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UNIT SEVEN: THE 20^TH CENTURY SINCE 1945

 

Role of the United Nations

 

General – UN News Centre: Daily news items from UN News Service, along with news by topic ( “Peace and Security,” “Economic Development,” etc.), and links to UN resources, news magazines, calendar, and daily briefings: 

http://www.un.org/News/

 

 

UN’s “Briefing Papers for Students” on its Cyberschoolbus webpages – Detailed analysis of UN activities, accomplishments and future plans and needs, in such areas as “HIV/Aids,” “Poverty,” “Child Soldiers,” Technology”:

http://www0.un.org/cyberschoolbus/briefing/topics/index.htm

 

 

UN Wire -- independent, daily news summary about the UN, global affairs, and important international issues.  Click on topics such as “Peacekeeping & Security,” “Health,” “Human Rights, Justice and Democracy” or view current issue online:

http://www.unfoundation.org/unwire/

 

 

UN System of Organizations – official WEBSITE Locator – search by agency name, theme, or UN organizational chart

http://www.unsystem.org/Default.htm

 

UN News Centre’s UN Links webpage – List of  UN agencies’ names (alphabetical) which are links to agencies’ news webpages:

http://www.un.org/News/dh/latest/syslinks.shtml

 

 

Landmark Documents of the General Assembly – Selected historic UN documents, such as records of the meetings adopting the Declaration of Human Rights (1948), or Convention on Eliminating Discrimination Against Women (1979) (scroll down and click on “English” to view each document):

http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/landmark/amajor.htm#Digitization%20Programme

       

 

Peace Keeping

 

North Korea – UN News Centre webpages, with information and links regarding the country’s pull-out from the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty:

http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?infocusID=69&Body=Korea&Body1=democratic

 

UN’s “Peace and Security” webpages (click on “Documents Research Guide” for link to documents and information in Special Topic:  Peacekeeping):

http://www.un.org/peace/index.html

 

 

Social and Economic Programs

 

Economic and Social Development UN webpages – click on topics such as “Sustainable Development” for further information links, e.g., “World Summit for Social Development,” “Youth,” or “Families”:

http://www.un.org/esa/

 

Search for relevant UN agencies in UN System of Organizations – official WEBSITE Locator (enter search term: “development cooperation” and click “search”):

http://www.unsystem.org/Default.htm

 

 

Contemporary Social Conditions

 

Human Rights

 

U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), at UN website:

http://www0.un.org/cyberschoolbus/humanrights/resources/universal.asp

 

Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute’s website for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – links to related UN organizations, background and overview of the Declaration (click on “history”), time line, and ideas for action to help advance human rights:

http://www.udhr.org/index.htm

 

Search for relevant agencies in UN System of Organizations – official WEBSITE Locator  (enter search term: “human rights” and click “search”):

http://www.unsystem.org/Default.htm

 

Humanitarian Affairs – UN webpages dealing with issues such as the “Iraq Programme” (food for oil), “Chernobyl Disaster” (1986 nuclear reactor accident in the former Soviet Union), “Landmines,” “Palestine Refugees” – click on topics for links to information:

http://www.un.org/ha/index.html

 

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February, 2003