2008年,安理会改革仍然是人们关注的热点,虽经多次努力,但仍未取得突破。就已经历60年的维和行动而言,一方面,维和需求依然存在;另一方面,无论是在苏丹还是在科索沃和格鲁吉亚,联合国维和行动都遭遇了新的挑战。在减灾方面,2008年一些国家遭遇了特大灾害,如中国遭受的四川地震、缅甸遭受的热带风暴袭击。面对自然灾害带来的巨大损失,联合国实施的减灾战略更显示出其重要性。2008年另一重要问题是千年发展目标的实现问题。在2008年9月新一届联大期间,同时举行了千年发展目标高级别会议。实现千年发展目标的时间已经过半,尽管已经取得了许多成绩,但要如期实现所有目标,联合国仍面临困难和挑战。
<<In 2008,the reform of the Security Council is still a hot topic.Despite repeated efforts,the Member States have not achieved a breakthrough in the expansion of the Council yet;with the increasing demand for peacekeeping in recent years,in either Kosovo or Georgia,the UN peacekeeping operations have suffered frustrations;as many major disasters happened around the world,including the Wenchuan Earthquake in China and the cyclone in Myanmar,the UN strategy for disasters risk reduction has shown great implications.The year of 2008 is also a crucial year for the achievement of UN Millennium Development Goals.Despite great successes,the UN still faces challenges in achieving these goals on schedule.
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