60th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
March 14 - March 24
The UNA Southern NY State Division and the Young Professionals Group will host events
associated with the CSW
Wednesday, March 16 - "Responding to the Climate Crisis:
Adolescent Girls at the Center of the Storm and the Solution"
March 17 - UNA-SNY Young Professionals and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Tau Omega Chapter
"Women's Responses to Water Crises in the U.S. and Abroad"
Both events: 6:00 - 8:30 pm
Seating is limited - please register by March 13.
For speakers and to register, see the fliers below.
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Congratulations to Division board member Dr. Padmini Murthy!
Dr. Padmini Murthy will be the 2016 recipient of the Blackwell Medal of the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA). She will receive her award at the AMWA Awards Luncheon on Saturday, March 12, 2016, during the AMWA Annual Meeting in Miami, Florida.
Founded in 1915, AMWA has been the vision and voice of women in medicine for over a century. The Elizabeth Blackwell Medal is AMWA's highest award, and is granted annually to a woman physician who has made the most outstanding contributions to the cause of women in the field of medicine. As an international leader in global women's health and a tireless advocate for women in medicine, Dr. Murthy is most deserving of this award.
Dr. Padmini Murthy will be the 2016 recipient of the Blackwell Medal of the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA). She will receive her award at the AMWA Awards Luncheon on Saturday, March 12, 2016, during the AMWA Annual Meeting in Miami, Florida.
Founded in 1915, AMWA has been the vision and voice of women in medicine for over a century. The Elizabeth Blackwell Medal is AMWA's highest award, and is granted annually to a woman physician who has made the most outstanding contributions to the cause of women in the field of medicine. As an international leader in global women's health and a tireless advocate for women in medicine, Dr. Murthy is most deserving of this award.
Thank you for joining us at UNA Members' Day at the UN!
Members' Day at the UN / 8th Annual Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference
"From Road Blocks to Building Blocks:
Global Crises and the Role of the UN"
Friday, February 19, 2016
Registration - 8 am Program - 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Keynote speaker: Ambassador Sarah Mendelson, U.S. Representative for Economic and
Social Affairs, U.S. Mission to the United Nations
Hear from the four U.S. Youth Observers to the UN, with a welcome by Kathy Calvin, President and CEO of the United Nations Foundation, and moderated by Kyle Lierman, Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement and President Obama’s liaison to Young Americans.
Panels, with exciting speakers, on: Climate Change, Refugees, Global Goals, and the Security Council
Networking, College and Graduate School Tables, and Social Media Corner
Gain views of the Permanent Representatives from the United Kingdom and Jordan.
Click below for the final program.
Members' Day at the UN / 8th Annual Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference
"From Road Blocks to Building Blocks:
Global Crises and the Role of the UN"
Friday, February 19, 2016
Registration - 8 am Program - 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Keynote speaker: Ambassador Sarah Mendelson, U.S. Representative for Economic and
Social Affairs, U.S. Mission to the United Nations
Hear from the four U.S. Youth Observers to the UN, with a welcome by Kathy Calvin, President and CEO of the United Nations Foundation, and moderated by Kyle Lierman, Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement and President Obama’s liaison to Young Americans.
Panels, with exciting speakers, on: Climate Change, Refugees, Global Goals, and the Security Council
Networking, College and Graduate School Tables, and Social Media Corner
Gain views of the Permanent Representatives from the United Kingdom and Jordan.
Click below for the final program.
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Welcome to the UNA-USA Southern New York State Division
UNA-SNY has submitted a One-Year Follow-up Shadow Report to the Committee for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. See Advocacy.
UNA-SNY sponsored several UN Day celebrations in honor of the United Nations' 70th anniversary. See Events and Calendar for details.
Congratulations to the City Council of Mount Vernon for passing a resolution adopting
"Cities for CEDAW"
See "Advocacy" tab for the resolution.
UNA-USA Joins others in Letter to President Obama on Refugee Crisis
See "Advocacy" tab for copy of letter.
Injustice in the Criminal Justice System: The Way Forward
See "Advocacy" tab for videos of this event.
