Unit 8 – International Organizations

1- Match each acronym with what it stands for:

1 UN A The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees

2 UNESCO B World Health Organization
3 UNICEF C The United Nations
4 UNHCR D World Trade Organization
5 WHO E The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
6 FAO F Amnesty International
7 ICRC G The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
8 TI H Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
9 AI I Doctors Without Borders
10 WTO J The International Committee of the Red Cross
11 OPEC K Transparency International
12 DWB (MSF) L Food and Agriculture Organization

2- Write the acronym of the organization each logo represents:

3- Write the right acronyms of the organizations which have the following missions:

a. ……………………………….: Caring for refugees.

b. ……………………………….: Fighting epidemics around the world.
c. ……………………………….: Safeguarding human rights.
d. ……………………………….: Regulating business exchange in the world.
4- Classify the following words according to the category they belong to:

Charter Deputy Vice president

General assembly Declaration Constitution
Resolution Diplomat Council
Spokesman Headquarters Commissioner
Report Congress Ambassador
Spokesperson Court Secretary general

Officials Documents Establishments

Useful expressions:

a. To talk about the year of foundation:

Name of organization + [came into existence / came into being / was established / was founded] + year

Examples:
- Amnesty International came into existence in 1961.
- FAO was founded on 16 October 1945.

b. To mentions the place of its headquarters:

[Its headquarters is in / Its headquarters is located in / Its headquarters can be found / It has its headquarters in] + city

Examples:
- Amnesty International has its headquarters in London.
- FAO’s headquarters is in Quebec.

c. To talk about the mission or objectives:

[Its missions are / Its objectives are / It aims at / It works towards] + missions or objectives

Examples:
- Amnesty International aims at safeguarding human rights.
- FAO’s missions are leading international efforts to defeat hunger and ensuring good nutrition and food security for
all people of the world.

d. To mention the sources of funds:

[It is funded by / It receives funds from / It is financed by] + missions or objectives

Examples:
- Amnesty International is funded by donations and benevolent contributions.
- FAO’s receives funds from its members, through contributions set at the FAO Conference.