Curated OER
Not a Drop to Drink
Students explore potential issues of a water shortage. In this water conservation lesson, students brainstorm the many uses of water and what life would be like if there was not enough water available.
Government of Canada
Department of Canadian Heritage: Reports on United Nations Human Rights Treaties
Canada plays a significant role in the United Nations efforts to ensure human rights are respected globally. This webpage lists links to important official Canadian government documents that guide Canadian policy and cooperation in human...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: United Nations Peacekeeping
Extensive information for students and teachers examining the impact of the United Nations in maintaining peace around the world and fostering global cooperation and accountability. Resources include news articles, legal cases,...
Other
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Organization affiliated with the United Nations whose purpose is to help "reduce poverty in countries with developing and transition economies through sustainable industrial growth".
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Eleanor Roosevelt and the United Nations
A photographic account of the story of Eleanor Roosevelt's role as the first woman to represent the United States as a delegate to the United Nations.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The United Nations
Discusses the formation of the United Nations after World War II as a way to provide a venue for resolving differences between countries and as an international peacekeeping organization.
Read Works
Read Works: Change at the United Nations
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the United Nations and its leader Ban Ki-moon from South Korea. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The United Nations Lesson Plan
A broad overview of the history, structure, and accomplishments of the United Nations. Students review an overview of the institution and develop brief presentations in a group activity following a set of discussion questions.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: The United Nations
Read how the United Nations emerged after World War II as an international peacekeeping organization.
United Nations
United Nations: An Introduction for Students: The Un System
A brief introduction to the organization of the United Nations.
United Nations
United Nations: October 24th, United Nations Day
The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization of independent states that was formed to promote international peace and security. United Nations Day marks the anniversary of the 1945 UN Charter.
United Nations
United Nations: Charter of the United Nations
This 1945 document details the goals and the tenants of the United Nations.
Other
United Nations Refugee Agency: Teaching About Refugees
Lesson plans and teachers' tools provided by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Focus on developing empathy, open-mindedness, and global concern within your classroom.
United Nations
Un: History of the United Nations
Find a history of the United Nations by decade. Read about the history of the charter and the many meetings that led to the writing of the charter.
United Nations
United Nations: Afghanistan and the United Nations
Comprehensive historical overview of the relationship between Afghanistan and the United Nations from 1980 to 2001 that includes a list of resolutions.
United Nations
United Nations: Unamid: African Union/united Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur
Since 2007 the United Nations, in conjunction with the African Union, have been providing humanitarian efforts to bring peace and justice to Darfur, Sudan. Darfur has been recognized as a victim of genocide conflict since 2003....
United Nations
United Nations: The Question of Palestine and the United Nations [Pdf]
A book published by the UN in 2008 that attempts to address the question of Palestine. Discusses in detail the history of Palestine from the time the United Nations was formed and up to 2008.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: United Nations and Ussr
This site from Fordham University contains actual letters between the United Nations and the USSR. These letters are attempts to reach a resolution in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
United Nations
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
This is the website for a United Nations organization that works to develop solutions for desertification. There are lots of resources for learning about how desertification is affecting different parts of the world and about what...
United Nations
United Nations: Office of the Iraq Program: Oil for Food Program
This is a very informative United Nations site that explains the "Oil-for-Food" program. Includes a history of the program, fact sheet, and various other pieces of information associated with the program. The Office was closed in May 2004.
Other
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
This is the home site for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. It has field offices in countries around the world and works to assist governments in the fight against international drug trafficking and crime.
Teaching American History
Teaching American History: United Nations Conference at Bretton Woods
A summary of the agreements created by the United Nations in the summer of 1944 concerning foreign trade and banking.
Other
United Nations: Un Women
This site is the focus of the work done by the United Nations to support and promote the advancement of women in their efforts to achieve gender equality around the world.
United Nations
Unesco: United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization
The official United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) homepage. UNESCO is composed of now 195 Members and 8 Associate Members (as of 2013). The main objective of UNESCO is to contribute to peace and...
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