United Nations
United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Peace Education
There are five teaching units on peace education on this site, ranging for ages 8 to 14+. Topics cover ecological awareness, tolerance, social justice, global citizenship, etc. There are many links in the resource area for United Nations...
United Nations
United Nations: Afghanistan and the United Nations
Comprehensive historical overview of the relationship between Afghanistan and the United Nations from 1980 to 2001 that includes a list of resolutions.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: United Nations and Ussr
This site from Fordham University contains actual letters between the United Nations and the USSR. These letters are attempts to reach a resolution in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: General Assembly Resolution 181
The text of the United Nations resolution to partition Palestine, making an Arab state, a Jewish state, and an international Jerusalem.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Avoiding Armageddon: International Role of the United Nations
A lesson plan for exploring the role of the UN's international peacekeeping and peacemaking abilities. Takes learners through an evaluation of what the UN can and should do, under its charter, to reduce threats and promote stable...
Yale University
Yale Law School: Obligation of Egypt to Comply With the 1951 Resolution
A statement made by the United States Representative to the United Nations, before the Security Council on March 25, 1954, asking the UN to remember their previous resolution (of 1951) which required Egypt to stop provoking Israel by...
United Nations
Un: Question of Palestine
An official website of the United Nations on the subject of Palestinian Rights provides chronicles of UN resolutions on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Interview Un Secretary General Kofi Annan
National Public Radio talks with Kofi Annan about his work and his expectations for a resolution to the U.N./Iraq weapons inspections issue. 11/2/02
Yale University
Avalon Project: Middle East 1916 2001: A Documentary
Yale Law School does an excellent job in presenting historical documents centered around the Middle East crisis beginning with the 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement up to present day UN resolutions. This site provides a complete timeline that...
Yale University
Avalon Project: Camp David Accords; September 17, 1978
The text of the Camp David Accords with hypertext links to relevant documents.
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Harry S. Truman Library: The U. S. Recognizes Israel: Historical Background
Provides the background for why Britain finally turned Palestine over to the United Nations to solve the problem of an Israeli state. Click on hyperlink to access a timeline of events.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Balfour Declaration 1917
Fardham University gives the text of the Balfour Declaration, which later was adopted and included in a UN Resolution.
Read Works
Read Works: Countries Solve Problems
[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended to support early elementary students' reading comprehension, this short story helps students understand how countries solve problems. Questions that assess multiple reading skills are provided.
Council of Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations: Lute: Hybrid Peacekeeping Force in Darfur
This is an August, 2007, interview with Jane Holl Lute, Asst. Atty. Gen. for the UN, concerning the unprecedented joint peacekeeping force for Darfur.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: The War in Vietnam
The Vietnam War encompassed many decades and many presidents. This site from Country Studies provides a brief, yet comprehensive, history of the war in Vietnam.
US National Archives
Our Documents: Our Documents Welcome Page
Explore 100 selected milestone historical documents relating to American History. Click on the link to the list of links to documents. RI.11-12.8 seminal U.S. texts, W.11-12.9b US Doc Analysis.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: The 1967 Six Day War
An archive of articles and documents relevant to the Six-Day War's causes, events, and results.