VOA原文：

The World Health Organization is urgently appealing for $123.7 million to provide emergency aid for millions of people facing an unprecedented food and health crisis in the Horn of Africa. U.N. aid agencies report more than 80 million people in the greater Horn of Africa are facing a level of hunger not seen in decades. They warn up to 20 million people, about half children, already are on the verge of starvation across Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya.

世界卫生组织紧急呼吁筹集1.237亿美元，为非洲之角面临前所未有的粮食和卫生危机的数百万人提供紧急援助。联合国援助机构报告说，非洲之角有8千多万人正面临几十年来从未有过的饥荒。他们警告说，在索马里、埃塞俄比亚和肯尼亚，多达2000万人，其中大约一半是儿童，已经处于饥荒的边缘。

1.World Health Organization 世界卫生组织

2.emergency aid 紧急援助

3.an unprecedented food and health crisis 前所未有的粮食和卫生危机

4.Horn of Africa 非洲之角

5.on the verge of starvation 处于饥荒的边缘

WHO assistant director-general for emergencies response says this acute food insecurity crisis also has triggered a health crisis in the region. He says malnutrition is soaring and disease outbreaks, including measles and cholera are increasing. “The level of vaccination has dropped off because of the insecurity, the displaced population. And, of course, the disruption of vaccination during the COVID pandemic. So, more children are at risk and are already dying. We are already in a health crisis. It is not only a nutrition crisis…The number of children dying from diseases is increasing. So, the situation is already catastrophic, and we need to act now.”

世卫组织负责突发事件应对的助理总干事表示，这场严重的粮食不足危机还在该地区引发了健康危机。营养不良正在急剧增加，包括麻疹和霍乱在内的疾病爆发也在增加。“由于不安全问题以及流离失所的人口，疫苗接种水平下降了。当然，还有新冠疫情期间疫苗接种的中断。因此，更多的儿童处于危险之中，并且已经在死亡。我们已经处于健康危机之中。这不仅仅是营养危机…死于疾病的儿童数量在不断增加。目前的情况是灾难性的，我们需要现在就采取行动。”

6.food insecurity crisis 粮食不足危机

7.health crisis 健康危机

8.malnutrition n. 营养不良

9.measles n. 麻疹

10.The level of vaccination 疫苗接种水平