On September 13, 2007, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Canada was one of only four countries that voted against it. The draft of the declaration can be downloaded here.

This is the official page for The Middle East from the United Nations. You will find up-to-the-minute reports by the Secretary-General, Security Council, General Assembly as well as news on relief efforts and links to more UN information...

This is the UN Convention on marriage issues passed by the General Assembly in 1962. The page also includes a listing of the ratifying states.

This activity serves as a great example of interactive educational role-playing. Model United Nations (UN) is an authentic simulation of the U.N. General Assembly and other multilateral bodies. Students prepare to serve as delegates from...

An online presentation of historically significant documents and pictures from the recognition of Israel by the US.