This book published by the Secretariat of the United Nations tells us how the United Nations is part of our daily life. Through the stories told in it, we discover that at each moment of the day, we rely on United Nations Programmes. As the Secretary-General of the UN states in the introduction: "Our mission is to assist people all over the world to live better lives, in safety and dignity; sometimes, it takes massive, complex operations; sometimes, small actions. But in all cases, we are guided by the Charter of the United Nations, which begins with: "We, the peoples…"
		To see the extract on IMO, click on the image.

Little 'Mo is a children's book which tells the story of a brave little boat. It was written by Mrs Annie Kean, of IMO's French translation section and is illustrated by Paul Le Sage of the Printing Unit. It is designed to illustrate the work of IMO and at the same time show the dangers faced by the world's seafarers. It is published in English, French and Spanish. Click on the cover to see the first pages of the book. To buy the book, please click here. All profits from the sale of the book are used by the Staff Union to sponsor children in need from developing countries which are Member States of IMO.

Other websites for kids:

The Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association HELMEPA has a special web site for its junior members (HELMEPA JUNIOR). Helmepa is part of Intermepa.

The Worldwide Fund for Nature WWF, which has consultative status at IMO, has a special resource site for school kids.

Other links:

• Track the Boomerang Box, a large container that carries cargo around the world by ship, train and truck
• Follow the fleet - A unique Satellite Tracker System for following nominated Merchant Ships on their exciting journeys. This system uses satellite GPS and land-based communication services to provide position and situation data displayed on a world chart. A real insight into the day to day life at sea, ship’s crew andequipment, commercial trade by sea and Ireland’s maritime history Follow The Fleet allows pupils to adopt a ship and follow it through an exciting journey on its trade routes around the world.
• Marine Pollution One . This "buoy" will help you navigate through the causes, effects, and responses to oil pollution, toxic contaminants, marine debris, and ocean mining and dumping
• Center for Marine Conservation - The mission of The Ocean Conservancy is to protect ocean ecosystems and conserve the global abundance and diversity of marine wildlife
• Kids pages on Oil in the Sea Several agencies and organizations working to prevent discharges of oils into the marine and coastal environment offer educational material and special activities for children and students. The overall purpose of these efforts is to make young people familiar with the marine environment, make them care about it, and understand the consequences of abusing it. Several of the educational web sites linked on this site also contain practical experiments for students to learn about the behaviour and effects of oil in the marine environment.
• Fish FAQ
• Kids against marine litter
• The science of oil - Physical Properties of Petroleum-Based Oil
• United Nations cyber school bus
• United Nations Environment Programme for children and youth
• Australian Maritime Safety Authority Environment education for kids - choose marine environment then click on educational resources and information
• UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency Sea Smart