For close to ten years, UNA-USA has hosted an exclusive members’ event at UN headquarters. Every spring, UNA-USA Members Day at the United Nations provides an opportunity for UNA-USA members to attend special briefings and panel discussions on the most pressing issues on the UN’s agenda. Members Day participants come from UNA-USA chapters and divisions, YPIC and Student Alliance groups and members of UNA-USA’s Council of Organizations.
From global health to human rights to the spread of democracy, equitable development and international justice, guest speakers shed light on both the challenges and opportunities faced by the United Nations system in today’s fragmented world. Guest speakers include top UN experts from the United Nations Secretariat and UN agencies, the diplomatic and academic communities, and other UN headliners. Source
The White House has issued President Obama's official proclamation of October 24, 2009, as United Nations Day, to be observed with appropriate activities commemorating the 64th anniversary of the UN's founding.
United Nations Day provides an opportunity for all Americans to reflect on the UN's unique mission, its work in support of international peace and prosperity, and the lead U.S. role in creating the organization.
But we can do more than simple reflection. The UN has condensed a few points for all UN chapters and its members to better understand what President Obama’s first visit to the General Assembly and Security Council accomplished. Read it here.
In his proclamation, the President states, "Now is the time for all of us to assume our share of responsibility to meet global challenges." You can help by telling your representatives in Congress about the importance of U.S. engagement at the United Nations.