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is part of international network of anti-trafficking organizations devoted to protect children and end their commercial sexual exploitation. Among its many programs ECPAT-USA works with schools to train students to be advocates in their communities, educating them on the facts, misconceptions and risks of trafficking. https://www.ecpatusa.org

Adult. Reflects on progress in the last 40 years on improving conditions for children in the US in such areas as health insurance coverage, increasing adoptions etc. Available through the Children’s Defense Fund

A feature interview with Truthout, an organization which works to spark action through investigative reporting and critical analysis to reveal systemic injustice and provide a platform for transformative ideas. In this shorter version of the ideas presented in his book World Poverty and Human Rights) Dr. Pogge points out that social rules imposed by countries and corporations with vested interests are susceptible to moral analysis, and that we who elect and fund these governments are not just innocent bystanders. (See also a summary of Dr. Pogge’s presentation at our 2013 conference at the UN. The Report is on our website)

An onlinr, easy-to-read magazine covering a range of UN activities, suitable for high school and above.

A large variety available from the Public Inquiries desk in the Visitors Center, on the ground floor of the General Assembly Hall , across from the UN book store. 212-963-4475.

The first animated film of UNICEFs Unfairy tales, a series highlighting youngest refugees from diverse countries. 1:16/2016

Aims to unfold the path to zero nuclear weapons through the accomplishments and current initiatives of various UN bodies, including the General Assembly, Security Council, Secretary-General, Office of Disarmament Affairs, International Court of Justice, Human Rights Council and others.

Clickable SDG icons showing UNICEF's work for children related to each of the goals; Child-friendly, downloadable learning materials and a link to The World’s Largest Lesson, a partnership with UNICEF and Project Everyone. Also teacher-created lesson plans and materials addressing the Sustainable Development Goals pk-12, comics pages for each of the 17 goals (great for display) and an animated video of a teacher-student discussion of the SDGs set in a primary grade classroom

UNICEF High School Clubs are student-driven, and partner with the US Fund for UNICEF to educate, advocate and fundraise for children in 150 countries in the world. Clubs produce benefit concerts, write letters to elected officials, participate in Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF and UNICEF Tap Project campaigns and write school newspaper editorials. Club members can also attend national conferences to share ideas about child survival and human rights issues.

Publishes the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the rights of the child, refugees, and core UN Human Rights treaties; provides teaching materials for children, primary and up; including the ABC: Teaching Human Rights.

A report that looks at how children, particularly the most vulnerable, are affected and what concrete steps need to be taken to protect them.

Provides solution-based articles, a Global Peace Index, ranking countries on a peace scale, and a US one as well, with rankings of states. Articles include "Blue Helmets" the positive effect of women as UN peacekeepers, a Jon Stewart interview with Malala Yousafzai, the young activist against cruelty and prevention of education for girls, and lessons on peacemaking by Jeffrey Sachs, as well as peace quotes.

A program using music, video, classroom activities and professional development for teachers to assure a safe and compassionate climate for children, free of bullying, ridicule and violence. Download a free packet of their DLAM (Don’t Laugh At Me) program.

Features interactive multimedia exhibits, online resources and activities for students and educators. Peacebuilding Toolkit for Educators in two volumes for middle school, and for high school. Available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic. http://www.buildingpeace.org

publishes a large and colorful packet for elementary students on preventing violence against children called "Safe You and Safe Me," which can be downloaded from the US website.

Founded by Project Everyone, in partnership with UNICEF, The World's Largest Lesson is a global initiative aimed at bringing the SDGs to the classroom through lesson plans, videos, comics and other creative content – available freely and in a multitude of languages for educators to download, use or adapt for their classrooms.  

The role of the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict is to strengthen the protection of children affected by armed conflict, raise awareness, promote the collection of information about the plight of children affected by war and foster international cooperation to improve their protection. Reports yearly to the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council and raises challenges faced by children in war to political bodies, such as the UN Security Council, as well as relevant Governments to maintain a sense of urgency amongst key decision makers as well as to secure political and diplomatic engagement.

