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- сhisinar:2TILDRЕN's

Pre-rеаding tosk:
l. I|.hаtinternаtionаldocumeпts protectchildrеn's rights?
2. Does the Constitutionofуour countryhаveаnу аrticlesstipulаtingfor children'srights?
3. Hаvе уou evеr heаrdof child soldiersаnd workingchildren? W.hаthаveуou heаrd?
Childrеn аroшtdthе world suffеr appalling abusеs.Too often, streеtсhildrеn arе killеd or
torturеdby poliоe. Chilфеn as young as seven or еiф аre rесruitеd or kidnappеd to sеrvе as
,f soldiеrs in militаry forces, to work undеr exfremеlydiffiсult, inhumarreсonditions.Rеfugео
оhildrеnarе vulnerablеto еxploitation,sеxual abusе,or domеstiсviglщре..For mаny sfudents
lifr in and outsidе of thе сlassroomis intolеrablе- at thе hands o{ffi€КK"d tеaсйrs, many
childrеnsuffеrunderactsof discrimination,abusе,sехualviolеnсе,an{ hgрEmеnt.
In thе past, this voiсеlеss populationhas fallen through il'" ЕlftЁ1{se'nthе intеrnational
humаrrriфs arеna.Traditional сhildrеn's humanitаriangroupshave foоusеdmainly on vital
srrrvivalаnddeve1opmш,-P|,oj"*'"ЧЯ,I1y&JЫ1
Эnt Drolес[s.,..4^Цdhavя,reг..dy
ano navе adфеssеd oulrr
raгrlУ aq(шеssro other дuman riфs сolrсrПrЧ
humаn nglrБ conceцsf.ta,B0,п
bГausе thеv
bеcausе #'.iai" e'{"Ё6ffi€
th сould not ilJГff #'?Ё6vеmmеnts.As thеhumanrigйк
'{.Ёffifr!'rЁ6vеmmеnts. rigйtsmovemеnt
movemБT*
was фffiftl&.'ф{Idtfl&r"
f8ffilёt ollf/\fБ'trf,ёёfufoц.pqЦtiсaldissidеnts,it has sometimеsovеrlookеdthosе_ like
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сhildrеn_ whose persесution isffiftЁtedtoTБii politiсal viеws. к. >},l>l*z.<-,'ttе_
Novembеr1999markеdthе tеnthannivеrsary of the Convеntionon the Riфts of thе
сhild. It promisesсhildrеnаroundthеworldthеriф to lifе, liberty,eduсation, andhеффсj{q.^
3 It providеsproteсtionto сhildrеnin armedgonfli.с!plgfqсtionfromdisоrimination,
in ffifftr{g,-
mщy рthеi furrdщr.rqnt-al pгotections.tr€hpft€жgЧ"nvеntion's nеar.univеrsalratifiсation,
stille-{'t{tfl"irbasiсriфts.
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fl They аnd M.l6s on фе ft
partiсipatе
in suicide
^frrgж*47s missions, {ffi
"o'уeasily ir
Physiсally vulnеrablеand

peaсеfuls9giesr.Sсhoolеdonly in war, formеr сhild

.pуеiБ'
,й. .u,y futurеrecruifinent.
Humаn}iфs Watсh has largely foсusеdits efforts on forсеd and bondеdсhild labor.
в Childrеn, who work long hours, oftеn in dangеrousand unhеalthyсonditions,arе exposedto
lastingphysiсal and psyоhologiсalharm.
Bondеd labor takеs placе whеn a family rесеivеsan advancеpaymentto hand a сhild
g ovеr to arremployer.In most сasеsthe child cannotwork off the debt,nor can thе family raisе
еnouф monry to buy thе сhild baоk.Thе woфlaсr is oftеnstruсturеdso that..ехpеnses''or/arrd
..interеst''аre deduсtеdfrom a child's еamingsin suсh amountsthat it is almostimpossiblefor a
сhild to rrpay the debt.In someсаses'the laboгis generational_ that is, a сhild's grandfathеror
grеat.grшrdfatherwas promised to arr employеr many yеars еarliеr, with thе undеrstandingthat
eaсhgenеrationwould provide the employеrwith a new worker _ oftеn with no уiaуat a1|.
ILo has estimatеdthat 250 million сhildrеn bеtweenthе agеs of five аnd fourteenwork
10 in dеvеlopingсoшrtriеs_ at lеast 120million on a full timе basis.
The 1956 U.N. SupplеmеntaryConvеntionon thе Abolition of Slavеry outlawsbondеd
11 labor,normallydebtbondageor peonage.

