联合国援助机构警告,紧接着几个国家的粮食欠收,非洲萨赫勒地区可能爆发人道主义灾难。救援官员在日内瓦报告说在尼日尔,乍得,马里,毛里塔尼亚,塞内加尔,近2300万人严重食物短缺。红十字会的Momodou Lamin Fye也警示那里很快会发生危机。
"Last week, I was in Mauritania, and I saw for myself how serious the is, with children particularly vulnerable. The situation unfolding in the Sahel could quickly develop into a humanitarian disaster if the world does not start paying attention to the plight of these people. The amount of funding so far pledged is way below what is needed to save millions of lives."
“上周,我在毛里塔尼亚亲眼看到形势有多严峻,面临灾难最脆弱的是儿童。如果世界还不开始关注这里的人民所遭受的困苦,在萨赫勒发生的一切很快将发展为人道主义灾难。目前收到的救援资金远远不足以拯救上千人的生命。
The Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has withdrawn Rome's bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games due to the difficult financial situation the country is in. Mr Monti said the government would not support the bid because it would be an irresponsible use of taxpayers' money to guarantee the funding of the games. The cost of hosting the games had been estimated at over $12bn. Rome last hosted the games in 1960.
因为意大利金融困境,总理马里奥•蒙蒂已撤消罗马市举办2020年奥运会的竞标。蒙蒂解释,国家不支持竞标是因为国家不能不负责任地使用纳税人的钱来确保奥运会的筹备资金。奥运会的举办资金预计将超过120亿美元。罗马上一次举办奥运会是在1960年。