Chapter 2 The United Nations and You

The United Nations wrote down the rights of children on the..

• Declaration of Human Rights

• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

• Commission of Human Rights

• Convention on the Rights of the Child

To prevent war the United Nations believes that countries should:

• to work together to solve global problems like poverty and environmental destruction

• To leave countries alone

• To provide money and resources for all countries

• To work with only certain countries with similar ideas

What does this image represent?

What is a charter?

• An object to write and draw

• A written description of the rules and goals of an organization

• A written document

• None of the above

If a United Nations member breaks one of the big rules they can be

• Punished

• Put to court

• expelled

• None of the above

True or False: There are many organizations within the United Nations

• True

• False

What is the Commission on Human Rights?

• This is a group that focuses on Children's Rights

• This is a group that is concerned with the environment

• This is a group that is concerned with Human Rights

• This is a special studies Human Rights and helps countries create laws to protect human rights

Explain what UNICEF stands for and their purpose.

Scenario: You work at the United Nations and you have information from different countries about Children's Rights from 2 years ago. Which graph would you use to represent that information and why?

What does the word famine mean?

• Not enough water

• Not enough food

• Not enough food resulting in people starving

• Not enough shelter