Unit 26 Word families, exercise 1

Read texts A and B below. Choose the best paraphrase of each text, a or b.

  1. Text A:
    a According to ICESCR, everyone should attain the same standard of physical and mental health.
    b Under international law, everyone has the right to the highest standard of physical and mental health they can attain.
  2. Text B:
    a The two main objectives of the ICRC are to protect people caught up in war or violence and to assist those in need of humanitarian aid.
    b The ICRC is a neutral organization that will not intervene in armed conflicts, but will only provide aid to civilian victims.

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A The right to health is enshrined in international law. The International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) requires states to recognize the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.

B The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) describes itself as an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose humanitarian mission is to protect victims of armed conflict and other violent situations and to provide them with assistance. Protection work typically involves visiting people deprived of their liberty, intervening during hostilities on behalf of civilian victims and restoring family links between people separated by war. Assistance entails the provision of humanitarian aid.