Assistance for development

The mandates of the specialized agencies cover virtually all areas of economic and social endeavour. The agencies provide technical assistance and other forms of practical help to countries around the world. The World Bank, for example, provided more than $17 billion in development loans in fiscal year 2001 to more than 100 developing countries. The UN Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN's largest provider of grants for sustainable human development worldwide. The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is the lead UN organization working for the long-term survival, protection and development of children. The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest international food aid organization for both emergency relief and development. The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) is the largest international provider of population assistance. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) works to encourage sound environmental practices everywhere, and the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) assists people living in health-threatening housing conditions. To increase the participation of developing countries in the global economy, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) promotes international trade. UNCTAD also works with the World Trade Organization (WTO), a separate entity, in assisting developing countries' exports through the International Trade Centre.

(From the UN Web site - www.un.org)

Answer the following questions:

1. What does the UN do for peace?

2. What basic agreements provide a basis for eliminating all weapons of mass destruction?

3. What duties does a UN peacekeeping mission implement?

4. What is an international mechanism for punishing perpetrators of genocide and other crimes against humanity?

5. What does the UN do for humanitarian assistance?

Speaking:

1. In the past few years, the UN has enacted many reforms to enhance its efficiency and effectiveness. These have included appointing an Under-Secretary General for Internal Oversight Services (заместитель Генерального секретаря по службам внутреннего надзора), reducing operating expenses, cutting high-level posts and eliminating some 1,000 positions. The pace of reforms accelerated dramatically during the first term of Secretary-General Kofi Annan (1997-2001), who put in motion the most far-reaching set of reforms ever proposed to the General Assembly. Do you think thanks to these measures the UN has managed to improve its effectiveness in the world arena?

2. Make a more detailed presentation of one of the UN functions. Describe the role of Russian Federation in this field.

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