United Nations Association
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The United Nations Associations are non-governmental organization
s that exist in various countries to enhance the relationship between the people of a member state and the United Nations
, raise public awareness
of the UN and its work, promote the general goals of the UN and act as an advisory body to government
s, decision making and the news media
. They are not a part of the UN itself.
Their long-term concerns comprise:
There are currently over 100 UNAs around the world. The secretariats for the World Federation of United Nations Associations
are located in Geneva and New York.
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
s that exist in various countries to enhance the relationship between the people of a member state and the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
, raise public awareness
Awareness
Awareness is the state or ability to perceive, to feel, or to be conscious of events, objects or sensory patterns. In this level of consciousness, sense data can be confirmed by an observer without necessarily implying understanding. More broadly, it is the state or quality of being aware of...
of the UN and its work, promote the general goals of the UN and act as an advisory body to government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
s, decision making and the news media
News media
The news media are those elements of the mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public or a target public.These include print media , broadcast news , and more recently the Internet .-Etymology:A medium is a carrier of something...
. They are not a part of the UN itself.
Their long-term concerns comprise:
- The implementation of the Millennium Development GoalsMillennium Development GoalsThe Millennium Development Goals are eight international development goals that all 193 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organizations have agreed to achieve by the year 2015...
- PeacePeacePeace is a state of harmony characterized by the lack of violent conflict. Commonly understood as the absence of hostility, peace also suggests the existence of healthy or newly healed interpersonal or international relationships, prosperity in matters of social or economic welfare, the...
, security and disarmamentDisarmamentDisarmament is the act of reducing, limiting, or abolishing weapons. Disarmament generally refers to a country's military or specific type of weaponry. Disarmament is often taken to mean total elimination of weapons of mass destruction, such as nuclear arms... - Human rights and humanitarian affairAffairAffair may refer to professional, personal, or public business matters or to a particular business or private activity of a temporary duration, as in family affair, a private affair, or a romantic affair.-Political affair:...
s
There are currently over 100 UNAs around the world. The secretariats for the World Federation of United Nations Associations
World Federation of United Nations Associations
The World Federation of United Nations Associations was created in 1946, inspired by the opening words of the United Nations Charter "We the Peoples". Today it is a global network of people linked together through United Nations Associations in over 100 member states of the United Nations...
are located in Geneva and New York.
See also
- List of United Nations Associations
- League of Nations UnionLeague of Nations UnionThe League of Nations Union was an organization formed in the United Kingdom to promote international justice, collective security and a permanent peace between nations based upon the ideals of the League of Nations. The League of Nations was established by the Great Powers as part of the Paris...
- World citizenWorld citizenWorld citizen has a variety of similar meanings, often referring to a person who disapproves of traditional geopolitical divisions derived from national citizenship....
- World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA)World Federation of United Nations AssociationsThe World Federation of United Nations Associations was created in 1946, inspired by the opening words of the United Nations Charter "We the Peoples". Today it is a global network of people linked together through United Nations Associations in over 100 member states of the United Nations...
External links
- World Federation of United Nations Associations
- Catalog of the papers of the United Nations Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Archives Division of the London School of EconomicsLondon School of EconomicsThe London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
.
UNAs
- United Nations Association of Australia
- Netherlands United Nations Association
- Dutch United Nations Student Associations
- United Nations Association of the USA
- United Nations Association of Slovenia
- United Nations Association of Togo
- United Nations Association of Thailand
- United Nations Association of New Zealand
- UN Youth New Zealand