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Annan: Small Arms Proliferation Hurts Children


Owen Fay


United Nations


2 Aug 2001 17:10 UTC


 


The United Nations Security Council is discussing the 1)proliferation of small arms - continuing a debate started last month in a two week U.N. conference.


U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annanm Thursday welcomed the continuing discussion about the problem of small arms sales and their connection to 2)regional 3)conflicts around the world. Mr. Annan told the Security Council the unregulated spread of small arms is especially harmful to children.


"The 4)glorification of guns also sends children a terrible message - that 5)nonviolent solutions are 6)unworkable and unrealistic, and that power is to be found not in one's skills or intellect, but by intimidation 1 or inflicting 2 harm on others," Mr. Annan said. "The fact that small arms require such minimal 3 training has surely played a role in the 7)recruitment of some 300,000 child combatants around the world."


The secretary general expressed satisfaction with last month's U.N. small arms conference. Mr. Annan said that despite a wide 8)diversity of views on the subject, countries which participated were able to draft a 9)resolution he believes will help 10)curtail the 11)illegal trade in small arms and light weapons.


Other participants in the Security Council debate Thursday echoed the secretary general's concerns about the relationship between unregulated sales of small arms and the role of children in regional conflicts.


Representatives from the United States, Jamaica, and Bangladesh were among those who stressed the need for the Security Council to continue monitoring the issue.


The Security Council debate is sponsored by Colombia, which holds the 12)rotating chair of the Council this month. Colombia also was closely involved last month in the U.N. conference on the proliferation of small arms.


 


 


(1)      proliferation[prEJ9lIfE`reIFEn]n.增殖


(2)      regional[5ri:dVEn(E)l]adj.整个地区的, 地方地, 地域性地


(3)      conflict[5kRnflIkt]n.斗争, 冲突vi.抵触, 冲突


(4)      glorification[9^lR:rIfI`keIFLn]n.赞颂


(5)      nonviolent[nRn5vaIElEnt]adj.非暴力的


(6)      unworkable[Qn5w:kEb(E)l]adj.难运转的, 不能实行的


(7)      recruitment[ rI`krU:tmEnt ]n.征募新兵, 补充


(8)      diversity[daI5v:sItI]n.差异, 多样性


(9)      resolution[rezE5lu:F(E)n]n.坚定, 决心, 决定, 决议


(10)      curtail[k:5teIl]vt.缩减, 减少(经费等),简略


(11)      illegal[I5li:^(E)l]adj.违法的, 不合规定的


(12)      rotate[rEJ5teIt; (?@) 5rEJteIt]v.(使)旋转


 


 



1 intimidation
n.恐吓,威胁
  • The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
  • The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。
2 inflicting
把…强加给,使承受,遭受( inflict的现在分词 )
  • He was charged with maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm. 他被控蓄意严重伤害他人身体。
  • It's impossible to do research without inflicting some pain on animals. 搞研究不让动物遭点罪是不可能的。
3 minimal
adj.尽可能少的,最小的
  • They referred to this kind of art as minimal art.他们把这种艺术叫微型艺术。
  • I stayed with friends, so my expenses were minimal.我住在朋友家,所以我的花费很小。
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