How the World Came Together 🌎🕊️The Story of the United Nations

Have you ever had a problem that you couldn’t solve on your own? Maybe at school 🏫, you had to work with your classmates to fix something or come up with a solution together 🤔👥. You know that sometimes it’s easier to solve a problem when everyone helps, right?

Well, a long time ago, almost all the countries of the world had a very big problem. 🌍 Many of them were fighting with each other in a terrible war ⚔️, and lots of people were getting hurt 😢. The world was in danger, and the leaders knew they had to do something different. After two big wars—the First World War and the Second World War—people realized they needed a better way to keep peace 🕊️ and help each other.

So, just like when you and your friends work together to fix something or come up with an idea, the countries of the world decided to work together 🤝. They wanted to make sure people were safe and that they could solve problems without fighting.

That’s when they created the United Nations 🏛️, a group where countries could come together and talk about their problems, just like you might sit in a circle with your classmates to figure things out. They promised to help each other, keep peace 🕊️, and protect people’s rights. And just like that, the United Nations was born on 24 of October in 1945!

The goal of the United Nations is simple but big: to help countries work together instead of fighting. This includes making rules, like ensuring clean water or protecting forests, and settling arguments between countries so that they don’t turn into wars. And so the leaders of 51 countries met in a place called San Francisco, USA 🇺🇸, and decided to form a group where they could talk about problems and find peaceful solutions.

The United Nations was created to make sure the world would never go through such a terrible war as Second World War again. Instead of fighting, countries would sit down and discuss their problems 🗣️🛋️. So October 24, 1945 became the day when the United Nations officially started wroking together, and now that day is celebrated every year as United Nations Day 🎉. Today, the United Nations has 193 member countries 🌍, almost all the countries in the world!

The emblem of the United Nations shows the world cradled by olive branches, a symbol of peace. Whenever a problem arises, the nations use their wisdom and kindness to find solutions, like a family working together to care for their home and loved ones.

The United Nations shows how, by working together, we can solve problems, help each other, and build a peaceful world for everyone 😊🌏👨🏼‍🤝‍👨🏾.

The United Nations has many important jobs:

1. Peacekeeping 🕊️: The UN sends peacekeepers to help stop wars and keep people safe.

2. Helping those in need 🤝: The UN helps countries with food, education, health, and more when they need support.

3. Protecting human rights 👩‍⚖️: The UN makes sure people are treated fairly and protects their basic rights, like the right to safety, education, and freedom.

I wonder...💬 Why do you think the world needed something like the United Nations ? What are the countries which are not part of the United Nations and why?

Questions to wonder aloud :

1. What do you think would have happened if countries didn’t work together to find peaceful solutions?

2. How do you think the UN helps countries solve their problems without fighting?

3. Why is it important for the UN to help people who are in need?

4. What do you think peacekeepers do when they are sent to different countries?

5. How do you think UNICEF helps children around the world?

6. What do you think it would be like to work for the United Nations and help keep peace?

7. Why do you think almost every country in the world is a part of the United Nations?

8. If you were a leader of a country, how would you work with the UN to solve a big problem?

9. What can we learn from the creation of the United Nations that we can use to help each other today?

10.The United Natios has many groups, such as the Security Council 🛡️, which works to stop wars, and UNICEF 🧸, which helps children around the world. Maybe we can discover more about them?

These questions encourage children to think about the importance of peace, cooperation, and how the world works together through the United Nations to make a better future for everyone.

With Montessori Joy,

Vanina 😊