Evaluate the role of the United Nations in promoting international co-operation
Evaluate the role of the United Nations in promoting justice and human rights Explore the Nature of History
Sources for the United Nations Written
Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
Visual
Videos from the United Nations YouTube page; UN emblem
Propaganda cartoons
International Labour Organization became a special agency of the UN
1946
Convention of the Rights of the Child
Ireland joined the UN
1955
was adopted by the General Assembly
1989 Aural UN News podcast Oral
UN Charter preamble being read by Sir Laurence Olivier
Tactile UN flag;
Nobel medal; Peacekeeping artefacts in Collins Barracks, Dublin
Chronological awareness
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
1994–2015 Ireland received
support from the IMF 2010
The United Nations
Note: Study this chapter OR Chapter 27A, The European Union. Note pages 443–7 cover L.O. 2.13 and MUST be studied.
L.O. 3.12: Evaluate the role of a movement or organisation, such as the European Union or United Nations, in promoting international co- operation, justice and human rights.
1945
United Nations was founded
1948
First UN Peacekeeping mission began in the Middle East
Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the UN General Assembly
The Origins of the United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an organisation that was created to promote international co-operation between different countries to prevent war. The UN also works to maintain justice and protect human rights.
International co-operation refers to different countries working together to achieve a common goal or interest.
Outline why the United Nations began
Identify who was the first Secretary- General of the UN Summarise the structure of the UN
Key Words United Nations (UN) International co-operation
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1961
UN Peacekeeping mission to the Congo
1993–2017
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia