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Africa As the world’s only truly universal global organization, the United Nations has become the foremost forum to address issues that transcend national boundaries and cannot be resolved by any one country acting alone. To its initial goals of safeguarding peace, protecting human rights, establishing the framework for international justice and promoting economic and social progress, in the six and a half decades since its creation the United Nations has added on new challenges, such as climate change, international terrorism and AIDS. While conflict resolution and peacekeeping continue to be among its most visible efforts, the UN, along with its specialized agencies, is also engaged in a wide array of activities to improve people’s lives around the world – from disaster relief, through education and advancement of women, to peaceful uses of atomic energy. This website offers an overview of some of these global issues, and links to other resources where you can get additional information.

Better by the Year? - Sustainable Development and Climate Change Sustainable Development and Climate Change Sanitation was even more important than independence - Gandhi MDG Goal 7 is about sustainable development for the environment and for the world’s people. The two of course go together. 2008 is the UN International year of Sanitation which is vital for human health, it contributes to dignity and social development - yet over half the population of developing countries have no access to any form of basic sanitation. The 2007 UN Human Development Report pinpointed unsafe water and inadequate sanitation as “two of the great drivers of poverty and inequality”. If six jumbo jets carrying children crashed on the same day, no one would be able to ignore the headlines. Back to top

Old Quindaro Museum & Information Center | Kansas City, Kansas « For reservations, please call (913) 244-8497 Harris-Stowe State University (314) 340-3366 Lesson Plans - The Galapagos Islands: A Special Place Standard 8: "The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems on Earth's surface" Standard 14: "How human actions modify the physical environment" Four hours. (It will take five hours if you show students the video.) Part I. Write the words "land" and "life" on the board. Ask a student volunteer to locate South America on a world map and to point out its location to the rest of the class. Help students locate Ecuador by explaining that Ecuador means "equator" in Spanish. Ask students to use the map scale to estimate how far the Galapagos Islands are from the coast of Ecuador. Ask students what they think the climate is like along the equator. Give each student or pair of students a copy of the Galapagos Islands map . Explain that the Galapagos Islands are really the tips of huge underwater volcanoes. Part II. Birds flew. Tell students that the Galapagos Islands are home to some unusual animals. Which animal species did students find the most interesting? Part III.

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