Do now: copy United Nations Vocabulary into notebooks

Aim: What are the functions of the United Nations?

United Nations – international group formed in 1945 to provide a place to discuss world problems & develop solutions

Universal Declaration of Human Rights – document adopted in 1948 by the United Nations that sets out the basic human rights of individuals

Tsunami – a very large wave, caused by extreme conditions such as an earthquake, that can cause damage when it reaches land

United Nations Vocabulary

use the information from the reading & from the chart to describe 3 different types of activities carried out by the UN-

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Task #1

use the information in the reading to describe the details of the UN Peacekeeping Operations in 15 words or less…

Task #2

Iraq Haiti Sudan

Identify 2 causes of conflict in the world today…

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F.S.Q. – use FULL SENTENCES