The document discusses human rights and outlines the goals and history of the United Nations and Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It notes that 1.5 billion people live on less than $1 per day and half of children in South Asia are malnourished. Only a third of people in sub-Saharan Africa are expected to live past 40. The UN was created in 1945 to maintain peace and security, develop friendly relations between nations, and promote human rights. The UDHR, adopted in 1948, established basic human rights and the UN has since expanded protections for vulnerable groups. Students are assigned a project analyzing the UDHR and asked to create a poster illustrating one of the 30 articles.

1. Human Rights Project