Question

nations promise not to use child soldiersjust for me: international cooperationparis, french. african, asian, and southamerican nations where child fighters havebeen sent into battle endorsed a newinternational agreement that commits themto stopping the practice. it also commitsthem to punishing those who recruit childsoldiers. the so-called \pariscommitments\ include the support of sierraleone, congo, colombia, sudan, andsomalia, as well as all 27 nations of theeuropean union.the united nations claims that at least 250,000 boys and girls are currentlyfighting in about a dozen conflicts around the world. they are used assoldiers, messengers, and spies. the paris commitments document requiresits backers to \spare no effort\ to end the use of soldiers younger than 18years old. it requires that its backers remove all currently underage soldiersfrom battle. the document also states that anyone who has recruited childsoldiers will be denied requests for political protection.many involved in the agreement are hopeful about its potential impact.french foreign minister philippe douste-blazy insisted the document is morethan just \good words.\ ivory coasts foreign minister, youssouf bakayoko,question 4the authors purpose in writing this article was probably toa. inform readers about the problems former child soldiersface and to suggest additions be made to the currentagreement to address these problemsb. persuade readers that the international agreement to stopthe recruiting of children to fight needs to be made intolawc. persuade readers to stop recruiting children to fight anddemobilize current underage fighters or face serious legalconsequencesd. inform readers about the practice by some countries ofrecruiting children to fight and the most recent attempt toend this practice

Explanation:

The article first states that multiple nations endorsed a new international agreement to stop using child soldiers and punish recruiters. It then provides context about the scale of child soldier use and details of the "Paris Commitments." The text focuses on presenting this new initiative and the existing issue, without pushing for legal changes, additional policy fixes, or direct persuasion to stop recruitment (it reports on an existing agreement to do so). This matches the goal of informing readers about the practice and the latest attempt to end it.

Answer:

D. Inform readers about the practice by some countries of recruiting children to fight and the most recent attempt to end this practice