We the Peoples, the Role of the United Nations in the Twenty-First Century : The Millennium Report

Teachers are the link between the present and the future world leaders and play a vital role in bringing current events and international affairs to the classroom. At the General Assembly Millennium Summit held 6-8 September 2000, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan presented a report entitled, We The Peoples: The Role of the United Nations in the 21st Century. In this report, the Secretary-General presented an overview of the challenges facing humankind and suggested practical solutions. The series of 'briefing papers' presented in this publication will prove to be valuable to students and educators in discussing and having hands-on activities. Some of the key themes addressed include health, environment, human rights and other social issues, international law, peace and United Nations reform.United Nations: Department of Public Information is the author of 'We the Peoples, the Role of the United Nations in the Twenty-First Century : The Millennium Report', published 2003 under ISBN 9789211008791 and ISBN 9211008794.