The InterDependent

For insiders, the volumes of the Yearbook of the United Nations have always been a treasury of information. The annual Yearbook details all the activities of the UN for the respective year in summarizing thematic chapters and includes the full texts of all major resolutions and decisions of the General Assembly, the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council.

A new computer race-car game from Unesco that focuses on HIV-AIDS lets users travel on circuits across continents without ever receiving a speeding ticket. Geared to people 16 to 24 years old, players can race the car – a variety of models – through Unesco’s World Heritage sites without damaging an artifact let alone a shrub.

What hot topics did the editors of “Great Decisions 2011,” a book published this month by the Foreign Policy Association, deem worthy of attention this year for American policy makers and others who want to remain in the know?

Susan E. Rice, US ambassador to the UN, presented an interactive special session of the UN Security Council on Dec. 21, called "Voices of a New Generation," which gave young people (ages 13-21) the chance to address the council on international peace and security issues.