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Global Classrooms

Global Classrooms. Founded in 1945. Main Goals of the United Nations. To keep peace throughout the world To develop friendly relations among nations

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Global Classrooms

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  1. Global Classrooms Founded in 1945

  2. Main Goals of the United Nations • To keep peace throughout the world • To develop friendly relations among nations • To help nations work together to improve the lives of poor people, to conquer hunger, disease and illiteracy, and to encourage respect for each other’s rights and freedoms • To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations to achieve these goals.

  3. What Will You Do During Global Classrooms? • Research! • You will research the topic of debate, your assigned country and how your country would address the issue • Make speeches • Prepare position papers and draft resolutions • Negotiate with allies and adversaries • Resolve conflicts! • Examples of Global Classrooms topics at New York Conference: pressing international issues such as the role of women in peace and security, the elimination of racism, the effects of atomic radiation, climate change, sustainability and the challenges of global environmental stewardship.

  4. What Is Model UN? • You will learn how the international community acts on topics such as peace and security, human rights, the environment, food and hunger, economic development and globalization. • You will also research the needs, goals and foreign policies of the countries that you will represent. • Involves you in the study and discussion of global issues and helps to develop skills such as research, writing, public speaking, problem solving, consensus building, conflict resolution and compromise and cooperation. • In the end, only 10 students from each school will be selected to participate at the conference.

  5. Global Classrooms general schedule • October/November: Receive conference country and topic assignments • December/January: Research country topic assignment and its relation to your country. • December to February: prepare Position Paper, one page summary of your country’s background and position on the given topic. • February: Madrid GC Conference. 10 students from each instituto will go to the GC Assembly. • May: Conference in NYC. 10 students from the Madrid Conference will attend.

  6. Main Bodies of the UN • General Assembly • Security Council • Economic and Social Council • Trusteeship Council • International Court of Justice • Secretariat • Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs

  7. Millennium Development Goals

  8. Goal 4: • Reduce by two thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate

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