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  1. Haitian
    a native or inhabitant of Haiti
    Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Haitian authorities have recorded more than 70,000 deaths since last week's magnitude 7 earthquake outside Port-au-Prince, the country's prime minister said Tuesday.
  2. United Nations
    an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
    Despite challenges, the situation is improving, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.
  3. peacekeeping
    of or relating to the preservation of peace between hostile groups by international military forces
    That figure does not include bodies buried by families or collected by the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti.
  4. task force
    a semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task
    About 2,000 U.S. troops are on the ground in Haiti, and more than 5,000 are just off-shore on U.S. ships, said Maj. Gen. Daniel Allyn, the deputy commander of Joint Task Force Unified Response.
  5. aggregate
    a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
    He said the U.S. military anticipated eventually having an "aggregate strength" about 10,000 troops.
  6. Security Council
    a permanent council of the United Nations
    He announced Tuesday that the United Nations Security Council has approved a proposal to send an additional 2,000 soldiers and 1,500 police officers to the small country.
  7. prime minister
    head of government, especially of a parliamentary democracy
    Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Haitian authorities have recorded more than 70,000 deaths since last week's magnitude 7 earthquake outside Port-au-Prince, the country's prime minister said Tuesday.
  8. security
    the state of being free from danger or injury
    He announced Tuesday that the United Nations Security Council has approved a proposal to send an additional 2,000 soldiers and 1,500 police officers to the small country.
  9. capital
    a large alphabetic character used in writing or printing
    A week after the January 12 earthquake, much of of the Haitian capital lay in heaps of rubble.
  10. nation
    a politically organized body of people under a government
    Despite challenges, the situation is improving, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.
  11. Prime Minister
    the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom
    Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said that at least 72,000 bodies have been recovered since the quake.
  12. minister
    a person authorized to conduct religious worship
    Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Haitian authorities have recorded more than 70,000 deaths since last week's magnitude 7 earthquake outside Port-au-Prince, the country's prime minister said Tuesday.
  13. commander
    an official who can give orders or control others
    About 2,000 U.S. troops are on the ground in Haiti, and more than 5,000 are just off-shore on U.S. ships, said Maj. Gen. Daniel Allyn, the deputy commander of Joint Task Force Unified Response.
  14. military
    the armed forces of a nation
    He said the U.S. military anticipated eventually having an "aggregate strength" about 10,000 troops.
Created on 一月 19, 2010

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