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Unit14WorldNews

Unit1WorldNews:

InternationalRelations

PartIWarmingup

A

Tapescripts:

1.TheformerAmericanDefenseSecretaryWilliamPerryhasrecommendedaradicalchangeofpolicytowardsNorthKorea.

2.HundredsofthousandsofmothersfromacrosstheUnitedStatesgatheredhereinWashingtonSundaytopushfortougherguncontrollaws.

3.There'sbeenfurtherfightingbetweenMacedonianforcesandEthnicAlbanianguerrillasinsidetheMacedonianborderwithKosovo.

4.AbombdroppedbytheUnitedState'snavyaircraftduringtraininginKuwaithashitagroupofmilitaryobservers,killingsixofthem.

5.NATOistakinganumberofstepstoallaygrowingdisquietaboutthepossiblehealthrisksfromammunitionscontainingdepleteduranium,whichitusedinKosovoandBosnia.

B

1.Whatisthesummit'sstatementexpectedtocallonUNmembers?

Tomakecommitmentstoeradicatepoverty,promotedemocracyandeducation,andreversethespreadofAIDS.

2.WhichthreecountriesareadmittedbyASEANonSaturday?

Burma,Cambodia,andtheLaos.

3.WhathappenedonFridayabouttenmilessouthofPearlHarbor?

AU.S.nuclearsubmarinetorethroughaJapanesefishingvessel,sinkingitwithinminutes.

Howmanypeoplewereonthevessel?

Andhowmanyweremissing?

35/9.

4.WhathappenedintheWestBankandGaza?

GunbattlesbetweenIsraelitroopsandPalestiniangunmenhavebeenraidingovernight.

5.WhataretheproblemswiththenuclearfacilitiesandnuclearplantsinJapan?

Somenuclearfacilitieshavebreachedmanyhealthandsafetylaws.

Morethanhalfofthenuclearplantsfailedsomebasictests,suchascheckingradiationmeasurements.

Tapescripts:

1.Withthefinaldeclarationonitsroleinthe21stcentury,thesummit'sstatementisexpectedtocallonUNmemberstomakecommitmentstoeradicatepoverty,promotedemocracyandeducation,andreversethespreadofAIDS.Morethan150headsofstateandgovernmentattendedthesummit,thelargestgatheringofworldleadersinhistory.

2.TheAssociationofSouth-EastAsianNationshasdecidedtoinviteBurmatojoinitsranks,shruggingoffwesterndenunciationsofthemilitaryregimeinRangoon.ASEANforeignministersvotedonSaturdaytoadmitBurma,Cambodia,andtheLaos.

3.Themissing,fourofthemteenagers,wereamong35peopleaboardahighschoolfishingvesselfromJapan.OnFriday,aU.S.nuclearsubmarinetorethroughtheship,sinkingitwithinminutes.TheUSSGreenville,whichwasnotseriouslydamaged,wasperforminganemergencysurfacingdrillwhenthecollisionoccurredabouttenmilessouthofPearlHarbor.CoastGuardrescueteamspluckedallbutnineofthevictimsfromtheroughseas.

4.GunbattlesbetweenIsraelitroopsandPalestiniangunmanhavebeenraidingovernightintheWestBankandGaza.TheupsurgeinviolencecomesafterIsraeliattackhelicopterstargetedandkilledamemberofanelitePalestiniansecurityforce.

5.SomenuclearfacilitiesinJapanhavebreachedmanyhealthandsafetylaws.Governmentinspectorschecked17nuclearplants.Morethanhalfofthemfailedsomebasictests,suchascheckingradiationmeasurements.Japanesenuclearregulatorshavebeenorderedtocrackdownfollowingthecountry'sworstnuclearaccidentinSeptember.Sixty-ninepeoplewereexposedtodangerouslevelsofradiationintheaccident.

PartIINewsreports

Summary:

ThisnewsreporttellsusthattheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyhaselectedColumbia,Ireland,Mauritius,NorwayandSingaporeasitsnewnon-permanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncil.

Statements:

1.Columbia,Ireland,andSingaporewontheirseatsasnonpermanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncilonthefirstroundofballotingwhileMauritiusandNorwaywontheirseatsonthefourthballot.

2.SudanandMauritiusaretwocandidatesforthesecondseatfortheAfricanandAsiangroup.

3.Therewerethreecountriescontendingforthetwoseatsallottedtothewesternindustrializedgroupofnations.

4.TheSecurityCouncilismadeupof15members,includingfivepermanentmembers--China,France,GreatBritain,Russia,andtheUnitedStates--and10non-permanentmembers.

Tapescript:

TheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyhaselected'Columbia,Ireland,Mauritius,NorwayandSingaporeasthenewnon-permanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncil.Thevotefollowsseveralweeksofhagglingandmaneuvering.

Columbia,Ireland,andSingaporewontherequiredtwothirdsmajorityonthefirstroundofballoting.Butittookanotherthreeroundsofvotingtodecideontheremainingtworegionalseats.

ContentionmarkedthevotingforthesecondseatfortheAfricanandAsiangroup.TheUnitedStateslobbiedintenselyagainstSudan,thecandidateoftheOrganizationofAfricanUnity.Mauritius,thecandidatesupportedbyWashington,wononthefourthroundofvoting.

