United Nations Association

Flag of WFUNA, the federating body of all UN Associations

A United Nations Association (UNA) is a non-governmental organization that exists in various countries to enhance the relationship between the people of member states and the United Nations to raise public awareness of the UN and its work, to promote the general goals of the UN.

## Aims and description

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Their long-term concerns comprise:

* The implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
* Peace, security and disarmament
* Human rights and humanitarian affairs

There are currently 95 UNAs around the world. The secretariat for the World Federation of United Nations Associations is located in Geneva and New York.

## Film festival

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The UNA holds a yearly international documentary film festival in Palo Alto called the "United Nations Association Film Festival" (UNAFF). The festival was founded in 1998 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and is one of the oldest film festivals specifically for documentary films only in the United States.[1]

## See also

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* List of United Nations Associations
* League of Nations Union
* World citizen
* World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA)

## References

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1. ^ "UNAFF". International Documentary Association. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

## External links

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* World Federation of United Nations Associations

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

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* Germany
* United States
* Czech Republic
* Israel

Other|

* IdRef
* Yale LUX

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