Statistics
11% of the Earth's surface accounts for the conflict zone. Which is equivalent to the area of conflict zones?
1. Africa
2. Greenland
3. Amazon Rainforests
4. Russia
4. Russia
(EFFECT)
Is it against international law to recruit (use) children on the battlefield?
Yes.
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the involvement of children in armed conflict regulates that children can never fight in a war.
DRC used to be a colony of __________.
Belgium
Which region of the world has the biggest percentage of children suffering from conflicts?
1. Asia
2. Europe
3. Middle East
4. Africa
5. North, South, and Central America
3. Middle East (39% of children living in the Middle East are affected by conflicts.)
(EFFECT)
Name one disease that is used as a biochemical weapon in countries for unvaccinated children.
(Hint: This disease can be recognized in Japan as well.)
AIDS
How many?
There are over ____ armed groups in DRC.
100
What percentage of children are affected by conflicts?
1. 5%
2. 16%
3. 29%
4. 42%
2. 16% (Approximately 357 million children)
(CAUSE)
Fill the Blank.
The reason why African countries have lots of conflicts within their countries is because of 1) _______ borders that ignore 2)________.
1) Complex, Artificial, or Geographical
2) Ethnicity, History, or Time zones
1) Artificial
2) Ethnicity.
The reason why African countries have lots of conflicts within their countries is because of artificial borders that ignore ethnicity.
What percentage of children under 10 years old cannot read or write in DRC?
97%
Which of the following countries does not have children suffering from over 50% of the country's population?
1. Myanmar
2. Afghanistan
3. Iraq
4. Syria
5. Ethiopia
5. Ethiopia
(CAUSE)
Name four elements that can cause the conflict.
Resources, Territories, Political Instability, Religion, Poor Communication, Discrimination etc...
1/6 of children in DRC live in extreme poverty. How much money are they expected to spend to live one day?
Less than1.9 dollars