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5.excessive consumption of alcohol or traffic in drugs.

6.handling confidential information and matters of official business which can put lives into danger or soil the image of the United Nations.

Text 9. Amnesty International and Armed Conflicts

Exercise 1 Find these words and word combinations in the text.

a)torture

b)forced displacement

c)starvation

d)International humanitarian law

e)to hold accountable

f)warring parties

g)strict adherence to

Exercise 2 Fill in the appropriate prepositions.

1.for

2.as

3.against

4.on

5.on

6.into

Exercise 3 Complete these sentences.

1.mitigate the effects of armed conflicts.

2.their capacity to monitor and report on human rights in conflict situations . 3.issues of identity, ethnicity, religion and competition for resources, particularly oil and mineral wealth.

4.an end to impunity for war crimes and crimes against humanity. 5.have committed war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.

Exercise 4 Answer these questions.

1.IHL applies only during armed conflict; human rights law applies in war and peace.

2.No. it doesn't

3.in 2002 to prosecute people accused of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

4.people accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Take the quiz and test your knowledge of UN history!

1. At which of the following conferences was the United Nations Charter adopted?

The Yalta Conference The San Francisco Conference The Dumbarton Oaks

Conference

2.Which Secretary General died during his mandate? Trygve LieU Thant Dag Hammarskjold

3.What was the first United Nations Peacekeeping Force?

United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)

4. In 1980 the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the eradication of which of the following diseases?

SmallpoxTuberculosis Malaria

5. Which of these three UN agencies was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize twice?

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)