United Nations Organization

Fistly, study file "The UN vocabulary". These words and word combinations are necessary to cope with the information about the UN.

Secondly, study file site Quizlet. You will find the main items connected with the UN there.

Thirdly, watch  the presentation "The UN in brief". It will help you to study the main ideas about the UN as an international organization.       

 

Session 1 -      Study general facts about the UN, its history and structure 

-          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Organization

-          http://www.un.org/aboutun/unhistory

-          Watch a video �Signing the UN Charter�   (find it in the Resources)

-          http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/unintro/unintro2.htm

-          Study the UN system    ( find this file in the Resources)

-          http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/adi9-914310-united-nations/   (watch a presentation)

-          http://www.funtrivia.com/newflash/trivia.cfm?qid=282330      (do a quiz about The Security Council)  

�The UN virtual trip"

-           http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/untour                                    

�The member states�

-          http://www.un.org/en/members/index.shtml

-          http://www.infoplease.com/spot/un1.html

-          http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0861703.htm

Session 2 -      Study the UN documents

-          http://www.un.org/en/documents

"The UN Charter"

-          http://www.un.org/en/documents/charter

�The Universal Declaration of human rights�

-          http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/

-          Watch a video �The Universal Declaration of Human Rights� (find it I the Resources)

�Millennium Development Goals�

-          http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/

-          Watch a video �Millennium Development Goals for 2015�   (find it in the Resources)

�Security Council Resolutions�

-          http://www.un.org/documents/scres.htm

�General Assembly Resolutions�

-          http://www.un.org/documents/resga.htm

�Convention on children�s rights�

-          http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/crc.htm

-          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_of_children_rights

Session 3 -     Study information about  Specialized Agencies, Related Organizations, Funds, and other UN Entities

-          http://www.un.org/en/aboutun/structure/index.shtml

-          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN_agencies 

-          http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz3232452501620.html     (do a quiz) 

Session 4 -       Study the information about UN holiday

       -           Study the UN international days (find this file in the Resources)

UN Day

-          http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/stainly-596072-united-nations-day/   (watch a presentation)

-          http://www.un.org/en/events/unday/2011/background.shtml

-          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Day

-          http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/un/united-nations-day

Human Rights Day

-          http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/DGeorgieva-160291-human-rights-day-denica-maria-education-ppt-powerpoint/       (watch a presentation)

-          http://www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/2011/about.shtml

-          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Rights_Day

World Environment Day

-          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Environment_Day

-          http://www.pemsea.org/events/un-holidays/world-environment-day/

-          http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/johndel-408080-world-environment-day-2010-presentation-entertainment-ppt-powerpoint/      (watch a presentation)

International Day of the UN Peacekeepers

-          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_United_Nations_Peacekeepers

-          http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/un/day-of-un-peacekeepers

Session 5 -      Study  the UN peacekeeping missions 

-          http://www.unrol.org/article.aspx?n=dpko

-          http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/operations/

-          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN_peacekeeping

-          http://wn.com/peacekeeping        (watch some presentations)

-          http://www.unmissions.org/

-          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_all_UN_peacekeeping_missions

-          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_UN_peacekeepers

-          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_UN_peacekeeping_missions

-          http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/    (search this site for videos about the UN missions and operations)

       -      http://www.funtrivia.com/newflash/trivia.cfm?qid=227836      (do a quiz)

Session 6 -      Check how much you know about the UN

-          http://www.wfuna.org/un-quiz  

-          http://www.go4quiz.com/530/united-nations-quiz/

-          http://www.123facts.com/play-quiz/United-Nations-1801.html

-          http://www.funtrivia.com/newflash/trivia.cfm?qid=9153

-          http://www.funtrivia.com/newflash/trivia.cfm?qid=211058

-          http://www.funtrivia.com/newflash/trivia.cfm?qid=65819

-          http://www.braingle.com/trivia/21910/united-nations.html

-          http://www.quizmoz.com/quizzes/Interesting-Facts-Quizzes/u/United-Nations-Quiz.asp

-          http://www.un.org/apps/news/newsquiz.asp         (high level quiz)