第一篇：欢迎国宴致辞--视译

奥巴马2011年1月19日欢迎国宴致辞

Good evening, everybody.Please have a seat.On behalf of Michelle and myself, welcome to the White House.And thank you for joining us as we host President Hu and the Chinese delegation, and as we pay tribute to the bonds between two great nations and two proud peoples.There are too many distinguished guests to mention all of you tonight.But I do want to acknowledge a few who have championed relations between our nations: First of all, President Jimmy Carter and his wonderful wife Rosalynn Carter are here.As well as President Bill Clinton and my outstanding Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton.President Hu, we have met today in a spirit of mutual respect: the United States--the oldest democracy in the world, and China--one of the oldest civilizations in the world.And while it’s easy to focus on our differences of culture and perspective, let us never forget the values that our people share: A reverence for family;the belief that, with education and hard work and with sacrifice, the future is what we make it;and most of all, the desire to give our children a better life.Let’s also never forget that throughout our history our people have worked together for mutual progress.We’ve traded together for more than 200 years.We stood together in the Second World War.Chinese immigrants and Chinese Americans have helped to build America, including many who join us here tonight.The Chinese and American people work together and create new opportunities together every single day.Mr.President, today we’ve shown that our governments can work together as well, for our mutual benefit.And that includes this bit of news-— under a new agreement, our National Zoo will continue to dazzle children and visitors with the beloved giant pandas.I'm told that there is a Chinese proverb that says: If you want one year of prosperity, then grow grain.If you want 10 years of prosperity, then grow trees.But if you want 100 years of prosperity, then you grow people.1 And so I propose a toast--to our people, the citizens of the People’s Republic of China and the United States of America.May they grow together in friendship.May they prosper together in peace.And may they realize their dream of the future for themselves, for their children, and for their grandchildren.Ganbei.干杯！

胡锦涛2011年1月19日欢迎国宴致辞

President Obama and Mrs.Obama, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, good evening.I am delighted to once again come to the United States and pay a state visit at the invitation of President Obama.Since setting foot on this beautiful land, we have received the greatest hospitality of the US government and people.This evening, President Obama is hosting this welcoming dinner for us and has just made warm remarks.On behalf of my colleagues and in my own name, I want to express heartfelt thanks to President and Mrs.Obama and other American friends present today.I also wish to convey through you the best wishes of Chinese people to the friendly American people and extend cordial greetings to people from various sectors of the United States who have given cared and support to the growth of China-US relations.。

The purpose of my visit is to increase mutual trust, enhance friendship, deepen cooperation and advance the positive, cooperative and comprehensive China-US relationship for the 21st century.In recent years, particularly over the past two years since President Obama took office, China-US relations have made strong headway thanks to the joint efforts of both sides.We have increased exchanges and cooperation in a wide range of areas, maintained close communication and coordination on major international and regional issues, and played a positive role in promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the Asia-pacific region and the whole world.Under the current circumstances, our two countries share broader common interests, shoulder bigger common responsibilities and face more sever common challenges than at any time in history.As result, it’s more important than ever for us to maintain the long-term, sound and steady growth of our bilateral relations.This is the reality we face, and it should be recognized by both sides.This morning, President Obama and I have an index exchange of views on China-US relations and international and regional issues of common interest, and we reached important agreement.We agreed that our two countries should increase contacts at the top and other levels, strengthen strategic mutual trust through dialogue and communication, intensify exchanges and cooperation in all fields and step up communication and coordination on international and regional issues.We agreed that the two countries should respect each other’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and development interests.Properly handle differences and frictions and work together to build a China-US cooperative partnership based on mutual respect and mutual benefit.China-US relations have traveled an extraordinary journey in the past 32 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties.A review of the history of our relations shows that we have far more common interests than differences and cooperation for mutual benefit has always being the main stream of our relations.This has reinforced our confidence in further pushing forward our relationship.Today both China and the United States are confronted with the arduous task of sustaining, steady economic growth and achieving economic transformation.And we both need to tackle the various challenges brought by economic globalization.This has added to our need and desire to enhance cooperation.We should pursue our relations with a stronger conviction, a broader vision and more proactive approach.We need to take solid steps and make pioneering efforts to fully tap the potential of cooperation and strive for new progress in China-US relations.I am confident that with joint efforts, China-US cooperated partnership will yield bountiful fruits for the grater benefit of our people and make new and bigger contribution to the noble course of world peace and development.To the health of President and Mrs.Obama, to the health of friends present here, to the stronger friendship between the people of China and the United States, and to the steady growth of China-US relations, cheers!3

第二篇：视译介绍

视译（Sight Interpreting）|何为视译?

视译(sight interpreting)是指同传译员拿着讲话人的发言稿，边听发言、边看原稿、边进行同声传译。视译也被称为“有稿同传”(Simultaneous Interpreting with Text)

同声传译中的视译一般有以下几种情况：(1)会议的组织者既提供发言的原稿同时也提供发言的译语稿；(2)会议的组织者只提供发言的原稿；(3)会议的组织者提供发言人讲稿的提纲或幻灯片。

视译是同声传译中经常使用的一种翻译方式，也是同声传译训练不可逾越的一个阶段，一般的同声传译训练都是从注意力的分配训练(如影子跟读联系)到视译然后再过渡到无稿同声传译。

如何对视译进行准备工作?

无论是以上哪一种情况，译员都应该在拿到相关材料后认真按口译的译前准备工作要求认真准备。视译中有源语与译语稿件的情况非常少，即便在两稿都有的情况下，也要认真准备，不能掉以轻心，因为发言人因为发言时间的限制或现场情况的变化，很可能在阅读发言稿时跳过一些段落，或在报告中间增加一些内容。还有的发言者可能会临时更换了发言稿。为了应付这些意外，有经验的译员经常使用阿拉伯数字简单地将两种稿子对应落标记清楚，在翻译过程中可以清楚地识别发言的进度。

通常会议提供的发言稿是单语的。在时间充裕的情况下，可以先把稿件中的难点(词语、语句等)事先笔译出来，把原稿做一定的语篇分析与分隔(Segmentation)，这样在翻译的时候就可以做到胸有成竹了。也可以在时间来不及或译员对稿件的内容较有把握的情况下，在稿子上做一些“标识”(markers)，即用诸如箭头、五角星、线条等各种笔记符号有重点地标出源语发言人的思路及语篇标识，把需要下工夫才能译好的重要语段“标”出来，把关键的词语(如术语、机构名称、职务头衔等)先译出来。如果时间允许的话还应该重点译一下一些难译的句子和语段。

