sounds是什么意思视译材料

而且在全世界。

作为 一个太平洋国家，美国高度承诺加强我们在整个亚太地区的伙伴关系。

正是因为如此，

欧巴马总统不久前宣布了

“东南亚青年 领袖行动计划”

（

Young Southeast

Asian

Leaders

Ini tiative

）

。正是因为如此，我们正为富布赖特项目（< /p>

Fulbright

Program

） 投入

资源。正是因为如此，我们正在深化我们的经济合作，加强地区安全，促进与各种文 化、信

仰和国家的相互理解。

值此全 世界各地千百万人迎来马年

（

Year of the Hor se

）

之际，

美国衷心祝愿诸位身体健

康，兴旺发达。愿新的一年为我们实现共同目标促成更大程度的合作。

< br>

Secretary-

General’s Message on International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital

Mutilation

6 February 2014

As Secretary-General of the United Nations, I hold high the banner of empowering women

and

girls,

promoting

their

health

and

defending

their

rights.

The

International

Day

of

Zero-Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is an opportunity to confront this persistent problem

–

and to find hope in initiatives proving that it can end.

We should strive to preserve the best in any culture, and leave harm behind.

There is no developmental, religious or health reason to cut or mutilate any girl or woman.

Although some would argue that this is a ?tradition,‘ we must recall that slavery, socalled honour

killings

and

other

inhumane

practices

have

been

defended

with

the

same

weak

argument.

Just

because a harmful practice has long existed does not justify its continuation. All ?traditions‘ that

demean, dehumanize and injure are human rights violations that must be actively opposed until

they are ended.

FGM causes grave harm to individuals. The immediate and long-term health consequences

include constant pain, infections, incontinence and sometimes deadly complications in pregnancy

and childbirth.

The

practice

is

declining

in

almost

all

countries

but

it

is

still

frighteningly

widespread.

Although firm statistics are difficult to obtain, it is estimated that more than 125 million girls and

women alive today have been cut in 29 countries in Africa and the Middle East, where FGM is

most prevalent and data exist. If current trends continue, some 86 million young girls worldwide

are likely to experience some form of the practice by 2030. Asia, Europe, North America and other

regions are not spared and must be equally vigilant in addressing the problem.

Fortunately

there

are

positive

signs

of

progress

in

our

global

push

to

end

this

harmful

practice.

Girls themselves instinctively understand the dangers of being cut, and many mothers who

have

seen

or

experienced

the

trauma

want

to

shield

their

daughters

from

suffering.

It

is

encouraging

that

an

increasing

number

of

communities

are

coming

together

and

agreeing

publically to end FGM and ensure a better life for their girls.

Recently, Uganda, Kenya and Guinea- Bissau adopted laws to end FGM. In Ethiopia, those

responsible have been arrested, tried and penalized, with full media coverage further raising public

awareness.

The United Nations and our partners are engaged in valuable, culturally sensitive activities

that aim to stop FGM without scolding or shame.

In Sudan, we are seeing social change from a campaign called ―Saleema,‖ the Arabic word

that implies complete, intact, whole and untouched. One father moved by the effort who decided

to

leave

his

daughters uncut

explained

simply,

―A

girl

is

born Saleema,

so

leave

her

Saleema.‖

Hundreds of communities have embraced this initiative, expressing their support through songs,

poetry

and

clothes

in

the

campaign‘s

tradema

rk

bright

colours.

Other

countries

are

emulating

Saleema

or

coming

up

with

solutions

tailored

to

their

local

needs,

such

as

Kenya,

where

Meru

community

elders

have

prohibited

FGM

and

vow

to

impose

a

fine

on

anyone

who

conducts

or

abets the practice

In addition to prevention, the United Nations is working with partners to help those who have

been affected by FGM. Pioneering medical advances now allow doctors to repair women‘s bodies

and

restore

their

health.

I

recall

the

words

of

one

physician

working

in

Burkina

Faso

who

described ―the relief that overwhelms women‖ following the surgery, which she said is 100 per

cent effective. The many women who lack the resources needed to travel to the right facilities and

the programmes that offer proper treatment deserve generous support.

The

General

Assembly‘s

landmark

resolution

proclaiming

this

commemorative

Day

was

sponsored

by

every

country

in

Africa

and

embraced

by

the

entire

membership

of

the

United

Nations. This breakthrough shows the great value of the United Nations in rising as one to defend

universal

human

rights.

Now

our

challenge

is

to

give

real

meaning

to

this

Day

by

using

it

to

generate public support, trigger legal and practical advances, and help girls and women at risk of

or affected by FGM.