Аctive vocabalary:
 l аppаlling adj..alarming,aw.ful,horlibiec0?]/,6&
{hlx7r2e.ffl аbusen. - mistrеatmеnt,
сruеlty,insult
- v, push,
force - drive, instigatе
vulnerаblеadj.- defenseless,rrnprotесtеd, exposеd
n!'Q aoй neglеctn. - cаrеlеssnеss,
. indiffеrеnce
dis,ц.egar.d,
v
ай аgonizе v. _ provokеto #Rff Ь1hostility
ovеrlookv. - exсluф'fg5et, ignore
.
persecutionn._ h#assmlnt' opprеssron
wieldv. - еxrrcisе,usе
looknutn. - observerr.r,t-zi*t' q-nццh0,Jlo,ш
ч 1
фinjфq1еd adj._ trf{ББGd.,influenсed by ilrreЬt1

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tаkе
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vеnяеarrсrIo
titrociфn. _ aсt of violеnсе,massaсre,еvil оЙ.оrх'ьp
outlovl v. . prghibit, forbid, bаn
O /r1?E)ltt?

I. ComprеhеnsionCheсk:
1.I|hat do thesenumbersiп the tехtrфr to?
7-8,1999,
10,47,16,250.000.000,
120.000.000

2. Аre thefollowing stateпents true orfаЬe? Correct thefalse ones.

1) Childrеn aroшtdthе world enjoy a full gammaof humarrriфs, йth the eхсеptionof refugее
сhi1dren.
2) Children's riфts wеrе disсussedvеry much in the intemationalhumanriфts arena.
3) Childrеn's гiфts werе of paramountimporИnсе for humanriфк groups.
4) Children soldiеrsаre denieda сhildhood,thеy arе oftеnsubjectedto hoшific violenсе.
5) Children.soldiеrsrеprеsеntthe mostdoсile groupof soldiers.
6) Working childrеnhavе possibilityto attendsсhools.
7) A working child сan еasily and quiоkly repaythe debtof his parents.That is why parentslеt
thеirchilфеn bесomеbondedlaborеrs.

II. Languagе \ilork:

I, Match deftnitioпs with their ыplаnations:
1. Bondedlaborеr a) A person who rеveals thе
2. Inhumаnе prrsеnсr of arrеxplosivесhargеin
3. Refogее a сontainer
4. Мine dеteсtor b) Laсking standаrdsсonsidеrеd
5. Formеrsoldier proprr for humшrbеings
c) A person who works until thе
appropriateduty is paid
d) A pеrson who sеrvеd in an
army at a timе in thе past
e) A pеrson who flееs, еsp. to a
forеign сountry, to escape
persесution

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 suffеr
kidnappеd
perseоution
rесruit
eхoloitation
еxрosеd
abduсt
dеvеloping
3. Find iп the teхt sуnonуms of thefollowiпg words:
Tantalizе, vigoц еmployеe, internal, worry' grown up' agrееment,basiс, eхerсisе, battle,
hazardous,armеd

4. Find in the teхt antonуms olthеfollowing words:

Weaknеss,savage'safe, soothе,indifferеnсe,violent, unarmеd

S,^Trаnslate tron Romaniаn/Russian into EnglЬh :

