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United Nations Week
United Nations Day will be celebrated for the 60th time on October 24. It is just one of the events that take place during United Nations Week which runs every year from October 20-24th. It was the United Nations General Assembly that established the holiday in 1948. The date, October 24th, is the same day that the United Nations Charter was adopted in 1945.
The purpose of the celebration is to uphold what the UN stands for: international economical development, security, social progress, human rights, and world peace.
Though none of the dozens of UN member states are required to recognize the holiday, the General Assembly did request it in 1971. Since 1946, even before its official inception, every year the U.S. President has proclaimed a United Nations Day. There are also various learning institutions and international schools across the world that recognize and celebrate United Nations Day as a day to show pride in their cultural diversity.
Activity
Assign students to learn more about at least two aspects of the work of the UN. Students will select the two subjects from the following pathfinder search: Type "United Nations" in the Search box, select the Subject Heading Search option. Assign students to create a written report of at least 150 words that cites at least two resources for each topic; or students can prepare an optional PowerPoint presentation of at least two minutes and seven slides.
Students will need to address the following essential questions for critical thinking in their reports (you can create others):
- What are some of the initiatives that the UN has taken on this mission?
- Have these initiatives been successful or unsuccessful and why/why not?
- What changes would have to occur in order to bring success or increase the success of these mission in the future?
- How can the U.S. help in any new initiatives?
Use our custom ProQuest models for written or PowerPoint reports written and PowerPoint-style reports.
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