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**WELCOME TO MODEL UN !**

** Important Information for Model UN **

** This video is from the United Nations archives. It highlights some of the major reasons for its creation: **

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** In preparation for the class simulation follows three stages ** : · Why it was created · The function of the six Organs · UN Charter · Universal Declaration of Human Rights · **-DISEC** -**Disarmament and International Security Council** - know its function within the UN
 * 1. **** Background on the United Nations **

**An excellent site for background on the United Nations is:** [|UN Introduction for Students]

** Model UN requires the following basic elements ** :


 * An interest in Reading …Researching…and Recording information about an important topic facing the world community
 * Welcoming the opportunity to publicly share and debate what you have learned with others
 * Formulating possible solutions for the problem based on what you know about the issues and the views of the country you represent
 * Interest in interacting and collaborating with fellow students to find possible

**Here is a video prepared by The United Nations that highlights some of the key people and events of the past 65years**: -They work with government officials and aid groups to bring relief. -Bring clean waters to communities that need it. -Help farmers grow their crops. -They help with bringing vaccinations to children. -Are the first ones to help people that are in need after natural disasters. -Provide blankets and warmth for children. -Try to get education for everyone and create human rights for everyone. -They try to protect civilians. -15 member security counsel- avoid war and keep peace settlements. -Helps build national institutions. -Supports democratic elections. -8 goals for humanity
 * In what ways does the United Nations help the world community?
 * What did you learn about the UN from this video?
 * 1) end extreme poverty
 * 2) combat disease and hunger
 * 3) gender equality
 * 4) environmental stability
 * 5) better maternal health care
 * 6) ending the deadly impact of malaria
 * 7) fighting HIV and AIDS
 * 8) tackling polio and measles

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Background on United Nations
====‍** Reminder : All material, activities and responses on this page should be placed in the Background of the United Nations section of your Notebook or page break section of your Model UN section of your wiki**====

‍**Guide Questions**:
1. What is the mission of the United Nations? 2. To Accomplish its mission, what do member countries agree to do? 3. How did the founders of the United Nations attempt to avoid the failures of the League of Nations? 4. Identify and describe the 6 organs of the UN and their functions 5. Explain how each of these organs helps the UN achieve its mission 7. What kind of occupational skills would a person need to be a staff member or diplomat at the United Nations? 8. Explain how the use of military action is in keeping with the UN mission and goals 9. What efforts has the UN made in protecting human rights? 10. Describe UN efforts in improving health care and expanding education around the world.


 * Opening Activities on the United Nations **:

My article was about how the United Nations humans right office urged the Chilean government to pass laws that will get rid of discrimination of sexual orientation and gender identity. The young man that was assulted named Daniel Zamudio was mutilated and attacked vicioulsy by neo nazis. A man, Mr. Colville is the one who is really pushing for rights in sexual orientation and spoke for the OHCHR. Mr. Colville realized that even though this event happened in Chile, that it happens all over the world. The violent acts of hate against the LGBTQ community needs to stop.
 * **Place in this section of your wiki the summary of the article you read on actions of the UN that you found in paper or digital newspapers or magazines**

-UN special commision on the pakistan army. -Nuclear Iran. Foreign minister of russia called them out because it was alarming. DESE and security counsel. -Human Rights agency. Russia was saying that several people who using civilians as human sheilds in the civil war.
 * **Also add a list of samples of other articles found by your classmates**
 * **Complete the Visual Discovery activity on the United Nations flag found here**....[[file:I+SEE+IT+MEANS+UN+SYMBOL.doc]]


 * Read about and listen to the Hymn of the United Nations here...[|United Nations Hymn]
 * Below are the words of the poem that became the lyrics of the song**:

**Lyrics to United Nations Hymn**:

Eagerly, musician. Sweep your string, So we may sing. Elated, optative, Our several voices Interblending, Playfully contending, Not interfering But co-inhering, For all within The cincture of the sound, Is holy ground Where all are brothers, None faceless Others,

Let mortals beware Of words, for With words we lie, Can say peace When we mean war, Foul thought speak- fair And promise falsely, But song is true: Let music for peace Be the paradigm, For peace means to change At the right time, as the World-Clock Goes Tick- and Tock.

So may the story Of our human city Presently move Like music, when Begotten notes New notes beget Making the flowing Of time a growing Till what it could be,

At last it is, Where even sadness Is a form of gladness, Where fate is freedom, Grace and Surprise.

