Warm Up Thursday 4/16/20 Warm Up Thursday 4/16/20 What do you think is the best way for different countries to settle their differences? What do you think is the best way for different countries to workout their problems? Warm Up Thursday 4/16/20 What do you think is the best way for different countries to settle their differences? Warm Up Thursday 4/16/20 What do you think is the best way for different countries to settle their differences? Fight or… Surrender? Warm Up Thursday 4/16/20 What do you think is the best way for different countries to settle their differences? Fight? Warm Up Thursday 4/16/20 Fight What do you think is the best way for different countries to settle their differences? Talk? 4th Quarter Focus: Climate Change and Its Impact on the World Lesson 1: • Students will investigate the history of the United Nations (UN) • Students will be able to explain how the U.N. functions and what its role in the world is today. Guiding Question: • How do decisions made by governments affect the well-being of individuals, businesses, and society? Learning Standards: • D2His1-17.6-8 Applying Disciplinary Tools & Concepts (History) • D31-4.6-8 Evaluating Sources & Using Evidence • D41-8.6-8 Communicating Conclusions & Taking Informed Action Activity# 1 Watch these YouTube videos for background knowledge on the United Nations (UN). Take notes on the most important parts of the videos. A brief history of the United Nations (2:27) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GiCXBNizQ The United Nations: It's Your World (6:52) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =bHmXZXsABm0 How Does The UN Work? (3:33) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlmYtJiUK00 Activity# 2 Read articles listed below for a better understanding of the U.N. and its functions. Take notes on the most important parts of the text. Student Handout Background on the United Nations https://d43fweuh3sg51.cloudfront.net/media/media_files/UN_Back ground_Page.pdf Basic Principles and Purposes of the United Nations https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/sixparts-un/ Activity# 3 Watch Mr. Shepard’s video lesson on the UN, how it operates, and its role in the world today. Take notes on the most important facts. What is the United Nations? The UN: • is a international organization designed to enforce international laws, encourage worldwide peace and security, protect human rights, assist in economic development, and advocate for social progress. • operates on the voluntary cooperation and participation of its member nations. The UN: • is headquartered in New York City • currently has 193 member countries. • provides the nations of the world a forum to balance their national interests with the interests of the global whole. • could possibly provide armed security, doctors, disaster relief and human rights workers for countries in need. The UN: • was founded in October 1945 after World War II (over 50 million dead, millions displaced, and the first nuclear weapons are used) with only 51 countries. • stated mission was to maintain world peace, develop good relations between countries, promote cooperation in solving the world’s problems, and encourage a respect for human rights. The UN: • Preamble: “We the people of the United Nations determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind.” The U.N. General Assembly The U.N. General Assembly The U.N. General Assembly • The General Assembly is composed of all the member nations. • Operates like a global town hall and serves as the main form for debate and discussion. • Approves budgets, establishes agencies and programs, elects members to severe in other organs. • The General Assembly appoints the UN secretary-general on recommendation of the Security Council. The U.N. General Assembly • The General Assembly is composed of all the member nations. • Services as the main form of debate and discussion. • Elects members to serve in some of the organs (Economic and Social Council, etc.) The U.N. General Security Council • With the Security Council, it elects the judges of the International Court of Justice. • The General Assembly appoints the UN secretary-general on recommendation of the Security Council. The U.N. Security Council • The Security Council is the most powerful body of the U.N. and his charged with maintain world peace. • It has 15 member countries; 10 that rotate and 5 permanent member countries: the U.S., Britain, France, China, and Russia. • Enforces rules through resolutions. • 9 members are required to pass a resolution, however, all 5 permanent members must approve it. If even 1 of the 5 permanent members votes ‘no’ the resolution fails. The U.N. Economic and Social Council The U.N. General Assembly • The General Assembly is composed of all the member nations. • Services as the main form of debate and discussion. • Elects members to serve in some of the organs (Economic and Social Council, etc.) • With the Security Council, it elects the judges of the International Court of Justice. • The General Assembly appoints the UN secretary-general on recommendation of the Security Council. The U.N. Economic and Social Council • The Economic and Social Council works under the general guidance and control of the General Assembly. • I It is composed of 54 member nations that serve 3-year terms. (18 are elected per year). There are no permanent members. But it has been customary for the nations of major economic importance, such as the United States and the Russia, to be reelected. • Promotes economic development, higher standard of living and respect for human rights (not slave labor, etc.). The International Court of Justice The U.N. General Assembly • The General Assembly is composed of all the member nations. • Services as the main form of debate and discussion. • Elects members to serve in some of the organs (Economic and Social Council, etc.) • With the Security Council, it elects the judges of the International Court of Justice. • The General Assembly appoints the UN secretary-general on recommendation of the Security Council. The International Court of Justice • Also known as the World Court • Hears cases brought by each other in territorial, human rights, and trade disputes. • Tries international war criminals. • 15 Judges elected by the Security Council and the General Assembly. • Countries are not required to participate but if they do they must abide by the court’s decisions. The International Court of Justice • The General Assembly is composed of all the member nations. • Services as the main form of debate and discussion. • Elects members to serve in some of the organs (Economic and Social Council, etc.) • With the Security Council, it elects the judges of the International Court of Justice. • The General Assembly appoints the UN secretary-general on recommendation of the Security Council. The U.N. Secretariat The U.N. Secretariat • Carries out the day-to-day running of the U.N. • The Secretary-General is the Chief Executive of the U.N. • The Secretary-General appoints the staff of the Secretariat under rules approved by the General Assembly. The staff must be international. That is, each one of the many member nations must be represented. However, the staff must be loyal to the U.N., not their own countries. • The current Secretary-General is António Guterres from Portugal. Under the direction of the U.N. Secretariat, the Department of Peace Operations has the ability to deploy armed peace keepers in order to keep civilizations safe in warzones, areas of natural disaster, and in places where human rights have been violated. The International Court of Justice • The General Assembly is composed of all the member nations. • Services as the main form of debate and discussion. • Elects members to serve in some of the organs (Economic and Social Council, etc.) The U.N. Trusteeship Council • With the Security Council, it elects the judges of the International Court of Justice. • The General Assembly appoints the UN secretary-general on recommendation of the Security Council. The U.N. The Trusteeship Council • The Trusteeship Council was established to help the General Assembly supervise the administration of territories placed under trusteeship. These territories were primarily former colonies of European nations. All the territories originally placed under United Nations trusteeship are now independent. • The Trusteeship Council successfully completed the job it was created to do and suspended its operations on 1 November 1994. Activity# 4 List the 6 Major Divisions of the U.N. and describe which is the most important and why? (So, first write the list of the 6 major divisions of the U.N. and then identify which division is the most important and why. This will be based on today’s learning and your opinion. You will complete this part of the assignment by explaining your position in 5 sentences). In 10 sentences, explain why the U.N. was created (Think… why was it created directly after World War II, what are the 4 major goals of the U.N., what does the U.N. preamble state, etc.)? *These assignments are due on Monday April 20th at 11:59pm.*Please submit them in the Google Classroom portal so that your assignments might be tracked and graded appropriately.
