Calendar of Events
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UNA-GB's programs for members and the public touch on a wide range of critical global issues.
Pre-registration is required for most events. Please follow the links to individual programs below or contact UNA-GB at info@unagb.org or 617-482-4587 for more information.
For Global Classrooms program information, contact globalclassrooms@unagb.org.
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2010 Upcoming Programs
Wednesday, February 10
Global Issues Series Event, Challenges in Responding to the Earthquake in Haiti
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.
Thursday, February 18
Global Issues Series Event, Non-Proliferation & Armed Violence
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.
Early March
International Women's Day Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Friday, April 30
The Consuls Ball
Mark your calendars now for this gala event bringing together nearly 400 people annually to celebrate Boston’s international community and to support international education in local schools. Call 617-482-4587 for sponsorship opportunities or silent auction donations.
Ongoing
Suffolk University UN Senior Lecture Program
UNA-GB Members are invited to participate in a unique new initiative at Suffolk University bringing lecturers to Boston who work with the UN and it's agencies. Check the schedule regularly for updates. RSVP directly to Suffolk as directed for each event.
Past Events This Year
Monday, January 25
A Taste of Ethiopia (YPIC Event)
Young Professions International Cooperative (YPIC) of Greater Boston, a program of the United Nations Association, invites you to join us for a Taste of Ethiopia at Asmara Restaurant in Central Square.. Find out more by clicking here.
Thursday, January 21
Helping Haiti: Encountering the Earthquake and its Aftermath
Crocker Snow, Director the Edward R. Murrow Center for Public Diplomacy at Tufts University, moderates a panel including Nick Sullivan of the Fletcher School, Dr. Eno Mondesir of Boston Public Health Commission and Haitian Multi-service Center, and Monte Allen of CARE.
Past Events - 2009
Thursday, December 10
Holiday Fete for Young Professionals
Sponsored by Boston International, co-sponsored by YPIC -- join us at the Old State House for a festive evening!
Monday, October 19
Massachusetts UN Day Celebration
Join us at the State House for a celebration of UN Day. This year's event will be focused on Millennium Development Goal #8, Developing a Global Partnership. Free and Open to the Public. Massachusetts State House, Great Hall of Flags, 12:00pm, light lunch will be provided.
Thursday, October 22
UN Day Flag Raising at Boston City Hall, 12pm
Friday, October 23
United Nations Day Luncheon with Amb. John McNee
This year's United Nations Day Luncheon will welcome Canada's Ambassador to the UN John McNee. Ambassador McNee’s keynote to our community is especially significant given Canada’s leadership role in the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, on climate change, and many other critical global issues. Join us at the Boston Harbor Hotel, 12:30 pm. Reservations Required.
Saturday, October 24
YPIC Regional Forum on Green Consumption
Please join us at Hult International Business School for a day of collaboration, learning and fun as we explore the impact of "green" choices on local, national, and international levels. Lunch will be provided.
Thursday, October 8 - Sunday, October 11
Global Voices Film Festival
Mark your calendar today for a weekend of powerful international documentary films (straight from the Cannes Film Festival!). The 2009 schedule is posted on our website, along with details about films, filmmakers, and how to purchase tickets.
Thursday, October 1
Global Voices Film Festival Preview Party
Join us at the Goethe Institut for live entertainment, short films, and a filmmaker presentation.
Tuesday, September 24
Kimball Lecture: Behind the Scenes at the United Nations
How do 192 United Nations member states reach consensus on resolutions adopted in the
many different UN fora and agencies? Sophie Belfrage
Becker will give us an insider's view of how negotiations at the UN are conducted,
providing examples from important UN summits, including those focused on HIV/AIDS,
Financing for Development, and the Millennium Summit which created the MDGs. Belfrage
Becker is the First Secretary for Economic and Social Affairs at the Swedish Mission to
the United Nations, and recently served as a fellow as the Weatherhead Center for
International Affairs. This program is open to the public. At Milton Academy's Straus Library.
