U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for the immediate release of those arrested in Mali since last month\'s military coup, including high ranking public officials. In a statement released Wednesday, Mr. Ban urged the military junta not to undermine efforts to restore constitutional rule in Mali. Mr. Ban\'s concerns follow word that Mali\'s former president, Amadou Toumani Toure, is being sheltered at Senegal’s embassy in Mali\'s capital of Bamako.联合国秘书长潘基文正呼吁马里立即释放自上月军事政变以来被逮捕的人们,包括高层政府官员。在周三发表的声明中,潘基文敦促马里各军事派别不要破坏马里恢复宪政秩序的努力。继有传言称马里前总统阿马杜.图马尼.托雷正在位于马里首都巴马科的塞内加尔使馆避难后,潘基文表达了上述担忧。 _________________________.As global finance ministers gather in Washington for springtime IMF and World Bank meetings, the International Monetary Fund says it has already collected $320 billion in new pledges.随着全球财政部长聚集华盛顿参加春季国际货币基金组织和世界银行会议,国际货币基金组织称已获得各成员国3200亿美元的增资承诺。 I\'m Frances Alonzo, VOA NewsVOA新闻,我是Frances Alonzo
The chief of the International Monetary Fund says it's on the verge of sharply increasing the size of the fund it has to lend to economically troubled nation around the world.