Unit 4

Helping people around the world

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If you were involved in a natural disaster, what would you do?

Would you ask for help? Which organization or person would you turn to for help?

There are many organizations which can help people around the world to have better lives, especially when things go wrong.

Do you know some of these national and international organizations?

the Red Cross

China Youth Development Foundation

Its goal is to help teenagers

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and make the e_____________

better for them to live in.

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United Nations Peacekeeping Forces

The Department of Peacekeeping

Operations (DPKO) is dedicated to

assisting the M__________ States in the

efforts to m_________ international

p_________ and s___________.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FAO leads international efforts to d______ hunger. It helps improve a____________, forestry and fisheries practices and ensure good n________ for all. It has f_______ special attention on developing r________ areas, home to 70% of the world’s poor and hungry people.

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World Health Organization

It was established in 1948. It’s objective is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible l_______ of health. Health is defined in WHO’s Constitution as a state of complete p_________, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease of infirmity.

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International Committee of the Red Cross

It was e___________ in 1863 in Geneva, Swiss. It is an impartial, neutral and independent organization, whose mission is to p________ the lives and d________ of victims of war and internal violence and to p________ them with assistance.

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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural

Organization

It was founded on Nov.16, _______ in Paris. Today, ______ nations are members of UNESCO.

Its biggest concern is ___________. Their goal is f________ education for all children around the world. And they are especially concerned about educational o_____________ for girls.

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Have you ever thought about the future? What do you want to be in the future?

Have you ever thought about doing something for children in poor areas to help them realize their dreams?

What does UN stand for?

How much do you know about UN?

Do you want to be a UN Goodwill Ambassador?

as a UN FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) Goodwill Ambassador

as a UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) Goodwill Ambassador

as a NUDP (United Nations Development Program) Goodwill Ambassador

as a UNWFP (UN World Food Program) Anti-Hunger Goodwill Ambassador

as a UN Youth Ambassador as a UNEP (United

Nations Environment Programme) Ambassador

Do you know them?

Kofi Annan, the former Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, the new S

ecretary-General

1. Who is Tang Ning?

A successful businesswoman as well as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN.

2. How many countries belong to the UN?

192 countries.

Read the text quickly and answer the following questions.

How many parts is the passage divided into?

Part 1 (1-3)

Part 2 (4-5)

Part 3 (6)

Brief introduction of the UN.

What Tang did as a UN Goodwill Ambassador.

The problems the UN helps solve.

3. Which countries has Tang Ning visited?

Countries in Africa.

1.The UN was set up in 1945 by 57 countries.

2. The UN has five main functions.

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3. The UN has a great influence on the lives of people everywhere.

4. Tang Ning gets paid for her work as a UN Goodwill Ambassador.

5. The UN helps people who suffer from hunger.

6. The UN has its own website.

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1. What is the UN?

2. How does Tang Ning feel about being a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN?

An international organization made up of countries that want to promote world peace.

Honored and happy.

Read the text carefully and answer these questions.

3. Where do the UN soldiers come from?

4. What kind of countries does Tang Ning visit?

They come from different countries that belong to the UN.

She mainly visits countries where the UN operates programmes to help people.

5. What do the group of women in South Africa make? And why?

Baskets. They sell them at the market for a profit.

6. Apart from wars and conflicts, what other problems does the UN help with?

Lack of education, starvation, disasters, AIDS and other diseases.

7. What are the two of the UN’s development goals that it wants to meet by 2015?

Access to clean water for everyone and primary education for all children.

Fill in the table below with correct information.

The United Nations

When it was set up

Countries in the UN

Problems it deals with

Its four main functions

Goals for 2015

• Tang Ning is a successful businesswoman. How do you think that would help her in her role as a UN Goodwill Ambassador?

• Suppose you are a journalist from a l

ocal newspaper and have the chance to

interview Tang Ning. What other thin

gs do you want to ask her apart from

what you already know?

• Would you like to be a Goodwill Ambassador? Why or why not?

• In your opinion, what are the qualities needed for a Goodwill Ambassador?

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