中非共和國兒童親眼目睹“野蠻暴行”

The children of the Central African Republic are witnessing terrible violence in what has become a forgotten crisis， a senior United Nations Children’s Fund （UNICEF） official said， urging the international community to ‘stand up’ and stop and help end the crisis as soon as possible. “You look into their eyes and they are just lost. But it is not just the violence， it is the sheer brutality. Chopping. Maiming，” Souleymane Diabaté， UNICEF’s representative in Central African Republic （CAR）， told journalists at UN Headquarters in New York. Since December 2013， 194 children have been maimed and killed， according to UNICEF figures， including through gruesome beheadings. “The situation of children in the CAR is very fragile and unpredictable，” said Mr. Diabaté， adding that half a million people are displaced in the country. “The entire population of CAR is directly or indirectly affected by the crisis， including the children，” the UNICEF representative said. “It is a nightmare but unfortunately it is all too real.” “CAR is a forgotten crisis，” he added. “We hear more about Syria， Mali， and now Ukraine.”