Mark your calendars for this year's upcoming Human Rights Day. In celebration of  the Universal Declaration of Human Rights anniversary, UNA-NCA will once again recognize the outstanding work that individuals are making in improving human rights in their communities and around the world. Elisa Massimino, President and CEO of Human Rights First will be presented with the Louis B. Sohn Award. Sarah Degnan Kambou, PhD, President of the International Center for Research on Women will be presented with the Perdita Huston Award.

The United Nations Peacekeeping has been on the frontlines of addressing the security crises in Africa. As 2013 comes to a close, Jack Christofides from UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations will give us an update on the situation in the DRC and Mali and a possible UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic. Victoria Holt, U.S. State Department will provide the U.S. perspectives on these fragile states and background on how the U.S. and UN are working together.

The Seattle Human Rights Award will be presented at the Seattle Human Rights Day/Seattle Human Rights Commission 50th Anniversary celebration on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall. This ceremony is a powerful way to acknowledge the work of outstanding people who inspire us all.

Local non-profits, student organizations, and community members will gather for a public reading of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).  The UDHR is the most translated document in written history, and was adopted by the U.N. assembly in 1948 as a direct response to the horrors of World War II.   

In celebration of Human Rights Day, the Iowa United Nations Association and the Iowa Imagination Station are excited to announce a contest to creatively express the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).  

The Eleanor Roosevelt Leadership Center at Val-Kill and the United Nations Association Southern New York State Division (UNA-SNY) invite you to join others from around the world in contributing to "The World We Want."

The United Nations states that world-wide there are 15 million refugees. A refugee is a person who seeks "refuge" in another country because of war, violence or are subject to persecution on the basis of race, gender, religion and/or political opinion. Apart from physical wounds and starvation, human rights violations including child labor, torture, and sexual exploitation are common epidemics in refugee settlements.

UNA San Diego and The Women's Equity Council (WEC) invites to a screening and discussion on Violence Against Women is a Men's Issue.

The Community radio station KZUM 89.3 (on your FM dial), has given  Nebraska Chapter of UNA access to its programming on December 10 to provide the following:

“Women United” will be the theme for the Portland Human Rights Day event this year.  It is sponsored by our UNA Portland Chapter and there are more than a dozen co-sponsors!  There will be music, speeches, tabling by co-sponsors, light refreshments, and more, including the presentation of awards to winners of this year’s High School Essay Competition on the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 

The Office of Supervisor Dave Cortese, Human Relations Commission, Office of Human Relations and Silicon Valley United Nations Association invites you to a celebration of Human Rights Day. This event, raising awareness of local human rights efforts, is one of many around the world commemorating the 1948 United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

On December 10, which is the International Day of Human Rights, the Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies of Princeton University will host a panel discussion on “Justice:  Faces of the Human Rights Revolution”  from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Rm. 016 of Robertson Hall of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

In honor of Human Rights Day on December 10th, please join the UN Association's Denver Metro chapter for a discussion about the global problem of violence against women and girls.

Join our Wake County Chapter this UN Day for a Universal Declaration of Human Rights reading and interpretation.

UNA-USA is partnering with the UN on leading U.S. consultations on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. As part of this partnership, the Northern California Division will hold a once-in-a-generation opportunity conversation about the Post-2015 Development Agenda. The results of this consultation will be reported to the United Nations.

Please join our Southern Illinois Chapter for its Fourth Annual Human Rights Award 2013. The program will include consultations on the Post-2015 Development Program.

UNA-USA is partnering with the UN on leading U.S. consultations on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. As part of this partnership, the Southern California Division will hold a once-in-a-generation opportunity conversation about the Post-2015 Development Agenda. The results of this consultation will be reported to the United Nations.

All UNA Seattle members are invited to attend the Annual Meeting.  At this meeting, members vote on organizational policies (Bylaws) and elect members to the Board of Directors.  Also, you'll have a chance to learn more about the new programs that we're working on and add your voice to shaping the direction of the organization's future. 

Listne to UNA's International Choir at their Holiday Tapestry event.