Make comments on the quotation given at the beginning of the unit.

 

2 Discuss the following questions in pairs or groups:

 

o What international organizations that help people solve their social problems do you know?

• What are the main problems these organizations are concerned with?
• Give examples of international economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems that exist in the world.

 

3 You are going to read the passage about the United Nations Organization (UNO), one of the largest international organizations dealing with social, economic and humanitarian problems in the world. Before reading the passage try to recollect the events happened recently in the world that required the assistance and interference of the UNO. What is the role of the UNO in these events? Share your ideas with your partners.

4 Read the passage ‘Organization of the United Nations’ to be ready to answer the questions after the passage.