UNA Events

The UNA screens films from the Travelling UNA Film Festival at the Avenidas Senior Center in Palo Alto at 2pm on the second Monday of the month. Admission is free.

The UNA Book Club meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month in Mountain View, focusing on United Nations issues and related topics. See the list of upcoming books, dates, and location.

Our Mission

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The UNA Midpeninsula Chapter is a non-profit organization that aims to lead the community to a common understanding of UN goals and strengthen US participation in the UN. It brings the UN spirit to our neighborhoods and gives local citizens a voice in the UN. It stimulates local understanding of world issues and facilitates community participation in international change.

The Midpeninsula Chapter of the United Nations Association serves the Palo Alto, California region, including Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Menlo Park, Redwood City, Los Altos, Foster City and Atherton. We sponsor, organize and promote a number of programs and events at local institutions such as schools, universities and libraries, all aimed at raising local awareness of UN principles, values and initiatives.

Our Chapter is run by volunteers. Our facilities include a Resource Center which also houses a library of UN books, journals and articles. Our UNA Store offers an impressive collection of items from all over the world.

We are always looking for enthusiastic members and volunteers to join us in serving the community in different ways. Please refer to our Events and Programs sections to learn more.

 

 

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Chapter Blog

  • House Bill H. R. 2829

    by Jane Miller Chai How is it that people in so many countries of the Middle East have had the courage, with little expectation or facility, to stand up against their powerful dictators of many decades? What provided the hope they could succeed and be part of a better world? Individuals felt they had a [...]

  • Battling nuclear inertia goes beyond sanctions

    by Jeffrey Laurenti “If I had known it was going to be this popular, I would have done this a long time ago,” President John F. Kennedy is said to have joked with aides when enthusiastic audiences cheered his mentions of the partial nuclear test ban treaty in 1963. Fast forward fifty years, however, and [...]

  • Long Overdue

    by Mary Granholm What do the U.S., Sudan, Somalia, Iran, Naura, Palau, and Tonga have in common?  You may be surprised at the answer.  They are the only seven countries that have not ratified CEDAW.  And what is CEDAW?  It’s the UN  Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women that was [...]