage and commitment to peace.
我稱贊現已進入第20個年頭的聯合國地雷行動處的領導力、勇氣及其對和平的承諾。
Peace without mine action is incomplete peace.
沒有地雷行動的和平是不完全的和平。
I urge all Member States to keep this issue at the top of the international agenda when negotiating peace, when seeking to prevent harm during conflicts, and when deploying emergency humanitarian responses in war zones.
我敦促所有會員國在進行和平談判時，在沖突期間力求防止傷害時，以及在戰區部署緊急人道主義應急行動時，將這一問題置于國際議程的首要位置。
Mine action establishes the foundations for lasting recovery and development.
地雷行動為持久恢復和發展奠定了基礎。
No one should have to live in fear of dying even after the fighting stops.
即使戰斗停止，任何人也不應生活在死亡的恐懼之中。
