Global Forum Luncheon

 

The United Nations Association of the USA
Southern California Division

Cordially Invites You To

The 1st Annual West Coast
Global Forum Luncheon

Special Guest

The President of the United Nations
Association of the USA

Ambassador William Luers

Thursday, November 13, 2008
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

The Crown Plaza Hotel
1150 S. Beverly Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90035

UNA Members $35 - Non-Members $50
Parking: Self Parking $12, Valet $22

 

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Barack Obama's Responses to UNA-USA

United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) - Better World Campaign (BWC) - 2008 Presidential Candidate Questionnaire on US-UN Relations
October 31, 2008
Responses from Barack Obama (PDF)

Worldwide Malaria No More Videoconference

Malaria Conference
© Lucas Foglia

Sept 25, 2008
David Tuckman, Secretary & YPIC Chair, UNA-SoCal reports from the Worldwide Malaria No More/Tony Blair Faith Foundation Videoconference and panel discussion on the UN Millennium Development Goals with 100 young people in the panel and 1000s worldwide on combating malaria.
. . . Read Tuckman's Report


SoCal Delegates 2008
SoCal Delegates at Washington DC Convention

Chapter Best Practices Shared at National UNA-USA Convention

This June 2008 report encourages us to learn from each other, and to replicate or adapt various types of activities that seem to be working well elsewhere. The 155-page report is attached here as a PDF. You might consider printing out the entire volume. More likely though, you will want to read through it on your monitor, identify some individual Best Practices that might be useful to your particular chapter, and print out and share those pages.  For further information or to borrow a hard copy of this report, contact Division Vice-President Mel Boynton at mel@mboyntons.net or (909) 398-1124 or (909) 398-1124

60th Anniversary of UN Declaration of Human Rights

These rights have their origin as far back as the Magna Carte and the US Constitution's Bill of Rights. Perhaps it would be instructive to review some of the Articles relating to torture and workers' rights ... read the article

Preamble to the Charter of the UN

We the peoples of the United Nations Determined
to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war (more . . .)

How the UN Makes a Difference

Reasons why the UN makes a difference. .

 

Oct 2008 Division Newsletter

Download here.

President's Report

Carl Mariz

Carl Mariz, UNA SOCAL President

November 9, 2008:

Kudos to the Pasadena Chapter and Diane Gonzales for their leadership in planning this year’s Division annual meeting! It was a little crowded but that is much better than having too few show up! A lot of thought went into planning this year’s meeting. We hoped that we could reverse the trend of too few attendees and cost overruns that have occurred in the recent annual meetings. To study these issues, Mel Boynton chaired a committee which included among others Judith Harris and Diane Gonzales. . . .

Read full text of Division President Carl Mariz' Report

 

TAKE ACTION !

March 2008 UPDATE

IRAN ACTION FOR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ADVOCATES

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How you can make a difference with a call to action.

e-News from UNA-USA

Advocacy & Government Relations Activities

Advocacy - Government Relations

Urgent Pick-up-the-Phone campaign to urge our legislators to support emergency funding for Iraqi refugees. Act today!

UN NEWS CENTRE

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UN Achievements

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

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