How united are nations? Discuss this question by comparing the UK with Iraq. What differences and similarities can pupils identify? Look at a map of the UN’s peacekeeping missions and choose one of the post-2000 missions.
Investigate the conflict and consider to what extent are resources - land, oil or water - a significant cause?
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