Peoples and governments of goodwill have always aspired to a lasting peace in the world. To this end they:
  - cooperate or unite efforts with other countries
  - hold international meetings, conferences, summits, negotiations, talks on problems of war and peace
  - sign international treaties
  - try to keep international peace and security
  - seek to ban and gradually eliminate weapons, especially weapons of mass destruction
  - do their best to settle local conflicts and restore peace in troubled areas
  - take steps to ease world tensions
  - pledge not to use force in international relations
  - stop terrorist attacks
  - fight against terrorism
  - save generations to come from (the) horrors of war

People also aspire to justice and encourage their governments to recognize the rights of countries and individuals. Countries are entitled to independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. Individuals are entitled to civil and political rights and liberties (freedoms).
Some of the civil rights are:
  - the right to work
  - the right to health care
  - the right to education
  - the right to travel
  - the right to housing
  - the right to life
  - the right to fair trial

People's rights can be:
  - declared or not declared
  - provided or not provided to them
  - respected or not respected
  - protected or not protected
  - observed or not observed
  - implemented or not implemented
  - violated or not violated
  - abused or not abused

International law also provides for:
  - human treatment of civilians in wartime
  - protection of sick and wounded soldiers
  - fair treatment of prisoners of war, refugees and hostages

Thanks to such laws every person can complain about human rights violations.

Exercise 1: Look through the topical vocabulary and find synonymic words and word combinations to the following:
1) for this aim, 2) to want to have something, 3) to work together, 4) to try to do something, 5) to promise, 6) future generations, 7) to forbid using something, 8) to abuse the right.

Exercise2: Find the right word for it. Use the topical vocabulary.
1. Everyone who is not in the army is a ....
2. Someone who has been forced to leave his or her country either because there is a war there or because of his or her political or religious beliefs is a ....
3. Someone who has been captured by a person or organization and who may be killed or injured if people do not do what that person or organization demands is a ....
4. A soldier who has been captured by the enemy during a war is a ....
5. A written agreement between countries in which they agree to do a particular thing or to help each other is a ....
6. Formal discussions, especially in business and politics, in which people try to reach an agreement are ....
7. A meeting, often lasting a few days, which is organized on a particular subject or to bring together people who have common interests is a ....
8. A meeting at which the leaders of two or more countries discuss important matters is a ....
9. The power that a country has to govern itself is ....
10. The state of being united or whole is ....
11. Something that you morally or legally entitled to do or to have is your ....

Exercise 3: Find in the topical vocabulary English equivalents for the following:
    1. прочный мир
    2. стремиться к миру
    3. подписать договор
    4. международная безопасность
    5. постепенно уничтожить оружие массового поражения
    6. погасить локальные конфликты
    7. очаги напряженности
    8. снять напряженность
    9. призывать правительства
    10. признать право
    11. провозгласить право
    12. обеспечить право
    13. осуществлять право
    14. нарушать право
    15. справедливое обращение
    16. пожаловаться на что-либо