UNA-USA Press Releases and Statements

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UNA-USA Communications
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2010 Press Releases and Statements

MARCH 5, 2010– Today, more than 450 Los Angeles school students will have the unique opportunity to debate and resolve current international issues together at the 7th Annual Global Classrooms: Los Angeles Conference sponsored by the United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA). Read the full statement.

Feb. 27, 2010 - Today, more than 600 New York City public school students will have the unique opportunity to debate and resolve current international issues together at the 3^rd Annual Global Classrooms: New York City Model UN Conference sponsored by the United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA). Read the full statement.

2009 Press Releases and Statements

At UNA-USA’s 51st Annual Gala, a Celebration of Global Leadership Awards
Nov. 24, 2009 - The United Nations Association of the USA and the Business Council for the United Nations celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Global Classrooms^® program at UNA’s 51st Annual Global Leadership Awards Gala on Nov. 23. Read the full statement.

UNA-USA Joins Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Seattle
Oct. 27, 2009 – UNA-USA President Tom Miller accompanied United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on a trip to Seattle on Oct. 25-27, marking Ban’s first visit to the city in his UN post. Read the full statement.

UNA-USA UN Day Message 2009
Oct. 23 -- Tomorrow, Oct. 24, we reflect on the founding ideals of the UN and the work it accomplishes around the world. This year's commemoration is particularly significant as the United States embarks on a new era of global cooperation and engagement with the United Nations. Read the full message and take action!

UNA-USA Statement on the Nomination of Betty E. King as US Ambassador to the UN and International Organizations in Geneva
Oct. 23, 2009 -- Ambassador Thomas J. Miller, president of the United Nations Association of the USA has issued the following statement on the nomination of Betty E. King as US representative to the United Nations and other international organizations located in Geneva, Switzerland. Read the full statement.

UNA-USA Delivers Global Classrooms Curriculum in Chicago
Oct. 23, 2009 – UNA-USA President Tom Miller joined Chicago public school officials and city leaders today at an international education conference on world studies held at the University of Chicago. Read the full statement.

UNA-USA Statement on 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
Oct. 9, 2009 -- The United Nations Association of the USA congratulates President Barack Obama for winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. During his term in office so far, the president of the United States has demonstrated a strong commitment to international cooperation and problem-solving.  Read the full statement.
 

UNA-USA Mourns the Passing of Leo Nevas, the Association's Longest-Serving Board Member
Aug. 27, 2009 -- Leo Nevas’s death, on Wednesday, Aug. 26, is mourned by his many friends at the United Nations Association of the USA. Leo was UNA-USA’s longest-serving board member, a true proponent of the importance of the United Nations’ principles as well as a patriotic American and a dear adviser to many of us. Read the full statement.

UNA-USA Mourns the Passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedy
Aug. 26, 2009 -- The United Nations Association of the United States of America joins millions of people around the world in mourning the passing of Senator Ted Kennedy. Read the full statement.

New Members Elected to the Board of Directors
July 1, 2009 -- The United Nations Association of the USA is pleased to announce the election of 10 new members to its Board of Directors, all of whom were voted in at the UNA-USA biennial convention in Washington, D.C., on June 14, 2009. Read the full statement.

UNA-USA sees new opportunities to advance a human rights agenda now that the US has been elected to the Human Rights Council
May 12, 2009 -- The United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) hopes that today’s election of the United States to the United Nations Human Rights Council marks the beginning of a period of sustained US participation in the council that will result in significant advancement of the human rights agenda at home and abroad. Read the full statement.

Ambassador Thomas J. Miller Named as Next UNA-USA President
April 9, 2009 -- The United Nations Association of the United States of America announces the appointment of Thomas J. Miller as its new president. Tom Miller succeeds William H. Luers, who has served a distinguished 11-year tenure. Read the full statement.

UNA-USA Applauds US Decision to Seek Election to Human Rights Council
April 1, 2009 -- The United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) strongly supports the decision of the Obama Administration to seek election in May 2009 to the United Nations Human Rights Council. Read the full statement.

UNA-USA Mourns the Passing of Leonore Annenberg
March 13, 2009 -- On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff of the United Nations Association of the USA and our entire membership, we express our sorrow upon learning of the death of Leonore Annenberg, a longtime friend and supporter of this organization, a strong advocate for improved education for public school students throughout the United States and a visionary philanthropist who, with her husband Walter, became prominent philanthropists in support of education, the arts, medicine, and communications. Read the full statement.

UNA-USA Statement in Support of ICC Arrest Warrant for Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan, for Alleged Atrocities in Darfur
March 4, 2009 -- UNA-USA praises today’s decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir, president of Sudan, in a step toward accountability for the atrocities in Darfur. Read the full statement.

UNA-USA Dedicated Member and Leader, Irving (Irv) J. Stolberg, Passed Away on Friday, Feb. 13.
Read a message from UNA-USA President William H. Luers here.

UNA-USA Statement on US Decision to Engage in Durban Review Conference's Working Group Negotiations
Feb. 17, 2009 -- The United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) welcomes the decision announced Feb. 14 by the Obama administration to engage in negotiations leading up to the Durban Review Conference addressing racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. Read the full statement.

US Decision to Engage in Durban Review Applauded by Human Rights Leaders
Feb. 16, 2009 -- A statement was issued by Timothy E. Wirth, President of the United Nations Foundation; Kenneth Roth, President of Human Rights Watch; William H. Luers, President of the United Nations Association of the USA; Karin Ryan, Director, Human Rights Program of The Carter Center; and Mort Halperin, former Director of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State on the U.S. decision to send a negotiating team to Geneva to participate in the Durban Review Conference.  Read the full statement.

UNA-USA Applauds Decision to Renew US Support for the UN Population Fund
Jan. 26, 2009 -- The United Nations Association of the USA commends President Obama’s quick decision to work with Congress to restore American financial support for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Read the full statement.

UNA-USA Urges Obama to Re-Establish the US as a Leader on Human Rights
Jan. 14, 2009 -- The United Nations Association of the USA joined a group prominent human rights groups in encouraging the Obama administration to re-establish the United States as a leader on human rights in the international community. UNA-USA jointly signed on to a letter that urges the Obama administration to seek a seat in the UN Human Rights Council; participate in an upcoming UN conference against racism and appoint a new full-time Geneva-based US ambassador on human rights. Read the full letter here.

UNA-USA Statement on Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza; Urges the United States to Help Implement Cease-Fire
Jan. 12, 2009 -- The United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) called on the United States government to do everything it can to help implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1860, which calls for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza that, among other purposes, would enable critical humanitarian needs to be met by United Nations humanitarian relief agencies in the area. Read the full statement here.

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