A program of Stanford University’s Institute for International Studies, SPICE specializes in teacher seminars focusing on contemporary issues in the context of culture and history. The site offers over 100 curriculum units on Africa, Asia, the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the global environment, and international political economy. Materials feature primary source images and texts, and are downloadable, free of charge. http://spice.stanford.edu

An easy to read large print bio with black and white illustrations.

Downloadable materials on this website range from Early Childhood to adult; provide ways to learn about the SDGs, and actions people can take to make them a reality - for example "The Lazy Person's Guide to Saving the World." Includes parent tips for Early Childhood materials

Differentiates between refugees, the internally displaced, and migrants. Their Teacher Resources include games, lesson plans, learning activities, online quizzes, photos, animated and live films created by HCR and Amnesty International, and personal stories, from WWII to the present. Easy to access activities for 21 European languages, and all age levels. They also have a great poster of upturned faces in a refugee boat titled "The only thing stronger than fear is hope."

A guide to understanding the convention and child rights in general

A national program of the designed for 5th and 6th grade educators and library media specialists to integrate the teaching of tolerance into their school’s curriculum. Likewise, their Tools for Tolerance for Teens targets middle and high school students. For those unable to experience the museum directly, Bridging the Gap reaches young people across the country through video-conferencing.

This site featuring clickable icons of each goal provides comprehensive information about the SDGs, including background and additional links to student resources.

This is a wonderful memoir by the founder of the Acumen Fund, which works to make poor people in Africa and South Asia self-sufficient. Includes a video telling the incredible story that sparked her work of how a sweater she had worn for years was donated to Good Will and how 10 years later she found it on a young boy in Eritrea. There is also a downloadable Teachers Guide to the book on the website

Ratified by 145 States, it is the key legal document defining who can be called refugees, their rights, and the legal obligations of governments to protect them.

The Global Goals Teaching resources originating in the UK aiming to bring the SDGs to every classroom in the world. Includes lesson plans that can be customized, case studies and background information. Explains how the global dimension fits into the school curriculum and how it can be taught through every subject. http://www.globalgoals.org

Formerly known as the Education for All Global Monitoring Report this is an editorially independent, authoritative and evidence-based annual report published by UNESCO. Its mandate is to monitor progress towards the education targets in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework

Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, they welcome volunteers, and work in over 40 countries and 26 US cities. One of their most recent efforts is a partnership with Sesame Workshop, the education arm of Sesame Street. By adapting already existing Muppets programs in culturally appropriate ways, they are working to develop pre-school content to help heal the youngest. You can also go on the IRC website to read the moving stories of the 10 greatest champions of refugees, write to thank them and use their products.

The Invisible Children is a short lesson plan module produced by the International Labor Organization’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) to raise awareness of the life of a child laborer. Best used at the intermediate level.

Works with local governments, vendors, universities and communities to effect systemic educational transformation in 5 areas: policy change, curriculum standards and assessment, sustained professional development, proliferation of information communications technology, and research and evaluation. Their IntelTeach Program helps teachers integrate technology into their classrooms, promoting problem solving, critical thinking and collaborative skills, especially in the areas of science, engineering and math. They have trained some 10,000,000 teachers in 70 countries, including in the US.

Connects students, teachers and professionals digitally to re-imagine international relations, using blogs, forums, videos etc., and invites participation in constructing an open, collaborative curriculum in teaching global ethics. Bibliographies, syllabi, lesson plans and other interactive pedagogical tools are welcome.

They offer lesson plans K-12 by region, subject or grade level, and integrate global issues and cultural awareness into core content areas. They also provide podcasts, videos and slide shows, and a speakers program http://www.peacematch.orgthat will bring returned Peace Corps volunteers into the classroom. Publications can be purchased as paperbacks or downloaded in pdf format online. See titles under books. then click on Teacher Resources

Teaching Tolerance Magazine Promotes diversity for all levels through articles, projects, teacher idea exchange and extensive listing of teaching tools. Free to requesting schools

An opportunity to participate in monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals and vote for issues that are important to you and your family.

