3E Homework Assignment: Due Wednesday, October 17th

Assignment: Due Wednesday, October 17th 2018
1. Read the excerpt of the article below.
2. Summarize the article in 3-4 sentences.
3. Choose 3 paragraphs to paraphrase.
4. Do you think there is bullying at your school? 1-2 sentences.

Vocab:
Member States - the countries that belong to the UN
Indicator - a device, tool, or report providing specific information on the state or condition of something

Article:

Bullying: Protection for children is a ´fundamental human right´ says top UN advocate

October 8, 2018

¨ ¨Being protected from bullying is a fundamental human right,¨ said Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children.

At an event at UN headquarters in New York, co-organized with the Governments of Mexico and Lithuania, Ms. Santos Pais presented the key findings of the Secretary-General report and welcomed the ¨growing interest¨ from the world on this matter...

...Earlier this year, for example, Member States agreed on the adoption of a new indicator...[to] measure the percentage of students who have experienced bullying in the past year, by gender, and for each contributing country.

Despite such encouraging signs, the Special Representative identified several key areas where improvement was needed for Governments and institutions.

First, she emphasized the importance of early childhood prevention and noted that the ¨parent-child relationship is a critical factor in predicting the risk of bullying in adolescence.¨ According to the report, today, 176 million children under-five, witness domestic violence on a regular basis and children who bully others are twice as likely to have been exposed to domestic violence than other children...

...Today, approximately 30% of adolescents in 39 countries in Europe and North America, admit to bullying others at school... ¨

https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/10/1022562