Irelandeasilycapturedoneofthetwoseatsallottedtothewesternindustrializedgroupofnationsonthefirstballot.ButNorwayandItalycampaignedvigorouslyforthesecondspot.KingHaraldofNorwaycametoNewYorklastweektopressthecaseforhisnation'srepresentationontheSecurityCouncilforthefirsttimesince1982.Norwayalsowononthefourthballot.Thenewmembersbegintheirtwo-yeartermsinJanuary.TheSecurityCouncilismadeupofatotalof15members,includingfivepermanentmembers--China,France,GreatBritain,Russia,andtheUnitedStates--and10non-permanentmembers.Fivenon-permanentmembersareelectedtotwo-yeartermseachyear.

B

Summary

ThisnewsreporttellsusthattheUnitedNationsHumanRightsCommissionwasgoingtoholdanemergencymeetingtodealwiththecrisissituationbetweenIsraelisandPalestinians.

Answerstothequestions:

1.53

2.48

3.3

4.TheUnitedStates

5.Canada

6.October18th

7.Nomorethanthreedays

8.TogettheIsraelisandPalestiniansbacktothenegotiatingtable

9.4/Bosnianwar/genocideinRwanda/violenceinEastTimor

Tapescript:

Forty-eightofthe（UnitedNationsHumanRightsCommission's）53membernationsvotedtoholdtheemergencymeeting.TheUnitedStatescastthesoledissentingvoteandCanadaabstained.Threeothercountriesdidnotvote.

ThespecialmeetingwillbeginOctober18thandwilllastfornomorethanthreedays.

UNspokeswomanMarieHeuzesaysonepurposeofthemeetingistotrytolearnhowthecycleofviolencebetweenIsraelisandPalestinianscanbestopped.

"Whenyouhavesuchahigh-profileforacrisiswhichissodangerous,notonlyforthepeopleinPalestineandinIsrael,butintheregion,thereisafear--andthisisprobablywhytherewasalargeconsensusonthismeetingtodiscusstheissue--becausethesituationinthispartoftheworldissovolatile,sodangerous,soimportanttocontrolthateverybodythinksthattheyhavesomethingtocontribute."

MsHeuzesaysshethinkstheUnitedNationsandtheinternationalcommunityasawholecanplayaconstructiveroleinthepresentsituationandintryingtogettheIsraelisandPalestiniansbacktothenegotiatingtable.OfficialsfromtheUNHumanRightsCommissionwilldiscusstheagendatowardthemeetingonWednesday.

Thisisonlythefifthtimethecommissionhasgoneintoemergencymeetingtodealwithacrisissituation.PrevioussessionsdealtwiththeBosnianwar,thegenocideinRwanda,andtheviolenceinEastTimor.

Questions:

1.HowmanymembersarethereintheUNHumanRightsCommission?

2.Howmanyofthemvotedtoholdtheemergencymeeting?

3.Howmanyofthemdidn'tvote?

4.Whichcountrycastthedissentingvote?

5.Whichcountryabstained?

6.Whenwillthemeetingbegin?

7.Howlongwillitlast?

8.What'sthepurposeofthismeeting?

9.Howmanyemergencymeetingshavebeenheldbeforethisone?

Whatwerethethreecrisissituationsthattheydealtwith?

PartIIIAnti-piracymission

A

EU’sNavalOperation

Themassiveproblem:

PiracyoffSomalia’swaters…100ships…16ships…morethan350crewmembers….

EU’smission:

…6warships…3surveillanceplanes…

•Aim:

Todeter,toprevent,toprotect…

•Headquarters:

NearLondon

•Duration:

Atleastayear

B

ChineseNavy’sEscortMissionagainstPiracy

Primarymission:

…vessels,personnelandcargo,…hitpiracy…

Target:

Toprotecttheshipandpersonnelpassingthroughthearea,…transportinghumanitarianmaterials…

Numberofcrewmembers:

800incl.70soldiersfromtheNavy’sspecialforces

Durationofthefirstphase:

Threemonths

Timereadytoreceiveprotectionappeals:

Jan.6

PartIVSpeeches

Extract1（expressinganopinion）:

Ibelievethat...Ibelieveweshould...

Extract2（payingatribute）:

Hesaidtothosehetouchedandwhosoughttotouchhim...

Extract3（expressinganopinion）--Ihaveadream...

Extract4（expressinganopinion）.Americaneedsafull-timePresidentandafull-timeCongress.

Extract5（acceptingapost）:

Iamprofoundlygrateful...forgivingmethechancetoserveyou.

（makingapromise）:

IwilldoeverythingIcantobeworthyof...Ipromiseyou...thatIwill...

Tapescript:

1.Ibelievethatthisnationshouldcommititselftoachievingthegoal,beforethisdecadeisout,oflandingamanonthemoonandreturninghimsafelytotheearth.Nosinglespaceprojectinthisperiodwillbemoreimpressivetomankind,ormoreimportantforthelong-rangeexplorationofspace;andnonewillbesodifficult,orexpensivetoaccomplish...But,inaveryrealsense,itwillnotbeonemangoingtothemoon.Ifwemakethisjudgmentaffirmatively,itwillbeanentirenation...Ibelieveweshouldgotothemoon.（JohnF.Kennedy25/05/1961）

2.Ashesaidmanytimes,inmanypartsofthisnation,tothosehetouchedandwhosoughttotouchhim:

"Somemenseethingsastheyareandsay'Why?

'Idream