如果发言稿在会议开始前才送来，又是在短时间内通过跳读(skimming)与寻读(scanning)都无法看完的长稿，译员可以简单看一下大意，重点看一下引言和结尾。如果碰巧有时问还可以把引言与结尾中出现的重要词语翻译一下。这是因为，准备引言的内容可以帮助译员建立翻译的语境，而准备结尾中的内容则可以帮助译员了解发言中的重点内容。另外，译好引言与结尾也容易给听众留下良好的印象，给译员的工作带来信任感和信心。

在原稿并无参考价值的情况下，可以忽略原稿，把精力集中在无稿同声传译的技术工 作中，利用口译笔记等，进行无稿同传。

口译的视译准备工作有时要在口译箱中进行，译员可以事先准备好词典(或词条较多的电子词典)对那些较难同时有反映重要信息的词语进行一定程度的准备。但一般由合作伙伴负责查找难词、生词，而且除了非查不可的词汇，一般尽量不查词典，以免分散注意力。

译员在准备过程中如果发现讲稿实在难以理解、过于深奥或冷僻的地方，在时间允许的情况下，最好能请教一下演讲人或有相关专业知识的人。在国际会议中，译员对于遇到的特殊的观念、思想、概念等，一定要虚心请教，不能望文生意。如何练习视译

在练习时，第一步可以找一些有译文的发言稿，边听发言录音，边做‘‘同声传读”。逐 渐过渡到脱离译稿只看原文进行口译。视译时可以用很短时间对原文通读一次，了解发言的主要内容并对语言、专业难点做“译前准备”。

视译训练的要求则是边看稿边进行口头翻译，要尽量做到意思准确、用词贴切。视译其实是翻译在日常工作中经常会碰到的工作，因为有很多场合对方的书面发言稿是在活动开始前的最后一刻才迟迟出现的，翻译根本没有充裕的时间事先将其翻成中文，只能在对方念稿的同时匆匆地浏览一下文章的内容。在视译训练中最大的问题就是中外文句子结构差异悬殊，用外文的句子结构翻中文必然会显得不伦不类，因此就必需在平时多加训练，掌握好视译过程中中外文互换的问题。

第三篇：视译材料

China is Australia’s Land of Opportunity

On January 31, 2014, the Chinese ambassador to Australia MA Zhaoxu published in The Australian Financial Review a signed article with the title of ―China is Australia‘s land of opportunity‖.The full text is as follows:

Last week China released economic data for 2013, which shows GDP grew by 7.7 per cent, a mid-to-high growth rate in global terms.More than 13 million new urban jobs were created, more than in any previous year.Total imports approached $US2 trillion.Overseas direct investment by Chinese enterprises exceeded $US90 billion.Given the lingering international financial crisis, the unrecovered world economy and China‘s effort of economic restructuring, such a ―score report‖ is a hard-won achievement.Moreover, with uncertainties in the global economy and unusual sensitivities of the international market to macro-policy developments in major economies, China‘s stable fiscal and monetary policies as well as reasonable liquidity have sent a clear signal of stability to international market expectations.This is an act of responsibility by China in the interest of the world economy.The figures also mean an upgrading of China‘s economic growth and show that huge opportunities may arise for the global and the Australian economy.China‘s service sector accounted for 46.1 per cent of the country‘s GDP in 2013, up from 44.6 per cent in 2012, outperforming the industrial sector for the first time.The service sector has become a new growth engine, setting economic growth on a healthier, long-term trajectory.China-Australia co-operation in the service sector is moving forward fast.China has been Australia‘s largest export market for service products for three years in a row.Our two-way trade in services reached $8.5 billion and Australia exported $6.7 billion worth of service products to China in 2012-2013.China is Australia‘s largest source of international students, second-largest source of inbound tourists as well as the fastest-growing inbound tourism market.Far-sighted Australian enterprises have been capitalising on opportunities provided by the new momentum.ANZ won approval for a sub-branch in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone last November.Andrew Whitford, Westpac‘s head of Greater China, said Australian companies should establish themselves in the new zone as there are ―enormous opportunities‖.In 2013, the GDP of central and western parts of China was 44 per cent of China‘s total, up by 0.2 per cent on the previous year.The per capita net income of rural residents grew by 9.3 per cent in real terms, 2.3 per cent higher than that of urban residents.The income gap between urban and rural residents shrank from 3.10 in 2012 to 3.03.This trend for four consecutive years is a sign that regional development disparity has been easing, unleashing huge market potential for the vast hinterland areas.Australian enterprises have been increasingly active in the development of central and western China, which will help Australia gain a head start in China‘s economic restructuring.Despite a softening of its economy, with 2013 growth the same as 2012, China still has robust demand for Australian energy and resources.China‘s economic aggregate is now on a much larger base than before, with a GDP of US$9.18 trillion, the second largest economy for four years running.A larger, better-quality and more stable Chinese economy will bring even more opportunities to the world.The urbanisation rate rose by 1.16 per cent to 53.73 per cent in 2013 which shows China still has a large demand for infrastructure building.China‘s outbound trade and investment will continue to expand with outbound investment expected to reach $US500 billion over five years.This is good news to Australian businesses in energy, resources and agriculture.This year is going to be vital to world economic recovery.It will also be an important year for upgrading China-Australia economic ties.Both nations should work together to seize new opportunities and fully tap co-operation potential.澳大利亚经济的新机遇

2014年1月31日，中国驻澳大利亚大使马朝旭在当地主流媒体《澳大利亚金融评论报》发表题为《澳大利亚经济的新机遇》的署名文章。全文如下：

上周中国国家统计局发布数据显示，2013年中国国内生产总值（GDP）增长了7.7%。这个数字从全球范围看，保持了中高速增长。全年城镇新增就业人数超过1300万，是历年最多的。去年中国进口额接近2万亿美元，中国企业对外直接投资也超过了900亿美元。这一成绩来之不易，是在国际金融危机余波未平、世界经济尚待复苏和中国经济转型升级的背景下产生的。在世界经济不确定因素较多、国际市场对主要经济体宏观政策动向异常敏感的情况下，中国稳定财政、货币政策，保持合理的流动性，向国际市场发出了明确的稳定预期的信号，这也是中国对世界经济发展的负责任之举。

新公布的数据也释放出中国经济增长结构优化，以及这种转变对世界和澳大利亚经济带来巨大机遇的积极信息。根据中国国家统计局的数据，第三产业占中国GDP比重从2012年的44.6%上升为2013年46.1%，首次超过以工业、采矿业、建筑业为代表的第二产业。中国的经济已由过去依靠制造业的“单轮驱动”发展到如今制造业、服务业双增长的“双轮驱动”，服务业正成为中国经济长期持续健康发展与优化升级的新引擎和新动力。中澳服务业合作正处于快速发展时期。中国已连续3年成为澳最大的服务产品出口市场。2012-2013财年双边服务贸易近85.3亿澳元，其中，澳对华出口66.6亿澳元。中国已成为澳大利亚最大的留学生来源国、第二大海外游客来源国，也是增长最快的旅客市场。一些有战略眼光的澳大利亚企业已经敏锐捕捉到了商机。澳新银行在去年11月正式登陆上海自贸区。西太银行（Westpac）大中华区总裁魏安德（Andrew Whitford）认为，澳洲企业应当考虑将进驻上海新自贸区作为与中国投资者产生联系的一种方式。

