International days
Bring global issues to life
During the course of a year, the UN observes a number of 'International Days' to raise awareness of global issues and to encourage action by governments and communities.
UNA-UK's latest teaching resource - International Days - aims to bring these issues to life in the classroom, with ideas on how young people in the UK can contribute to resolving them.
Each International Day includes a factsheet for teachers and a 60-minute activity for primary and secondary students. With cross-curricular links highlighted, teachers can use the resource for standalone lessons or assemblies, or as a scheme of work throughout the academic year.
What's included?
-- Introduction to the resource
-- Curriculum links for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
-- Overview of how the UK engages with the UN
-- Factsheets and activities on:
- UN Day (24 October)
- Science Day (10 November)
- Human Right's Day (10 December)
- Day for Tolerance (15 November)
- Children's Day (20 November)
- Day for the Elimination of Violance against Women (25 November)
- AIDS Day (1 December)
- Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 December)
- Holocaust Remembrance Day (27 January)
- Mother Languages Day (21 February)
- Women's Day (8 March)
- Water Day (22 March)
- Anti-Slavery Day (2 December)
- Mine Awareness Day (4 April)
- Health Day (7 April)
- Day of UN Peacekeeper's (29 May)
- Environment Day (5 June)
- Refugee Day (20 June)
- Literacy Day (8 September)
- Day of Peace (21 September)
Photo: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attends a secondary school Model United Nations event (c) UN Photo / Mark Garten