Board Statement "American Criminal Justice System Needs More than Body Cameras" -
see Advocacy page.
Video contest for middle and high school students
Winners Announced - see Contest page
Mission
The United Nations Association of the USA is a membership organization, dedicated to educating, inspiring and mobilizing Americans to support the principles and vital work of the United Nations, strengthening the United Nations system, promoting constructive United States leadership in that system and achieving the goals of the United Nations Charter.
Join us to: - Learn about current global issues and how they impact, and are influenced by, the United Nations - Get involved; volunteer on one of our committees - Network with other members, interesting speakers, and other officials - Help us increase awareness of the UN in the community - Advocate for the UN among our congressional representatives, other public officials and the public - Raise funds for key UN-related programs. FIND US:Where the Division Works
The UNA Southern New York State Division comprises all chapters, contact groups, and members-at-large in the five boroughs of New York City and in the counties of Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester. It. has a unique placement in the New York Metropolitan Area. Click on Chapter websites to learn more.
The Division and its Chapters are within easy reach of the United Nations, as well as several UN System headquarters including UNICEF, UN Women, UN Development Program, UN Population Fund and UN Fund for International Partnerships. We benefit from access to the programs of the United Nations, and enjoy good friendships with many ambassadors and staff members of the 193 member states of the UN who live in our communities. Join us for the
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UNA-USA Annual Meeting,
June 7 - 9, 2015 More than 200 UNA members attended the Annual Meeting, held in Washington at the National Education Association headquarters. Highlights, videos, and meeting materials can be found on the UNA-USA national website, at: http://www.unausa.org/membership/una-usa-events/annual-meeting.
About 170 Congressional meetings were scheduled for the the Day on the Hill. Here's a photo of those who visited the Hill. Go to the link above for more photos of the Annual Meeting. At a meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Region, we agreed to sponsor the 8th Annual Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference, combined with Members Day at the UN, in February 2016. Representatives of the Brooklyn, New York City, Queens, Rochester and Westchester Chapters, the Council of Organizations and the Southern New York State Division participated along with the Seton Hall University campus chapter and UNA members from Bergen Community College, Farmingdale State College, Westchester Community College and St. John Fisher College.
UNA Members' Day / 7th Annual Mid-Atlantic Conference at the UN
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Award Winners Announced at Division's Annual Meeting
The Division's Annual Meeting took place Monday December 8. The Lee H. Bloom Leadership Award was given to Marcia Brewster (Westchester Chapter--not in photo) and Donna Rosa (Northern NJ Chapter). The Margaret K. Bruce Advocacy Award was given to Gabriel Levitt (Brooklyn Chapter). Molly's daughter Anne and Lee's son Doug presented the awards, along with the nominating chapter representatives from Brooklyn, Westchester and the Division. Congratulations to these well-deserving winners!
Uniting for
Sustainable Development: The Post-2015
Development Agenda
About 60 participants gathered at the State University of New York (SUNY) Global Engagement Program (SUNY GEP) on October 31, to learn about the Sustainable Development Goals process under the leadership of the UNA Southern New York State Division. After introductory remarks, participants formed six breakout groups to discuss Health (Goal 3); Education (4); Gender Equality (5); Energy (7); Climate (13); and Peace & Justice (16).
About 60 participants gathered at the State University of New York (SUNY) Global Engagement Program (SUNY GEP) on October 31, to learn about the Sustainable Development Goals process under the leadership of the UNA Southern New York State Division. After introductory remarks, participants formed six breakout groups to discuss Health (Goal 3); Education (4); Gender Equality (5); Energy (7); Climate (13); and Peace & Justice (16).
The 65th Annual UN/DPI NGO Conference: '2015 and Beyond: Our Action Agenda.'
Over 3,000 people from around the world attended the Conference, from August 27 to 29, 2014 at UNHQ. See the Events page under The Energy Project for details on an energy and climate workshop co-sponsored by UNA-SNY.
