At its annual meeting on January 15, 2022, the board of directors of UNA-MN presented it’s highest award – the Harold E. Stassen Award – to Mehr “Jay” Shahidi. Mehr “Jay” Shahidi is a business owner and has served as a board member, vice president and president of the Minnesota division of the Read more…
February 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm SPEAKER: Mary Curtin, Diplomat in Residence/Global Policy Area Chair, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota Dr. Mary T. Curtin, a Minnesota native, joined the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota as Diplomat-in-Residence in 2013 after a twenty-five year Read more…
2:00 – 4:00 pm Virtual meeting by Zoom. Please register in advance using the link below: Agenda – Recap of 2021– Election of 2022 Officers and Directors– Program with J. Drake Hamilton of Fresh Energy Topic: A Climate Policy Insider’s View of UN COP26 in Glasgow J. Drake Hamilton is Read more…
Recording of Virtual Event held Thursday, October 28th In celebration of United Nations Day 2021, the United Nations Association of Minnesota hosted a virtual event featuring guest speaker Jane Eisenhardt of the United Nations Environment Programme. Ms. Eisenhardt led a presentation on the current state of the nation’s waterways and Read more…
Whereas, 2021 marks the 76th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations since the Charter was signed in San Francisco on June 26, 1945, and came into force on October 24, 1945; Whereas, for 76 years, the United Nations, born from the rubble and devastation of World War II, Read more…
In 1946, the Minnesota State Fair was canceled because of a polio outbreak. Uncertainty was everywhere and no effective vaccine was yet available. Now, the world is on the verge of being polio-free. By Charles Adams Cogan and Joe Stahlmann Fall is everywhere, from colorful leaves landing on lawns to Read more…
UNA-MN is proud to be a promotional partner for the 2021 World Food Day Symposium on October 15, 2021 hosted by Global Minnesota. One of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar, World Food Day promotes global awareness and action around hunger and healthy eating for all. This year, Read more…
July 2021 has earned the distinction of being the world’s hottest month ever recorded, according to global data released recently by NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. Elevated temperatures have worsened droughts and wildfires in many global locations, such as west coast states, and even our beloved northern Minnesota. Warming Read more…
Heralding a New Era of Corporate Responsibility for Big Oil EDITOR’S NOTE: Each year, MCEA takes on a number of law students who are interested in environmental law. One thing (of many) that they do is research to help us better understand issues and recent developments in law that help inform Read more…
COVAX is a joint venture of the World Health Organization, the Center for Epidemic Preparedness and Innovation, the Vaccine Alliance and UNICEF. The idea of COVAX is to ensure global equitable access to vaccines by pre-purchasing huge quantities of COVID vaccine, and passing quantity pricing along to the countries of Read more…
