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The Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO

Продовольственная и сельскохозяйственная организация, ФАО

International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA

Международное агентство по атомной энергии, МАГАТЭ

World Bank

Мировой банк

General Assembly, GA

Совет безопасности (ООН)

Security Council, SC

Генеральная ассамблея (ООН)

The United Nations (Organization), the UN

Организация объединенных наций, ООН

to adopt (sign) a charter

согласно уставу ООН

Russian ambassador to the UN

принять устав

under the UN Charter

представитель России в ООН

UN Charter

Организации Объединенных Наций

UN member-states

государства-участники ООН

The United Nations (Organization), the UN

Устав ООН

to commit oneself to do smth

обязательство

binding

связывающий

commitment

взять на себя обязательства

to refrain

воздерживаться

to settle disputes

решать разногласия

to solve problems

решать проблемы

terms of agreement

условия соглашения

for a term of two years

срок службы

term of office

на срок 2 года

to have the right to sign the contract

права человека

to be entitle

иметь право

human rights

иметь право подписать договор

peace-keeping forces

неотемлемое право

to veto smth

налагать вето

inherent right

миротворческие силы

peace-keepers

руководить

to exec

выполнять

to administer

миротворцы

equality

равенство

executive body

исполнительный орган

sovereign equality

суверенное равенство

non-interference

равенство

equality

невмешательство

peaceful coexistence

мирное сосуществование

It was formed at the initiative

of the countries that had fought Hitler’s Germany.

The United Nations came formally into being

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

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.”

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

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

From an original membership

are not members, such as Tonga and Monaco.

The Council has 15 members: 10 of them are elected

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

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

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

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

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

The five are the world’s

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

The General Assembly

has the right only to make recommendations to governments

The most powerful arm of the UN

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

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

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

In the long run, however, principles

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

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

of sovereign equality and non-interference won the day.

Later that year the UN

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

In the long run, however, principles

of sovereign equality and non-interference won the day.

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

was founded with 50member states.

to prevent the spread of disease

предотвращать

to prevent war

предотвращать распостранение болезни

to prevent

предотвращать войну

confidence n

потерять уверенность

to call for a vote of confidence

уверенность

to lose confidence in

поставить Задание о доверии

to vote for (against)

голосовать за (против)

one man one vote

один человек – один голос

vote n

голос

collapse n, v

крах

destructive a

разрушительный

to destroy

разрушать

To settle differences

различие

To cause differences

разрешать разногласия

difference(s) n

вызывать различия

to have advantage over

иметь преимущество

advantage n

разногласия во взлядх

difference of opinion

преимущество

to increase tension

напряжение

tension n

усилить напряжение

to reduce tension

снять напряжение

ignorance n

принимать вызов

to meet a challenge

бросать вызов

to launch a challenge

невежество

to promote higher standards of living

улучшитьуровень жизни

to use every effort

использовать все усилия

to improve standards of living

ообеспечивать более высокий уровень жизни

storage

осторожная реакция

to reach a target

достичь цели

cautious response

хранилище