布隆迪局勢日趨動盪 比利時和歐盟如何應對

Belgium has advised its citizens to leave Burundi, and the EU is cutting staff levels in the country because of the "rising risk of violence".

由於暴力衝突爆發的可能性日益增大，比利時政府已經建議在布隆迪的公民儘快撤離，歐盟也正在削減當地的工作人員數量。

Belgium says those among about 500 Belgians in the country "whose presence is not essential" should leave. The EU says it will evacuate temporarily its employees’ "families and part of the non-essential staff".

比利時表示，在布隆迪的500名比利時公民中，非必要人員應該馬上撤離。歐盟表示會臨時疏散工作人員的家屬以及非必要人員。

The cycle of violence began with protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term. At least 240 people have been killed there since the demonstrations began in April. There are fears of a Rwandan-style genocide in Burundi, which also has a history of tensions between Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups.

暴力循環源於對總統恩庫倫齊扎宣佈第三次競選總統之位的反動示威。自4月的示威以來，至少已有240名民衆被殺。由於胡圖族和圖西族兩個族羣一直關係緊張，人們擔心，布隆迪將出現類似盧旺達的種族滅絕的危險。

UN resolution

聯合國解決方案

In a statement on Friday, the Belgian foreign ministry said: "We advise Belgians who are currently in Burundi and whose presence is not essential to leave the country as soon as normal measures allow."

週五，比利時外交部發表聲明：“我們建議現在身處布隆迪非必要人員儘快撤離。”

Meanwhile, the EU ambassador to Burundi, Patrick Spirlet, told Reuters that the "rising risk of violence" had prompted the EU mission in the capital Bujumbura to reduce some staff. However, he stressed that "the delegation will continue functioning normally".

同時，歐盟駐布隆迪大使，帕特里克斯皮爾萊特告訴路透社，“日益增長的暴力衝突可能性”使得歐盟特使團減少了在首都布瓊布拉的人員，但是他強調到，“代表團的還會繼續日常運行”。

These measures come a day after the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution strongly condemning the escalating violence. The French-drafted resolution also paves the way for a possible deployment of blue-helmeted UN peacekeepers. It requests that Secretary General Ban Ki-moon reports within 15 days on options for increasing the UN presence in the impoverished African country.

聯合國安理會所有理事國一致決議強烈譴責日益升級的暴力衝突，此後，這些措施逐步開展。法國提出的決議草案爲部署“藍盔”聯合國維和人員提供了可能。該草案促請祕書長潘基文在15天內增加聯合國在非的工作人員。

UN officials are considering a number of alternatives, including rushing in peacekeepers currently deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, says the BBC’s Nick Bryant. But that would require another vote in the Security Council.

BBC布萊恩特報道，聯合國官員正在考慮多種可選方案，包括調入現部署於剛果民主共和國的維和人員。但是，這將需要安理會再次投票。

In April, Mr Nkurunziza argued that his first term as president did not count towards the constitutional two-term limit as he was chosen by MPs. Mr Nkurunziza was duly re-elected with 70% of the vote in July.

四月，皮埃爾·恩庫倫齊扎爭論到，他的第一次總統職位是由國會議員們選舉出的，所以不算違反了憲法所規定的連任兩屆的限制。皮埃爾·恩庫倫齊紮在7月份以70%的支持率當選總統。

Burundi: Key facts

關於布隆迪的關鍵事實

The country is facing its worst turmoil since the 12-year civil war ended in 2005

自2005年持續12年的內戰結束後，國家正經歷着最糟糕的動亂。

10.4m population

1004萬人口

50 years - life expectancy for a man

男性平均壽命爲50歲

2nd poorest country in the world

世界上第二貧窮的國家

85% are Hutu, 14% Tutsi

人口85%爲胡圖族，人口14%爲圖西族

300,000 died in civil war

30萬人死於內戰