UNA-NYC News

2022

December 19 | UNA-NYC 2022 Highlights

November 8 | United Nations Association of New York 2022 UN Day Humanitarian Awards Dinner

September 20 | SUMMER SCHOLARS BLOG: Gadha Raj

September 19 | SUMMER SCHOLARS BLOG: Khutso Segooa

September 14 | An Exciting New Office: UN Youth

September 5 | A New Tool to Bring the Sustainable Development Goals Closer to Home

August 31 | SUMMER SCHOLARS BLOG: Sreenidhi Rao

August 17 | SUMMER SCHOLARS BLOG: Mackenzie Stoeltje

July 23 | Annual Summer Soirée

July 19 | UN Garden Tour

June 24 | UNA-USA’s Statement on the Overturning of Roe v. Wade

May 10 | Teach for America Recognizes NYC Junior Ambassadors Program

May 5 | Continuing to Support the UN’s Humanitarian Work in Ukraine

April 20 | Fill Out Our UNA-NYC Members Survey

April 6 | Four UN Agencies You Might Not Know About

April 4 | “Six Triple Eight” Battalion Finally Honored by Congress

February 28 | Support the UN’s Humanitarian Efforts in Ukraine

January 25 | Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2022

January 11 | Six Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Supporters of the UN

2021

December 22 | UNA-NYC 2021 Highlights—A Message from our Executive Director

November 30 | You'll Want to Listen to These Six UN Podcasts

November 24 | UNA-NYC and CWS Offer Volunteer Opportunities to Help Refugees

October 27 | Three Free Virtual COP26 Side Events You Won’t Want to Miss

October 26 | Save the Date: January 19 Book Event with Kati Marton on Angela Merkel

October 25 | UN GA President Joins Runners Around the World for our Virtual UN Day Celebration

October 8 | Maria Ressa Wins 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

September 29 | SUMMER SCHOLARS BLOG: Eric Gero

September 13 | Three Events Not to Miss During UNGA 76

September 3 | SUMMER SCHOLARS BLOG: Ghazal Rezvani

August 27 | SUMMER SCHOLARS BLOG: Fadumo Guhad

August 26 | SUMMER SCHOLARS BLOG: Nareesa Dhalla

August 23 | SUMMER SCHOLARS BLOG: Madeleine Dejean

August 16 | SUMMER SCHOLARS BLOG: Leigh Nusbaum

August 10 | SUMMER SCHOLARS BLOG: Talisa Anderson

July 26 | SUMMER SCHOLARS BLOG: Oscar Orozco

July 9 | UNA-NYC Summer Series Closes After 4-Part Exploration of Local and Global Food Systems

June 25 | NYC Junior Ambassadors Students Raise Awareness of SDG 5

June 15 | Live from South Sudan, FAO Shares Insights into Work for Zero Hunger

May 20 | UNA-NYC and Freedom United Empower 7th Graders to Engage with SDG 5

March 29 | Bridging the Gap Between CUNY and the United Nations

March 25 | Landmark 50th Ratification of Forced Labour Protocol Brings Us a Step Closer to SDG 8.7

January 28 | Top 10 UNA-NYC Events Not to Miss from 2020

2020

November 27 | UNA-NYC Raises Over $3000 for Local Charity

November 13 | The 75th Anniversary of the United Nations: A Virtual Celebration

November 12 | UNA-NYC on the Election

October 26 | UNA-NYC Announces 2020 Fall Youth Essay Contest Winners

October 16 | Looking Back on a Year of Partnership Against Modern Slavery

September 9 | UN Humanitarians Share Their Stories in Webinar Panel with “Real Life Heroes”

August 1 | UNA-NYC Announces Summer Scholars 2020-21 Winners

June 3 | UNA-NYC on George Floyd

March 4 | The Ambassador Series Celebrates International Women’s Day 2020

2019

November 4 | Greece and the Importance of Multilateralism in Today's Global Challenges

November 12 | UN Launches Biggest-Ever Global Conversation Marking 75th Anniversary in 2020

October 18 | Dawnland Highlights Cultural Survival and Stolen Children

October 8 | The United Nations Association of New York 2019 UN Day Humanitarian Awards Dinner

October 1 | The 74th United Nations General Assembly: A Week in Review

September 27 | Dawnland Wins an Emmy® Award

August 19 | UNA-NYC Committed in Fight Against Human Trafficking

August 2 | Summer Soirée Offers More Relaxed After-Hours Terrace Refuge

July 30 | Summer Potpourri of UNA-NYC News Highlights

June 14 | UNA-NYC Annual Meeting 2019 Celebrates Another Successful Year

June 4 | UNA-NYC Summer Scholars 2019 Winners

May 24 | Ambassador Series Focuses on Rwanda Today As Example of Integration and Inclusion

