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United Nations Day

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United Nations Day was established in 1947 by a president's proclamation to commemorate the establishment of the United Nations in 1945. It is celebrated by all eighty-one countries, which are members of the United Nations. http://www.patriotism.org/un_day/index.h... on the 50th anniversary of the United Nations the Canadian Committee produced three teacher's guides. Fifty Years At The United Nations for grades 4-6, Where To Go From Here grades 7-9 and Looking Back, Looking Forward for grades 10-12. http://www.unac.org/unday/looking.html

If you would like to send a United Nations Day Card you can go to the following site. http://www8.123greetings.com/cgi-bin/cre... United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is one of the organizations that have been recognized by the United Nations. http://www.unicef.org.uk/ United Nations International School is an international school that was formed in 1947 by a group of United Nations parents in order to provide an international education for their children. If you would like for information about admissions, curriculum, campuses, etc... http://www.unis.org/ or e-mail unis@unis.org.

United Nations Day is celebrated in many different ways. The following web site goes into more detail these ideas: 1. Show The Flag 2. Organize a conference or seminar 3. Hold a public event 4. Organize luncheons or dinners 5. Contact the local media 6. Take The United Nations into school 7. Guides and Scouts 8. Express you individual opinions 9. Add your voice http://www.unac.org/unfag/days/UN.html#s... Promoting peace through world prayer is another way to celebrate United Nations day. http://www.worldpeace.org/info.html#memb... There are already some events planned for October 24, 2000. http://www.gis.net/~unagb/unday/2000.html Two topics from this page are "Peacekeeping In the 21st Century" and "International Year for the Culture of Peace."

For more information on the United Nations topics such as Peace & Security, Economic & Social Development, Human rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International law. http://un.org This site has translations in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

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