The effect on individuals will be profound, sparing them pain and spurring their success. The

benefits will reverberate across society as these girls and women thrive and contribute to a better

future for all.

残割女性生殖器零容忍国际日致辞

2014

年

2

月

6

日

“保存文化精华，扬弃有害做法”

我作为联合国秘书长，

要大张旗鼓地增强妇女和女童的权能，< /p>

推动维护她们的健康，

捍

卫她们的权利。

残割女性生殖器零容忍国际日为我们提供了机会，

来正视这个长 期问题，

通

过各种证明可以解决问题的举措来找到希望。

我们应努力保存文化精华，扬弃有害做法。

无论残割任何女童或妇女，

都没有任何成长、

< br>宗教或健康方面的理由。

虽然有些人争辩

说，这是一个“ 传统”

，但我们必须提醒人们，这个苍白无力的理由也同样被用来为蓄奴、

所谓名誉杀人和其他不人道做法辩解。

不能仅仅因为一个有害的做法存在多年 ，

就以此为理

由把它继续下去。所有侮辱人格、把人不当人和伤 害人的“传统”都是侵犯人权，必须积极

予以反对，直至将其杜绝。

残割女性生殖器的行为给个人造成严重伤害。立即出现和长期的健康后果包括持续 疼

痛、感染、失禁，有时还会在怀孕和分娩期间导致致命的并发症。

这个做法正在几乎所有国家逐渐减少，

但仍令人非常不安 地普遍存在。

虽然难以获得确

凿的统计数字，但据估计，在盛行 残割女性生殖器而且可以得到数据的

29

个非洲和中东国

家，

当今生活着

1.25

亿以上受过残割的女童和妇女。

如果当前的趋势继续下去，

到

2030

年，

世界各地很可能又有大 约

8 600

万年幼的女童遭受某种形式的残割。亚洲、欧洲、 北美和其

他地区也未幸免，必须同样保持警惕，解决这个问题。

幸运的是，我们为推动结束这个有害做法而开展的全球努力出现了积极的进展迹象。

女童们自己本能地懂得残割的危险，

很多 曾亲眼目睹或亲身遭受这种残害的母亲也希望

保护自己的女儿，使其免于苦难。我们感到 鼓舞地看到，

正有越来越多的社区齐心协力，公

开同意结束残割 女性生殖器的做法，确保本社区的女童享有更美好的人生。

最 近，

乌干达、

肯尼亚和几内亚比绍通过了法律，

结束残割女性生殖器的做法。在埃塞

俄比亚，那些应承担罪责的人受到逮捕、< /p>

审判和惩罚，而且媒体做了全面报道，以提高公众

的认识。

联合国和我们的合作伙伴们正在开展意义重大和注意文化特点的活动 ，

争取不横加指责

或羞辱地制止残割女性生殖器的做法。

在苏丹，称为“沙利玛”的宣传运动正带来社会变化，阿拉伯语的这 个词意味着完整无

缺、完美如初。

有一个父亲为这项努力所感动 ，决定不让自己的女儿受到残割，他的解释很

简单：

“女孩生下 来是完美的，应该让她永远完美”

。

成百上千的社区接受了这个 倡议，谱写

歌曲和诗歌，

并用在这次宣传运动中作为标志的鲜艳 色彩做成衣服，

来表示支持。

其他一些

国家效仿了沙利玛运动的办法，

或是想出了适合本地情况的解决办法。

< br>例如，在肯尼亚，梅

鲁社区的长老们已经禁止残割女性生殖器，

< br>并誓言对任何施行这个做法的人或教唆者处以罚

款。

< /p>

除了预防之外，

联合国正与合作伙伴们一道努力，

帮助那些受害于残割女性生殖器做法

的人。

现在，医学 的开拓性进展使得医生们能够修复女性的身体，

恢复她们的健康。一个在

布基纳法索工作的医生曾形容，妇女们在经过手术之后如何“因痛苦的解除而激动不已”

。

她说，这一手术达到

100%

见效。很多缺乏必要资源，无法前往正确的设施和方案接受适当

治疗的妇女应该得到慷 慨资助。

宣布这一纪念日的重要大会决议的提案国包括了每一 个非洲国家，

决议得到联合国全体

会员国的支持。

这一突破显示了联合国通过一体行动，

捍卫世界人权所产生的巨大作用。

我

们现在面对的挑战是使这个纪念日实际收效，

为此利用这项活动来争取全体公众支持，

促成

法律和实践方 面的进步，并帮助那些有可能或已经受害于残割女性生殖器做法的女童和妇

女。