Decipher the abbreviations
UNO NATO
CIS EU
WTO OSCE
IMF UNESCO
Insert the prepositions where necessary.
The Treaty was signedMay 15,1992.
Many countries were involvedthe conflict.
Their activity is devoted the problem of developing countries.
UNICEF is responsiblechildren affairs.
Its purpose is to promoteworld peace.
Headquartered Brussels, NATO is an intergovernmental organization.
All decisions are takenconsensus.
Translate into English
1. Многие международные организации вовлечены в миротворческие миссии.
2. Это собрание было посвящено проблеме беженцев.
3. Члены-государства СНГ подписали договоры, касающиеся процессов интеграции и сотрудничества.
4. Эта организация основана на гарантиях безопасности и взаимных обязательствах.
5. Программа по предотвращению потенциальных конфликтов была начата в прошлом году.
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Make the statements more factually correct
1. On 25th June 1945, 51 countries met in San Francisco to sign the North Atlantic Treaty.
2. About 80% of UN effort is devoted to peace keeping missions.
3. The EU promotes social and economic progress among developing countries.
4. The Commonwealth is an economic association of independent states, which were once British or American territories.
5. NATO is a collective security organization based on security guarantees and mutual commitments between the nations of the world.
6. Based in Brussels the OSCE provides advice on human rights, democracy and law.
7. The chairman of the CIS is known as the Secretary General.
On the international arena
As a sovereign country, Belarus enjoys full rights and is active on the foreign arena. From the moment of setting up the United Nations Organization (UNO) Belarus as one of its constituent member states takes an active part in the work of this association, its organs and institutions. Belarus regularly sends its delegations to the sessions of the UNO General Assembly, has its permanent delegation and its own staff in it. Belarus is a member of some international specialized organizations, commissions, bureaus, funds and other organ.
On the initiative of Belarus the international organizations have adopted a number of important decisions, particularly on the punishment of war criminals, on education of youth in the spirit of ideas of peace and friendship among nations, Belarus has signed many treaties, agreements, protocols and conventions on co-operation with other countries in various fields, Belarus has many a time been the seat of convening international meetings, such as UNO seminars on social aspects of industrialization and on distribution of industry, seminars on the International organization of labour on inspection of labour, etc. Together with representatives of other peace-loving countries the envoys of Belarus are struggling for implementing a policy that answers the basic interests of all nations of the world, for their peace and security, co-operation and friendship.
The Belarusian people indefatigably strengthens and broadens its ties with the peoples of other countries. Its public organizations have established direct contacts and exchange delegations with their trade unions, youth, women's and sports organizations. Fruitful are the activities of the Belarusian Society for Friendship and Cultural Relations with foreign countries. It maintains contacts with many organizations of many countries.
punishment of war criminals — кара ваенных злачынцау;
the seat of convening international meetings — месца мỉжнародных сустрэч.
Answer the questions.
1. Belarus is active on the foreign arena, isn't it?
2. Is Belarus a member of the UNQ?
3. Where does Belarus sent its delegations?
4. What have been done by the initiative of Belarus?
5. What treaties, agreements, protocols on co-operation with other countries were signed Belarus?
6. Does Belarus take part in different seminars?
7. How do the Belarusian people indefatigably strengthens and broadens its ties with the peoples of other countries? 8. Whom have the public organizations of Belarus established direct contact with?