The vulnerability of children was illustrated only too well six months ago, when the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram (whose name means “Western education is a sin”) abducted 276 Nigerian schoolgirls. Even if all of the kidnapped girls are returned safely, as a truce between the group and Nigeria’s government stipulates, there are still 15 million children under the age of 14 worldwide who are forced to work, often in appallingly exploitative environments.
儿童的脆弱在六个月前的事件中彰显无遗。伊斯兰教恐怖组织博科圣地（Boko Haram，意思是“西方教育是一种罪恶”）诱拐劫持了276名尼日利亚女学生。即使所有女生最后都随着该组织与尼日利亚政府达成休战协议而安全归来，全球仍有1,500万14岁以下儿童被迫工作，受尽剥削，并且他们的工作环境常常骇人听闻。另有每年一千万学龄女孩成为童婚新娘，大约3,200万女孩享受不到接受小学教育的基本权利。