Over the past few years, you can plot the plunge into global instability not only through the unchecked assaults on international law and civilian life, but through the decline and undermining of the authority and credibility of international institutions.(过去几年，全球不稳定的加剧不仅可以从对国际法和平民生活的肆意践踏中看出，也可以从国际机构权威与信誉的衰落和受损中看出。) The latest level in this spiral is the proposed appointment of Lana Nusseibeh of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the UN secretary general. Her bid has been rapidly gaining momentum(势头，动力) and endorsements(支持，背书). And it has been met with outrage among the Sudanese.
过去几年，全球不稳定的加剧不仅可以从对国际法和平民生活的肆意践踏中看出，也可以从国际机构权威与信誉的衰落和受损中看出。这一螺旋式下滑的最新表现，是提议任命阿联酋的拉娜·努赛贝为联合国秘书长。她的竞选迅速获得势头和背书，却在苏丹人中引发了愤怒。
Nusseibeh is the minister of state at the UAE and a former UAE ambassador to the UN. For the past three years, the country has been connected to – bear with me, this will be a long sentence – supporting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)(苏丹快速支援部队，一支被控犯下暴行的民兵组织) militia in Sudan, facilitating(协助，促进) mercenaries(雇佣兵) to fight alongside the militia (which is accused of ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity and sexual violence), and appropriating(挪用，侵占) international aid infrastructure to smuggle(走私，偷运) weapons into the country.
努赛贝是阿联酋国务部长，曾任阿联酋驻联合国大使。过去三年，该国一直与——请耐心听我说，这将是一个长句——支持苏丹快速支援部队（RSF）民兵、协助雇佣兵与该民兵并肩作战（该民兵被控犯有种族清洗、反人类罪和性暴力），以及挪用国际援助基础设施向该国走私武器有关联。
The war between the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) is an ongoing calamity(灾难，灾祸) of historic proportions(具有历史规模的). It is grinding(漫长而折磨人的) and brutal, and has already resulted in hunger, displacement and a humanitarian crisis. Although it has drawn in external actors, multiple investigations and reports point to the UAE as the country that has in essence fuelled the conflict by aggressively sponsoring one side from the start.(尽管战争吸引了外部行为体，但多项调查和报告指出，阿联酋本质上是通过从一开始就大力资助一方而助长冲突的国家。) The result has been intractable(难以解决的，棘手的) conflict, unfathomable(无法估量的，深不可测的) losses and relentless momentum(无情的势头) fed by external supply lines.
RSF与苏丹武装部队（SAF）之间的战争是一场具有历史规模的持续灾难。它残酷而漫长，已经导致饥饿、流离失所和人道主义危机。尽管战争吸引了外部行为体，但多项调查和报告指出，阿联酋本质上是通过从一开始就大力资助一方而助长冲突的国家。结果是冲突难以化解、损失无法估量，外部补给线不断为其注入无情的动力。