[标准VOA]南非移民安全堪忧(2) [080602]

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联合国报道，近几天，暴力袭击外国人的事件数量已经明显下降。尽管如此，外国人仍然处于焦距和恐惧中，因为他们的社区仍然收到威胁和恐吓……

【生词摘录】
uproot v.连根拔除，根除
raid n.袭击，突袭，赶走，赶出家园
marauding adj.抢劫的，劫掠的
Malawi n.马拉威
imperative adj.势在必行的，命令的，强制的
loot v.洗劫，抢劫
ad hoc adj.特别
Durban n.德班

Foreign Migrants in South Africa Remain Fearful (2/2)

More than 50 people have been killed since violent attacks against migrants and refugees broke out in South Africa on May 11. UNHCR says an estimated 100,000 people have been uprooted in systematic raids carried out by marauding gangs in the country's main urban centers.

Redmond says the majority of displaced are undocumented migrants from Mozambique, Malawi and other African countries. He says thousands have since returned to their countries of origin, or to a third country.

"One of the key elements of the government plan is to move the displaced from their current locations to these new sites, which the government refers to as 'temporary places of safety.' There they can be better assisted," added Redmond. "For UNHCR, it is imperative that these temporary sites meet internationally accepted standards and good practices. Among those affected are thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers from Zimbabwe, Somalia, Ethiopia and other African countries, whose homes were destroyed and businesses looted, and burned."

The United Nations notes most of the sites are overcrowded and do not meet international standard for human habitation. As a result, it says these places are becoming increasingly dangerous. Aid workers report rapes and sexual exploitation are occurring at ad hoc shelters in Johannesburg and Durban.

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联合国难民署称，从5月11日南非爆发了对移民和难民的排外暴力袭击事件以来，已经有50多人被杀。估计有10万人在南非主要城市的中心，在暴徒有计划的袭击中被迫离开。

雷蒙德说，大多数难民是来自莫桑比克，马拉维和其他非洲国家的非法移民。他说，自此，已有数以千计的人返回自己的国家，或是逃往第三世界国家。

“政府部门计划的一个重要部分就是把被流离失所的人从现在住的地方转移到新的地方，即政府所说的“临时避难所”。在那里，难民可以得到更好的帮助。”雷蒙德补充说。“对联合国难民署来说，这些临时避难所必须要符合国际认可的标准和良好的规范。那些受影响的人中，有来自津巴布韦、索马里、埃塞俄比亚和其他非洲国家的数以千计的难民和寻找收容的人，他们的家园被毁，商铺被掠夺和烧毁。

联合国指出，大多数避难所过度拥挤，不符合人类居住的国际标准。结果将是这些地方变得越来越危险。救援工作人员说，在约翰内斯堡和德班的临时避难所里强奸和性剥削时常有发生。