RECENT INITIATIVEs 2021
Saturday, March 20 at 6 pm - the airing of Making HERstory.
The evening of awards shows honoring local women, a Rising Star, and a Distinguished Gentleman, Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia. Lilly Ledbetter was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
UNA-OC Board Director, Chair of Advocacy, and president of Global Hope 365 Rima Nashashibi received WJFLegacy Award for Community Activism.
2021 Global Engagement Summit
Session Tracks
Outside of the exciting plenary sessions, the Summit will feature three tracks: Inspire, Educate, and Mobilize, which are key tenets from UNA-USA’s mission. Please note that you are not limited to participate in only sessions within one track, but can hop around as desired since all sessions will be available on demand and can be viewed at a later time.
INSPIRE
Travel the world to see firsthand the impact of UN agencies providing lifesaving assistance, support, and care to communities through a series of five virtual field visits.
EDUCATE
Take away knowledge and best practices to actualize the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals in your community and how we collectively can meet targets in our country and beyond.
MOBILIZE
How do you turn passion into policy? What are the best ways to take action and advocate? Sharpen your skills and leverage your experience to become a domestic diplomat and serve as a champion for the United Nations and global cooperation.
Event Agenda
Held virtually this year on February 19-20, UNA-USA's 2021 Global Engagement Summit will be unlike any other we've hosted!
We're excited to announce two new confirmed speakers:
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