Day 1: Bell Work Take out & pass forward ONLY the article summary. Take out the BBC Scavenger Hunt: we will go over it quickly. –Exchange your sheet w/someone else in the class Take out the US & 3 other countries: Write down these 3 definitions. –Using these 3 definitions, choose which country is which Developed: countries that have a high level of development, based on GDP, education, health care, standard of living, production, etc. Developing: a nation with a low level of material well being. Working towards becoming a developed country. Un-developed: a nation that isn’t even working on becoming a developed country. Answer the worksheet: UN CHARTER

Day 2: Bell Work Take out your UN Charter wrksht. –Exchange with someone Take out your BBC UN Profile wrksht. –Exchange with someone different Take out a piece of paper for UN notes. Take out a 2 nd piece of paper and fold it vertically (hot dog).

Day 3: Bell Work Take out a ½ piece of paper. Name on top and answer: –List the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council. –What 1 power do each of these 5 countries posses? –Who is the Secretary General of the UN and what country is he from? –What is the difference between Peacemaking and Peacekeeping?

Objectives Students will be able to identify and be able to correctly use the different UN tactics/tools at their dispense during our Model UN project.

United Nations Take out a piece of paper to take notes on

Human Rights UDHR: Universal Declaration of HR –More rights than in Constitution –Everyone in world supposed to get when born, but not everyone has. Examples –Live free from violence –Freedom of speech/press –Freedom of religion/assembly –Right to complain against or criticize the government –Right to privacy –Right to an education

UN Budget Member contributions based on ability to pay U.S. the largest payer with a $1.7 billion contribution funding 26% of the UN’s budget U.S. contribution is only.06% of the total annual U.S. budget of $2.8 trillion

U.S. China Russia United Kingdom France All have veto authority in the Security Council Susan Rice

Ban Ki-moon Secretary General

Resolution Statement of rules by the security council that is supposed to be followed by all UN members

Security Council Actions 2 Ways to Peace Peacekeeping: soldiers sent into an area in an attempt to stop the fighting. –Either to separate sides or actual military action. Boxing ref or aggressor –A country must consent to the presence of peacekeepers. Peacemaking: diplomatic negotiation of peace (no use of force) Divorce mediator (wedding crashers) –Ceasefire: when both sides agree to stop fighting each other.

Sanction Penalty for disobedience Military –Disarmament: Halting the spread of weapons Collect weapons Defuse/destroy weapons –Even nuclear weapons Economic: Usually involves, limiting trade of specific goods like weapons, but could involve all goods (Embargo). Diplomatic –Removal of UN personnel

Humanitarian Aid –Providing for the basic needs of groups of people who cannot provide for themselves. Basic human needs: –Food, Shelter, Clothing, Medicine Hum. Aid often goes to Refugees Someone who has no home, either due to a natural or manmade disaster. Someone who cannot return home for fear of an attack.

Commission a Study Researchers & experts are sent to study a problem. –Global problem: Global Warming or diseases –Country specific: Weapons or genocide

World Court Based in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands. Main functions is to settle legal disputes submitted to it by states. –Ex. Crimes against humanity (genocide)

International Agencies Work Closely with the UN International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Bank World Health Organization

UN Agencies International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) World Food Program

Secretariat Secretary General – Ban Ki-moon Runs the UN on day-to-day basis Oversees 9,000 employees Face of the UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY All nations belong Meets in the fall All nations vote – each has one vote Main forum for debate Pass resolutions – what they think should be done, controversial ones need a 2/3 vote Difficult to enforce resolutions Security Council 15 countries 5 permanent countries—US, UK, France, China and Russia with veto power 10 rotating countries – 2 year term, geographically distributed  Pass resolutions  Economic sanctions – trade restrictions used to get a country to change its behavior  Peacekeeping – sending in soldiers to keep an area calm  Use force – occasional  Peace making – negotiating a peace treaty  Studying problems  Sending humanitarian aid

Governments Democracy Form of govt. where all the ppl have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Includes equal participation in the proposal, development & passage of legislation into law. –US, Israel, Palestine, Pakistan, S. Korea, Dictatorship Government is ruled by an individual Power to govern without consent of those being governed –North Korea, China, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Vietnam

Economies Capitalist Economic system –dominant in Western world Elements of capitalism: –private ownership of the means of production –creation of goods or services for profit or income –acquiring of capital (money) Communist Economic system Aims at the establishment of: –a classless, –moneyless, –society structured upon common ownership of the means of production

Organizations OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) Coordinate & unify the petroleum policies and ensure the stabilization of oil markets. –Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela NATO (N. Atlantic Treaty Organization) Defensive military alliance of 28 countries –whereby its member states agree to defend each other in response to an attack. –Canada, France, Italy, UK, US, Greece, Germany, Spain, a lot of Eastern Europe

Groups of Countries G-20 Top leaders in the 20 largest developed & developing countries come together to discuss key issues in the global economy. –Ex: S. Africa, US, Canada, Brazil, Japan, China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, EU, Australia, Fr. UK, Germ., Italy BRICS Brazil, Russia, India, China, S. Africa are developing or newly- industrialized countries,

EU/AU/Arab League European Unions (EU): economic and political partnership between 27 European countries. Fosters economic cooperation: countries that trade with one another are economically interdependent and will thus avoid conflict. African Union (AU): Group of 54 African countries that meet to discuss social, economic & political problems in Africa. Arab League: organization of Arab states in North and Northeast Africa, and Southwest Asia (Middle East). –Currently 22 members & 4 observers. –Main goal: draw closer the relations between member States and co- ordinate collaboration b/w them, to safeguard their independence and sovereignty, and to consider in a general way the affairs and interests of the Arab countries.

Non-binding Resolution Statement of purpose, but there is no penalty for UN members who do not follow these directions –Ex: countries voluntarily agreeing not to ship weapons to a third country often happens when the country being targeted has a friend among the 5 permanent members of the security council

Unilateral Sanctions: specific countries do on their own. Tariffs: taxes Trade barriers