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Be Fearless:
Kati Marton on Richard Holbrooke
As invited guest speaker at the latest edition of our premiere BookTalkUNA series of events, award-winning journalist Kati Marton shone brightly for our attendees in her inspiring and highly moving tribute to her late husband, Richard Holbrooke. Through sharing her many first-hand experiences of someone who had become one of the most respected figures in the field of international diplomacy, Kati deepened the admiration of many attendees who had come to hear her anecdotes and insights about this fascinating man who is also the subject of a recent book, An Unquiet American: Richard Holbrooke in the World.
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Poll: Americans Want Strong U.S. Relationship with the United Nations
Many Americans seem to be understanding the message which Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University's Earth Institute delivered at this year's UNA-USA annual members meeting: "There isn't an alternative to the UN. Either this works, or the world fails."
New bipartisan polling data released today by the United Nations Foundation and the Better World Campaign, demonstrates that across party lines, the majority of American voters support a strong relationship between the United States and the United Nations. More than 8 in 10 American voters say it is important for the U.S. to maintain an active role in the UN, and 64 percent of those polled favor the U.S. paying its dues on time and in full, including majorities of Republicans, Independents, and Democrats.
Worldview Participants See Off
2012 Winter Semester at Farewell Dinner
Twenty-two executives and participants of the UNA of New York Worldview Institute Winter 2012 semester gathered at the National Arts Club in New York for their graduation dinner on Friday evening, March 30. The keynote speaker was Ioannis Vrailas, Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations. More here…
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UNANY Celebrates International Women's Day with
The Lady: Aung San Suu Kyi
March 9 | On the 2012 occasion of International Women's Day, UNA-NY celebrated the achievements of Aung San Suu Kyi by hosting a special advance screening of the new biopic on her life THE LADY, directed by Luc Besson. Featuring a genuine career highlight by the highly appealing Michelle Yeoh, the film charts Suu Kyi's personal journey through the challenges of weighing tremendous personal choices she faced in her political journey.
In order to shed some light on Suu Kyi and aspects of history and current events still unfolding in her native country, Maureen Aung-Thwin, director of The Burma Project (Open Society Institute), was our invited guest at this evening's Screening the Issues presentation. After the film, she shared some facts and behind-the-scenes perspectives on the Burmese situation.
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April 2 : Aung San Suu Kyi wins in landslide victory
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Linking Youth to a Global Future 2012
In its 2012 celebration of Black History Month, the Education Committee of the United Nations Association of New York in collaboration with The Links, Incorporated (Central New Jersey Chapter), launched their leadership and diversity program with the Young Scholars Institute (NJ) and Youth for Understanding (NY and MA) at the Schomburg Museum in New York.
International initiatives relating to education, health and global issues will be the focus of the program, Linking Youth to a Global Future, in a strong alignment with the UN's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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UN: World Meets MDG on Water Ahead of 2015 Goal
6 March 2012 | The goal of reducing by half the number of people without access to safe drinking water has been achieved — well ahead of the 2015 deadline for reaching the globally agreed development targets aimed at ridding the world of extreme poverty, hunger and preventable diseases, the United Nations said today.
Between 1990 and 2010, over two billion people gained access to improved drinking water sources, such as piped supplies and protected wells, according to a joint report by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the UN World Health Organization (WHO).
Students from Piramerd Basic School celebrate UN World Water Day, in Badawa, Erbil Governorate, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq last year. The school, housing grades one through nine, is one of the educational institutions in the governorate where the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is undertaking projects to improve infrastructure and academic standards. | UN Photo: Bikem Ekberzade
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UNA-NY Congratulates St. John's University as
2012 Student Alliance Winner
On January 18, the Board of Directors of the United Nations Association of New York selected the St. John's University UNA-NY Student Alliance in Support of the UN Millennium Development Goals as the most successful student alliance among schools in the UNA-NY Chapter.
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Ban Stresses Role of NGOs in Helping Transitional Countries Build Institutions
26 October 2011 | Meeting representatives of the NGO community at UN Headquarters in New York, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed that non-governmental organizations can play a crucial role in supporting countries in transition as they work to build and strengthen their fledgling institutions with the assistance of the United Nations.
Mr. Ban noted that many countries in the Middle East and North Africa undergoing the Arab Spring reform movement face major challenges like organizing elections, drafting new constitutions, promoting democratic practices, building independent judiciaries and developing free media.
"There can be no success without a healthy civil society. Please, do your part. Help these women's groups, social media activists, human rights defenders and others to take their rightful place in society — in government, in parliament, in every public institution," he said in his statement.
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GET INVOLVED!
Last September, United Nations member states reaffirmed their commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. This historic initiative brought together governments, private sector leaders, international organizations, financial institutions, donors, and civil society groups, among others, to continue their unified global efforts to accomplish these goals.
Students and educational faculty can join this very important and historic global campaign by establishing a United Nations Association of New York Student Alliance at your school. Student Alliances are action-oriented school programs that encourage globally-minded high school, undergraduate and graduate students to educate, inspire and mobilize Americans and the U.S. government to support the principles and vital work of the United Nations.
SCREENING THE ISSUES
UNA-NY Film and Discussion Events
As an effective way to educate and motivate a community, Screening the Issues has been promoting the work of the United Nations with events that serve a dual purpose: to commend the intelligence of filmmakers who have the courage and passion to address crucial human concerns while presenting important global issues to a culturally aware New York audience. The mission of UNA-NY is to educate, inspire and mobilize the NYC community and to raise awareness of the vital work of the United Nations.
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
2012/05/17
BookTalkUNA: Kati Marton on Richard Holbrooke
2012/05/08
Americans Want Strong U.S. Relationship with UN
2012/03/27
UNANY Celebrates International Women's Day with The Lady
2012/03/15
Linking Youth to a Global Future 2012
2012/03/06
UN: World Meets MDGs on Water
2012/01/23
St. John's University:
2012 Student Alliance Winner
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