Its not too late: you can still make an appeal to the United States Senate to vote on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) before the adjournment of the 111th Congress on January 4th. The New START Treaty is a treaty between the United States and Russia that will reduce the nuclear […]
“Do you know what it’s like to be dying of thirst?” This was the opening line of the seventh grade delegates representing Turkey at the Malden District Middle School Model UN Simulation held last Monday December 13, 2010. After preparing for ten class periods and participating in in-school simulations in four Malden middle schools, the […]
Climate change is a problem that affects all countries- rich and poor. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) held its 16th annual Conference of the Parties (COP16) in Cancún, Mexico from November 29 – December 10, 2010. The ultimate goal of the Conference is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere […]
“When we work to secure human rights, we are working to protect the experiences that make life meaningful, to preserve each person’s ability to fulfill his or her God-given potential – the potential within every person to learn, discover and embrace the world around them.” Today we celebrate Human Rights Day, which honors the United […]
Have you ever wanted to make your voice heard at the United Nations? Are you between the ages of thirteen and twenty one? Now is your chance to make a difference! From December 2nd-14th, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations is accepting videos and written submissions from students around the world who respond to […]
On November 20th we hosted our annual Middle School Model United Nations conference at Northeastern University. This event was exciting for all of us because we had been preparing for months and finally our hard work paid off. We had 250 bright-eyed and energetic middle school students from across the greater Boston area show up […]
The statistics are daunting: there are over thirty four million people living with HIV world wide, thirty million of which that live in developing countries, and over one thousand children are infected with HIV per day, with even more adult infections on the rise. Today we commemorate World AIDS Day to raise HIV awareness and […]
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign is an international campaign that originated from the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute sponsored by the Rutgers Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) in 1991. The 16 Days extends from November 25th- International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women– and December 10th- International Human […]
The International Day for Tolerance was created by Resolution 51/95, where the UN General Assembly invited Member States to observe the Day on November 16th each year, with activities directed towards educational establishments and the broader public. The day was created to provide an opportunity for everyone within the global community to rededicate their commitment […]
As the Fall semester winds down, we are kicking up our recruiting efforts for interns for this upcoming Spring semester. Our interns are interested in world affairs and the work of the United Nations, and able to commute to our Downtown Boston office location. The application deadline is Sunday, November 21. Interns assist in all aspects of […]