Passage 2:
We must do all we can to stop conflicts and civil war. Most
conflicts happen in poor countries, especially which are badly governed or
where power and wealth are not distributed fairly between different tribal or
religious groups. So the best way to check fighting is to make a political
arrangement in which all groups have their representatives. The need is to
ensure human rights and economic development of all.
The next fundamental
freedom is one that is not mentioned in the UN charter. In 1945, the leaders
could not imagine that such a situation would arise. That is the freedom of
future generations to live on this planet.
Even now many of us have
not understood its importance. We are using up the limited resources for our
present use. We are over using and even wasting them. We are, in fact, robbing
our children of their right to live.
We must preserve our
forests, fisheries and wildlife. All of these are collapsing because of our own
habit of consuming or destroying them.
1.
Answer the
following questions briefly:
(a) Why do most conflicts happen in poor countries?
(b) What is the best way to check conflicts?
(c) What is meant by ‘the freedom of future generations to live’?
(d) How are we robbing our children of their basic right?
(e) What must we preserve for our children?
2.
Find words
from the passage that mean the same as
(a) fighting
(b) keep safely
(c) coming to end
