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Mission
The Council of Organizations, a network of more than 90 nongovernmental organizations with interests in education, social justice, peace and security, labor, sustainable development, human rights, health and women's issues, share the common goals of promoting greater public awareness about global issues and the UN's importance in world affairs and strengthening the US-UN relationship.

Featured Speakers

Educating for a New Paradigm in World Affairs
In an increasingly interconnected world, where conflicts within countries, climate change, natural disasters and other global concerns are becoming more prominent in the US news, how is the education sector responding to this new paradigm in world affairs? Are educators having to adjust how they teach and what they teach to reflect our interconnected world? How are university administrators responding? What demands are students placing on the education sector to educate them about world affairs?

UNA-USA’s Council of Organizations held this event on May 6, 2010 to learn from our speakers - Linda Hallman, Executive Director of AAUW, Antonia Cortese, Secretary-Treasurer of American Federation of Teachers, and Amb. John Maresca, Rector of the University for Peace - about these efforts, how, for example, the University for Peace is serving as a global project for building out the field of peace and conflict studies.

To listen to the full audio recording, click here.

Capitol Hill Seminar Series"This is the United Nations"
Each year in the spring and fall, the Council of Organizations in Washington DC has hosted a five-part seminar series designed to give new Congressional staff members and interns, as well as Council of Organizations staff and interns, an overview of the different issues and agencies of the United Nations and an opportunity to meet and network with others working on international issues. UN agencies and programs featured during this series have been UNIC, UNFPA, ILO, UNHCR, IAEA, UNDP, UNHabitat, FAO, WFP, IFAD, UNEP, UNAIDS, UNICEF, and PAHO/WHO.

UN Briefing SeriesThe Council of Organizations sponsors monthly briefings in New York and Washington DC featuring UN ambassadors, academics, US government officials, distinguished NGO leaders and top Secretariat officials which keep the NGO community informed while offering a forum to share educational information and advocacy plans regarding issues on the UN agenda.

Learn more about the Speakers Series