This program examines the crisis in Afghanistan:  genocide perpetrated against the minority Hazara people; crimes against humanity and war crimes; the persecution of women and girls; the ‘resource curse’ of rare earth elements in the country; and the roles of the US, China, Pakistan, and India. Many agencies of the United Nations Read more…

The United Nations Association of Minnesota welcomes you to join us in a United Nations Day Virtual Event. Guest speaker Jane Eisenhardt of the United Nations Environment Programme will lead a presentation on the current state of the nation’s waterways and ways that we can all help protect these precious Read more…

2 PM – 4 PM This meeting will be virtual via Zoom.  Please register using the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtd-uqpzMsHdW2OtBLyf9zwdVvl8XaVWX6?_x_zm_rtaid=x42sZN0gRZ-eRdjTcobTLw.1640278898258.a74e4bfd1934aed5e0cafe17956a2647&_x_zm_rhtaid=131&mc_cid=6ecd80bfad&mc_eid=c3acb0e516 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 Read more…

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 career as a Department of State Read more…

On April 7, listen in to Global Minnesota’s virtual  World Health Day Symposium, an important gathering of health experts who will discuss health equity around the globe. UNA-MN is excited to be a co-sponsor of this event! Presenters range from local to global authorities in health care, research, and policy. With speakers offered Read more…

Normandale Community College's Internationalization Speaker Series presents Amy Bergquist  speaking on "Leveraging the United Nations to Expand Respect for Human Rights",  Friday, April 8 12:00 - 1:30pm Amy Bergquist, Senior Staff Attorney at The Advocates for Human Rights, will highlight how civil society organizations engage with UN human rights mechanisms Read more…

Monarchs and other pollinators are part of a natural food web and ecosystem. Providing enough habitat, like milkweed, is essential in conserving monarch populations but much of their natural habitat is currently under threat. Join members and friends of UNA-MN on Friday, April 22nd to celebrate Earth Day with a Read more…

The news is filled with information about war crimes in Ukraine, but what is a war crime? A body of law called international humanitarian law restricts what can be done during war, limits the weapons that can be used to minimize harm, and specifies how civilians and prisoners must be Read more…