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ëîâíûé ñóä; îòìåíèòü âíåøíèå äîëãè; ïðîâîäèòü Ôîðóì Òûñÿ-
÷åëåòèÿ; ñîçäàòü ïîñòîÿííóþ àññàìáëåþ îðãàíèçàöèé ãðàæäàí-
ñêîãî îáùåñòâà; çàùèùàòü îêðóæàþùóþ ñðåäó; óíè÷òîæàòü îðó-
æèå; ãàðàíòèðîâàòü ïðàâà ÷åëîâåêà; ìèðíîå ðàçðåøåíèå ìåæ-
äóíàðîäíûõ êîíôëèêòîâ; áûòü ïðåäñòàâèòåëåì êàæäîãî ÷åëî-
âåêà è îáùåñòâà; â ñîîòâåòñòâèè ñ ãîñóäàðñòâåííûìè èíòåðåñà-
ìè; ñóùåñòâóþùàÿ âîåííàÿ ñèñòåìà; ïðèíèìàòü ìåæäóíàðîä-
íûå ðåøåíèÿ; óíè÷òîæèòü äðóã äðóãà; ìåæäóíàðîäíûå îòíîøå-
íèÿ; ïðîâåäåíèå ïîëèòèêè.
       III. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate word from those given below:
citizen, protection, elected, to promote, environment.
       1. This civil society group is established ... conditions for
partici parion of ordinary people in global institutions. 2. Global ... of
... is one of the most important problems today. 3. She became the
first black woman who was ... to the Senate. 4. She is Italian by birth
but now is an American... .
      IV. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
     1.  ñîâðåìåííîì ìèðå î÷åíü âàæíî ó÷àñòèå âñåõ ãðàæäàí
íàøåé ïëàíåòû âî âñåìèðíûõ îðãàíèçàöèÿõ. 2. Ñîâðåìåííûå
äîáðîâîëüíûå îáùåñòâà âêëþ÷àþò â ñåáÿ Ìåæäóíàðîäíóþ àì-
íèñòèþ, Ãðèíïèñ, Êðàñíûé Êðåñò è äð. 3. Ãðóïïû ãðàæäàíñ-
êîãî îáùåñòâà ïðèçûâàþò îòìåíèòü äîëãè áåäíåéøèõ ñòðàí
ìèðà. 4. Ãðóïïû ãðàæäàíñêîãî îáùåñòâà ïðèçûâàþò çàùèùàòü
ïðèðîäó, ïðàâà ÷åëîâåêà, êîíòðîëèðîâàòü è óíè÷òîæàòü îðó-
æèå. 5. Àññàìáëåÿ òàêæå ïîìîæåò ðåøàòü ìåæäóíàðîäíûå êîí-
ôëèêòû ìèðíûì ïóòåì.
      V. State if the sentences are true to fact.
      1. Citizens of different countries are quite satisfied with the fact
that they don’t partici pate in the global institutions. 2. Nonprofit
organizations and voluntary associations have begun to act as an
independent international force. 3. Civil society groups call for
cancelling the foreign debts of the world’s poorest countries. 4. Civil
society’s organizations are going to cooperate at large international
conferences of states. 5. It is not the states’ business to protect
environment, control or eliminate weapons and safeguard human
rights. 6. The international system has reliable mechanisms to


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