Jot down some notes on what you learned from the video Here:
 * You can write them directly into your wiki
 * You can create a word document and upload to your wiki

-FDR churchill and Stalin, they met up and shared a common goal. To ensure peace and stability in the world. -Oct. 24 met in san fransico to make the UN. -193 member counsil. -goals: keep peace and work together and elimanate war and hunger. -venue where countries meet and discuss -different places where they have groups---> geniva, vena and nairobi -general assembly, security counsil -general assembly-world paralament. one seat one vote. ambasetors meet from errrwhere. -security council: smaller entity 50 seats. china france russia uk and us. -commander in cheif secretary general assembly ban ki moon

**Attached is an excellent source for learning about the function and goals of the UN** : [|United Nations for Students] Complete guide questions to the above site located here ... = =
 * Here are terms on the United Nations that you should be familiar with ..... [[file:Model UN Terms on Background (1).doc]]

[|UN Charter]

Below are the original Declaration of Human Rights and a "Student Freindly" version if you need help:

[|Declaration of Human Rights]

[|plain language version of Declaration]

[|UDHR Worksheet.pdf]

**Opener: What Does it Mean to be Human ????**

Copy the words: **Human** and ** Rights ** in your wiki

-being able to love -having feelings -sympathetic -protective -emotional -fearing I do think it is necessary to do this and fully develope these qualities because these qualities are what make us, us.
 * Under the word Human, brainstorm: What qualities define a human being?
 * What do you think is necessary to protect, enhance, and fully develop these qualities?

As you watch the video, take notes on what you learn about the **Universal Declaration of Human Rights**:

//**Read the comments of Eleanor Roosevelt, Chair of the UN commission that drafted the UDHR, on the importance of universal human rights standard**// s:

//Where, after all, do universal rights begin? In small places, close to home – so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person; the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerned citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world. ( put this in crocodocs and mark it up)//

Eleanor Roosevelt The Great Question, 1958

Below are the original Declaration of Human Rights and a "Student Friendly" version if you need help:
 * ===‍** What do you think Eleanor Roosevelt means by "universal rights"? **===
 * That everyone in the world should have rights. No matter how wealthy you are. With equal oppurtunites, equal justice and equal dignity. There should be no discrimination. **
 * ===‍** Some people feel that universal values or standards of behavior are impossible. What do you think? **===
 * I do not think they are possible because there are people who may feel different about values. Like what you may think is right may not be right to someone else. However the UN should still stride to make a difference and try to change people. But there is no promise that they will change because it depends on if the person if they change or not. **
 * ===‍** Why do you think the UN chose the word universal instead of the word international when naming the UDHR? **===
 * Because when people say universal they think about the universe and about the world as a whole. Instead of using international where may give the people the idea of just between certain territories. **
 * ===‍** Paraphrase the final sentence of the quotation. What does it say about individual responsibility for human rights? What do you think Eleanor Roosevelt means by "concerned citizen action to uphold" rights close to home? **===
 * If people are not kind to each other and treat each other fairly as individuals on a smaller scale then how is it possible to think about it on a larger scale. People need to practice this at a lower level in order to have it on a larger scale. **


 * Read the Preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
 * **Identify the key reasons for the UDHR presented in the preamble**

[|Declaration of Human Rights]

[|plain language version of Declaration]

1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30.
 * **Read through the UDHR and list what you believe to be the articles that most mirror our Bill of Rights?**


 * **List what you believe are the top ten most important articles of the UDHR**

Here is a document from Model UN of Greater Boston that may help with the breakdown of the UDHR >>>> [|Introduction to UDHR in word Document.doc]

====‍ __//**Take another look at the UDHR and place the articles under the appropriate column**//__ :====

Right to recognized as a person throughout the world || Right to fair wages Right to an adequate standard of Living ||
 * **Civic and Political Rights:** || **Economic/Social and Cultural Rights:** ||
 * Personal security

Complete a Frayer on Human Rights [|outline of Frayer.doc]












 * **UN PEACE KEEPING COMMISSION ** || **ISPI ** ||
 * * They have made efforts in trying to address state collapse.
 * The cost of these efforts are really high and the supplies are hard to give to the people in need.
 * Many of the people are skeptical about giving the UN the power to fix these failed states.
 * The Security Council Resolution ordered the formation of this peace keeping commission in 1645.
 * They work on rebuilding societies and governments in collapsed states, that want to build and developed a good stable government while still keeping the peace.
 * || * They try to set up a way of maintaining the peace.
 * They train civilians to be people who can help the other people out and keep the peace that is very much needed.
 * They try to keep human rights in check too in the failed states.
 * It was initially formed by Canada, the UK, and the US.
 * Try to establish peace in collapsing states.
 * Now has begun a training specialist groups. ||