Local Programs/meetings & Co-sponsored Events
Thursday, Sept 2, 5:00 pm:
Annual free outdoor concert by the Oregon Symphony at Tom McCall
Waterfront Park, 1020 Naito Pkwy, Portland. Bring chairs or blankets for
lawn seating. You’re also invited to bring school supplies to donate for use
in Portland public schools.
Thursday, Sept 2, 7:00 pm:
"Reflections on Justice and The International Criminal Tribunal" program at
the Mercy Corps Action Center, 28 SW 1st Ave, Portland. Two speakers, Judith Armatta, a journalist-author and human rights activist, and Norm Sepenuk, an
international defense attorney, will both talk about their experiences and
especially the Slobodan Milosevic trial. Tickets are $10. Co-sponsor is the
World Affairs Council and more info is available on their website:
http://www.worldoregon.org/
Saturday, Sept 11, 10:30
am: UNA-Oregon Board and membership meeting in room 110, First United
Methodist Church, 1838 SW Jefferson, Portland. All UNA members and
representatives of other organizations that would like to coordinate
activities with UNA are invited and encouraged to attend. Everyone can
participate in discussions but only Board members vote on motions. Tickets
for Oct 7 movie, SERGIO at the NW Film Center will be available at this
meeting. (See info below.)
Saturday, Sept 11, 9 am to 5
pm: Seventh Annual Vancouver Peace and Justice Fair at Esther Short City
Park, 8th and Columbia St, Vancouver, WA. Free and open to the public.
Tue, Wed, & Thu, Sept 21
to 23: Wholistic Peace Institute presents a 3-day Summer Nobel Peace
Institute in cooperation with the Kim Dae-jung Peace Center of South Korea
and Concordia University, 2811 NE Holman St, Portland. Note that it begins
on Sept 21st, the U.N. International Day of Peace! Theme for the first day
is: New Solutions to De-escalate the Tension on the Korean Peninsula. The
second day includes a World Peace Dinner at the Hilton Hotel in downtown
Portland. On the third day there is a Peace Youth Summit. Participants
include outstanding keynote speakers from Korea. For more details see
website:
http://www.wholisticpeaceinstitute.com/
Wednesday, Sept 29, 7:00
pm: UNA-USA Salem Chapter is sponsoring Ms Catherine Feeney, a senior
official with the U.N. World Food Program, who will speak on the critical
humanitarian work of WFP focusing on emergency assistance in Haiti and
Pakistan. WFP is the U.N.’s front-line agency in the fight against global
hunger that results from disasters (war, earthquakes, hurricanes, drought,
floods, etc). This special event will be at the Salem Public Library, 585
Liberty St SE, Salem and is free and open to the public. (Note: Ms Feeney
will speak the following evening at 6:30 in Medford for the UNA-USA Southern
Oregon Chapter. For more info send email to:
russanita@charter.net )
Thursday, Oct 7, 7:00 pm:
NW Film Center will show the award winning documentary SERGIO about the
outstanding Brazilian diplomat, Sergio Vieira de Mello. Sergio served in
many hot spots during his 33-year career with the U.N. and was Kofi Annan’s
right-hand man, even mentioned as a possible future Sec-Gen, but was killed
in 2003 in Iraq. The Center is at 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland. The film lasts
94 min, will be shown only this one time, and regular tickets are $9 at the
door, but special tickets will be available at the Sept 11 UNA-Oregon Board
meeting to help support this showing.
Daily Newseum website:
Every morning, more than 700 newspapers from around the world submit their
front pages to the Newseum via the Internet to be part of Today's Front
Pages and these are shown online in their original, unedited form. Double
click on a location to show the front page. For an international view of
newspapers go to:
www.newseum.org
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E-Action Network
UNA-USA uses the
E-Action Network to alert members and other UN supporters via e-mail
when action is needed on important UN issues. The
E-Action Network allows users to "take action" quickly and easily by
providing them with a sample letter which they can personalize and send to
their elected officials by fax or regular mail.
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UNA
Chapters in Oregon
OREGON
DIVISION 466
4336 NE 40th Ave.
Portland, OR 97211-8238
email info@una-oregon.org
ROSE VILLA CHAPTER 139
SALEM CHAPTER 140
SOUTHERN OREGON CHAPTER 145
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UNA
Contact Groups
National UNA-USA
Organization
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High School Millennium Development Goals
Curriculum
Lesson Plans and Resources for Teachers
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UNA-Student alliances
The
UNA-USA Student Alliance seeks to engage students by creating a
nationwide network of motivated individuals, student advocacy groups,
international affairs clubs, and Model UN teams who stand poised to
collectively sound their voices and make their opinions heard amongst their
peers, in their communities and across the nation.
