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13. Under what conditions can the United Nations intervene in matters of any State?
14. What are six principal organs of the UNO?
15. What do the principal organs of the UNO provide?
16. Where are the principal organs based?
17. Where is the International Court of Justice located?
18. How many states are represented in the General Assembly?
19. How are the seats in the Security Council divided?
20. What body does the Economic and Social Council report to?
21. What body does the Trusteeship Council report to?
22. How are the judges of the International Court of Justice elected?
23. Who appoints a Secretary-General of the General Assembly?
24. When does the General Assembly meet?

Task 9. Pick out from the text all the word combinations with the following words and give their
Ukrainian equivalents.
charter, provide, council, delegate, refrain

Task 10. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate preposition from the list below: against, in, to, with, by,
from.
1.The proposal of President Roosevelt to call the new world body the «United Nations» was accepted
… acclamation.
2.All nations signing the Charter are obligated to refrain from the threat or use of force … the
territorial integrity or political independence of any other State.
3.The states must refrain … giving assistance to any State against which the United Nations is taking
preventive or enforcement action.
4.… the exception of the International Court of Justice all the principal organs are based in New York.
5.The first nation to affix its signature … the Charter of the UNO was China, the first country to be
attacked in the Second World War.
6.Nothing in the Charter authorizes the United Nations to intervene … matters which are essentially
within the domestic jurisdiction of any State.

Task 11. Translate the following sentences.
1.The Charter of the United Nations was signed on 26 June 1945, in San Francisco, at the conclusion
of the United Nations Conference on International Organization, and came into force on 24 October 1945.
2.The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 after the Second World War by
51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among
nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights.
3.Due to its unique international character, and the powers vested in its founding Charter, the
Organization can take action on a wide range of issues.
4.The UNO can provide a forum for its 192 Member States to express their views, through the General
Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council and other bodies and committees.
5.The Organization works on a broad range of fundamental issues, from sustainable development,
environment and refugees protection, disaster relief, counter terrorism, disarmament and non-proliferation,
to promoting democracy, human rights, governance, economic and social development and international
health, clearing landmines, expanding food production, and more, in order to achieve its goals and
coordinate efforts for a safer world for this and future generations.
6.Although best known for peacekeeping, peace-building, conflict prevention and humanitarian
assistance, there are many other ways the United Nations and its System (specialized agencies, funds and
programmes) affect our lives and make the world a better place.

Task 12. Make the following sentences complete by translating the phrases in brackets.
1. The General Assembly is the main (дорадчий орган) of the UN and is composed of
representatives of all Member States.
2. Voting in the Economic and Social Council is by simple majority; each member (має один
голос).

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