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The United Nations Association of the United States of America is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that supports the work of the United Nations and encourages active civic participation in the most important social and economic issues facing the world today. 

UNA seeks to promote constructive US leadership in a strengthened United Nations system. Specifically, it is our task to educate the public about the United Nations, increasing public knowledge about international issues and US government policies relating to the UN. We are to build public support for constructive leadership in the United Nations and advocate with government officials for US participation.

The West Triangle Chapter is composed of nearly 300 members in Orange, Durham and Chatham Counties, North Carolina.

EVERY DAY
The United Nations works to solve global challenges

  • Provides food to 108 million people in 74 countries

  • Vaccinates 40 per cent of the world’s children, saving 2 million lives a year

  • Assists over 34 million refugees and others fleeing war, famine or persecution

  • Fights climate change and leads a campaign to plant 1 billion trees a year

  • Keeps the peace with 116,000 peacekeepers in 17 operations on 4 continents

  • Fights poverty and helped 300 million rural poor achieve better lives in the last 30 years

  • Monitors, promotes, protects and develops human rights worldwide

  • Mobilizes $7 billion in humanitarian aid to help people affected by emergencies

  • Leads international efforts in clearing landmines in over 30 countries

  • Promotes universal primary education, reaching 88% enrollment coverage in developing countries

(From the Outreach Division, Department of Information of the United Nations)

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May Lunch and Learn

Congressman David Price, who represents our Fourth Congressional District in Washington, will speak to our Lunch and Learn meeting at Carolina Meadows on May 23 (Noon-2:00PM) on "Building Democratic Institutions in Emerging Democracies.”

 Congressman Price is a member of the important House Appropriations Committee and a recognized leader of the House of Representatives on foreign policy matters, co-chairing the House Democracy Partnership, one of the rare bipartisan activities on Capital Hill, which he initiated to help strengthen parliaments in emerging democracies. 

Citizens for Global Solutions, a liberal national nongovernmental organization which follows developments in Congress on foreign policy issues, has consistently rated him “A” for his positions on global issues.

Reservations for the meeting should be made by $18 check to “UNAWTC” and sent to Warren Glick 83203 Jarvis, Chapel Hill 27517 by May 18.

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