Since the end of World War II, the United Nations has served as the world’s leading international body dedicated to promoting peace, security, and cooperation. From conflict resolution to climate ...

This source-based teaching guide introduces students to the story of the UN, its history and mission. By learning about the founding of the UN and analyzing textual and visual primary sources from the ...

Perhaps we are too brave to begin boldly by saying that we are, to use historian Thomas Cahill's evocative phrase, at a hinge of history. Our thirty or more civilizations around the globe are weaving ...