. ln cе tari copiii particip6in сonfliсtemilitаre?
. Din pёсatr, astfеl de fёri srшrtmultе pе listё. Colцmbia, Salvador,Angola, Ruanda, Siеrra-
Leonе,Burrrndi,Congo, Sudаn,$ri-Lanca,Afgarristan,Irlandadе Nord, Balсani, 9i Р6raindoial6
rЁzboiul din oriеntul Apropiat.
. Cifi copii in totalparticipбin divеrsеconfliсtеpе intеgul glob pf,mintesс?
. ln jurul a 300 mii de оopii in virsta dе 18 шri.Мulti сopii suntrёpifi din famii 9i suntimpugisЁ
luptе.Dar sцntсopiii сare binevol sе alёturЁgruprшilormilitаre_ mёсаrprin o astfeldе metodi
sЁ сi;tigе bani de eхistеnf6.
. Acordё oarеoNU ajutorсopiilor lraсului?
. Da, drsigur, ехistё programespecialе.Nе preoсupёurmйrilе sarrсtieiimpotriva Iraсului.Dе
multe ori noi rесhеmim Comitеtul Apйrёrii сu sсopul dе rеmodifiсa sanсtii ca sб fiе indreptatе
sprepolitiсй"dаr nu spreсopii.
. Dar сum аre loс ajutorulсopiilor din Afganistan?
. In lrrna iulie intеntionеzs6 уizlttezacеastёfаrЕ. Aici sr.шt;ir dе problеmе nеrеzolvateсa:
еduсati4сopii.soda{i,vagabonzii,victimеleminеlor.ln afaraaсеstoraestеnеcеsardе a oсoli un
alt nou сonflict' Dacё nu atragеm atentiе dеstulE сopiilor, atunсi еi dеvin o armat6 de
distrrrgёtori. Ca sd asigшAmo stabilitatеnational6,tеbuie s6invеstimin сopii сhiar dе aсum.

. B кшсиxстpaнаxдeтиrIaсTByют B BoeIIIIьD(
кoнфпшстarr?
. К coжaлeниIo'тЕlкиx cтPaн сJII.tшкoМ мнoгo. Кoлрtбия, Cальвaдop,Aнгoлa, Pуatтдa,
Cьёppa.Леoнe,Бypyнди, Кoнгo, СуДaн, Шpи.Лшrкa, Aфгaнистaн, CeвepНaяИpлaндllя,
Бaлкarrы.И, кoне.*ro,вoйнarraБли:кrrемBoстoкe.
- Cкoлькoвсrгo детейyчaстByloтв кoнфликтtlxнa плaнете?
. oкoлo 300 тьlсяч детеЙB вoзpaстедo 18 лет. Мнoгиx пoхищaют из семой и зacтaвJUIIoT
BorBaть.Ho есть.щlTи'кoтopыелoбpoвoльнoпpимЬIкaютк вoeннымЦpyппиpoвкaм. xoтят
хoтя бьl тaким пyтем зapaбoтaтьденЬги.
.lътделяeт ли ooH пoмoщь иpElкскимдeтям?
. ,{a, сyщeствyloт специaJIьньIe пpoгp.lммьI. Hac беспoкoят пoсJIедcтBIrя сaнкций пpoтив
Иpшсa.Мы нeo.щroкPaтнoпpизывtшиCoветБезoпaсlroстик тolvfy'.rтoбыоaнкциибыли
, бoлeе
цеЛrнaпpaвлeнными' тгoбьroпи били пo пoлитичrcкoмypeЯс,IМy'a не пo дeтям.
. Кш<oбстoятделaс пoмolцьюдетямAфгшrистшra?
- B иIoлe Я сoбиparoсь пoсeтитЬ этy стpaнy. 3дeсь мaссa нepeшrнEьтх пpoблем:
oбpaзoвшtие,бeспpизopнoоть'дети-сoЛдaтьI,)кepтвыпpoтивoпеxoтЕьтх мин. Кpoмe тoгo,
неoбхoДlмo избеrкaть IIoBoгo виTкa кoнфликтa. Еcли нa.цeтей нe oбpaшaть вниМilIия' To
oни стaЕyг apмией paзpyшитeЛей.Чтoбы oбecпe.шть cтaбильнocть' II4Дo''инBrcтиpoBaтЬ B
дEтей'' yже ceйтaс.