Presents a speech discussing the role of the United Nations in the maintenance of peace, the need for support of the UN by governments and peoples, and the importance of education for peace to mobilize that support. (CK)

Offers a broad array of activity ideas derived from the peace education program of the Gorki Nursery School in Nanterre, France. Includes activities about human rights that focus on topics such as freedom, a healthy environment, peace, and the right to be different. (JDH)

This section describes the special activities undertaken by seven countries to commemorate the International Year of Peace. (JDH)

Presents a table of the activities scheduled between 1986 and 1995 to promote the development of education for international understanding, cooperation, and peace. The table shows objectives of the program, measures and activities undertaken to achieve the objectives, and the agency or group responsible for completing the tasks. (JDH)

Describes projects for the development of international understanding which were organized by elementary and secondary schools around the world as part of Unesco's Associated Schools program. Project descriptions from schools in Bulgaria, Colombia, Cyprus, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Phillipines, Thailand, and the United States are…

Reviews the history of International Literacy Day, begun in 1966 by UNESCO. Offers a collection of activities for schools wishing to commemorate the annual events on September 8th. Includes a brief annotated bibliography of instructional materials on the topic of illiteracy. (JDH)

This article focuses on the evolution of school projects in three areas of concern: appreciation of different cultures, understanding world problems, and commitment to international cooperation. Each section covers the general lines of educational development and detailed descriptions of individual projects representative of basic trends. (SM)

This article examines the role of the school in France, West Germany, Hungary, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom in making children sensitive to the Third World and the problems of development. Proposals designed to strengthen the schools' role are included. (DE)

Pre-crisis trends, malnutrition figures, demand and supply outlook, production potentialities, policy implications, and brief descriptions of the world's major food crops are provided. (DE)

Reviews efforts of the United Nations to promote better international economic relations through special conferences and meetings of the General Assembly during the 1970s. Topics included agricultural development, industrialization, and world commodity trade. (AV)

In September 1982, K-12 teachers and principals participating in Unesco's Associated Schools Project met to make preparations for the implementation of the project that was to commence when schools opened later that month. The project is intended to promote international understanding and peace. What happened at the meeting is described. (RM)

Describes a 1981 subregional seminar on the development of the Associated Schools Project in Africa. The aim of the seminar was to examine African educational programs for international understanding at the primary school level and to facilitate the pooling of experience gained by Associated Schools in the subregion. (Author/AM)

To prepare for introducing an Associated Schools Project in Guinea, the author took a study trip to see what kinds of activities Associated Schools Projects in Switzerland, Germany, and France had undertaken. Associated Schools Projects are intended to promote international understanding and peace. An account of the study trip is provided. (RM)

Discusses the impact that eight major world problems will have on the future direction of education around the world. The author advocates new government policies world-wide through which educational systems would teach global approaches to these problems. The future role of the United Nations Fellowship Program is discussed. (AM)