Fact sheet # 21

Useful text books and other publications

•  Basic Facts about the United Nations. A text book for high school and college students.  Price: $12.50.
•  Everything you always wanted to know about the UN.  A question and answer book, written for intermediate and high school students.  Includes a simple quiz to test knowledge.  Freebie.
• The UN in our daily lives.    A storybook about the United Nations, illustrating vital connections between the UN and ordinary people’s lives.  $5.00.
• UN Charter  and Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Freebie.
• Image and Reality.  A booklet covering many frequently asked questions about the United Nations.  Freebie.
• This is the United Nations.  A photo-book taking readers on a pictorial guided tour of the United Nations.  Freebie.
• The UN website.  Thematically arranged index of the UN website.  Freebie.

• School kits.  Three separate books (primary, intermediate and secondary).  Classroom-ready texts and exercises, arranged thematically.  Very user-friendly.  $2.00 per copy.
• Manual for Human Rights Education.   For use by teachers and students at primary and secondary school levels.  Published by UNESCO (please check at www.unesco.org for price and on-line order).
• Taking Action.  An environmental guide for teachers and students.  $14.95.  Also on the web at www.unep.org

• UN flag chart.  A poster showing flags of UN Member States.  ($4.95).
• Posters.  Mostly freebies, from the Public Inquiries.
• Calendar of Peace.  A wall calendar listing major UN observances.  Published by UNA-USA.  Freebie.

Video

• A Common Goal.  Tells the UN story using soccer as a metaphor.  Good for primary and intermediate levels. 15 minutes.  Please order from Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Tel. 1-800-257-5126 ; e-mail: custserv@films.com
• On common ground.  A video tour of UN Headquarters.  30 minutes.  Order from UN Publications (Contact: Tel. 1-800-253-9646).
• Model UN.  An authentic simulation of Model UN meetings.  15 minutes.  For high school and college students.  $20.00.             (Contact: Tel. 1-800-553-3210).

Internet

• www.un.org (UN home page)
• www.un.org/cyberschoolbus (For teaching materials, classroom activities and games.  Also includes on-line discussion for students.)
• www.unicef.org (For materials on children’s rights.)

Activities

    Plan classroom activities and visits to the UN on and around the following occasions:

• World Environment Day, 5 June;
• International Day of Peace, 21 September;
• UN Day, 24 October;
• Human Rights Day, 10 December.

        Contact the Public Inquiries if you want your students to participate.

Other services

• Speakers bureau.  Invite a UN speaker to your classroom; or arrange a briefing for your students while visiting UN Headquarters (Tel. 963-7710).
• Guided tours.  Reserve a tour for your class (Contact: Tel. 212-963-4440).
• Video conference.  Bring the UN to your classroom thru video conferencing (Contact: 963-7710).
• E-mails.  Encourage your students to send questions to the UN for information/comments (e-mail: inquiries@un.org).