Objective: This worksheet aims to teach students about the ongoing military conflict in a war region, fostering an understanding of its background, international responses, impact on civilians, and ongoing peace efforts.

Content and methods: The worksheet initiates engagement by prompting students to reflect on audio content related to emails from a war zone, encouraging emotional response and personal connection to the topic. Subsequently, it provides detailed background information on one specific conflict. It also describes international responses, including aid, sanctions, and calls for peace, and highlights the humanitarian impact. The worksheet concludes by outlining various peace initiatives, such as those by the UN and EU, and mediation efforts. Throughout, it uses questions to assess comprehension of key events, international reactions, and the conflict's impact, and encourages critical thinking about peace efforts.

Competencies:

• Reading comprehension
• Analysis of historical and current events
• Understanding of international relations
• Empathy and critical reflection on humanitarian crises
• Evaluation of peace efforts

Target group: Grade 8 and above

SDGs:

• 16th goal (“Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels”): The worksheet describes ongoing international efforts by the UN and EU to mediate the conflict, call for ceasefires, and seek a peaceful resolution to end the violence.
• 10th goal (“Reduce inequality within and among countries”): The text highlights the significant refugee crisis and the displacement of millions of people, while noting the role of international humanitarian aid in supporting those affected by the destruction and casualties of war.