2013年，中国中西部地区GDP总量占全国的44.4%，比2012年提高0.2个百分点。中国农村居民人均纯收入实际增长9.3%，比城镇居民人均可支配收入实际增速高2.3个百分点，增速连续四年快于城镇，城乡居民人均收入倍差由上年的3.10缩小为3.03。这些数据表明长期困扰中国经济发展的城乡失衡、区域失衡问题正得到逐步缓解，中国庞大的中西部和农村市场潜力正不断释放。我们看到，澳企业正日益积极地参与到中国西部地区的发展中来。我相信这将帮助澳在中国经济转型中占得先机。

中国对澳能源资源等需求依然强劲稳健。尽管2013年中国经济增速与2012年持平，较过去有所下降，但总体增量却比以前要大得多。中国GDP总量已经达到9.18万亿美元，连续4年成为世界第二大经济体。一个总量更大、增长质量更高、增长速度更稳的中国经济将为世界、为澳大利亚带来更多机遇。2013年，中国城镇化率同比提高1.16%，达53.73%，并有望在未来十年保持年均1.2%的提升速度。中国仍需进行大量的基础设施建设。同时，中国对外贸易与投资不断扩大，未来五年，中国对外投资规模将达到5000亿美元。这对于澳能源资源的开发与出口、农产品国际市场的开拓等，无疑都是好消息。

2014年是世界经济走向复苏的重要年份，也是中澳经贸合作升级发展的关键一年。中澳双方应该携手努力，发掘合作潜力，为两国人民带来更多实实在在的利益。

Secretary-General’s Message Calling for the Observance of the Olympic Truce for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russian Federation, 7-23 February & 7-16

March 2014

New York, 31 January 2014

On the eve of the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi, I join the International Olympic Committee in calling on all those engaged in armed hostilities around the world to lay down their weapons and observe the Olympic Truce.The participants in the Sochi Games may carry the flags of many nations, but they come together under the shared banner of equality, fair play, mutual respect and non-discrimination.I encourage all those involved in the games—Governments, groups, organizations and inpiduals—to uphold and defend these core Olympic ideals.In calling for this year‘s Truce, my thoughts are with the people of Syria, the Central African Republic, South Sudan and all others suffering from senseless violence, including the families who lost loved ones in the recent bombings that took place in Volgograd, not far from Sochi.I call on all combatants everywhere to respect the Olympic Truce, which has been adopted by all 193 United Nations Member States.Overcoming conflict is a constant struggle—but we must persist in doing our utmost to win adherence to it.The Olympic Truce is rooted in the hope that if people and nations can put aside their differences for one day, they can build on that to establish more lasting cease-fires and find paths towards durable peace, prosperity and human rights.For these next few weeks, may the torch of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi remind us what is possible when nations unite.呼吁在冬季奥运会和残奥会期间遵守奥林匹克休战致辞

2014年2月7日至23日和3月7日至16日在俄罗斯联邦索契举行

在索契冬季奥运会和残奥会前夕，我和国际奥林匹克委员会一道，呼吁世界各地武装敌对行动的参与方放下武器，遵守奥林匹克休战。

世界各国运动员和工作人员，高举平等、公平竞争、相互尊重和互不歧视的旗帜，前来索契参加冬奥会和残奥会。我鼓励各国政府、团体、组织和个人等参加冬运会的各个方面，坚持并捍卫奥林匹克的核心理想。

在今年发出奥林匹克休战呼吁之际，我想到了叙利亚、中非共和国、南苏丹三国人民，想到了其他所有遭受无谓暴力的人民和家庭，想到了最近在伏尔加格勒爆炸袭击中失去亲人的家庭。

联合国193个会员国通过了奥林匹克休战专项决议，我呼吁世界各地的所有战斗人员尊重奥林匹克休战。消除冲突固然无法一蹴而就，但是我们必须竭尽全力遵守奥林匹克休战。

奥林匹克休战的理念深深扎根于世界人民的希望之中，即如果各族人民和各个国家能够克服分歧，哪怕只有一天的时间，也能够建立起更加持久的奥林匹克休战，并找到实现持久和平、繁荣和人权的道路。我希望索契冬奥会和残奥会的火炬，在未来数周的时间里时刻提醒我们，如果世界各国能够齐心协力，那么世界上的任何挑战都是可以战胜的。

Statement by Secretary Kerry on 2014 Lunar New Year

January 31, 2014

On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I am delighted to extend best wishes to the many people around the world who celebrate the arrival of the Lunar New Year on January 31.In this festive time, we should all take a moment to pause and reflect on the shared humanity that ties us together – not just here in America, but around the world.As a Pacific nation, the United States is deeply committed to strengthening our partnerships throughout the Asia-Pacific.That‘s why President Obama recently announced the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative.That‘s why we‘re investing in the Fulbright Program.And that‘s why we‘re deepening our economic cooperation, improving regional security, and advancing mutual understanding across cultures, faiths, and nations.As millions around the world welcome the Year of the Horse, the United States sends heartfelt wishes for good health and prosperity.May the New Year bring ever greater cooperation in pursuit of our common goals.国务卿约翰·克里（John Kerry）2014阴历新年声明

2014年1月31日

我很高兴代表欧巴马总统和美国人民向世界各地在1月31日庆祝阴历新年的众多人民表示最良好的祝愿。

在节日到来之际，我们应该利用这个机会思考把我们联系在一起的共同人性—不仅在美国，而且在全世界。

作为一个太平洋国家，美国高度承诺加强我们在整个亚太地区的伙伴关系。正是因为如此，欧巴马总统不久前宣布了“东南亚青年领袖行动计划”（Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative）。正是因为如此，我们正为富布赖特项目（Fulbright Program）投入资源。正是因为如此，我们正在深化我们的经济合作，加强地区安全，促进与各种文化、信仰和国家的相互理解。

值此全世界各地千百万人迎来马年（Year of the Horse）之际，美国衷心祝愿诸位身体健康，兴旺发达。愿新的一年为我们实现共同目标促成更大程度的合作。

Secretary-General’s Message on International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital

