联合国秘书长潘基文在防止战争和武装冲突糟蹋环境国际日的致辞（英汉对照）

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防止战争和武装冲突糟蹋环境国际日致辞

As we look forward to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro in 2012, we are reminded of the commitments made by governments nearly 20 years ago to protect the environment in times of armed conflict. Yet the environment continues to suffer in warfare, threatening the well-being of vulnerable populations and undermining prospects for lasting peace.

在我们期待2012年在里约热内卢召开联合国可持续发展会议之时，我们回想起近20年前各国政府作出的在发生武装冲突时保护环境的承诺。然而，环境继续遭受战争破坏，威胁到弱势民众的福祉并破坏了持久和平的前景。

Nearly half the world’s people -- including the vast majority of the rural poor -- rely directly on natural resources for their daily sustenance and income. If we are to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, and prevent competition over dwindling resources from contributing to new conflicts, we must acknowledge the critical role these resources play in maintaining peace.

世界近一半人口每天直接依靠自然资源维生并获取收入，其中包括绝大多数农村贫困人口。如果我们要实现千年发展目标并防止对日益减少的资源的竞争导致新冲突，我们必须承认这些资源在维护和平方面具有重要作用。

As global population rises and the demand for resources grows, the potential for conflicts over resources could intensify. The impacts of climate change may exacerbate these threats. In response, we will need to develop new thinking on sources of insecurity and ensure that our preventive diplomacy takes into account the trans-boundary nature of ecosystems and environmental degradation.

随着全球人口和资源需求的增长，因资源而产生冲突的可能性增大。对气候变化的影响可能加剧这些威胁。为此，我们需要发展不安全来源的新思维，并确保我们的预防性外交顾及到生态系统和环境退化的跨国界性。

As I pointed out in my recent report on peacebuilding in the aftermath of conflict, 40 per cent of internal conflicts over the past 60 years were associated with land and natural resources. Efforts have already been made by the United Nations system and others to address these risks. For example, six United Nations entities have recently partnered with the European Union to help countries use natural resource management for peacebuilding and conflict prevention.

正如我最近在关于冲突结束后建设和平的报告中所指出的，过去60年中，40%的内部冲突与土地和自然资源有关。联合国系统和其他各方努力消除这些风险。例如，6个联合国实体最近与欧洲联盟结成伙伴关系，帮助各国用自然资源管理来建设和平并预防冲突。

However, we must invest even more in policies, institutions and actions that relieve and manage environmental stress factors. On this International Day, let us acknowledge the unique role our natural resource base plays in averting conflict and building lasting peace, and let us recommit to protecting the environment during times of war.

但是，我们必须对缓解和管理环境压力因素的政策、机构和行动作出更大投入。值此国际日，让我们确认我们的自然资源基础在避免冲突和建立持久和平方面所发挥的独特作用，让我们再次承诺在战争时期保护环境。