The lesson plans are accompanied by a variety of resources to facilitate their implementation. These include:

• an outline of how the sessions meet the required objectives of provincial social studies curricula;
• resource materials to be distributed to students during the sessions;
• background information on the Un and Canada's involvement in it for use by facilitator's; and
• a list of further print and Internet resources on the UN and global issues

The Objectives of this Package are:

• to increase awareness among youth of international problems and possible solutions;
• to increase understanding among youth of the UN and to foster an appreciation for its work;
• to increase understanding among youth of Canada's role on the international stage;
• to increase enthusiasm among youth for learning about global issues; and
• to foster a sense of empowerment from finding solutions to global problems.