Mutilation February 2014

As Secretary-General of the United Nations, I hold high the banner of empowering women and girls, promoting their health and defending their rights.The International Day of Zero-Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is an opportunity to confront this persistent problem – and to find hope in initiatives proving that it can end.We should strive to preserve the best in any culture, and leave harm behind.There is no developmental, religious or health reason to cut or mutilate any girl or woman.Although some would argue that this is a ‗tradition,‘ we must recall that slavery, socalled honour killings and other inhumane practices have been defended with the same weak argument.Just because a harmful practice has long existed does not justify its continuation.All ‗traditions‘ that demean, dehumanize and injure are human rights violations that must be actively opposed until they are ended.FGM causes grave harm to inpiduals.The immediate and long-term health consequences include constant pain, infections, incontinence and sometimes deadly complications in pregnancy and childbirth.The practice is declining in almost all countries but it is still frighteningly widespread.Although firm statistics are difficult to obtain, it is estimated that more than 125 million girls and women alive today have been cut in 29 countries in Africa and the Middle East, where FGM is most prevalent and data exist.If current trends continue, some 86 million young girls worldwide are likely to experience some form of the practice by 2030.Asia, Europe, North America and other regions are not spared and must be equally vigilant in addressing the problem.Fortunately there are positive signs of progress in our global push to end this harmful practice.Girls themselves instinctively understand the dangers of being cut, and many mothers who have seen or experienced the trauma want to shield their daughters from suffering.It is encouraging that an increasing number of communities are coming together and agreeing publically to end FGM and ensure a better life for their girls.Recently, Uganda, Kenya and Guinea-Bissau adopted laws to end FGM.In Ethiopia, those responsible have been arrested, tried and penalized, with full media coverage further raising public awareness.The United Nations and our partners are engaged in valuable, culturally sensitive activities that aim to stop FGM without scolding or shame.In Sudan, we are seeing social change from a campaign called ―Saleema,‖ the Arabic word that implies complete, intact, whole and untouched.One father moved by the effort who decided to leave his daughters uncut explained simply, ―A girl is born Saleema, so leave her Saleema.‖ Hundreds of communities have embraced this initiative, expressing their support through songs, poetry and clothes in the campaign‘s trademark bright colours.Other countries are emulating Saleema or coming up with solutions tailored to their local needs, such as Kenya, where Meru community elders have prohibited FGM and vow to impose a fine on anyone who conducts or abets the practice

In addition to prevention, the United Nations is working with partners to help those who have been affected by FGM.Pioneering medical advances now allow doctors to repair women‘s bodies and restore their health.I recall the words of one physician working in Burkina Faso who described ―the relief that overwhelms women‖ following the surgery, which she said is 100 per cent effective.The many women who lack the resources needed to travel to the right facilities and the programmes that offer proper treatment deserve generous support.The General Assembly‘s landmark resolution proclaiming this commemorative Day was sponsored by every country in Africa and embraced by the entire membership of the United Nations.This breakthrough shows the great value of the United Nations in rising as one to defend universal human rights.Now our challenge is to give real meaning to this Day by using it to generate public support, trigger legal and practical advances, and help girls and women at risk of or affected by FGM.The effect on inpiduals will be profound, sparing them pain and spurring their success.The benefits will reverberate across society as these girls and women thrive and contribute to a better future for all.残割女性生殖器零容忍国际日致辞

2014年2月6日

“保存文化精华，扬弃有害做法”

我作为联合国秘书长，要大张旗鼓地增强妇女和女童的权能，推动维护她们的健康，捍卫她们的权利。残割女性生殖器零容忍国际日为我们提供了机会，来正视这个长期问题，通过各种证明可以解决问题的举措来找到希望。

我们应努力保存文化精华，扬弃有害做法。

无论残割任何女童或妇女，都没有任何成长、宗教或健康方面的理由。虽然有些人争辩说，这是一个“传统”，但我们必须提醒人们，这个苍白无力的理由也同样被用来为蓄奴、所谓名誉杀人和其他不人道做法辩解。不能仅仅因为一个有害的做法存在多年，就以此为理由把它继续下去。所有侮辱人格、把人不当人和伤害人的“传统”都是侵犯人权，必须积极予以反对，直至将其杜绝。

残割女性生殖器的行为给个人造成严重伤害。立即出现和长期的健康后果包括持续疼痛、感染、失禁，有时还会在怀孕和分娩期间导致致命的并发症。

这个做法正在几乎所有国家逐渐减少，但仍令人非常不安地普遍存在。虽然难以获得确凿的统计数字，但据估计，在盛行残割女性生殖器而且可以得到数据的29个非洲和中东国家，当今生活着1.25亿以上受过残割的女童和妇女。如果当前的趋势继续下去，到2030年，世界各地很可能又有大约8 600万年幼的女童遭受某种形式的残割。亚洲、欧洲、北美和其他地区也未幸免，必须同样保持警惕，解决这个问题。

幸运的是，我们为推动结束这个有害做法而开展的全球努力出现了积极的进展迹象。女童们自己本能地懂得残割的危险，很多曾亲眼目睹或亲身遭受这种残害的母亲也希望保护自己的女儿，使其免于苦难。我们感到鼓舞地看到，正有越来越多的社区齐心协力，公开同意结束残割女性生殖器的做法，确保本社区的女童享有更美好的人生。

最近，乌干达、肯尼亚和几内亚比绍通过了法律，结束残割女性生殖器的做法。在埃塞俄比亚，那些应承担罪责的人受到逮捕、审判和惩罚，而且媒体做了全面报道，以提高公众的认识。

联合国和我们的合作伙伴们正在开展意义重大和注意文化特点的活动，争取不横加指责或羞辱地制止残割女性生殖器的做法。

在苏丹，称为“沙利玛”的宣传运动正带来社会变化，阿拉伯语的这个词意味着完整无缺、完美如初。有一个父亲为这项努力所感动，决定不让自己的女儿受到残割，他的解释很简单：“女孩生下来是完美的，应该让她永远完美”。成百上千的社区接受了这个倡议，谱写歌曲和诗歌，并用在这次宣传运动中作为标志的鲜艳色彩做成衣服，来表示支持。其他一些国家效仿了沙利玛运动的办法，或是想出了适合本地情况的解决办法。例如，在肯尼亚，梅鲁社区的长老们已经禁止残割女性生殖器，并誓言对任何施行这个做法的人或教唆者处以罚款。

除了预防之外，联合国正与合作伙伴们一道努力，帮助那些受害于残割女性生殖器做法的人。现在，医学的开拓性进展使得医生们能够修复女性的身体，恢复她们的健康。一个在布基纳法索工作的医生曾形容，妇女们在经过手术之后如何“因痛苦的解除而激动不已”。她说，这一手术达到100%见效。很多缺乏必要资源，无法前往正确的设施和方案接受适当治疗的妇女应该得到慷慨资助。

宣布这一纪念日的重要大会决议的提案国包括了每一个非洲国家，决议得到联合国全体会员国的支持。这一突破显示了联合国通过一体行动，捍卫世界人权所产生的巨大作用。我们现在面对的挑战是使这个纪念日实际收效，为此利用这项活动来争取全体公众支持，促成法律和实践方面的进步，并帮助那些有可能或已经受害于残割女性生殖器做法的女童和妇女。

