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1. The United Kingdom played a major role in drafting the Human Rights Convention.

2. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) denies applying cruel, inhuman punishment to people.

3. The Charter of the United Nations was sighed in San Francisco on June 25, 1945 after having been ratified by the great powers — the USSR, the USA, the United Kingdom, France and China.

4. The investigator was sure of his having committed the crime.

5. The lawyer was surprised at the Court passing such a harsh sentence.

6. The General Assembly approved amendment to the Charter coming into force after having been ratified by a 2/3 majority.

7. History knows a lot of examples of the achievements of the human brain being used against mankind.

8. To achieve consistency in decisions the courts developed the practice of decisions of higher courts binding to lower courts.

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1. (To maintain) world peace and security and (to develop) friendly re-lation with other nations is the main focus of the UN.

2. The task of (to preserve) peace and (to ensure) universal security is so pressing that it concerns everyone.

3. The UN formed a special committee with a definite purpose of parties (to come) at an agreed settlement.

4. Russia and the US have become the symbol of the people’s desire of (to change) their relations for the better.

5. The UN Security Council has done a great deal for (to make) specific decisions on the world arena.

6. Last night’s (to close) the UN General Assembly session took place in a solemn atmosphere.

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1. Деятельность ООН направлена на поддержание мира и безо-пасности и развитие дружественных отношений между народами.

2. Генеральный секретарь ООН настаивал на том, чтобы участни-ки Ассамблеи приняли решение по этим важным вопросам незамед-лительно.

3. Постоянные члены Совета Безопасности ООН воздержались от включения доклада в повестку дня.

4. В 1947 г. Генеральная Ассамблея ООН приняла решение о за-держании военных преступников и депортации их в страны, где они совершили преступления.

5. После того как поправки к статьям 20 и 23 были одобрены Гене-ральной Ассамблеей, они вступили в силу.

6. Созданная после корейской войны комиссия обвинила США в том, что они разместили ядерное оружие в Южной Корее.

7. Страны — члены ООН заявили, что необходимо как можно бы-стрее продвигаться к тому, чтобы стороны подписали Соглашение о сокращении ядерного оружия.

8. Все инициативы России направлены на расширение и углубле-ние процесса ослабления напряженности.

9. Полное уничтожение ядерного оружия возможно наряду с тем, что обе стороны примут решения по другим вопросам.

10. Совет Безопасности ООН приветствует мирный путь решения всеми странами спорных вопросов на Ближнем Востоке.

UNIT 4. THE DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

TEXT 1

Human Rights and Humanitarian Assistance

Vocabulary

1. the pursuit of human rights — соблюдение прав человека

2. atrocities — злодеяния, зверства

3. human rights violations — нарушение прав человека

4. to that end — для достижения этой цели

5. to take up human rights issues — рассматривать вопросы прав че-ловека

6. high-profile positions — высокие посты

7. indigenous peoples — коренное население

8. populace — население

9. to be afflicted by — пострадать от

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1. What was the central reason for creating the UN?

2. When was the Universal Declaration of Human rights adopted?

3. What principles enshrined in the Declaration are being implemented by the UN and its agencies?

4. What is the purpose of the United Nations Human Rights Council?

5. What does the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples outline?

6. What does the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples prohibit?

The pursuit of human rights was the central reason for creating the UN, World War II atrocities and genocide led to a ready consensus that the new organization must work to prevent any similar tragedies in the future. An early objective was creating a legal framework for considering and acting on complaints about human rights violations. The UN Charter obliges all

member nations to promote “universal respect for, and observance of “human rights” and to take “joint and separate action” to that end. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, though not legally binding, was adopted by the General Assembly in 1948. The Assembly regularly takes up human rights issues.

The UN and its agencies are implementing the principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A case in point is support by the UN for countries in transition to democracy, technical assistance in providing free and fair elections, improving judicial structures, drafting constitutions, training human rights officials. The UN has helped run elections in countries with little democratic history, including recently in Afghanistan and East Timor. The UN is also a forum to support the right of women to participate fully in the political, economic, and social life of their countries. The UN contributes to raising consciousness of the concept of human rights through its covenants and its attention to specific abuses through its General Assembly, Security Council resolutions, or International Court of Justice rulings.

The purpose of the United Nations Human Rights Council, established in 2006, is to address human rights violations. The Council is the successor to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, which was often criticised for the high-profile positions it gave to member states that did not guarantee the human rights of their own citizens. The council has 47 members distributed by region, each serve a three year term, and may not serve three consecutive terms. A candidate to the body must be approved by a majority of the General Assembly.

The rights of some 370 million indigenous peoples around the world is also a focus for the UN, with the Declaration on the Rights of Indig-enous Peoples being approved by the General Assembly in 2007. The declaration outlines the individual and collective rights to culture, lan-guage, education, identity, employment and health, thereby address-ing post-colonial issues which have confronted indigenous peoples for centuries. The declaration aims to maintain, strengthen and encourage the growth of indigenous institutions, cultures and traditions. It also prohibits discrimination against indigenous peoples and promotes their active participation in matters which concern their past, present and future.

In conjunction with other organizations such as the Red Cross, the UN provides food, drinking water, shelter and other humanitarian ser-vices to populaces suffering from famine, displaced by war, or afflicted by other disasters. Major humanitarian branches of the UN are World Food Programme (which helps feed more than 100 million people a year in 80 countries), the office of the High Commissioner for Refugees with pro-jects in over 116 countries, as well as peacekeeping projects in over 24 countries.