WHO IS UNA-USA?
We're the United Nations Association
of the United States of America (UNA-USA): a nonpartisan, nonprofit
national organization working at the United Nation's headquarters in
New York, in Washington and fin hundreds of communities across the
country. Our goal is to make the United Nations even more effective
than it is today by bringing about changes that will improve the
lives of people all over the world. Founded a half-century ago, UNA-USA
is recognized worldwide as a major foreign policy organization with
influence at the highest levels of decision-making. Today we have a
diverse membership of more than 30,000 people from all parts of the
United States who want to know about the global issues that affect
their lives and exactly what the U.N. is doing to address them -
issues like regional conflict, world hunger, human rights abuses,
drug trafficking, deforestation, and AIDS.
WHAT UNA-USA DOES
UNA-USA brings people together to
effect change, Through our nationwide citizens' network and
affiliated organizations, you will have the opportunity to exchange
freely ideas with other globally-minded people. Each year UNA-USA
coordinates the observance of UN Day (October 24) in communities
throughout the nation, and it supports the Model U.N. conferences
for local high school and college students, often featuring senior
U.N. officials and representatives of U. N. member governments. UNA-USA
provides information, seminars, and educational materials on the
work of the U.N. and on other global issues for students, scholars,
Congress, the media, and people like us - all aimed at shaping an
agenda for a stronger and more effective United Nations.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
When you become a member of UNA-USA,
no matter where you live, you can "take a seat" at the U.N. You can
influence its agenda, participate in its program, and support its
life-saving work. As a UNA-USA member you will receive the
Association's acclaimed news journal The Interdependent, an
insider's guide to what's happening at the United Nations. And you
will have the opportunity to participate in your local UNA-USA
chapter to whatever degree you wish. Come work with us toward making
a better world.
