TEACH THE UN
Find numerous teaching resources on a range of UN topics specifically tailored for educators and students.
Teaching Guides
Educational Resources
Primary Resources
UN Overview and History
Peace & Security
Human Rights
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Audio recording in all languages
- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Eleanor Roosevelt on YouTube:- Eleanor Roosevelt reads from the Declaration
- Beacon of Hope
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Educational Games and Activities
Get Involved
Model UN
Further Reading and Research
Engage from a Young Age - Resources for Children
Contact us to take a UN guided tour or book a briefing with a UN speaker, virtually or in-person
If you have any further questions about Teach the UN, please e-mail us at DGC-teachtheun@un.org
Frequently Asked Questions
Teach the UN was developed by the United Nations Visitor Center for K-12 (kindergarten to 12th grade) educators to assist and encourage them to incorporate UN content in their curriculum. The website, un.org/teach, includes curated content with links to UN resources, as well as teaching guides, focusing on the Three Pillars of the UN - Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Human Rights, and Peace and Security. Educators will find Teach the UN to be an easy one-stop-shop to easily access UN material and is meant to encourage them to incorporate UN themes in their curriculum.
Apart from key topics covering the work of the UN, including climate change, peacekeeping, humanitarian assistance, and the SDGs, among others, there are abundant materials and information designed for students of different ages. For example:
- For young learners between ages 5 and 12: educational games (Climate Action Superheroes, Go Goals!, UN Kahoot games), Human Rights for Kids, SDG Book Club, and learning how your favorite characters (Thomas the Engine, Peter Rabbit, Hello Kitty) are doing their part to help the United Nations.
- For teenagers between ages 13 to 17: Model UN, UN Library, latest UN News, ActNow and Share Verified campaigns, internships, volunteering opportunities, and other ways to engage with the UN.
More information can be found on Teach the UN
On this site, educators will be able to prepare a class for their students with ready-to-use Teaching Guides. In addition, educators can also build their own lesson plans with the help of the curated resources provided on the Teach the UN site. Students may also learn from playing UN-related games, finding out about Model UN, participating in UN campaigns, and planning for future opportunities to engage with the UN through volunteering, internships and career options. Please note that most of the links in Teach the UN are available in other official languages besides English, including Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish.
The resources that we have curated on Teach the UN can be used not only by teachers, but also by parents and guardians, as well as anyone interested in educating young people about the UN’s important work. We have aimed to make these materials as user-friendly and age-appropriate as possible to make it easy to teach about the UN.
Our mission is to encourage all educators to promote learning about the UN among younger audiences. Please share Teach the UN with others who have the same interests.