United Nations

This is learning resouce about United Nations. The main purpose is to support a participatory way of capacity building.

Subtopics

 * /One United Nations/ : United Nations is designed to support inter-sectorial and inter-governmental decision-making.
 * United Nations Simulation:  Students learn about decision making as UN-embassadors or UN-delegates.

Learning Task

 * First explore the structure of United Nations, why it was designed the way it is and how UN supports and promotes international co-operation and creates and maintains international order.
 * What are the difference and the joint concepts of diplomacy comparing a national perspective of diplomacy with an international perspective from a body, programme or agency in United Nations (e.g. the World Health Organization (WHO) as a specialized agency of the United Nations)?
 * Learn about United Nations Simulation, that gives students an opportunity to step into the role of a UN ambassador.
 * Explore the Community of Practice in the Expert Focus Group for Space and Global Health. How can Wikiversity be helpful to co-create a Capacity Building material for global challenges.
 * Explore the United Nations University and describe the scope and educational/scientific objectives.