Introduction international organizations

Fill in the following tables based on the texts above.

No	A word	Definition
1.	biennial conference
2.	forestry
3.	fishery

No	A word	Definition
4.	nutrition
5.	famine
6.	subsequent

TASK 7
Read the text below

FAO’s structure and finance
In 1951, the FAO's headquarters were moved from Washington, D.C., United States, to Rome, Italy. The agency is directed by the Conference of Member Nations, which meets every two years to review the work carried out by the organization and to Work and Budget for the next two-year period. The Conference elects a council of 49 member states (serve three-year rotating terms) that acts as an interim governing body, and the Director-General, who
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who heads the agency. The FAO is composed of eight departments: Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Climate, Biodiversity, Land and Water Department, Economic and Social Development, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Forestry, Corporate Services and Technical Cooperation and Programme Management.
Beginning in 1994, the FAO underwent the most significant restructuring since its founding, to decentralize operations, streamline procedures and reduce costs. As a result, savings of about US$50 million, €43 million a year were realized.

Budget. The FAO's Regular Programme budget is funded by its members, through contributions set at the FAO Conference. This budget covers core technical work, cooperation and partnerships including the Technical Cooperation Programme, knowledge exchange, policy and advocacy, direction and administration, governance and security.

The total FAO Budget planned for 2018–2019 is US$1,005.6 million. The voluntary contributions provided by members and other partners support mechanical and emergency (including rehabilitation) assistance to governments for clearly defined purposes linked to the results framework, as well as direct support to FAO's core work. The voluntary contributions are expected to reach approximately US$1.6 billion in 2016–2017.




Keywords
FAO, agriculture, cooperation, voluntary, assistance, commitment, interim, malnutrition, hunger


TASK 8
Answer the following questions:

1) When was FAO founded?

2) Why is FAO important?
3) What is the main purpose of FAO?
4) How has FAO been helping poor countries?
5) What does it mean to work in food and agriculture?