"Readers will learn about the fourth UN Sustainable Development Goal and what it takes to commit to ensuring quality education and learning opportunities for all. Aligned to curriculum standards, this book also highlights key 21st Century content: Global Awareness, Public Policy, Health and Wellness, Civics Literacy, and Environmental Stewardship. Includes a table of contents, glossary of key words, index, author biography, sidebars, and infographics"--...

"Describes the history of the United Nations, its peacekeeping missions, and views of those who support or criticize the UN"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses the United Nations, from its inception in 1945 to its responsibility, fifty years later, as an international organization dedicated to peace, justice, and economic equality.

Discusses the founding of the United Nations, its peacekeeping, economic, social, and environmental roles, and possibilities for the future.

An overview of the United Nations: its formation, its successes and failures as international peacekeeper, the prospects for the future.