DIVISION BOARD MEETING - Saturday, May 11

UNA Division Board Meeting - all members and guests welcome

Saturday, May - 11:30 am - 2:30 pm - Bailey Street Kitchen, 13010 Bailey Street, Whittier 90601. $25

Jérome Sauvage, Deputy Director - Guest Speaker Jérome served UNDP as a Young Professional in Vietnam from 1983-85, when the country embarked on its successful economic reform program. Subsequent UNDP postings took him and his family to Madagascar, Cambodia, India, and Pakistan, and twice to UNDP Headquarters in New York. He served most recently as UN Resident Coordinator in Pyongyang from 2009-2013. “I am delighted to return to the United States, which has been a critical development partner for many years, and I look forward to learning more about US development goals and priorities,” he said. “I am pleased to be able to share my experiences and observations from working in development over many years of transformative change.” Jérome was educated in law at the Sorbonne in Paris and in international affairs at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington. His areas of expertise include aid coordination, democratic governance, disaster risk reduction and recovery, poverty reduction, and change management. A French national, Jérome is married to Carolyn Sauvage-Mar, a US national and also a graduate of SAIS.

DIRECTIONS:

Location is in uptown Whittier.
Exit 605 at Whittier East, Turn left (East) on Hadley Street, Turn right (South) on Bright Ave (one block after Greenleaf). Park in public parking on your right - Walk 1/4 block South to Bailey Street

Seating is limited. Please RSVP to John Beynon

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Message from the President - Spring 2013

Welcome to your SoCal UNA-USA Website! If you’re not already a member, please join today. Check out your local chapter websites and help us educate, advocate, and grow to ‘Help the UN Help the World’.

2013 will be exciting for UNA-USA as each of your ten chapters is helping to inspire international understanding and cooperation through the United Nations. Working with you and your chapters, our division is working to enhance regional support for events, education, advocacy, and growth throughout Southern California and southern Nevada.

I look forward seeing you at our local programs in our chapter and SoCal events. For more information, visit our Calendar of Events or check back at our website often. It is up to us to help make U.S. participation in the UN supportive of peace, human rights, environment, health, and women’s rights around the globe. You can make a difference!

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2012 BWC/UNA-USA Campaign Briefing Book

The 5th Annual West Coast Global Forum - Sept 27, 2012 - was a great success!

The sold-out 5th Annual West Coast Global Forum was a great sucess. Many thanks to Barry Simon for his amazing hard work in creating this event. The 2012 Global Citizen Award recipients were: Soraya Fallah International Human Rights Activist Dr. Gudata S. Hinika Founder of Ethiopia HealthAid, establishing sustainable healthcare and education systems in rural Ethiopia Calvert Investments Committed to sustainable and responsible investments since 1982 with special guest Patrick Madden Executive Director The United Nations Association of the USA Washington DC   Photo Galleries of the Forum and Events with Patrick Madden Download Forum Program (PDF)

The 2012 UNA-USA Annual National Meeting - June 10-12 - Washington, D.C.

Dr. Margaret Soderberg and her committee organized another very successful
Global Health Initiative Conference in 2012!

Photos from the conference

NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE - UNA-USA Chapter Handbook and SoCal Division ByLaws (HTML)

These are our new documents and were posted 11/28/11 - Note: The ByLaws are being revised 2013.

Most people know that United Nations agencies have contributed to the eradication of smallpox, immunized 80% of the world's children against deadly diseases, provided food aid, coordinated emergency relief in the face of disasters. natural and otherwise, and helped to avert or end wars and maintain international peace and stability. But few are aware that the United Nations. . . more