A Four Part Videoconferencing Series

General Description: A four part series from the United Nations that will connect students from different countries with each other to explore the work of the UN in today's turbulent world.

Videoconference Dates:
  
  Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM (EST)
  Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 10:30 PM - 12:00 PM (EST)
  Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
  Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)

Length of Program: 90 minutes
Grade Level: Grades 8-12
Cost: $300 full series;  $150 Individual Program
Background Resources: Yes. Prior to each part of the series materials will be sent electronically to help prepare students for each session.

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Detailed Description of Program: Using high level UN personnel, this series will discuss four global issues from a cross cultural perspective. Schools could sign up for entire series or select individual programs.

Wednesday, February 3rd - United Nations: Myth vs. Reality

Explore common misconceptions and the actual reality of the United Nations.

UN Presenter: Dr. Demetrios Argyriades, UN Special Envoy (confirmed)

Resources:

The United Nations at a Glance

The Office of the UN Secretary General

UN Cyberschoolbus

 Everyone_Needs_to_Know_About_the_UN

 UN_Word_Search_-_part_1

 UN Word Search part 2

Wednesday, March 17th - Millennium Development Goals

Discuss the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with the United Nations and get an assessment of current successes and failures.

UN Presenter: Renata Rubian/Programme Analyst /UNDP
Nohemi Perez/UNDP (invited)

Resources:
Time Sensitive: Get the presentation from the March 17 program here. Link only valid until March 29, 2010.

The One Campaign

MDG Basics   

UNDP/MDGs     

Main UN Website 

MDG Summit Website

 Millennium Summit Development Goals.doc

 Millennium Development Goals Update.doc

 Snapshot of the MDGs

Youth and the MDGs

Wednesday, April 21st - War Affected Children

Students discuss with their peers the effects of war on children and what the UN is doing to combat it.

UN Presenter: Luca Solimeo, UN Office of the Special Representative of Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict (invited)

Resources:

Children and Armed Conflict

UNICEF Voices of Youth

Darfur Children

UN Cyberschoolbus - Child Soldiers

 Children and Armed Conflict Release

 Facts about Child Soldiers

 Rights of Children

Wednesday, May 5th - Rights of Children

Resources:

UNICEF homepage

Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights - Committee on the Rights of the Child

Plain Language of the UN Declaration on Human Rights

Rights for Every Child