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Session on Youth Declaration
Session on Youth Declaration ¨C Opportunities for Action during Transforming Education Summit, Photo: ? Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Photo/Loey Felipe

Get Involved!

 

If you want to learn more about the work of the United Nations or to get involved either locally or through your school or university, see the available options below.

 

Model Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ

 

Hundreds of thousands of students from primary schools to universities participate in Model Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ simulations each year. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Department of Public Information has replaced the Global Model Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ conference with two MÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ workshops each year. These workshops are designed for university students and MÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ advisors that organize Model Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ simulations around the world.

The aim of the workshops is to examine how Model Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ simulations can more accurately capture the negotiation process as it commonly occurs at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ. More information on how to apply can be found .

Another popular simulation is the . 

 

 

Support the work of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Australia

 ¨C national non-profit organisation dedicated to informing the community about the work of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and seeking to advance the goals of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ in Australia and around the world.

 ¨C involves and inspires young professionals throughout Australia in international affairs and the work of the United Nations around the world, through fundraising, awareness-raising and advocacy campaigns. The YP brings together a diverse mix of young professionals from business, law, government, the arts and philanthropy that are mainly between the ages of 22 to 40 years.

 ¨C national youth-led charity that aims to build the people¡¯s movement for the United Nations through the education and empowerment of young Australians.

 ¨C one of 18 National Committees globally, which support Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Women through membership programs, raising public awareness of gender and development issues and fundraising for Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Women projects around the world.

 ¨C not-for-profit organisation that is dedicated to providing life-changing humanitarian support to refugees and other displaced and stateless people supported by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵHCR ¨C the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Refugee Agency.

 ¨C serving as the public face and dedicated voice of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF, the National Committees, established as an independent local non-governmental organization, work tirelessly to raise funds from the private sector, promote children¡¯s rights and secure worldwide visibility for children threatened by poverty, disasters, armed conflict, abuse and exploitation.

 ¨C primary purpose of the Australian Network is to offer practical help for organisations to integrate and operationalise the 10 Principles of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Global Compact into their core business practices. It does so by providing a national and international platform for dialogue, learning and influence that aims to be inclusive, practical and leading edge.

United Nations Academic Impact ¨C a global initiative that aligns institutions of higher education with the United Nations in furthering the realization of the purposes and mandate of the Organization through activities and research in a shared culture of intellectual social responsibility.

 

Support the work of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ in New Zealand

 ¨C works to educate New Zealanders about the activities of the United Nations and its agencies. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵANZ is not an agency of the United Nations, but is associated to the Economic and Social Council through its World Federation of United Nations Association, WFÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵA.

 ¨C organiser of a growing number of events throughout New Zealand, at both a secondary and tertiary level. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Youth serves as the youth arm of the United Nations Association of New Zealand

 ¨C membership-based organisation, and one of 16 national committees based in developed countries which offer a global network of support to the mission of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Women through advocacy and fundraising. Raises awareness in New Zealand of the issues affecting women around the world, raise money to fund Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Women projects, and lobby the NZ government in support of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Women¡¯s work.

 ¨C serving as the public face and dedicated voice of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵICEF, the National Committees, established as an independent local non-governmental organization, work tirelessly to raise funds from the private sector, promote children¡¯s rights and secure worldwide visibility for children threatened by poverty, disasters, armed conflict, abuse and exploitation.