Mission

We are 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.

Description

United Nations Association of Atlanta (UNA-Atlanta) provides its members with educational and advocacy opportunities on UN-related projects and ideals. We take global conversations and translate them into local talks and activities that are accessible to all individuals. UNA-Atlanta works closely with the national chapter and the UN Foundation in fostering the American and UN relationship from influencing policy changes to humanitarian aid. 

The United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) is a membership organization dedicated to inform, inspire, and mobilize the American people to support the ideals and vital work of the United Nations. For 70 years UNA-USA has worked to accomplish its mission through its national network of Chapters, youth engagement, advocacy efforts, education programs, and public events. UNA-USA is a program of the United Nations Foundation. UNA-USA and its sister organization the Better World Campaign represent the single largest network of advocates and supporters of the United Nations in the world. Learn more about UNA-USA’s programs and initiatives at www.unausa.org.

Our Leadership:  2017 - 2019 Board of Directors

Chinita Allen: President
Betsy Rivard: VP of Programs
Lisa Marie Vann: VP of Public Relations & Marketing
Felicia Hazzard: Secretary
Tiffany Irene Coulibaly: VP of Finance & Treasury
Akissi Stokes: VP of Membership
Bianca Thrasher-Starobin: VP of Fundraising
Ruhi Rahman: VP of Advocacy & Outreach
Find out more about the United Nations and UNA-USA:
UNA-USA has developed a suite of briefing sheets, educational materials, and talking points to help you advocate on behalf of the United Nations:
UNA-Atlanta Sustainable Development Goals Committee
We believe that passion speaks action and each individual matters. Through creative and collaborative projects, we invite everyone to join the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals movement, where each can participate in causes that matter most to them. These shared interests include poverty and hunger, global health, education, equality, environmental sustainability, urban and economic sustainability, peace and security.  

We are seeking SDG Leaders to join our committee in educating and advocating the Atlanta community on the Sustainable Development Goals. The SDGs have been grouped by themes, and you may choose to lead one goal in a theme or take on the whole theme. Each SDG Leader will work with an SDG Liaison (a member of the Executive Committee and/or member of UNA-Atlanta with special interest to a particular SDG) who will help provide guidance and support to your project.

We are also seeking professionals and university faculty members to join our SDG Advisory Council. A member of the SDG Advisory Council will act as a resource for our SDG Leaders, providing research, information, and general guidance regarding a particular SDG of their interest.
Tackling the SDGs by themes. Which one do you want to lead?
Poverty and Hunger Committee:
Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Global Health Committee:
Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Education Committee:
Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Equality Committee:
Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries

Environmental Sustainability Committee:
Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Goal 14: Conserve and sustainable use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
Goal 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

Urban and Economic Sustainability Committee:
Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Peace and Security Committee:
Goal 16: promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
Goal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
Interested in becoming an SDG Leader or a member of the SDG Advisory Council?
Email Betsy Rivard, Vice President of Programs, at Atlanta.UNA@gmail.com