美国英语听力80篇4 Lesson65
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    Passage 65 Child Soldiers


    Representatives of governments and organizations from about twenty countries
    met in Kathmandu Nepal recently
    for a four-day conference on child soldiers.
    The conference was organized by a group of international human rights
    organizations called the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers.
    At the end of their conference,the delegates called
    for a worldwide ban on child soldiers.
    Rory Mungoven was the chief planner of the meeting in Nepal.
    Mister mungoven says children are fighting
    in almost every current conflict in Asia.
    He says Asia is second only to Africa
    in its widespread use of child soldiers.
    A recent Coalition report says children are being used
    as soldiers in Afghanistan,Burma,Cambodia,SriLanka and other countries
    Mister Mungoven says many rebel groups use children as fighters
    Such groups include Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels and separatists
    in the Philippines and Kashmir.
    However,children do not only fight for rebel groups.
    The report says child soldiers can be found in the Burmese
    government's armed forces,for example.
    And,several countries permit children in their late teenage years
    to join the armed forces.
    The Coalition to Stop the use of Child Soldiers
    says more than 300,000 children
    are fighting in conflicts in more than thirty countries around the world.
    Human Rights Watch is a member of the Coalition
    to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers.
    The human rights group says the children who become soldiers are often poor
    separated from their families,or living in a battle area.
    They usually do not have much education or chance to get an education
    Mister Mungoven says people seeking child soldiers
    will put pressure on teachers,familie and community leaders.
    The children also are promised food or security.
    Other children are kidnapped and forced to serve as soldiers
    Human Rights Watch says children in armed groups may become cooks
    guards or spies.However,the group says children may also be forced
    into situations that are more dangerous.
    Sometimes children are placed into battle immediately.
    They also may be used to explore minefields ahead of older troops.
    And sometimes they are ordered to carry out military operations
    that are sure to lead to their deaths.

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