布隆迪局势日趋动荡 比利时和欧盟如何应对

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".

由于暴力冲突爆发的可能性日益增大，比利时政府已经建议在布隆迪的公民尽快撤离，欧盟也正在削减当地的工作人员数量。

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".

比利时表示，在布隆迪的500名比利时公民中，非必要人员应该马上撤离。欧盟表示会临时疏散工作人员的家属以及非必要人员。

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.

暴力循环源于对总统恩库伦齐扎宣布第三次竞选总统之位的反动示威。自4月的示威以来，至少已有240名民众被杀。由于胡图族和图西族两个族群一直关系紧张，人们担心，布隆迪将出现类似卢旺达的种族灭绝的危险。

UN resolution

联合国解决方案

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."

周五，比利时外交部发表声明：“我们建议现在身处布隆迪非必要人员尽快撤离。”

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".

同时，欧盟驻布隆迪大使，帕特里克斯皮尔莱特告诉路透社，“日益增长的暴力冲突可能性”使得欧盟特使团减少了在首都布琼布拉的人员，但是他强调到，“代表团的还会继续日常运行”。

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.

联合国安理会所有理事国一致决议强烈谴责日益升级的暴力冲突，此后，这些措施逐步开展。法国提出的决议草案为部署“蓝盔”联合国维和人员提供了可能。该草案促请秘书长潘基文在15天内增加联合国在非的工作人员。

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布莱恩特报道，联合国官员正在考虑多种可选方案，包括调入现部署于刚果民主共和国的维和人员。但是，这将需要安理会再次投票。

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，皮埃尔·恩库伦齐扎争论到，他的第一次总统职位是由国会议员们选举出的，所以不算违反了宪法所规定的连任两届的限制。皮埃尔·恩库伦齐扎在7月份以70%的支持率当选总统。

Burundi: Key facts

关于布隆迪的关键事实

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

自2005年持续12年的内战结束后，国家正经历着最糟糕的动乱。

10.4m population

1004万人口

50 years - life expectancy for a man

男性平均寿命为50岁

2nd poorest country in the world

世界上第二贫穷的国家

85% are Hutu, 14% Tutsi

人口85%为胡图族，人口14%为图西族

300,000 died in civil war

30万人死于内战