Trey Trevino

12-12-16
MW4th
Mr. Wisner

Current Event #2 - Political Structures

Conflict threatens decades of progress for children in Middle East, North Africa
Conflict / War / Nations

Key Vocabulary from the Article

o UNICEF - United Nations Childrens Fund

o Inception - The beginning of an activity
o Humanitarian - Concerned with the well being of humans
o Ratification - To give consent

Summary of the Event

A. Strides have been made for childrens wellbeing and education in the Middle East and
North Africa. The nearby conflict is threatening to reverse the progress for 157 million
children. The conflict also cause the families of the children to relocate which becomes
unsafe. The UNICEF is trying to protect as many children as possible.

B. There are about 8.4 million children in Syria in need of necessities such as food, water,
and shelter. A large portion of children in war torn areas of Syria still with little help from
outside forces.

C. The UNICEF is currently doing their best to provide educational opportunities for the
Syrian refugees. They have helped vaccinate around 20 million children in refugee-host
countries. A lot of said children are being fed and given mental-support.

Your Opinion of the Event

 I think it is very sad that this happens every day in countries like Syria, North Africa, and
the Middle East. Im quite happy that people like the participants in the UNICEF are helping
those kids. It also sucks that because of the terrorists, the children have to suffer. They did not
ask to be thrown into a harsh situation such as that. I think people dont realize how lucky we
are for the peace. Most people shouldnt take their health and education for granted.

Relate your Event to a Historical Event

World War 2 - This relates to World War 2 because when the war started, they had to endure
quite a lot such as the children now. The children in World War 2 had to ration food and water.
They were evacuated and most of the time had to live with strangers. Just like the kids in the
conflicted areas today. Bombings in Britain and Germany cause many deaths of children during
the war. There was an operation known as Operation Pied Piper which was to evacuate 3.5
million kids in a span of 3 days. Just like now, many child refugees are evacuating their home in
hope of a safer future.

Relate your Event to the a Theme

This relates to conflict. This conflict is caused between terrorist groups such as isis.
Technically, this could somewhat count as a conflict between nations since soldiers from other
nations are trying their best to mitigate the threat of the terrorist group. The conflict is growing
tense and costing children their precious future.

Questions You Have About the Event

Why do people take things for granted so often?

Why are more people not helping the UNICEF?
Who else is helping the children?
What can we do to help?