April 26 | Leaders and Changemakers in Action at the Worldview Institute Spring 2019

April 17 | Empowered, Included and Equal: The 8th ECOSOC Youth Forum

April 15 | Full House at Spring 2019 UN Career Fair

March 19 | Powerful Panel of Leading Women at BYkids Film Screening

March 11 | Inspiration a Big Highlight at STEM Education Now Conference

2018

October 8 | The United Nations Association of New York 2018 UN Day Humanitarian Awards Dinner

July 30 | 2018 Summer Soirée Breezes Through with Another Hot Time on the Old Town

June 8 | UNA-NYC Summer Scholars 2018 Winners

2017

November 6 | The United Nations Association of New York 2017 UN Day Humanitarian Awards Dinner

August 14 | UNA-NYC Summer Soirée 2017

2016

October 26 | The United Nations Association of New York 2016 UN Day Humanitarian Awards Dinner Commemorates 71st UN Anniversary

October 1 | In Memoriam: Ambassador Joseph Verner Reed

September 26 | UNA-NYC Special Panel of Extraordinary Women Offer Perspectives on Ending Child Marriage

September 6 | A Day of Art and Joy for Refugee Children in New York

July 29 | UNA-NYC 2016 Summer Soirée

May 20 | UNA-NYC Youth Rep to Attend DPI/NGO Conference in Korea

May 16 | UNA-NYC Summer Scholars 2016 Winners

February 25 | UNA-NYC’s Inaugural Winter Soirée is a Smashing Success

2015

October 23 | The United Nations Association of New York 2015 UN Day Humanitarian Awards Dinner Commemorates 70th UN Anniversary

October 22 | Remarks by the UN Secretary-General at the UNA-NYC Humanitarian Awards Dinner

October 22 | Obama's Presidential Proclamation for UN Day 2015

September 18 | Film Panel on “The Good Lie”

July 27 | UNA-NYC's 2015 Summer Soirée Draws an Ever Bigger Crowd

July 16 | Book Talk with Dr. Alejandro Toledo and The Shared Society

April 11 | UNA-NYC Summer Scholars 2015 Winners

2014

October 29 | The United Nations Association of New York 2014 UN Day Humanitarian Awards Dinner

September 4 | UNA-NYC Evening at the Consulate with Ambassador Sun Guoxiang

September 24 | Leveling the Diplomacy Playing Field: Higher Educational Approaches to Enhance the Small State Diplomacy

April 30 | Book Talk with Dr. Marwan Muasher on the Second Arab Awakening

April 30 | Advocacy Chair Joan Levy Awarded Recognition at UNA-NYC Annual Meeting

April 21 | The Ambassador Series with Thomas R. Pickering

February 3 | A People Uncounted The Untold Story of the Roma

2013

November 5 | The United Nations Association of New York 2013 UN Day Humanitarian Awards Dinner

August 2 | United Nations Association of New York Members Chill Out at Second Summer Soirée

May 21 | The Light of Commitment:Revealing the Inner Faces of Hammarskjöld

February 27 | UNA-NYC Youth Panel on STEM Education

February 11 | The Importance of Successful Advocacy: 2013 Update

January 13 | UNA-NYC Donates to UN Women for Peace to End Violence Against Women

2012

October 25 | The United Nations Association of New York 2012 UN Day Humanitarian Awards Dinner

September 27 | An Eco-Lesson from the Himalayas to the World: Pad Yatra

July 31 | United Nations Association of New York Holds First Summer Soirée for New Members

July 29 | Olympic Dreams Come True, with Thanks to UN Peacekeeping

May 17 | Be Fearless: Kati Marton on Richard Holbrooke

May 8 | Poll: Americans Want Strong U.S. Relationship with the United Nations

March 17 | UNA-NYC Celebrates International Women's Day with The Lady: Aung San Suu Kyi

March 15 | Linking Youth to a Global Future 2012

January 23 | UNA-NYC Congratulates St. John's University as 2012 Student Alliance Winner

2011

December 13 | UNA Advocacy: Attaining Valuable Momentum for 2012

October 13 | Global Maternal Health Efforts Unleash Potentially 'Enormous' Good says Ban in UN Day Gala Address

October 13 | The United Nations Association of New York 2011 UN Day Humanitarian Awards Dinner

September 14 | The Lessons of Budrus — Seven Years Later

May 11 | The United Nations Association of New York Honors Women at 2011 Spring Luncheon

