The former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been appointed United Nations' special envoy for education. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Mr Brown would work with key partners to help galvanize support for UN efforts to achieve quality education for each child by 2015. Mr Brown said expanding education had been a longstanding passion of his.
英国前首相戈登·布朗被任命为联合国教育特使。联合国秘书长潘基文称,布朗先生协同其关键的同伴为联合国教育使命(每个孩子在2015年前都能接受素质教育) 寻求支持而努力工作。布朗先生称扩大受教育范围是他一直热衷的事业。
Former fighters in the Tamil Tiger guerrilla force in Sri Lanka have been selected to represent the country in competitive sport. More from Charles Haviland in Colombo.
斯里兰卡泰米尔猛虎游击队的前游击队员们被举为代表国家的运动员。Charles Haviland从科伦坡报道。
Former members of the LTTE or Tamil Tigers have, it seems, swapped their battlefield guns for sports ground rifles. The secretary of the sports ministry Nishantha Ranatunga told the BBC a successful sports talents footing camp among former Tigers was held last month. Out of 135 people, 16 including one or two women were selected for a national sports coup, four each in the disciplines of shooting, swimming, athletics and cricket. Mr Ranatunga pointed out that some of the shooters used to be LTTE snipers and some of the top swimmers used to be in the Sea Tigers, the LTTE’s naval wing.