United Nations Association of Greater Boston

Your Gateway to the United Nations and World Affairs


Special thanks to our many individual supporters and sponsors.

2009-2010 Sponsor
Education Programs

National Grid


The Cabot Family Charitable Trust
at the Boston Foundation


UPCOMING EVENTS

Challenges in Responding to the Earthquake in Haiti
with Michel Gabaudan, UNHCR
- THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED

Wednesday, Feb. 10
8:00am Breakfast, 8:30am Address followed by Discussion
Union Club, 8 Park St., Boston

RSVP must be received by noon on Monday, Feb. 8

Michel Gabaudan has been the regional representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees for the US and the Caribbean since 2006.  Before that, he served as the UNHCR’s representative for China and Mongolia (2004-6), the Pacific (2001-4), and Mexico (1995-8).  He has also worked for the UNHCR in field operations in Thailand, Pakistan, and Cameroon, and at its headquarters in Geneva.  Trained as a physician, Gabaudan spent a decade working in Guyana, Zambia, Brazil, London, and Yemen before joining the UNHCR. This event is a joint meeting with the Boston Committee on Foreign Relations.  

Global Issues Series Luncheon: Non-Proliferation & Armed Violence
and other key challenges facing the UN
Maurer

 

 

 

 


Thursday, Feb. 18
11:30am Member Reception
12:00-1:30pm Luncheon & Program
Hampshire House, 84 Beacon St., Boston
Purchase Tickets!

UNA-GB, Swissnex and WorldBoston invite you to join a luncheon discussion with Amb. Peter Maurer on key issues facing the UN, including non-proliferation, climate change, peace-keeping operations and peace-building. Amb. Maurer has been named Switzerland's new secretary of state in the Foreign Affairs Office, where he will serve Federal Councilor Micheline Calmy-Rey. He has served as Permanent Representative to the United Nations since September 2004.

GBANE Annual International Business Forum & Networking Evening

Tuesday, Feb. 23
4:00-8:30pm
Bingham McCutchen LLP
One Federal St., Boston

UNA-GB will again serve as a participating organization in this annual international event, attracting hundreds of companies involved in international business. The evening will feature a global trade and economic outlook and an international resource center with more than 20 international trade associations and organizations representing over 3,000 New England companies.

In the current economic crisis, businesses are concerned more than ever about the outlook for the economy, both at home and abroad. What are global economic indicators predicting? Which markets have been hit by recession and which offer a bright spot on the horizon? Get answers to these questions and more from Christopher Probyn, one of the area’s leading economists, and members of a panel discussion to follow his presentation.

Consuls Ball 2010!

CB2010

Friday, Apr. 30
7:00pm-11:30pm
Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel

138 St. James Avenue
Young Professionals Dessert & Dancing begins at 9pm
Purchase Tickets!

We invite you to join us for an international celebration to honor the Consular Corps of Boston. The Consuls Ball will feature dinner, dancing, and a silent auction. For information on sponsorship, please contact Lena Granberg at 617.482.4587 or lena.granberg@unagb.org. We hope you can join us for a wonderful evening!

A great success - the UNA-GB 2009 Regional High School Model UN!



Nearly 400 high school students from Massachusetts, Maine and New York gathered at Northeastern University to caucus and cooperate on solutions to critical global solutions that affect the globe today.  Watch the Closing Ceremonies video!

For more information or to register: education@unagb.org

UNA-GB is wired for social networking!

Follow our twitter and join the UNA-GB facebook group!


Our first-ever film festival blog is up and running -- see updates from staff, interns, and committee members!

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We Are

A grassroots foreign policy organization
A vehicle for private-public dialogue
A voice for the principles of the UN
An advocate on serious human issues
A resource for students and teachers
An active international community.

We invite you to join us

The United Nations Association of Greater Boston (UNA-GB) serves as a resource for the citizens of the Greater Boston area on a broad agenda of critical global issues - including peacekeeping, human rights, humanitarian relief, economic development and education - that are addressed by the United Nations and its agencies.

A membership organization founded more than 50 years ago, UNA-GB educates, informs, and engages the public in a dialogue linking the local community with global affairs.