这将使个人受到深刻的影响，让她们免于痛苦，促使她们取得成功。随着这些女童和妇女茁壮成长，为所有人的更美好未来做出贡献，整个社会都将受益。

China is Australia’s Land of Opportunity On January 31, 2014, the Chinese ambassador to Australia MA Zhaoxu published in The Australian Financial Review a signed article with the title of ―China is Australia‘s land of opportunity‖.The full text is as follows:

Last week China released economic data for 2013, which shows GDP grew by 7.7 per cent, a mid-to-high growth rate in global terms.More than 13 million new urban jobs were created, more than in any previous year.Total imports approached $US2 trillion.Overseas direct investment by Chinese enterprises exceeded $US90 billion.Given the lingering international financial crisis, the unrecovered world economy and China‘s effort of economic restructuring, such a ―score report‖ is a hard-won achievement.Moreover, with uncertainties in the global economy and unusual sensitivities of the international market to macro-policy developments in major economies, China‘s stable fiscal and monetary policies as well as reasonable liquidity have sent a clear signal of stability to international market expectations.This is an act of responsibility by China in the interest of the world economy.The figures also mean an upgrading of China‘s economic growth and show that huge opportunities may arise for the global and the Australian economy.China‘s service sector accounted for 46.1 per cent of the country‘s GDP in 2013, up from 44.6 per cent in 2012, outperforming the industrial sector for the first time.The service sector has become a new growth engine, setting economic growth on a healthier, long-term trajectory.China-Australia co-operation in the service sector is moving forward fast.China has been Australia‘s largest export market for service products for three years in a row.Our two-way trade in services reached $8.5 billion and Australia exported $6.7 billion worth of service products to China in 2012-2013.China is Australia‘s largest source of international students, second-largest source of inbound tourists as well as the fastest-growing inbound tourism market.Far-sighted Australian enterprises have been capitalising on opportunities provided by the new momentum.ANZ won approval for a sub-branch in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone last November.Andrew Whitford, Westpac‘s head of Greater China, said Australian companies should establish themselves in the new zone as there are ―enormous opportunities‖.In 2013, the GDP of central and western parts of China was 44 per cent of China‘s total, up by 0.2 per cent on the previous year.The per capita net income of rural residents grew by 9.3 per cent in real terms, 2.3 per cent higher than that of urban residents.The income gap between urban and rural residents shrank from 3.10 in 2012 to 3.03.This trend for four consecutive years is a sign that regional development disparity has been easing, unleashing huge market potential for the vast hinterland areas.Australian enterprises have been increasingly active in the development of central and western China, which will help Australia gain a head start in China‘s economic restructuring.Despite a softening of its economy, with 2013 growth the same as 2012, China still has robust demand for Australian energy and resources.China‘s economic aggregate is now on a much larger base than before, with a GDP of US$9.18 trillion, the second largest economy for four years running.A larger, better-quality and more stable Chinese economy will bring even more opportunities to the world.The urbanisation rate rose by 1.16 per cent to 53.73 per cent in 2013 which shows China still has a large demand for infrastructure building.China‘s outbound trade and investment will continue to expand with outbound investment expected to reach $US500 billion over five years.This is good news to Australian businesses in energy, resources and agriculture.This year is going to be vital to world economic recovery.It will also be an important year for upgrading China-Australia economic ties.Both nations should work together to seize new opportunities and fully tap co-operation potential.澳大利亚经济的新机遇

2014年1月31日，中国驻澳大利亚大使马朝旭在当地主流媒体《澳大利亚金融评论报》发表题为《澳大利亚经济的新机遇》的署名文章。全文如下：

上周中国国家统计局发布数据显示，2013年中国国内生产总值（GDP）增长了7.7%。这个数字从全球范围看，保持了中高速增长。全年城镇新增就业人数超过1300万，是历年最多的。去年中国进口额接近2万亿美元，中国企业对外直接投资也超过了900亿美元。这一成绩来之不易，是在国际金融危机余波未平、世界经济尚待复苏和中国经济转型升级的背景下产生的。在世界经济不确定因素较多、国际市场对主要经济体宏观政策动向异常敏感的情况下，中国稳定财政、货币政策，保持合理的流动性，向国际市场发出了明确的稳定预期的信号，这也是中国对世界经济发展的负责任之举。

新公布的数据也释放出中国经济增长结构优化，以及这种转变对世界和澳大利亚经济带来巨大机遇的积极信息。根据中国国家统计局的数据，第三产业占中国GDP比重从2012年的44.6%上升为2013年46.1%，首次超过以工业、采矿业、建筑业为代表的第二产业。中国的经济已由过去依靠制造业的“单轮驱动”发展到如今制造业、服务业双增长的“双轮驱动”，服务业正成为中国经济长期持续健康发展与优化升级的新引擎和新动力。中澳服务业合作正处于快速发展时期。中国已连续3年成为澳最大的服务产品出口市场。2012-2013财年双边服务贸易近85.3亿澳元，其中，澳对华出口66.6亿澳元。中国已成为澳大利亚最大的留学生来源国、第二大海外游客来源国，也是增长最快的旅客市场。一些有战略眼光的澳大利亚企业已经敏锐捕捉到了商机。澳新银行在去年11月正式登陆上海自贸区。西太银行（Westpac）大中华区总裁魏安德（Andrew Whitford）认为，澳洲企业应当考虑将进驻上海新自贸区作为与中国投资者产生联系的一种方式。

2013年，中国中西部地区GDP总量占全国的44.4%，比2012年提高0.2个百分点。中国农村居民人均纯收入实际增长9.3%，比城镇居民人均可支配收入实际增速高2.3个百分点，增速连续四年快于城镇，城乡居民人均收入倍差由上年的3.10缩小为3.03。这些数据表明长期困扰中国经济发展的城乡失衡、区域失衡问题正得到逐步缓解，中国庞大的中西部和农村市场潜力正不断释放。我们看到，澳企业正日益积极地参与到中国西部地区的发展中来。我相信这将帮助澳在中国经济转型中占得先机。

中国对澳能源资源等需求依然强劲稳健。尽管2013年中国经济增速与2012年持平，较过去有所下降，但总体增量却比以前要大得多。中国GDP总量已经达到9.18万亿美元，连续4年成为世界第二大经济体。一个总量更大、增长质量更高、增长速度更稳的中国经济将为世界、为澳大利亚带来更多机遇。2013年，中国城镇化率同比提高1.16%，达53.73%，并有望在未来十年保持年均1.2%的提升速度。中国仍需进行大量的基础设施建设。同时，中国对外贸易与投资不断扩大，未来五年，中国对外投资规模将达到5000亿美元。这对于澳能源资源的开发与出口、农产品国际市场的开拓等，无疑都是好消息。

