VOA常速英语:Partnering for Development in Africa(翻译)

In October, the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID,and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, or COMESA,launched a five-year Regional Development Objectives Grant Agreement at the 19th COMESA Summit, held this year in Madagascar.The agreement, announced in Nairobi, Kenya,provides for USAID to contribute approximately $77 million dollarsto strengthen the collaborative partnership between the two organizationsand implement regional trade, investment, and agriculture development programs that contribute to their common goals.
今年10月在马达加斯加举办的第19届东南部非洲共同市场峰会上，美国国际开发署和东南部非洲共同市场启动了一份为期5年的《区域发展目标授权协议》。这项协议是在肯尼亚首都内罗毕宣布达成的，它规定美国国际开发署要贡献约7700万美元来加强两个组织之间的合作伙伴关系，并且为了他们共同的目标来执行区域贸易、投资和农业发展项目。

U.S. Ambassador to Zambia and Special Representative to COMESA Eric Schultz,USAID Deputy Mission Director for Kenya and East Africa Candace Buzzard,and the COMESA Secretary General Ambassador Sindiso Ngwenyasigned a memorandum of understanding to affirm the agreement.
美国驻赞比亚大使和驻东南部非洲共同市场的特别代表埃里克·舒尔茨、驻肯尼亚和东非地区的美国国际开发署项目副主任坎迪斯·巴扎德和东南部非洲共同市场秘书长大使辛迪索·恩圭尼亚签署了一份谅解备忘录以确认该协议。

Ambassador Schultz pointed to the continued momentum toward achieving common economic development goalsby renewing the partnership.“Through economic diversification, attracting more foreign investment, and reducing existing trade barriers,we can build upon our successes to date.I am confident that the new Agreement will help us bolster growthand unlock economic potential among the COMESA member states.”
舒尔茨大使指出获得共同经济发展目标的持续势头是通过更新伙伴关系来实现的。“通过经济多元化，吸引更多外资并减少现有的贸易壁垒，我们就能早日取得成功。我相信新的协议将帮助我们促进经济增长，并能发掘东南部非洲共同市场成员国的经济潜力。”

Under this agreement, COMESA and USAID will work togetherto achieve shared development priorities to promote sustainable regional economic integration;reinforce institutional governance and accountabilityby supporting the coordination of regional trade, investment, and agricultural policies;and strengthen COMESA’s organizational leadership.
根据此项协议的规定，东南部非洲共同市场和美国国际开发署将共同致力于获得共享的发展优先权以促进可持续的区域经济一体化；通过支持协调区域贸易、投资和农业政策来加强制度化管理和问责制；并加强东南部非洲共同市场的组织领导力。

The new agreement is not the first for USAID and COMESA,a regional economic community under the African Union with 19 member states.They have partnered since 2003 to create sustainable and integrated markets,increase the productivity of staple crops and farm productivity,promote trade and reduce trade barriers in regional markets,and support the free movement of goods and services in the region.Under a previous agreement, USAID provided $115 million dollars to support the organization in delivering its mandate.
该项新协议不是美国国际开发署和东南部非洲共同市场的首次合作（东南部非洲共同市场是在非洲联盟领导下的、拥有19个成员国的区域经济社区）。他们自2003年起就开始合作创建了可持续发展综合市场、并且提高主要农作物的生产力和农业生产力、在区域市场促进贸易并减少贸易壁垒，并支持本地区商品和服务的自由流动。根据之前一项协议的规定，美国国际开发署提供了1.15亿美元用来支持该组织提供自己的授权。

The United States is proud to work with its partner, COMESA, to promote the prosperity of Africa and the world.
美国为能与自己的伙伴——东南部非洲共同市场一起工作以促进非洲和世界的繁荣感到骄傲。