May 5 | UNA New York Honors Women Battling Trafficking at 2011 Spring Luncheon

March 15 | WASTE LAND: The Power of Art and the Resilience of the Human Spirit

March 3 | UNA-NYC Co-Sponsors Two Panels on Women and Diversity Partnerships

February 8 | Linking Youth to a Global Future

January 7 | BHUTTO: An Evening of Intense Engagement and Insights with Dr. Mark Siegel

2010

December 4 | Book Talk: Eliza Griswold Discusses The Tenth Parallel

November 22 | Michel Bonnardeaux on UN Peacekeeping

October 25 | The United Nations Association of New York 2010 UN Day Humanitarian Awards Dinner

August 3 | Japanese Teens Visit the UN

July 30 | UNA-NYC's Successful Screening of “Sergio” Attracts Special Guests

July 23 | UNA-NYC Joins Committee on Disarmament, Peace & Security

June 7 | Secretary-General Praises Dedicated Grassroots Advocacy by UNA as “Heart and Soul of the UN’s Battle for Better World”

March 8 | UNA-NYC Hosts Panel on Human Trafficking featuring Special Guest Somaly Mam

February 19 | UNA-NYC Donates to UNICEF for Haiti Earthquake Victims

2009

October 22 | The United Nations Association of New York 2009 UN Day Humanitarian Awards Dinner

July 24 | TEAK Fellows Visit: A Field Trip to the United Nations

July 6 | DPI/NGO Briefing: The Ozone Layer and Climate Change

June 17 | DPI/NGO Briefing: "Development for All: Integrating Disability into the Millennium Development Goals"

June 15 | UNA-NYC Sponsors Resolutions on Darfur and Human Trafficking at 2009 UNA-USA Biennial National Convention

March 2 | UNA-NYC Sponsors High School Delegation for Model UN Conference in May

January 10 | UNA-NYC and USA for UNHCR Complete Ten Water Points in Central and Eastern Afghanistan

2008

December 3 | Ambassador Heraldo Munoz of Chile Discusses his Recent Book

October 23 | The United Nations Association of New York 2008 UN Day Humanitarian Awards Dinner

June 18 | Worldview Completes 2008 Spring Semester

June 17 | UNA-NYC and USA for UN High Commissioner for Refugees Complete Five Water Points in the Central Region of Afghanistan

May 15 | Ambassador Joseph Verner Reed Receives UNA-NYC Distinguished Service Award

April 2 | The Worldview Institute of UNA-NYC kicks off its Spring 2008 Semester

March 21 | UNA-NYC 2007 Gala Sponsors Wells in Afghanistan

February 19 | With Your Help, Our School Visits to the United Nations Continue

2007

December 19 | Worldview Institute Completes First Semester

October 25 | The United Nations Association of New York 2007 UN Day Humanitarian Awards Dinner

September 12 | The United Nations Association of New York Launches the Worldview Institute

August 23 | Third Annual High School Art Exhibition

August 10 | UNA-NYC Opens Registration for Worldview Institute

June 1 | UNA-NYC Adopts the Global Water Crisis as a Fundamental Issue on Which It Will Provide Advocacy and Education

May 16 | Migiro Addresses UNA-NYC Annual Meeting

2006

December 14 | Ambassador Ellen Løj Speaks on Denmark's Experience on the Security Council

November 14 | UNA-NYC Board of Directors Issues Recommendations for 2007 Advocacy Agenda

October 26 | UNA-NYC Gala Dinner to Celebrate UN Day

September 19 | UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Address to the 61st General Assembly

April 20 | The Challenge of Avian Flu: Strategies for an Impending Pandemic

April 1 | UNA-NYC Co-Sponsors Second Annual High School Art Exhibition

February 13 | UNA-NYC Represented at the Info Fair of the Committee on Teaching About the UN

January 16 | HERO: Addressing the Emergency Needs of Schools in Namibia

2005

December 1 | The Legacy of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's Involvement with the United Nations

October 21 | UNA-NYC Gala Dinner Celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the United Nations

September 22 | The Power of People and Ideas: The Intellectual Contribution of the UN to Development

May 13 | Turkish Mission to the UN Hosts Reception for UNA-NYC Members

March 11 | UNA-NYC Receives Award for Membership Growth

2004

December 13 | UNA-NYC, YPIC, and the Young Professionals of New York City Organize Film Festival

December 7 | Talking Points on the UN Oil-for-Food Programme

August 9 | UNA-NYC to be Represented at UN Conference on Implementing Development Goals Set by World Leaders