The book follows the adventures of four teenagers who, thanks to the Internet, maintain contact while separated by thousands of kilometres. Their adventures and misadventures while surfing on the Net will illustrate how youth can use the World Wide Web in a safe and fun manner. Written for teenagers, the book is partly based on a true story.
This new teen guide to the Internet is available in English, French, Russian and Spanish from:
United Nations Publications
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
E-mail: unpubli@unog.ch
Please quote Sales No. GV.E.03.0.19 or ISBN No. 92-1-101060-8.
Find out how to participate in the Student Conference on Human Rights. This year's theme is "Migration and Development: Challenges for Human Rights".
Human Rights Day Contest
Enter
our writing contest on Human Rights and Poverty. The
deadline is 10 December 2006 (Human Rights Day). For
ages 8-18. Learn more
International Art Competition
Here's your chance to design a
UN stamp to mark the International Day
for the Eradication of Poverty! The best
designs will be issued as stamps by the
UN Postal Administration. For ages 5-15.
The General Assembly welcomed the Republic of Montenegro
as the 192nd Member State on 28 June. Watch archived webcast
of the event. (Please note that the
item is considered 24 minutes after the GA meeting starts.) Click to enlarge
ABC: Teaching Human Rights
New publication by OHCHR filled with basic information and activities for primary and secondary teachers who want to foster an awareness of human rights. Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Annexes Downloads with Adobe Reader
Access
to Safe Water
Join Pumped
Up for Peace and help a community in the Amazon rainforest
gain access to safe drinking water.
Forums now available.
Rights
at Work
Every
student will one day become a worker or an employer. Explore
this new digital adventure on the World of Work developed
by the International Labour Organization and discover why
it is important to protect people at work. Requires
Flash
5 or higher.
Ask An Ambassador
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an Ambassador about foreign policy, global issues,
and more. This month's ambassador is His Excellency Vassilakis Adamantios of Greece.
Read
the replies recently received from His Excellency
Ambassador Nambiar Vijay Kunhianandan
of India to questions submitted to our site.
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