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The Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO

Международное агентство по атомной энергии, МАГАТЭ

World Bank

Мировой банк

International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA

Продовольственная и сельскохозяйственная организация, ФАО

The United Nations (Organization), the UN

Организация объединенных наций, ООН

Security Council, SC

Совет безопасности (ООН)

General Assembly, GA

Генеральная ассамблея (ООН)

under the UN Charter

принять устав

Russian ambassador to the UN

согласно уставу ООН

to adopt (sign) a charter

представитель России в ООН

UN member-states

государства-участники ООН

The United Nations (Organization), the UN

Устав ООН

UN Charter

Организации Объединенных Наций

binding

взять на себя обязательства

commitment

обязательство

to commit oneself to do smth

связывающий

to settle disputes

решать проблемы

to solve problems

воздерживаться

to refrain

решать разногласия

term of office

срок службы

terms of agreement

на срок 2 года

for a term of two years

условия соглашения

human rights

права человека

to be entitle

иметь право подписать договор

to have the right to sign the contract

иметь право

to veto smth

налагать вето

peace-keeping forces

миротворческие силы

inherent right

неотемлемое право

peace-keepers

руководить

to administer

выполнять

to exec

миротворцы

sovereign equality

равенство

executive body

суверенное равенство

equality

исполнительный орган

non-interference

невмешательство

peaceful coexistence

равенство

equality

мирное сосуществование

It was formed at the initiative

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

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

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.

There are still some states that

are not members, such as Tonga and Monaco.

From an original membership

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.

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

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

The Council has 15 members: 10 of them are elected

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

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 five are the world’s

has the right only to make recommendations to governments

The General Assembly

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

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

of sovereign equality and non-interference won the day.

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.

In the long run, however, principles

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

Later that year the UN

of sovereign equality and non-interference won the day.

In the long run, however, principles

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

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 распостранение болезни

to prevent war

предотвращать

to prevent

предотвращать войну

to lose confidence in

уверенность

confidence n

поставить Задание о доверии

to call for a vote of confidence

потерять уверенность

to vote for (against)

один человек – один голос

one man one vote

голосовать за (против)

vote n

голос

to destroy

разрушать

destructive a

разрушительный

collapse n, v

крах

To settle differences

вызывать различия

To cause differences

различие

difference(s) n

разрешать разногласия

advantage n

преимущество

difference of opinion

разногласия во взлядх

to have advantage over

иметь преимущество

to reduce tension

снять напряжение

tension n

усилить напряжение

to increase tension

напряжение

to meet a challenge

принимать вызов

to launch a challenge

невежество

ignorance n

бросать вызов

to improve standards of living

ообеспечивать более высокий уровень жизни

to use every effort

улучшитьуровень жизни

to promote higher standards of living

использовать все усилия

to reach a target

хранилище

storage

осторожная реакция

cautious response

достичь цели