2014年是世界经济走向复苏的重要年份，也是中澳经贸合作升级发展的关键一年。中澳双方应该携手努力，发掘合作潜力，为两国人民带来更多实实在在的利益。

Remembering the Past, Safeguarding the Future

By John Kerry

―It was so terrible.It was hard for the mind to absorb it.‖ Those were the words of U.S.Master Sergeant Marvin Josephs as he entered Buchenwald on April 12, 1945, along with military chaplain Rabbi Herschel Schachter.Decades later, Josephs still remembered vividly the words ―You‘re free‖ reverberating from Rabbi Schachter‘s bullhorn.He remembered seeing the crematoria and the house of the commandant and his notorious wife, Ilse Koch, the ―Beast of Buchenwald.‖ Above all, he remembered the survivors—emaciated and tortured—coming forward at the sound of the rabbi‘s bullhorn.The scenes of liberated prisoners were so overwhelming that Gen.Dwight D.Eisenhower ordered every man in the U.S.4th Armored Division to walk the grounds of Buchenwald.Josephs immediately understood why: ―He didn‘t want people to ever deny what happened.‖

Nearly 70 years after World War Two ended, 70 years after the world‘s collective horror at the Holocaust, anti-Semitism remains a global menace.It is not enough to remember the millions of innocent lives lost in one of the darkest chapters in all of world history.We must reaffirm our vow never to forget the evil that comes from bigotry and intolerance and turn that commitment into action.Many of us in the United States have personal and family connections to this difficult history —and to the cause of action now.My brother‘s interest in our family‘s genealogy took him back to the Czech Republic just months ago to learn more about the history of ancestors we had never even heard about until the last decade, stories of a great uncle Otto and his sister Jenni who perished in the Holocaust.I‘ll never forget, on my first trip to Berlin as Secretary of State, meeting with a group of young Germans.They told me something I never knew about the city where I‘d spent time growing up in the aftermath of World War Two.Throughout the city, they‘ve placed ―stumbling stones‖ to mark where Jews were murdered in the streets and other victims of the Holocaust.Every day, passers-by remember what happened—and equally important—they never forget or deny it.Holocaust Remembrance Day calls us to condemn anti-Semitism in every form—whether it‘s the disturbing rise of xenophobic and anti-Semitic parties in Europe or the uptick of violence against Jewish people anywhere in the world.The EU‘s Agency for Fundamental Rights 2013 Report on Anti-Semitism underscores the stakes.One third of those surveyed experienced some form of anti-Semitic harassment over the past five years, with 26 percent enduring verbal assault or harassment over the past year alone— just because they were Jewish.What‘s more, 4 percent reported physical violence and 23 percent said they avoid Jewish events or sites because they don‘t feel safe.Of course, the numbers don‘t tell the full story.In Italy, police are tracking down the culprit who sent pig heads last week to Rome‘s Grand Synagogue, the Israeli Embassy, and a museum sponsoring a Holocaust exhibit.In Romania, a government-owned television channel aired a profoundly anti-Semitic Christmas song, which claimed that Jews are only good ―in the chimney as smoke.‖

If these acts of hate don‘t hit you in the gut, I don‘t know what will.If this isn‘t a call to action, I don‘t know what is.We need to be forceful about what is right and what is wrong.But we also need to work to recognize our common humanity in others, and to start the conversations that will help others recognize ours.That‘s why the Obama Administration has launched the Atrocities Prevention Board.That‘s why we‘re working hand in glove with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum‘s Center for the Prevention of Genocide so that we can detect and highlight this global scourge.And that‘s why, last year, Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Ira Forman and President Obama‘s Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Rashad Hussain joined an historic interfaith visit to the concentration camps at Dachau and Auschwitz-Birkenau.The United States is committed to having the difficult conversations across cultures and religions that can actually change people‘s opinions.Pope Francis calls it ―the dialogue of life,‖ and we reaffirm today that there are indeed millions of lives that depend on it.We—each of us—have a responsibility to stand up and affirm human dignity.In an interconnected world, anti-Semitism that goes unanswered anywhere is a threat to people everywhere.That is a collective challenge we all face in the 21st century.记住历史，保卫未来

约翰·克里

1945年4月12日，美军军士长（Master Sergeant）马文·约瑟夫斯（Marvin Josephs）与随军牧师赫歇尔·沙克特（Herschel Schachter）拉比走进布痕瓦尔德（Buchenwald）时说：“太可怕了。令人难以置信。”

历经数十载后，约瑟夫斯依然清楚地记得从沙克特拉比的扩音器中传出的“你们自由了”这句余音不绝的话语。他记得当时看到的焚尸房以及那里的指挥官和他外号“布痕瓦尔德的野兽”（Beast of Buchenwald）的臭名昭著的妻子伊尔斯·科赫（Ilse Koch）的住房。他记得最清楚的则是那些幸存者——瘦骨嶙峋、备受折磨——听到拉比的喊话后走上前来。

解放囚犯的场面极如此震撼人心，使得德怀特·艾森豪威尔（Dwight D.Eisenhower）将军命令美军第4装甲师（4th Armored Division）的每一个人在布痕瓦尔德集中营里走一遭。约瑟夫斯立刻领会了他的用意：“他不想让人们有朝一日否认所发生的一切。”

第二次世界大战（World War Two）结束近70年后，在全世界一同经历了大屠杀的恐怖的70年之后，反犹太主义（anti-Semitism）依然是一项全球性威胁。仅仅缅怀在整个世界历史上最黑暗的一个时期中丧生的数百万无辜生命是不够的。我们必须重申我们的誓言——永远不忘偏执和不宽容所造成的邪恶，并将这个承诺化为行动。

我们美国的很多人与这段惨痛的历史——以及当前的行动路线——有着个人和家庭的联系。出于对我们家族家谱的兴趣，我的兄弟数月前刚去过捷克共和国，更多地了解了直到上个10年我们还从未听说过的祖先的历史，一位名叫奥托（Otto）的叔伯祖父和他的姐妹詹妮（Jenni）死于大屠杀的故事。

我永远不会忘记在我作为国务卿首次出访柏林（Berlin）时与一批年轻德国人的会面。他们告诉我一些我从未听说过的有关该城市的事情，而我是在二次大战后在那里长大的。他们在整个城市放置了“绊脚石”，以标出犹太人和大屠杀的其他受害者当街被杀害的位置。每天，过路的人都会记住发生过什么——同样重要的是——他们永远不会忘记或否认发生过的事。

国际大屠杀纪念日（International Holocaust Remembrance Day）敦促我们谴责各种形式的反犹太主义——不论是欧洲的仇外和反犹太党派令人不安的抬头，还是世界任何地方针对犹太人的暴力的升级。

