VIII. Insert the articles where necessary

… United Nations officially came into existence on 24 October, 1945. … USSR was one of … co-founding states and first UN members.

… oldest UN presence in … Russian Federation is … United Nations Information Centre in Moscow established in 1948. Most of other UN entities were set up in … Russian Federation at … beginning of 1990s.

Currently over 15 UN structures are providing support to … Government and … people of … Russian Federation in addressing … key development challenges … country is facing.

IX. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

The demographic situation remains one … the most worrying development issues in Russia. The demographic crisis is mainly due … a) high mortality rates primarily caused … unhealthy lifestyles and non-infectious diseases, as well as increasingly affected … the epidemic spread … HIV and the highest TB mortality … Europe; and b) low fertility which is part … a long-term trend, characteristic … most … the industrialized countries and related … the modernization / transition processes. In addition, migration remains a social policy challenge … significant impact … the overall demographic trends. While low fertility rates are not uncommon … industrialized countries, high mortality rates certainly are.

X. Make a summary of the text “Demography”.