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July 16 Consultation on the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)
More than 30 participants gathered in Manhattan on July 16 to discuss U.S. practices regarding incarceration and related issues, in relation to the ICERD. Four distinguished speakers opened the session, followed by small group discussions. The report of the event and the related flier are available above. This event extends our work in human rights following the consultation on the Universal Periodic Review, described below. The Committee to Eliminate Racial Discrimination will meet in Geneva to deliberate the case of the U.S. on August 12 and 13. The Shadow Report our Division submitted is also available online at:
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Updates!
On Wednesday, May 21, the Division held a consultation to provide an American grassroots voice to the Universal Periodic Review of the U.S. record on Human Rights. The event took place at the UN Foundation Office in Manhattan. The consultation began with introductory remarks by Latanya Mapp Frett, Vice President - Global, Planned Parenthood Federation of America; Sarah Elizabeth Porter, Development Associate at ECPAT USA; and Ryan Kaminski, Leo Nevas Human Rights Fellow of UNA-USA. Jeanne Betsock Stillman, Division President, moderated the session.
Participants then divided into two groups: one, facilitated by Corinne Whitaker, reproductive health consultant, focused on advancing the rights of women and girls. The other, facilitated by Joan Levy, UNA-SNY Board member and board member of ECPAT USA, focused on human trafficking. Each group discussed its specific topic, arriving at recommendations and specifics to include in the final stakeholder’s report.
After about an hour, the participants reconvened to share their findings. Joshua Cooper, Leon Nevas Human Rights Task Force member, coordinated those discussions and also provided his insights into the Human Rights Council UPR processes. The meeting was a great success with almost 30 participants working hard for the 2 ½ hours of the consultation to brainstorm on these two prominent issues.
Participants then divided into two groups: one, facilitated by Corinne Whitaker, reproductive health consultant, focused on advancing the rights of women and girls. The other, facilitated by Joan Levy, UNA-SNY Board member and board member of ECPAT USA, focused on human trafficking. Each group discussed its specific topic, arriving at recommendations and specifics to include in the final stakeholder’s report.
After about an hour, the participants reconvened to share their findings. Joshua Cooper, Leon Nevas Human Rights Task Force member, coordinated those discussions and also provided his insights into the Human Rights Council UPR processes. The meeting was a great success with almost 30 participants working hard for the 2 ½ hours of the consultation to brainstorm on these two prominent issues.
Organizing Group meets to form New UNA Mid-Hudson Valley Chapter
We are happy to announce that an organizing group met on April 8th at SUNY New Paltz to establish a new Mid-Hudson Valley Chapter. In the coming weeks we expect that the group will meet the requirements for a new chapter and hold a first meeting with members from the area, tentatively scheduled for May 19th.
In the photo are: standing, l to r George Garland (Division Treasurer); Richard Kelder, Bruce Sillner, Ilgu Ozler, Stephen Miller, Stephen Pampinella. seated, l to r Sue Books, Jeanne Betsock Stillman (Division President), and Pat Sullivan. Congratulations to all involved!
SUNY New Paltz students consult on the Post-2015 Development Agenda in a class led by Professor S. Ilgu Ozler.
Before the organizational meeting for the new chapter, students from Prof. Ozler's class and nine students from the Oakwood Friends School, along with various faculty and UNA members, discussed these topics from the Report of the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda:
Goal 1) End Poverty
Goal 2) Empower Girls and Women and Achieve Gender Equality
Goal 3) Provide Quality Education and Lifelong Learning
Goal 5) Ensure Food Security and Good Nutrition
Goal 10) Ensure Good Governance and Effective Institutions
Students led and reported on the discussions in their groups.
l. l l to r. Yuhanna Edwards, Joan Katen, Congressman Eliot Engel, Marcia Brewster, Oneater Sinclair
Advocating for the United Nations with our Congressional Representatives
The Southern New York State Division Board members Marcia Brewster (President of the Westchester Chapter) and Oneater Sinclaire (Bronx Representative) met in early March with Congressman Eliot J. Engel to talk about UNA's advocacy issues. They reported on an excellent meeting and many common interests.
The Westchester Chapter joined the Westchester Board of Legislators to honor five prominent Westchester women, including Congresswoman Nita Lowey. Chapter leaders met with Congresswoman Lowey at her office and talked about UN priorities including full funding for the UN and UN peacekeepers.
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