Named after the North Star that guided American slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad, envisions, as its mission, a world without slavery. It does so by successfully pushing for stronger federal and state legislation, operating the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline 888-373-7888, conducting training programs and providing vital services to victims of trafficking. http://www.polarisproject.org

Uses the life, struggles and work of Nobel laureates as role models for children. Program is divided into five groups: Jrs.ages 5-11 explores the childhood of 13 Nobelists; Leaders ages 11-14, explores their adolescence; Ambassadors ages 14-19, confronts issues of peace, violence and social justice in the work of Nobel laureates; Juvenile Justice Programfor youth in prison, addresses issues of gangs, drugs, alcohol, etc. and works toward anger control, reconciliation and leadership; Scholars Program ages 18-25, for those who serve as mentors for participants at Peace jam Youth Conferences. They study international issues connected to the work of Nobel laureates, and are given opportunities for service and research. In addition, Peace Jam is available for presentations: write to jes@peacejam.orgor download a presentation request form from their website.

GEM was founded by educators in 1981 to help meet the complex need to bring the world into the classroom. Works with students, teachers and administrators, through on-site and distance learning workshops and programs, to support and promote a better understanding of living in an interdependent world.

A K-12 online network that enables young people to use the Internet to engage in collaborative educational projects designed to affect the quality of life on the planet. Teachers and students enter online forums to join existing Internet-based projects, or work with others internationally to facilitate their own projects. All projects involve an end product or exhibition. These have included magazines, creative writing anthologies, websites, letter-writing campaigns, reports to govt. officials, art exhibits, performances, fundraising, tree planting and more. They also provide project books, and handbooks with suggestions for getting started and conducting a workshop

An online interactive dictionary and thesaurus that creates word map displays to include related words. Meanings are color coded to indicate parts of speech; includes antonyms, alternatives to spelling errors, and access to words in Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Unfortunately, use of the website is by monthly or yearly subscription. But there is a free 14- day trial, and they offer discounts to educational institutions. An online magazine, with features about language and the creative process accompanies each subscription.

A membership network of the Asia Society, they connect state and district decision makers, leadership teams, teachers and university faculty to increase the number of schools developing rigorous international studies curricula. They offer on-site training and afterschool professional development workshops for trainers and staff on global learning, an annual conference, and an on-line store for resource materials. (International Studies Schools Network)

Deeply committed to promoting peace and abolishing war, they publish a newsletter- Peace Matters, and provide Peace Lessons from Around the World for high school students and beyond, guidelines for creating a peace lesson, as well as Learning to Abolish War: Teaching Toward a Culture of Peace, and Peace and Disarmament.

Chronicles the two -year journey of British filmmaker Jeremy Gilley to convince world leaders and the UN to create a specific date for an annual global ceasefire (Sept.21st).

Their goal is to shift the collective unconscious from a fear-based military culture to one grounded in faith and justice. One initiative is their "I will not kill" youth movement against gun violence and war. They supply videos, a fellowship magazine "Witness", a newsletter, a blog, books, pamphlets, greeting cards, postcards, music and films on the theme of peace.

A not-for-profit organization that uses the arts (specifically music and theatre) and Skype in the Classroom to foster cross-cultural understanding by connecting students in US middle and high school foreign language classes, including Arabic and Chinese, with their counterparts in other countries who are studying English. Each group writes a play in the language they are studying. It is then sent to the partner country where students perform it in their own language.

This is a wonderful website offering online professional development for upgrading curriculum and skills for the 21st Century. Founded by Heidi Hayes Jacobs, executive director of the Curriculum Mapping Institute and recognized authority in curriculum development, as well as a dynamic speaker.

Founded by chef Alice Waters to assist educators worldwide in building and sharing an edible education curriculum. Provides 3-5 days on site professional development w/ongoing coaching and planning assistance, and a site license to their Curriculum Resource Center, a subscription based digital library of resources with lesson plans tied to common core standards.  Info at Edible Schoolyard

Presentation an 21 Century curriculum on Asia Society Website

An outreach initiative of ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development), Whole Child works on behalf of institutionalized children around the world, with caregivers in orphanages to bring up children who are healthy, safe, engaged, supported and challenged. Their pilot project, begun in 2006, is in Nicaragua. ASCD is a membership organization providing annual conferences, including a virtual conference, a blog, books, videos, and a newsletter with daily briefings on top stories in K-12 education, latest information on learning and instruction, and weekly updates on policy issues.

A non-profit organization based in NY, with affiliates in Africa. Their mission is "Local Change Through Global Exchange," empowering youth to become positive agents of change in their communities. They offer leadership training and support partner initiatives, one of which enables container donations from the US of books, IT, sports equipment and medical supplies to be sent to Africa.

Can be read and listened to online by all ages

Provides resources for high schools on the history and legal concept of genocide, downloadable lesson plans on the violence in Darfur and Rwanda, and an annual film festival.

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Childhood Education International (CEI) has consultative status with the United Nations.  CEI’s mission is to promote and support the optimal education and development of children worldwide, and to influence the professional growth of educators and the efforts of others who are committed to the needs of children in a changing society. It provides online courses and features creative approaches to education challenges through its Innovation Exchange.

This is a complete catalogue of wonderful books and films, which can be borrowed online, along with study guides on a wide variety of human rights issues, going back in history to The Way West series (Native Americans), the Great Depression, the Holocaust, Japanese internment during World War II, to , ‘culture shock’ the uneasy role of the arts in society, the Civil Rights Movement (Eyes on the Prize series), homophobia, eugenics, bullying etc. Their goal is to help students make connections between history and moral choices in today’s world. They also have documentary portraits of people like Sargent Shriver, Maya Angelou, Ralph Bunche etc., well-known films such as Shindler’s List and Aux Revoirs Les Enfants , and modern children’s classics such as Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston’s Farewell to Manzanar, Lois Lowry’s The Giver and Gathering Blue, and Frank Tashlin’s fable The Bear that Wasn’t, to name just a few. Their new Making History series is a collection of case studies illustrating how individuals and groups across the world can choose to make a positive difference in society. Lesson plans are available online for each of the case studies.

Guided Tours to book a tour for your class, call public inquiries at 212-963-4475 or check online

Education is especially critical for the tens of millions of children affected by armed conflict and natural disasters. When a child is in a safe learning environment, she/he is less likely to be exploited sexually or economically. INEE has a number of publications to address this issue, including a Minimum Standards Handbook, a Gender Pocket Guide, Guidance Notes on Teaching and Learning and a Reference Guide on External Education Financing.

A cooperative program of the (202-326-5800) has produced a series of colorful posters with learning materials and activities on the back. Copies are also available in Spanish.

They bring together youth from opposite sides of the global political divide each summer hosting future leaders at a camp in Maine to foster trust, challenge assumptions and narrow the psychological distance between them. At the Center for Coexistence in Jerusalem, year-round activities reinforce the camp experience. They also publish the Olive Branch Magazine, and, convene high-level int’l youth conferences.

The Earth Institute at Columbia University Publishes a guide to educational programs on the environment and sustainable development, an annual report on the state of the planet, and The Economist Magazine

A platform for a community of businesses and consumers to buy better through the use of their supply chain transparency tool called FRDM®. We started in 2011 by partnering with the United States State Department to build the world’s first ever Slavery Footprint platform, combining product data with consumer purchase data to provide footprints to close to 30 million people worldwide.

Builds networks of integrated schools and shared communities throughout the country. (See the media section for their film Bridge Over the Wadi). Also provides ideas about starting a hand-in-hand group in your community, hosting an educational event etc.

Of interest to teachers is their e. They offer a textbook series in workbook format called "Discovering the Real Me" for grades k-12.

This short course will transform and/or refresh your understanding of child rights and a child rights approach, introduce you to UNICEF’s mandate as it relates to child rights, and inspire you to apply a child rights lens to your everyday work and life. Topics include Advocacy, Child Protection, Inclusion