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The Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO

Международное агентство по атомной энергии, МАГАТЭ

International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA

Продовольственная и сельскохозяйственная организация, ФАО

World Bank

Мировой банк

Security Council, SC

Организация объединенных наций, ООН

General Assembly, GA

Совет безопасности (ООН)

The United Nations (Organization), the UN

Генеральная ассамблея (ООН)

to adopt (sign) a charter

принять устав

under the UN Charter

представитель России в ООН

Russian ambassador to the UN

согласно уставу ООН

The United Nations (Organization), the UN

Организации Объединенных Наций

UN Charter

Устав ООН

UN member-states

государства-участники ООН

commitment

обязательство

to commit oneself to do smth

взять на себя обязательства

binding

связывающий

to refrain

решать разногласия

to settle disputes

воздерживаться

to solve problems

решать проблемы

for a term of two years

на срок 2 года

term of office

срок службы

terms of agreement

условия соглашения

human rights

иметь право

to be entitle

иметь право подписать договор

to have the right to sign the contract

права человека

peace-keeping forces

миротворческие силы

to veto smth

неотемлемое право

inherent right

налагать вето

to exec

миротворцы

peace-keepers

выполнять

to administer

руководить

sovereign equality

исполнительный орган

equality

суверенное равенство

executive body

равенство

equality

невмешательство

non-interference

мирное сосуществование

peaceful coexistence

равенство

It was formed at the initiative

on June 26th, 1945, succeeding the League of Nations.

The United Nations came formally into being

of the countries that had fought Hitler’s Germany.

Under the UN Charter, member-states bound themselves to “settle their international disputes by peaceful means”

and to “refrain... from the threat or use of force against... any state.”

From an original membership

that embraces the vast majority of the world’s nations.

There are still some states that

of 51 in 1945, the total has risen to 209.

Although these promises have not always been realized, the organization has created an international forum

are not members, such as Tonga and Monaco.

The International Court of Justice, for instance, is in the Hague; the World Health Organization in Geneva; the Food and

Agriculture Organization in Rome; and the International Monetary Fund in Washington.

The Council has 15 members: 10 of them are elected

New York, but its subsidiary agencies are located throughout the world.

The central body of the UN – its parliament – is the General Assembly, based in

by the General Assembly for a term of two years each, and five are permanent members.

The five are the world’s

has the right only to make recommendations to governments

The most powerful arm of the UN

is the Security Council, which, in theory, has the authority to impose decisions on member-states.

The General Assembly

leading nuclear powers: Britain, China, France, Russia, and the United States; each has the right to veto any Security Council’s resolution.

It is funded by contributions from member states; the largest single contributor, the United States, has long provided roughly a quarter

the principles of sovereign equality and non-interference in each other’s internal affairs.

It is an important date: the Charter is the foundation of international law, resting on

of the UN’s budget since it is rich enough to do it.

In the long run, however, principles

of sovereign equality and non-interference won the day.

In the long run, however, principles

was founded with 50member states.

Churchill immediately supported the idea of big power hegemony, with characteristic cynicism: “the eagle should permit

the small birds to sing and care not wherefore they sang.”

Later that year the UN

of sovereign equality and non-interference won the day.

to prevent the spread of disease

предотвращать

to prevent war

предотвращать войну

to prevent

предотвращать распостранение болезни

confidence n

поставить Задание о доверии

to lose confidence in

уверенность

to call for a vote of confidence

потерять уверенность

to vote for (against)

голосовать за (против)

vote n

голос

one man one vote

один человек – один голос

collapse n, v

разрушительный

to destroy

крах

destructive a

разрушать

To cause differences

различие

difference(s) n

вызывать различия

To settle differences

разрешать разногласия

to have advantage over

разногласия во взлядх

difference of opinion

преимущество

advantage n

иметь преимущество

to reduce tension

усилить напряжение

tension n

снять напряжение

to increase tension

напряжение

ignorance n

невежество

to meet a challenge

принимать вызов

to launch a challenge

бросать вызов

to use every effort

использовать все усилия

to improve standards of living

улучшитьуровень жизни

to promote higher standards of living

ообеспечивать более высокий уровень жизни

cautious response

осторожная реакция

storage

хранилище

to reach a target

достичь цели