欧盟（EU）基本权利局（Agency for Fundamental Rights）发布的《2013年反犹太主义报告》（2013 Report on Anti-Semitism）突显了种种风险。接受调查的人中有三分之一在过去五年中经历过某种形式的反犹太人的骚扰，单在过去一年里就有26%的人遭受过言语攻击或骚扰——仅仅因为他们是犹太人。

此外，4%的人报告遭到人身暴力，23%的人表示由于感到不安全，他们避免参加犹太人的活动或去相关的地点。

当然，这些数字只是冰山一角。

在意大利，警方正在追查上周把猪头送至位于罗马的犹太会堂（Grand Synagogue）、以色列大使馆（Israeli Embassy）以及举办大屠杀展览的一家博物馆的罪犯。

在罗马尼亚，一家政府拥有的电视台播放了一首极度反犹太人的圣诞歌曲，歌曲唱道，犹太人只配当“烟囱中的烟”。

如果这些仇恨行为不令人痛心疾首的话，我不知道还有什么会。如果这不能促使我们采取行动，我不知道还有什么能。

我们必须更坚决地阐明是非。但我们也必须努力认识到他人与我们的共同人性，并开启帮助他人认识到我们拥有的共同人性的对话。

正因为如此，欧巴马政府（Obama Administration）发起了防止暴行委员会（Atrocities Prevention Board）。正因为如此，我们正在与美国大屠杀遇难者纪念馆（United States Holocaust Memorial Museum）防止种族灭绝中心（Center for the Prevention of Genocide）密切合作，以便能够发现并曝光这一全球性祸患。

也正因为如此，去年，监控及打击反犹太主义活动特使（Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism）艾拉·福曼（Ira Forman）与欧巴马总统派驻伊斯兰合作组织的特使（Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation）拉沙德·侯赛因（Rashad Hussain）参加了不同宗教团体一同对达豪（Dachau）和奥斯威辛-比克瑙（Auschwitz-Birkenau）集中营进行的具有历史意义的跨宗教访问。

美国致力于进行能真正改变人们观念的跨文化和跨宗教的艰难对话。教皇弗朗西斯（Pope Francis）将其称为“生命对话”（dialogue of life）。我们今天重申，确实有数百万的生命有赖于此。

我们——我们中的每一个人——都有责任坚决重申人类的尊严。在一个互连互通的世界上，反犹太主义若在任何一个地方肆虐，便会对所有地方的人民构成威胁。这是我们在21世纪共同面临的挑战。

Secretary-General’s Message on International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the

Victims of the Holocaust January 2013

Every year on the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, we commemorate the victims of the Holocaust.We recall the suffering of millions of innocent people, and highlight the perils of anti-Semitism and hatred of any kind.This year we focus on journeys through the Holocaust – and I recall a recent journey of my own.Last November, I walked through the infamous ―arbeit macht frei‖ gate at Auschwitz-Birkenau.I will never forget my visit.I saw the horrific remnants of the machinery of genocide, as well as moving images of European Jewish life in the 1930s--weddings, family meals, rituals, other scenes of simple daily life--all extinguished through systematic murder unique in human history.I saw the barracks where Jews, Roma, Sinti, homosexuals, dissidents, prisoners of war and persons with disabilities spent their final days in the most brutal conditions.The United Nations was founded to prevent any such horror from happening again.Yet tragedies from Cambodia to Rwanda to Srebrenica show that the poison of genocide still flows.We must be ever vigilant against bigotry, extremist ideologies, communal tensions and discrimination against minorities.And we must teach our children well.The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme has developed effective educational materials and strong partnerships that help convey these lessons to students around the world.Standing near the crematorium at Auschwitz, I felt deeply saddened by all that had happened within.But I was also inspired by all those who liberated the death camps for all humanity.Let us join forces today on a shared journey to a world of equality and dignity for all.缅怀大屠杀受难者国际纪念日致辞

2014年1月27日

每年在解放奥斯威辛集中营的纪念日，我们都缅怀大屠杀受难者。我们回顾千百万无辜人的痛苦，并强调反犹太主义和任何仇恨的危险。

今年，我们侧重于了解大屠杀的旅行，我要回顾最近的一次旅行。

去年11月，我走过了在奥斯威辛-比克瑙的臭名昭著的“劳动获得自由”之门。我永远不会忘记这次访问。

我目睹了灭绝种族机制遗留的可怕后果，以及欧洲犹太人在1930年代生活的感人影像——婚礼、家庭聚餐、仪式和其他简单的日常生活场景——所有这些均被人类历史上罕见的有计划屠杀所摧毁。

我看到了犹太人、罗姆人、辛提人、同性恋者、持不同政见者、战俘和残疾人在最残酷的条件下度过最后日子的营房。

联合国的成立是为了防止任何此类恐怖事件再次发生。然而，从柬埔寨到卢旺达再到斯雷布雷尼察的悲剧表明，种族灭绝的毒害仍在泛滥。

我们必须始终警惕，防止偏见、极端主义的意识形态、族裔间紧张关系和对少数群体的歧视。我们必须给予后代良好教育。大屠杀和联合国外联方案已编制有效的教材，并建立了强有力的伙伴关系，协助将这些经验教训传播给世界各地的学生。

站在奥斯威辛火葬场附近，我对于该火葬场发生过的一切感到万分悲痛。但我也被所有那些为全人类解放死亡营的人感到鼓舞。让我们从现在起携手努力，共同开启通往一个人人享有平等和尊严的世界的旅程。

