Life In The UK Test - Free Materials

The UK is a member of the United Nations (UN), an international organisation to which
over 190 countries now belong. The UN was set up after the Second World War and aims
to prevent war and promote international peace and security. There are 15 members on
the UN Security Council, which recommends action by the UN when the are international
crises and threats to peace. The UK is one of the five permanent members.

Three very important agreements produced by the UN are the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women, and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Although none of these has
the force of law, they are widely used in political debate and legal cases to reinforce the
law and to assess the behaviour of countries.

Check that you understand:

The differences between the Council of Europe, the European Union, the European
Commission and the European Parliament

The UK is a members of the Council of Europe and the European Union

The EU aims to become a single market and it is administered by a Council of Ministers
of governments of member states

Subject to some restrictions, EU citizens may travel to and work in any EU country

The roles of the UN and the Commonwealth