Global organizations 2

The United Nations has a special section called UNICEF that tries to help children.

The UN has a convention on children’s right. They would like all countries to follow it, as a set of rules about the treatment of children.

A convention is a special meeting where people share ideas about how to fix a problem.

Treatment means the way we act toward people.

Some countries use children in their armies.

Many children work in factories. Poor countries can’t afford to provide

schools.

Name: The United NationsChildren’s Fund is know asUNICEF.Started: 1946Goal: To make sure that children grow up in a safeenvironment.Motto: For Every Child- Health, Education,

Equality and Protection.Logo: The world, a mother & child and

olive branches.

Name: The United NationsEducational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. UNESCOStarted: 1945Goal: To contribute to peaceand security by encouraging countries to

work together through education, science and culture.

World Heritage, part of UNESCO, protects important places that represent the culture of a country.

Logo: A Greek temple.

Name: The World Health Organization is known as WHOStarted: 1948- on WorldHealth Day.Goal: To make sure people have the best health possible. Their main task is to combat infectious

diseases.Logo: A world map, a serpent (snake) and

staff, olive branches

Name: GreenpeaceStarted: 1971.

Goal: To help protect and conserve the environment, using direct action,

lobbying and research.Logo: The words ‘green’ and ‘peace’

combined to make one word.

Name: The World Wide Fund for Nature is know and WWF.

Started: 1961Goal: To make a future where people can

live together with nature and wild animals.

Motto: For a Living Planet.Logo: A panda bear.

Connect the logo to the name!

GP WHO WWF UN UNICEF UNESCO

Write the names of the organizations.

I’ll give you a worksheet:

Walk around the room and read each problem.

For each problem, decide which organization would fix it.

Write the number of the problem underneath the organization on your worksheet.

1. Garbage is killing many endangered frogs.   

2. A country is cutting down all its forests.  

3. Many children lost their parents in an earthquake.  

4. An old temple must be protected from people destroying it.  

5. Many babies are sick from drinking bad milk.  

6. A bad bird flu is spreading across China very quickly.  

7. People found a very old Buddhist Temple.  

8. A country is making children work in factories.  

9. People are hunting elephants in Africa.   

10. A country is dumping garbage in its oceans and rivers.