CTAUN - Committee on Teaching About the United Nations

Promoting Global Awareness in our schools

"As educators…you can help students grow into…a global civic identity and understand how their decisions have an impact ranging well beyond their immediate vicinity. The United Nations is uniquely placed to work with you in instilling a sense of global citizenship in today’s youth."

~Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, 30 January 2009

ANNOUNCEMENTS

UPCOMING CONFERENCES:

Watch this space for announcements

PAST CONFERENCES:

To read reports on past Conferences click the "CONFERENCES" tab and then click on any of the individual Conferences listed on the left hand index

Oklahoma

The first CTAUN Conference in Oklahoma "Empower Women: Change the World" was held Saturday, 8 April 2017 at the University of Central Oklahoma. For details click here

NEW YORK at UN Headquarters - 18th Annual CTAUN Conference - 27th January 2017

"Refugees: The 21st Century Challenge" For the Conference Report click here

Atlanta

"Welcoming New Americans: Immigrants and Refugees Strengthen Our Community" took place Saturday, 22 October 2016 at Georgia State University School of Law. For details click here

Remembering CTAUN founder
BARBARA WALKER

- For details click here

To join the global conversation

and help implement the Sustainable Development Goals: click here

The UN now offers Tours for Children

- specifically geared for elementary grades. For more information, and to book a tour,
click here

TEACHER RESOURCES

CTAUN provides educators worldwide with opportunities to learn about the work of the United Nations and to incorporate this global awareness into curricula and school activities at all levels.

We organize conferences to bring educators together with international experts at the United Nations and around the country.
We facilitate curriculum development on international issues.
Through Excellence in Education Awards, we recognize teachers’ hard work, dedication, creativity and resourcefulness.
We believe with Nelson Mandela that “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

CTAUN Conference at UN Headquarters in New York

Friday, January 27, 2017

“REFUGEES: THE 21st CENTURY CHALLENGE”

A record number of participants attended the 18th Annual CTAUN Conference at the UN to look at the refugee crisis and at different efforts on the global and local level to bring about solutions. The conference concluded with an Outcome Statement adopted by acclamation. It can be found in the Conference Report

Among the students attending the Conference were eighth-graders from the Brown School in Schenectady, NY – see article in The Daily Gazette

Congratulations to the winners of the

CTAUN EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARD, CTAUN POSTER CONTEST

and to Professor FERNANDO REIMERS, Harvard Graduate School of Education

our first recipient of the CTAUN GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP AWARD IN MEMORY OF BARBARA WALKER

Read the Huffington Post Article by Prof. Reimers following the Conference, and the PassBlue article by Irwin Arieff

Check out our newly posted TEACHER RESOURCES on Refugees

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are for everyone and everyone needs to know about them and help in their implementation. You can add YOUR voice at www.worldwewant2030.org

Attention High School Students: Do you have ideas on Building Peace through Diplomacy? Check out this ESSAY CONTEST listed in the “Global Campaign for Peace Education.” Deadline is March 15, 2017

New UN Secretary General: António Guterres, the ninth UN Secretary-General, assumed his duties on January 1, 2017. After taking the oath of office on December 12th, he outlined his agenda.

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Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development. – Kofi Annan

Promoting Global Awareness in Our Schools