week 1 session 5 by Mahsa shirali https://padlet.com/shiralim/f8sug44eso9jj5x6 EAP unit 2A p.22 Task 1 & Task 2 ex.2 en-us 2022-07-29 07:44:17 UTC 2026-01-12 18:23:01 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. you are going to watch the introduction to a lecture about the United Nations. Discuss what you know about the United Nations- for example, its purpose and its activities around the world. shiralim https://padlet.com/shiralim/f8sug44eso9jj5x6/wish/2252044594 United nations: the UN is an international organization and it operates in most countries around the world. The UN is involved in a wide range of activities but its main mission is to promote peace and security around the world.  ]]> 2022-07-30 11:02:17 UTC https://padlet.com/shiralim/f8sug44eso9jj5x6/wish/2252044594 watch Extract 1 and note down (a) the aim of the lecture, and (b) the three things the lecturer will talk about. shiralim https://padlet.com/shiralim/f8sug44eso9jj5x6/wish/2252044720  aim of the lecture: to give you an understanding of the UN from a number of different perspectives. As the name suggests, the United Nations is one of only a very few organizations with a truly global reach, from almost every perspective political, economic, military, humanitarian, and so on. Historically, the UN can trace its development back to the two World Wars which took place in the 20th century, and we need to understand something about this historical background.
I would like to begin with 1)an overview of the structure of the UN, how it is organized and after that, we can move on look at 2)the purpose of the UN, in other words, what it is for and why we need it. and finally, we will take a brief look at 3) the history of the organization and how such a historical institution remains relevant today ]]> 2022-07-30 11:03:34 UTC https://padlet.com/shiralim/f8sug44eso9jj5x6/wish/2252044720 Watch Extract 2 and note down two pieces of information for each of the four UN organs in 1. shiralim https://padlet.com/shiralim/f8sug44eso9jj5x6/wish/2252045121 1 the Security Council: the council is to focus on security / 5 permanent countries / main responsibility = maintain international peace and security / it is the only organ with military power
2 the General Assembly: like the parliament of the UN/ the political arm/ all UN members state presented in General assembly /members vote on important matters related to international peace and security/ can't force any country to do anything/recommendations only/ represent moral authority of community - promotes ethical behavior
3 the Secretariat: essential administrative / led by Secretary General/ important global figure / also carries out research/ does not have much political power / important diplomatic role
4 the Economic and Social Council: abbrev ECOSOC/ oversees activities large no of institutions within UN / operated by authority of General Assembly / main purpose coordinate economic and social work of the UN / oversees other institutions eg WHO (each has own budgets,heads)]]> 2022-07-30 11:07:09 UTC https://padlet.com/shiralim/f8sug44eso9jj5x6/wish/2252045121