Statement to Geneva Conference on Syria

Foreign Secretary William Hague January 2014

Thank you very much Secretary General.We meet today with the urgent task of implementing the Geneva communiqué agreed 18 months ago, as a roadmap to end the conflict in Syria.At that time, 15,000 people had been killed and there were 87,000 registered Syrian refugees in the region.These numbers seemed appallingly high at the time.But the failure to implement the Geneva communiqué has meant that at least 110,000 other innocent people have now died, and 2.3 million more people have had to flee as refugees – including a staggering one million children.These facts should be seared into our consciences.They are a devastating reminder of the human cost of this war, and they give overriding urgency to the task before us.For we can be absolutely certain that if this peace process fails, then thousands more innocent Syrians will pay the price.I urge both Syrian delegations to approach these negotiations in that spirit—recognising that the entire future of Syria is at stake.And the Syrian government bears a particular responsibility for this crisis and can do the most to end it.I call on them to commit themselves to the aim of a mutually agreed settlement;and to stop actions on the ground which undermine the negotiations.At a time of relentless attacks on their homes and their families, the National Coalition have agreed to participate in this Conference, which was not an easy decision for President al-Jarba and the National Coalition leadership and I commend them for taking this step and for endorsing today the Geneva Communiqué as their basis of our work.They have our full support in doing that.And we should be absolutely clear that the Syrian conflict did not begin with terrorism.This began with ordinary people calling for greater political and economic freedom, who were met with brute force and oppression rather than the offer of peaceful change.And there must be accountability for the appalling crimes committed in this conflict, including those reported by distinguished jurists this week.And it was because of that repression that those protests escalated into a mass uprising and civil war, and it is this instability that has created a foothold for extremists.But they are in a tiny minority compared to the millions of Syrians who have taken no part in this conflict and who want and deserve lives of dignity, and safety, and freedom.The only way to end the bloodshed and to deal with extremist threats, is to reach an inclusive political settlement that takes into account the needs and aspirations of all Syria‘s communities with a Syrian-led political process, leading to a transition enabling the Syrian people independently and democratically to determine their future.All of us who have endorsed the Geneva Communiqué know what the goal is: a transitional governing body in Syria with full executive powers, formed by mutual consent, which means no one included without the agreement of the others, including a President who has destroyed his own legitimacy.And we know what the steps are that are needed to reach that goal, including a firm timetable for a Syria-led transition for a future for Syria that is genuinely democratic and pluralistic;and ceasefire agreements enabling immediate and full humanitarian access.We have provided £500 million pounds in aid as the United Kingdom and pledged £100m more but aid must be able to reach the people who need it most.The deliberate obstruction of humanitarian aid is utterly unacceptable and a flagrant disregard of the UN Security Council presidential statement of last October.The UN estimates that 2.5 million people inside Syria are currently receiving no or extremely limited assistance, including 250,000 people trapped in besieged or hard-to-access areas.Urgent efforts are required to improvement this situation.The transition in Syria should also include full participation for women, as set out in the Geneva communiqué.As the United Kingdom we would have liked to see a formal role for Syrian women‘s groups and civil society at this meeting.But I welcome the Secretary General‘s and Mr Brahimi‘s strong support for the inclusion of women in both delegations.There can be no lasting settlement in Syria that does not involve Syria‘s women at every stage of the process and as the UK we will work to achieve their full participation in this process.These talks are only the start of a process, so will require commitment and courage, but I urge both sides to remain at the negotiating table.And to them I say, this is your opportunity to put an end to the devastation of your country.Now is the time to choose to save a generation of Syrian children from violence and trauma;to end the sieges being laid to ancient towns and cities;to begin to repair the rich fabric of Syrian society;and to spare millions of refugees the prospect of years of exile, homelessness and deprivation.We have no illusions about how difficult and challenging this process is likely to be but we should all do everything possible to help the people of Syria achieve peace.在日内瓦会议上就叙利亚问题的讲话

外交大臣威廉•黑格

2014年1月12日

非常感谢秘书长。

今天，我们开会讨论一项紧迫的任务，即实施18个月前达成一致的《日内瓦公报》，该公报是结束叙利亚冲突的路线图。

当时，叙利亚已有1.5万人被杀害，而该地区登记在案的叙利亚难民有8.7万人，这些数字在当时看起来已经高得惊人。

但未能实施《日内瓦公报》则意味着现在另有至少11万无辜平民已经死亡，另有230万人被迫逃离该国成为难民，其中儿童难民的数量达到惊人的100万。

这些事实在拷问着我们的良心，有力地提醒我们这场战争所造成的人类的生命损失，并且使摆在我们面前的这一任务具有压倒一切的紧迫性。

我们绝对可以肯定，如果这一和平进程失败的话，还将有成千上万无辜的叙利亚人成为战争的牺牲品。我敦促叙利亚双方代表本着这样的精神进行谈判，即双方需要认识到，叙利亚的整个未来正处于极其危险之中。

而叙利亚政府则对本次危机负有特别重要的责任，并且可以尽一切所能结束危机。我呼吁双方致力于达成彼此同意的解决办法的目标，并为此停止可能破坏谈判的行动。

当其家园和家属都在遭受无情攻击的时候，全国联盟就已经同意参加本次会议，而这对于主席贾尔巴和全国联盟的领导层来说并不是轻易能够做出的决定。他们能够采取这一步骤并且现在赞同《日内瓦公报》、将其作为他们参与我们这项工作的基础，对此我表示赞赏，我们对他们的这种行为给予全力支持。

我们还应绝对清楚这一点，即叙利亚冲突并不是开始于恐怖主义，而是开始于普通民众，他们要求获得更大的政治和经济自由，但没有获得和平变革，反而遭到了残酷的打击和压迫。对于这场冲突中所发生的骇人听闻的罪行，包括本周由重要的法学家所报告的那些罪行，都必须进行问责。

正是因为镇压，使得抗议活动升级为一场大规模的起义和内战；而正是这种不稳定成为了产生极端分子的土壤。但是相对于几百万叙利亚人来说，极端分子只是极少数，大多数叙利亚人并没有参与这场冲突，他们希望的是过上有尊严、有安全、有自由的生活，这也是他们应该享有的。

停止流血和应对极端分子威胁的唯一途径，是需要通过政治途径进行解决：一个由叙利亚人领导的政治进程，包含叙利亚各方需求和愿景并使之实现，最终成功政治过渡，使叙利亚人能够独立地、民主地决定他们的未来。

我们所有人都赞同《日内瓦公报》，我们知道该公报的目标是，在叙利亚建立一个具有充分的行政权力、经各方协商组成的过渡管理机构。这意味着未经其他方的同意，任何人将不会进入该机构，这也包括了一个破坏了自身合法性的总统。

我们知道要达到该目标所要采取的步骤，包括为叙利亚主导的、向真正民主多元的未来的过渡制定一个明确的时间表，和能够立即全面进行人道主义援助的停火协议。英国已经提供了5亿英镑的援助，并承诺再援助1亿英镑，但是援助必须能够到达最需要援助的人民手中。对人道主义援助的蓄意阻挠是完全不可接受的，这种阻挠行为是对去年10月的联合国安理会主席声明的公然挑衅。据联合国估计，叙利亚境内目前有250万人没有得到任何援助或者所得到的援助极其有限，其中有25万人处于包围之中或者难以接近的区域。现在急需采取行动改善这种状况。

根据《日内瓦公报》的精神，叙利亚的过渡还应包括妇女的全面参与。对于英国来说，我们本希望看到叙利亚妇女团体和民间团体能以正式的身份参与此次会议。不过我对会议秘书长和卜拉希米先生为将妇女纳入双方代表团进行强有力的支持表示欢迎。如果不能将叙利亚妇女纳入每一个进程阶段，就不可能产生持久的解决办法。对于英国，我们将在这一进程中努力实现妇女的全面参与。

这些会谈只是进程的开始，需要人们有决心和勇气来参与。但是我敦促双方将谈判进行下去。我想对他们说，这是你们结束你们国家破败局面的一个机