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Syrians flee to Iraq on barges
敘利亞人搭乘駁船逃往伊拉克
Syrian refugees are arriving on Iraq's riverbanks, riding barges. The Peshkhabour border point in Dohuk, about 260 miles northwest of Baghdad, reopened early this month. Syrians are allowed to cross for a few hours everyday and so far, some 4,500 have entered Iraq. The border was closed in September last year, following a mass influx of about 60,000 refugees in August,one of the largest outward migrations in the Syrian war. Thousands used to cross by a bridge, which is no longer in use. This time, the refugees pack into small barges and make a 20 minute journey across the Simelka River. While some are fleeing the conflict and hope to remain in Iraq's Kurdish region, others say they just want to pick up supplies and will soon return to Syria. The UNHCR says Iraq is hosting some 210,000 registered Syrian refugees, and that the re-opening of the Peshkhabour border has brought relief to thousands seeking to escape embattled Syria. Iraq itself, meanwhile, has more than 1 million internally displaced people, who fled sectarian violence.
敘利亞難民搭乘駁船到達伊拉克河岸。本月初，位于巴格達西北部大約260英里處杜胡克的培斯卡布爾邊境檢查點重新開放。敘利亞人每天有幾個小時的時間獲準入境，目前為止，已有4,500人進入伊拉克。去年8月份，大約60,000名難民大量涌入伊拉克，這是敘利亞戰爭造成的最大規模的移民潮，9月份，該邊境檢查點關閉。過去，數千人通過一座小橋穿越邊境，現在這座小橋已經廢棄。這次，難民們搭乘一艘狹小的駁船，通過20分鐘的旅程穿越Simelka河。一些人逃離沖突，希望在伊拉克的庫爾德地區逗留，而其他人則表示他們只是想獲得一些補給品，很快將返回敘利亞。聯合國難民事務高級專員公署表示，伊拉克收容的登記在冊的敘利亞難民大約210,000人，培斯卡布爾邊境檢查點的重新開放給那些想要逃離敘利亞戰亂的數千人帶來了希望。同時，伊拉克國內本身也有躲避宗派暴力的超過100萬流離失所人口。
Russian Cossacks patrol Sochi prior to Olympics
奧運會前哥薩克人在索契巡邏
The Countdown to the Sochi Winter Olympics is on - and with it comes increased security in the city. Russian cossacks patrol the streets in their traditional uniforms. They join an already inflated police presence. Enhanced security measures are in place, heightened since the deadly suicide bombings in Volgograd, just before the New Year. One resident says the increased security makes her feel safe.
索契冬季奧運會已經開始倒計時，與此同時，該市的安全措施逐步加強。俄羅斯哥薩克人身穿傳統制服在街道上巡邏。他們加入了原本已經數量眾多的警察的行列。自新年前夕伏爾加格勒發生致命自殺式爆炸襲擊以來，該市加強了安保措施。一名居民表示，安保加強讓她感到安全。
(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) SOCHI RESIDENT EVGENIYA PROKOPENKO, SAYING: "We have patrols of two policemen and two cossacks walking along the streets. And you can see those patrols almost every 150 meters (164 yd). When you drive through the center, there is a policeman at every stop. And it is good, but it is generally quiet here."
索契居民EVGENIYA PROKOPENKO：“街道上有兩名警察和兩名哥薩克人巡邏。大約150米外就可以看到巡邏人員。駕車穿過市中心時，每個公交站點都有一名警察。這樣比較好。但是這里總體來說比較平靜。”
Russia imposed a security clampdown in Sochi to try to ensure the safety of the Games - a sworn target of the Chechen insurgent leader, Doku Umarov.
為了保障冬季奧運會的安全，俄羅斯對索契實施了嚴格的安保措施——車臣叛軍首領烏瑪洛夫(Doku Umarov)上臺時曾誓言報復總統的這種政策。
U.N. appeals for nearly $100 million for displaced persons in South Sudan, CAR
聯合國呼吁為南蘇丹中非難民捐款
The United Nations has launched an appeal for nearly $100 million -- It's aimed at helping the hundreds of thousands of people displaced by humanitarian crises in South Sudan and the Central African Republic. According to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, the funds are for South Sudanese and Central Africans who are internally displaced as well as those fleeing for safety. Three weeks of fighting, often along ethnic lines, is raising international concern that the conflict could spiral into a full-blown civil war. The U.N. estimates some 43,000 South Sudanese have fled to neighboring countries, and it fears the number could rise to 125,000.
聯合國呼吁接近1億美元的捐款，旨在幫助由于南蘇丹和中非共和國的人道主義危機而流離失所的數十萬難民。據聯合國人權事務高級專員所說，捐款將用于幫助南蘇丹和中非流離失所人群和為了安全而外逃的難民。以種族劃分界限的為期三周的沖突引發國際社會擔憂沖突會升級為全面爆發的內戰。聯合國估計，大約有43,000名南蘇丹人已經逃往鄰國，他們擔心該數字會上升至125,000人。
