[双语]奥巴马祝贺诺贝尔和平奖获得者声明_演讲

[双语]奥巴马祝贺诺贝尔和平奖获得者声明

Statement by the President Obama Congratulating Nobel Peace Prize Winners

奥巴马总统祝贺诺贝尔和平奖获得者的声明

October 7, 2011

2011年10月7日

On behalf of the American people, I congratulate the recipients of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee of Liberia, and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen. Today's award honors three extraordinary individuals, and sends a powerful message that the struggle for universal rights and human dignity can only be fulfilled with the full participation of women around the globe.

我代表美国人民向今年诺贝尔和平奖获得者——利比里亚总统埃伦约翰逊瑟利夫（Ellen Johnson Sirleaf）、利比里亚的雷玛·博维（Leymah Gbowee）和也门的塔瓦库勒·卡曼（Tawakkul Karman）——表示祝贺。今天这个奖项嘉奖三位卓越非凡的人士并有力地表明，普世权利和人类尊严只有通过全球各地妇女的全面参与才能实现。

President Sirleaf has inspired the world through her journey from a prisoner to the first female President of her country. She has helped Liberia emerge from years of civil war and make great strides toward reconstruction and a democracy that values the contributions of all Liberians, including its women. As a warrior for peace, Leymah Gbowee led her fellow Liberian women as they bravely stood their ground against a brutal dictator in a non-violent struggle to bring peace to their country and realize a full voice for Liberian women. In Yemen, Tawakkul Karman and her fellow women activists were among the first to take to the streets this year to demand their universal rights, and despite the threats and violence waged against peaceful protestors, she has remained a powerful voice for non-violence in a country where guns outnumber people.