The Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 (2020).

This unit leads students through a deep exploration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, from the history of its creation to its legacy in today’s global community. (2020)

The unit focuses on the fragility of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It looks at the role of the media and highlights the importance of underreported news stories (USA: Pulitzer 2021).

Interactive presentation on the creation of the document, adopted on July 4, 1776 (Library of Congress 2016)

Primary sources by the Library of Congress (2016)

Students learn how the American idea of government evolved from a revolutionary response to monarchy to a unified nation. The sources will illustrate the effort taken to reach “a more perfect union” through a close read of our founding documents: the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution (USA: iCivics ...

18 Jahre nach dem US-Einmarsch in Afghanistan haben die USA und die islamistischen Taliban ein Abkommen über Wege zu einem Frieden geschlossen. Hier der Originaltext der ʺJoint Declaration between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the United States of America for Bringing Peace to Afghanistanʺ