The UK and its relations with the wider world — OCR GCSE Citizenship Studies

Your focus

1. Know that the UK is a member of international organisations including: the United Nations and its agencies; North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO); the Council of Europe; the Commonwealth and the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Know, in outline, which other countries are members of these organisations, for example, know that most Commonwealth member nations are former British colonies and that the United Nations is composed of almost all the world’s nations. Know the aims of these organisations and understand why they were established. Understand why the UK is a member of these organisations and know, in outline, the role played by the UK in each of them. Evaluate how far the United Nations has fulfilled its aims.