

ABOUT UNA-USA
Minnesota Chapter
Dedicated to educating, inspiring, and mobilizing Minnesotans to support the principles and vital work of the United Nations and its Agencies
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UNA-MN is a nonpartisan, 501c3 organization dedicated to educating, inspiring and mobilizing Minnesotans on the importance of international cooperation in an increasingly globalized world.
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Founded in 1948 as the Harold E. Stassen division of the United Nations Association of the United States, it is now a program of the United Nations Foundation. UNA-MN supports the principles of the United Nations and advocates for strong US global leadership.
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UNA-MN 2024 Annual Meeting's
Review of 2023
We extend our heartfelt thanks to all UNA-MN’s dedicated members and supporters who have played a vital role in bringing about positive change in our community. We invite you to take a moment to view the video that encapsulates the highlights of a remarkable year for UNA-MN in 2023.
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Please enjoy the following video of our 2023 highlights.

The United Nations Association -
Get to Know Us
The United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) is a movement of Americans dedicated to supporting the United Nations. With over 20,000 members (60% under the age of 26) and more than 200 chapters across the country, UNA-USA members are united in their commitment to global engagement and their belief that each of us can play a part in advancing the UN’s mission and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

UNA-USA was founded in 1943 by a group of Americans committed to building an organization that could win the peace following World War II. UNA-USA played an instrumental role in the creation of the UN Charter, its ratification by the US Congress, and in every chapter of the USA-UNA's relationship since the UN's founding.
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Pictured above: US Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., Chairman, US Delegation, signing the UN Charter at a ceremony held at the Veterans' War Memorial Building on 26 June 1943. President Harry S. Truman stands by at left. Minnesota Governor, Harold E. Stassen, stands to the right (dark suit). (Photo courtesy of the United Nations)

In 1953, Eleanor Roosevelt, recently retired from her role as US Ambassador to the UN General Assembly, walked into the UNA-USA office and offered to build UNA-USA's national membership as a volunteer leader, asking only for an office in return. From that moment until her death in 1962, Mrs. Roosevelt crisscrossed the country speaking of the importance of the UN to all Americans in venues large and small, inspiring local leaders. She left behind a network of UNA-USA chapters in communities and on college campuses. It is this same network, now led by a new generation of globally engaged Americans, that forms the foundation of the UNA-USA's mission and work to this day.