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47 The world we live in 04 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE EXTRAS Read the descriptions and match them with the organisations in 8a. Two descriptions are missing. Find out which ones, then research the organisations and write your own descriptions for them. b … promotes international co-operation for the peaceful use of nuclear energy and nuclear safety, e.g. radiation protection, while trying to prevent the production of nuclear weapons. Headquarters in Vienna. A … essential in times of globalisation, wage dumping and sweatshops. Deals with international labour standards and seeks to protect workers’ rights; fights against inhuman working conditions; aims at social protection for all. B … also referred to as the UN Refugee Agency. It supports and protects refugees, helps with their resettlement in another country, their integration or their voluntary repatriation. D … co-ordinates the UN’s environmental agenda; activities range from the protection of the atmosphere, ecosystems and biodiversity to the prevention of air pollution and the contamination of international waterways. Based in Nairobi, Kenya. E … co-ordinates efforts to defeat hunger in the world; helps developing countries to improve practices in agriculture, forestry and fishery. Its Latin motto – FIAT PANIS – means “Let there be bread”. F … co-ordinates all UN activities concerning industrial development; enables developing countries to finance industrial projects. Seat in Vienna. G Which words and expressions in the box can you use to complete sentences 1–3? allow  benefit  be of (considerable) benefit to  crucial  enable  essential have a positive effect on  improve  vital 1 Although it is not a world government, the UN and its agencies many people’s lives. 2 It is for the future of humanity that young people are well-informed and speak up when they see injustice done. 3 By providing international standards and guidelines the WHO countries to address public health issues more efficiently. Choose the three UN agencies you consider to be most useful and put them in order of importance. Write sentences to explain your choice, using the language in 9a. Example: The FAO improves practices in agriculture worldwide. It has a positive effect on the supply of food, which has to meet the needs of the growing world population. a LANguAgE FOCuS 9 Describing benefits b … promotes international peace and security through co-operation in education, science and culture. Sponsors literacy, technical and teacher-training programmes and translations of world literature, promotes cultural diversity and attempts to bridge the worldwide digital divide. Responsible for World Heritage Sites. C … one of the ‘Bretton Woods’ institutions, also known as World Bank. Benefits member countries by granting loans to finance investments in cases where private capital is not available. Loans are only made to governments or to private companies with government guarantee. H Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv