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International Organisations — English Bac STE

This theme feeds the Reading and Writing sections of the Bac STE English paper (coefficient 2), where a precise word field makes an answer stronger. A natural disaster mobilises the UN, a local NGO and the WHO within hours: understanding the role and vocabulary of international organisations helps you follow world affairs — and the Bac reading texts.

راجعه Équipe Orka · 30 غشت 2026

ضمن برنامج بكالوريا STE

English is a nationally examined subject in the Bac Sciences et Technologies Électriques (STE) stream, with a coefficient of 2. It sits behind Mathematics, Engineering Sciences and Physics-Chemistry (coefficient 7 each) and shares the lowest weighting with Philosophy — but the English mark stays easy to raise through method, and its effect on the total is real.

في الامتحان

Three parts: Reading Comprehension, Language, and Writing (about 180 words). A technical candidate's habit of analysing a system and its functions transfers to analysing a text: identify the thesis, the supporting arguments, the examples and the opposing view before writing.

أهداف التعلم

  • Reuse this vocabulary field in the Bac STE Reading answers and in the argumentative essay (coefficient 2)
  • Name the main international organisations and their fields: UN (peace), UNESCO (education, culture), WHO (health), UNICEF (children)
  • Distinguish governmental organisations (IGOs) from non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
  • Use the vocabulary of international action: aid, relief, cooperation, sanctions, peacekeeping, humanitarian
  • Summarise the mission of an organisation in one sentence in a reading answer

المفاهيم الأساسية

The main international organisations

the UN (United Nations — peace and security), UNESCO (education, science and culture), the WHO (World Health Organization — global health), UNICEF (children's rights and welfare). Each has a defined mission and member states.

Governmental vs non-governmental

an IGO (intergovernmental organisation) is made up of member states (the UN, the WHO); an NGO (non-governmental organisation) is independent of governments and often funded by donations (the Red Cross, Amnesty International, Doctors Without Borders).

The vocabulary of international action

humanitarian aid, disaster relief, international cooperation, economic sanctions, a peacekeeping mission, a refugee, human rights. E.g. “The UN sent a peacekeeping force to the region.”

الأخطاء الشائعة

1

Confusing an IGO (states as members) with an NGO (independent of governments): the WHO is an IGO, the Red Cross is an NGO.

2

Using aid as a countable noun: say humanitarian aid (uncountable), not “an aid” or “aids”.

3

Mixing up the missions: UNESCO deals with education and culture, the WHO with health — a reading answer must name the right one.

مثال محلول

نص السؤال

In one sentence, state which organisation would coordinate the health response to an epidemic, and why.

التصحيح

Match the field to the organisation. An epidemic is a health issue, so the World Health Organization (WHO) is the relevant body.
State the reason. Its mission is to direct and coordinate international health work.
Result. “The World Health Organization would coordinate the response, because its mission is to direct and coordinate global health action, including during epidemics.”

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التمرين 1

Easy
Which organisation deals with education, science and culture? (WHO / UNESCO / UNICEF)
عرض التصحيح
UNESCO — the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

التمرين 2

Medium
Is Doctors Without Borders an IGO or an NGO? Justify in a few words.
عرض التصحيح
An NGO — it is independent of governments and funded mainly by private donations, unlike an intergovernmental organisation made up of member states.

التمرين 3

Hard
Explain in one sentence why both an IGO and an NGO might be involved after the same earthquake, with different roles.
عرض التصحيح
An IGO such as the UN can coordinate the overall international response and mobilise member-state resources, while an NGO such as the Red Cross provides direct, on-the-ground relief to victims — the two roles are complementary rather than overlapping.

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الأسئلة الشائعة

Do I need to memorise every UN agency for the Bac?

No — four or five (UN, UNESCO, WHO, UNICEF, and the idea of an NGO like the Red Cross) cover almost every reading text and essay on the theme.

What is the difference between aid and relief?

Aid is the broad term for help given (money, food, expertise); relief usually refers to emergency help right after a disaster (disaster relief, relief workers).

How is this theme tested?

Mostly in reading comprehension (a text about an organisation's mission or a humanitarian crisis) and sometimes in an essay about international cooperation or the limits of international action.

How do I balance an intensive technical programme with English revision?

One focused weekly session: take a chapter, extract its rule or word list, write two example sentences, then a short paragraph. Prepare a model introduction and conclusion you can adapt. That is enough to secure a mark above your average in a coefficient-2 subject.

How do I use this theme in the Bac STE essay without sounding generic?

Anchor each key term in one concrete, personal example — a place, a person, a situation you know. A specific illustration in accurate English scores better than a long list of terms with no support, on any of the society prompts in the programme.