On individual elementary, middle
school, high school, and college campuses, Student Alliance Advisers
mobilize others who want to be involved with the work of the United Nations.
Participating groups conduct a wide range of activities that promote work of
the United Nations. Student Alliance participants have opportunities to
coordinate programs in their local community, network with UN dignitaries
through UNA-USA's programs, including UNA-USA's Members Day at the UN, the
National Forum on the United Nations, and even participate in UN meetings.
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Model UN
In the
Model UN, students step into the shoes of ambassadors from UN member
states to debate current issues on the organization's vast agenda. Student
"delegates" in Model UN prepare draft resolutions, plot strategy, negotiate
with supporters and adversaries, resolve conflicts, and navigate the UN's
rules of procedure, all in the interest of mobilizing "international
cooperation" to resolve problems that affect countries all over the world.
For specific
information about Model UN activities in Oregon State high schools go to
their website: www.oregonmun.org
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Essay
Contest
Since 1986, the
National High School Essay Contest on the United Nations has inspired
students to engage global issues and the work of the U.N. through
scholarship and critical thinking. Each year, UNA USA publishes a topic and
question of particular importance to the international community.
Students then conduct research
and write a response to the question, based not only on the information they
have found, but also on their own views and opinions.
The purpose of the essay contest
is not to summarize or evaluate the work of scholars, thinkers, government
officials or authors. Instead, UNA-USA asks students to use these resources
to structure their own arguments and reach their own conclusions.
It is our hope that as students
are introduced to new issues or asked to think critically about issues they
have discussed in the classroom, they will be better prepared to confront
difficult questions in the future, when they have taken up the
responsibility of leadership themselves.
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UN Millennium Development
Goals
* Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
* Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
* Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
* Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
* Goal 5: Improve maternal health
* Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
* Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
* Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development
Internships
UNA-USA awards a variety of
part-time and full-time internships to highly motivated high school, undergraduate and graduate
students. Interns must possess a strong interest in international affairs,
good writing and research skills, and formidable knowledge of the United
Nations and other multilateral institutions.
While our
internships are not salaried positions, interns have found the
experience of working at UNA USA and exploring the UN's resources rewarding
in other ways, both educationally and vocationally. In many cases, academic
credit can be arranged for students requiring documentation. Since the
internship takes place in New York, interns are often able to attend various
United Nations meetings, briefings, and special UNA-USA events as well.
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Annual conference in NYC at UN
The UNA-USA hosts two types of
national meetings that bring together UNA USA's constituencies for a variety
of skills trainings, issues briefings, networking opportunities and
capacity-building.
In the even years (i.e., `06,
`08, `10), UNA-USA hosts the Annual Meeting of Chapter and Division
Presidents. In the odd years (i.e., `05, 07, 09) UNA-USA hosts the Biennial
National Convention. The Convention incorporates much of the same
programming from the Annual Meeting, but also adds significant governance
procedures to the schedule of events including elections, possible
amendments to the UNA-USA bylaws and the adoption of resolutions.
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Business
Council
The Business Council for the United Nations (BCUN) is a catalyst for
action, understanding and innovative business opportunities between member
companies and the United Nations. Through a network of partnerships in
economic development, health, education, and technology, BCUN advances the
common interest of the UN and business in a more prosperous and peaceful
world.
A series of ongoing conferences
and working groups bring the UN and UN specialized agencies such as UNDP
together with banks, investment banks, ratings agencies, pension and mutual
fund managers, insurance companies and other corporations to work on
innovative means of mobilizing private sector capital for development. These
and other working groups on technology, UN/private sector partnerships, risk
mitigation and sovereign debt result in policy recommendations to the UN and
UN agencies to further BCUN's mission to leverage private sector support for
the achievement of the UN's Millennium Development Goals.
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Council of
Organizations
UNA-USA's Council of Organizations offers unique opportunities for
leaders from more than 100 nongovernmental organizations to partner with the
United Nations and each other. Groups with interests in education, religion,
labor, sustainable development, human rights, health and women's issues work
together to encourage strong US leadership in the United Nations and play a
critical role in educating millions of Americans about the UN's importance
in world affairs.
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World UNAs
Inspired by the opening words of
the United Nations Charter "We the Peoples", the
World Federation of United
Nations Associations was created in 1946 - one year after the
establishment of the UN. Today, they have become a global network of
hundreds of thousands of people linked together through United
Nations Assocations in over 100 member states of the UN. Their networks
enable people to connect with each other on critical global issues affecting
us all, from peace and human rights to the spread of democracy, equitable
development, and international justice.
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