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WFUNA Collaborates with Columbia University Masters Candidates

Monday, April 30, 2012

WFUNA had the great pleasure of working with the Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) Masters of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy candidates on a group capstone project this past year. The group, led by faculty advisor, Kathleen Callahan, and student managers Rachel Roberts and Alaine Marx, presented the culmination of their research efforts about WFUNA’s Go Beyond Fellowship program on Monday, 30 April 2012 to WFUNA staff and associated consultants.

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WFUNA holds European UNAs Meeting in Brussels, Belgium

Friday, April 27, 2012

On 23-24 April 2012, WFUNA held its bi-annual European UNAs meeting in Brussels, Belgium. Thirteen UNAs were represented at the meeting: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Romania, Russia, and the United Kingdom.

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WFUNA President Hosts Luncheon for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Ambassador Park Soo Gil, President of WFUNA, hosted a luncheon in honor of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during his visit to Seoul to participate in the Second Nuclear Security Summit on 26 March.

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WFUNA Secretary-General Participates in Panel Discussion at Dominican Get-Togethers in the Big Apple

Thursday, April 19, 2012

The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) hosted Dominican Get-Togethers in the Big Apple on Thursday, April 19th, 2012. Our Secretary-General, Bonian Golmohammadi, was asked on behalf of the GFDD to participate in a panel discussion on youth and the Millennium Development Goals. Panel discussion participants included Marcos Diaz, famed professional swimmer and humanitarian, and Natasha Despotovic, Executive Director of GFDD.

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WFUNA Launches New Publication ACRONYM

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Mr. Thomas Weiss, Presidential Professor of Political Science and Director of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York, spoke at the Church Center in New York on Wednesday, 18 April, on the topic of UN reform. In a session moderated by Mr. Bonian Golmohammadi, Secretary-General of WFUNA, Prof.

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WFUNA Secretary-General gives keynote address at Moscow International Model United Nations Conference

Monday, April 9, 2012

WFUNA's Secretary-General, Bonian Golmohammadi, delivered a keynote speech at the opening of one of the fastest growing Model United Nations in the world, the Moscow International Model United Nations (MIMUN).

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WFUNA Visits UNA-Colombia in Bogota

Monday, March 5, 2012

After holding a successful Symposium to commemorate the life of Dag Hammarskjold in Venezuela, WFUNA Secretary-General Bonian Golmohammadi and R2P Program Officer Laura Spano visited Colombia to see the wonderful work UNA-Colombia has been developing.

Though it was only a short visit, WFUNA had a jam-packed two days as UNA-Colombia introduced them to many of their projects and partners.

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WFUNA Congratulates Jan Eliasson on Appointment as Deputy Secretary-General

Monday, March 5, 2012

WFUNA would like to congratulate H.E.

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WFUNA and Mandat International Hold HRC Side Event

Thursday, March 1, 2012

On 1 March 2012 WFUNA, together with Mandat International, held a side event on “The Human Rights Council for Newc

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WFUNA Holds Successful Dag Hammarskjold Symposium in Venezuela

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

WFUNA held their third Dag Hammarskjold Symposium reflecting on the norm of Responsibility to Protect in Caracas, Venezuela on Tuesday, 28 February, in conjunction with UNA-Venezuela and the Embassy of Sweden in Bogota, Colombia, responsible for Venezuela. Over 90 guests from NGOs, the Venezuelan academic community, and government officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs participated in the symposium.

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