VOA标准英语2008年-UNICEF Leads Campaign To Get Displaced Children

The UN Children's Fund is leading a campaign to get thousands of children displaced by the war in Georgia back to school. UNICEF says getting children, who are traumatized by war back into a structured school program, will help them regain² their sense of normalcy and well being. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva.
　
Many children are traumatised by being forced to flee their homes and need help reintegrating back into normal life

Because of the crisis in Georgia, the start of school this year has been delayed. School now will begin on September 15. And, communications officer for the U.N. Children's Fund, Robert Cohen, says UNICEF would like some 35,000 children displaced by the war to be in the classroom when school opens.

"UNICEF views the return to school in September as a golden opportunity to help children begin to recover from the trauma¹ of war and restore their hope in the future," he said. "And, we are concerned, along with the rest of the humanitarian³ community, that not all children will be able to return to classes on time."

Cohen says there are logistical problems. He notes many of the people who fled their homes during the fighting between Georgia and Russia are living in schools and kindergartens. He says alternative facilities will have to be found either to house these IDPs or to act as temporary schools for the children.

He says the reluctance⁴ on the part of some parents to send their children to school is another problem that needs to be overcome.

"Our office and other agencies have heard concerns on the part of parents that they want to send their children to school," said Cohen. "They want to send them to schools in safe and hygienic conditions. We have also been working our water and sanitation⁵ and hygiene⁶ teams to disinfect and clean up schools that were used as IDP shelters."

Cohen says there are problems of overcrowding in the collective centers and the tent camps in areas North of the Georgian town of Gori and in Gori itself.

He says displaced people are being registered and protection measures are being put in place to allay⁷ these concerns. He says it is important to ensure that families are in safe and appropriate conditions.

In preparation for the start of the school year, UNICEF has distributed over 100,000 so-called school-in-a-box kits⁸. This includes enough learning materials and tools for 80,000 children.

Cohen says UNICEF also has distributed hundreds of recreation kits and has begun mine awareness⁹ projects to educate children about the dangers of landmines¹⁰ and unexploded ordnances.

 

1 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

2 regain   

vt.重新获得，收复，恢复

参考例句：

• He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
• The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。

3 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

4 reluctance   

n.厌恶，讨厌，勉强，不情愿

参考例句：

• The police released Andrew with reluctance.警方勉强把安德鲁放走了。
• He showed the greatest reluctance to make a reply.他表示很不愿意答复。

5 sanitation   

n.公共卫生，环境卫生，卫生设备

参考例句：

• The location is exceptionally poor,viewed from the sanitation point.从卫生角度来看，这个地段非常糟糕。
• Many illnesses are the result,f inadequate sanitation.许多疾病都来源于不健全的卫生设施。

6 hygiene   

n.健康法，卫生学 （a.hygienic）

参考例句：

• Their course of study includes elementary hygiene and medical theory.他们的课程包括基础卫生学和医疗知识。
• He's going to give us a lecture on public hygiene.他要给我们作关于公共卫生方面的报告。

7 allay   

v.消除，减轻(恐惧、怀疑等)

参考例句：

• The police tried to allay her fears but failed.警察力图减轻她的恐惧，但是没有收到什么效果。
• They are trying to allay public fears about the spread of the disease.他们正竭力减轻公众对这种疾病传播的恐惧。

8 kits   

衣物和装备( kit的名词复数 )； 成套用品； 配套元件

参考例句：

• Keep your kits closed and locked when not in use. 不用的话把你的装备都锁好放好。
• Gifts Articles, Toy and Games, Wooden Toys, Puzzles, Craft Kits. 采购产品礼品，玩具和游戏，木制的玩具，智力玩具，手艺装备。

9 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

10 landmines   

潜在的冲突； 地雷，投伞水雷( landmine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The treaty bans the use production and trade of landmines. 该条约规定，禁止使用地雷相关产品及贸易。
• One of the weapon's of special concern was landmines. 在引起人们特别关注的武器中就有地雷。