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- LESSON 24 T e x t The Convention on the Rights of the Child
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11. Give the Russian equivalents of the following words and word combina- tions: institution; to reflect; further development; to present new demands; urgent need; to highlight; fundamentals of security; nationwide; assessment test 12. Give the English equivalents of the following words and word combinations: жағдайды көрсету; жалпы алғанда; тәрбие; даму; проблемаларға тап болу; заманауи өнеркәсіп; кеңейту 13. Make up ten questions on the text. 14. Agree or disagree. Explain your point. 1. Much attention is paid to bringing up a harmoniously developed individual. 2. No new subjects are included in the school curriculum. 3. The term of studies at schools will be less than in the past. 4. All school-leavers in Russia are healthy. 5. Rules of admission to the universities will be altered. 6. Teaching a foreign language at schools in Russia corresponds to the international standards nowadays. 15. Find the sentences with the Complex Object, and make them negative and interrogative. 16. Make up the outline of the text. 17. Retell the text using the outline 252 LESSON 24 T e x t The Convention on the Rights of the Child The human rights of children and the standards to which all governments must aspire in realizing these rights for all children, are formulated in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Convention is the most universally accepted human rights instrument in history — it has been ratified by every country in the world except two. By ratifying this instrument, national governments have committed themselves to protecting and ensuring children’s rights. Built on varied legal systems and cultural traditions, the Convention on the Rights of the Child is a universally agreed set of non-negotiable stand- ards and obligations. It spells out the basic human rights that children everywhere — without discrimination — have: the right to survival; to develop to the fullest; to protection from harmful influences, abuse and exploitation, and to participate fully in family, cultural and social life. Every right spelled out in the Convention is inherent to the human dignity and harmonious development of every child. The Convention protects children’s rights by setting standards in health care, education and legal, civil and social services. These standards are benchmarks against which progress can be assessed. States that are party to the Convention are obliged to develop and undertake all actions and policies in the light of the best interests of the child. The Convention on the Rights of the Child was carefully drafted over the course of 10 years (1979 — 1989) with the input of representatives from all societies, all religions and all cultures. The Convention has become the most widely accepted human rights treaty ever. Some people assume that the rights of children born in wealthy nations — where schools, hospitals and juvenile justice systems are in place — are never violated, that these children have no need for the protection and care called for in the Convention. But that is far from the truth. To varying degrees, at least some children in all nations face unemployment, homelessness, violence, poverty and other issues that dramatically affect their lives. All of us are born with human rights — a principle the Convention on the Rights of the Child makes very clear. They belong to each and every one of us equally. Children living in developing countries have the same rights as children in wealthy countries. The Convention places equal emphasis on all of the rights for children. жүктеу/скачать 2,62 Mb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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