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Lesson Plan October 24 2025

Lesson plan: What the United Nations and Sustainable Development Goals mean today

Explore what the United Nation's means to your students today by examining the U.N.'s 17 Global Goals

FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani speaks after meeting with Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut

Daily News Lesson September 29 2025

UN Security Council prepares for sanctions against Iran for nuclear program

Learn why members of the United Nations are set to impose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program

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Daily News Lesson October 30 2024

Israel bans U.N. agency helping Palestinians in northern Gaza, healthcare system collapses

Hundreds of thousands remain trapped and no substantial food or aid has been allowed into the besieged area for weeks

International Court of Justice holds public hearings on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories, in The Hague

Lesson Plan July 31 2024

Lesson plan: Examining the U.N.'s International Court of Justice's rulings in world affairs

Learn more about what the U.N. is and its attempts to influence world affairs

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Lesson Plan April 13 2021

Becoming agents for change through the U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goals

Learn about the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, and how people all over the world — of any age — can help

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg participates in a youth climate change protest in front of the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan

Daily Video September 21 2019

Greta Thunberg on the urgency of the climate crisis

Use this NewsHour Extra lesson plan to learn more about Greta Thunberg and other youth activists' fight against climate change.

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Daily Video June 13 2019

How Michigan schools welcome refugees from Syria and Yemen

Use this NewsHour lesson plan to learn about the challenges and the triumphs of recent refugee students to the U.S.

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Daily News Lesson October 15 2018

UN Climate Change Report: What your students need to know

Talk with your students about the UN's latest report on climate change and how young people can use their voice to support policies that protect the environment.

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Daily Video March 10 2015

UN calls for worldwide gender equality by 2030

The UN urged world leaders this week to ensure gender equality by 2030 as a new report showed limited progress in the area.

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Lesson Plan April 23 2005

Lesson plan: The history of the United Nations

Explore the history, mission and basic operation of the United Nations

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