Sunday, September 6
YPIC presents: Iranian Human Rights Film Screening and Discussion
Join us at MIT to screen PErsepolis and discuss recent human rights concerns in Iran. Attendance to this event is limited.
Thursday, July 30
Women's Forum Dinner and Discussion: Supporting Literacy in Dominica
Join the Women's Forum at UNA-GB for this family-oriented event in Marion, MA and hear the Forbes family discuss their efforts at family philanthropy in Dominica.
Thursday, July 16
YPIC presents: An Evening of International Art and Wine
Join us for Russian music, wine, and a wide display of art as we gather at Hult International Business School.
Wednesday, July 1
YPIC Taste of Germany
Join us at Jacob Wirth's (near the Boylston T stop) for an evening of dinner and discussions. Please email ypic@unagb.org to RSVP for this event and we will email you confirmation. Attendance to this event is limited.
Thursday, June18
UNA-GB Annual Meeting, featuring UNA-USA President Amb. Tom Miller
Monday, May 18
YPIC Annual Meeting
Friday, April 17
The Consuls Ball
Mark your 2009 calendars now for this gala event bringing together nearly 400 people annually to celebrate Boston’s international community and to support international education in local schools. Call 617-482-4587 for sponsorship opportunities or silent auction donations.
Friday, April 3
Global Issues Series Event, Israel and the World: A View from the United Nations
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Gabriela Shalev, will join us for a breakfast talk on foreign affairs from an Israeli perspective. She has previously served as president of the Academic Council and rector of Ono Academic College in Israel. Until 2002, she was a professor of contract law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and has taught at Harvard Law School, Boston College and Temple University. Presented in collaboration with Boston Committee on Foreign Relations.
Tuesday, March 31
Global Issues Series Event, Israel, Palestine, and the Future of the Middle East
Rami Khouri is director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut and editor at large of Beirut’s Daily Star. Previously he was editor in chief of the Jordon Times and a Neiman Fellow at Harvard University. In recent years Khouri has hosted a weekly current affairs talk show on Jordan Television. He is also a senior fellow at the Dubai Initiative at Harvard’s Kennedy School, a research associate at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School, and a fellow of the Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs. Presented in collaboration with Boston Committee on Foreign Relations
Monday, March 9
International Women's Day Film Screening
Join us for the annual International Women's Day Film Screening and Reception. Our featured film is Detained, dealing with the recent ICE raid in New Bedford. Panel discussion including filmmaker will follow.
Firday, March 6
International Women's Day Breakfast and Panel Discussion
Hosted by Simmons College, join us for this annual event focusing on how we access clean food and water.
Friday, February 27
Global Issues Series Event,
Tales from Tehran: US and Iran in the Era of Obama
Join us for a lunchtime lecture and discussion with Dr. Jim Walsh, an expert in international security and a Research Associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Among his current projects are two series of dialogues on nuclear issues, one with representatives from North Korea and one with leading figures in Iran. He has traveled to both countries and has testified before the Senate on Iran's nuclear program. Presented in collaboration with Boston Committee on Foreign Relations.
Thursday, February 12
Women's Forum Dinner and Discussion: Women's Trust
Join the Women's Forum at UNA-GB to hear about the innovative work of the New Hampshire-based nonprofit Women's Trust, which supports healthcare, education, and microcredit loans in West Africa.
Wednesday, February 4
My Beijing Birthday: Film Screening and Discussion
Hult International Business School hosts filmmaker Howie Snyder, who will speak about this film focusing on the lives of his young students in China, and their changing attitudes to the West over time.
Tuesday, January 13
A Taste of Poland-- 6:30pm (YPIC Event)
Join us at Cafe Polonia (near the Andrews T stop) for an evening of dinner and discussions. We will focus on learning about Polish culture from Polish young professionals, while enjoying the great food and beverages. Please email ypic@unagb.org to RSVP for this event and we will email you confirmation. Attendance to this event is limited.
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