GEM's Global Communication and
Information Network

Why Should GEMNET be used in schools?

Here are a few reasons...

• to develop leaders for roles in world affairs
• to spark interest in the diverse heritage of individuals and nations
• to promote foreign language proficiency
• to meet the challenges of our technological world
• to nurture positive attitudes towards people of other cultures as a way of advancing the cause of peace in our world
• to increase global literacy
• to help prepare hundreds of millions of school children to function successfully in the 21st century.
  
  
  
  Components of GEMNET
  
  • UN Programs
    • UNISER
      • Teaching About the United Nations
        
      • Human Rights Issues and Materials
        
      • Environmental Issues and Materials
        
      • Committee on Teaching About the UN (CTAUN)
        
      • United Nations Resources
        
      • High Commission for Refugees
        
      • High Commission for Human Rights
        
      • UN Children's Fund
        
      • Model UN Resources (UNA-USA)
        
      • Cyber SchoolBus
        
      • UN Environment Program
        
      • UN Disarmament Affairs
        
      • UN Development Program
        
      • UN Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization
        
      • World Bank

  • UN in Your World
    • Long Distance Learning
      
    • Customized Activities
      
    • UN Mission Briefing
      
    • Model UN
      
    • The Council of World Affairs of Canada (COWAC)
      --includes Model UN preparation and discussion, research materials, international problem solving

    • African Resources

    • Electronic Field Trips

    • Global Databases

    • Global Links

    • International Trade and Development Programs

    • War on Terrorism

  • West Virginia International Initiatives/ - A Millennium 2000 Strategy/ROUNDTABLE REPORT/June 3, 2000

  • MANIFESTO 2000 FOR A CULTURE OF PEACE AND NON-VIOLENCE

  For more information contact:

  Chestnut Hill College		Tel: 215-248-1150
  9601 Germantown Avenue		Fax: 215-248-7056
  Philadelphia, PA 19118		E-Mail: [email protected]