Eventful Security Council elections end with the first split seat agreement since 1960
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016
WFUNA Continues Trend of Transparency with Interactive Dialogues for Next PGA
TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2016
Historic WFUNA Debates Increase Transparency at the United Nations
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2016
NEW YORK, NY, May 25, 2016 – The World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) convened historic Security Council Election Debates with candidates for non-permanent seats in the upcoming elections on June 28th. Debates took place at UN Headquarters on May 23rd and 24th—first with Ambassadors of Thailand and Kazakhstan from the Asia-Pacific Group, and second with Ambassadors of Italy, the Netherlands, and Sweden from the Western European & Other Group.
Statement on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Peacekeeping Missions
MONDAY, MAY 16, 2016
Challenges Forum 20th Anniversary Meeting
Group photo from the Challenges Forum 20th Anniversary Event on 8 - 9 May 2016
WFUNA to Launch Security Council Election Initiative in May
Photo Credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider
THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016
Posters for Peace contest
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2015
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Projection of Sustainable Development Goal 16 at UN in New York
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2015
WFUNA Statement on Peace & Security in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Prior to the UN General Assembly's Thematic Debate on "Ensuring Peaceful and Stable Societies" on 24-25 April, 2014, the GA solicited input from stakeholders on how peace, security and conflict prevention should be addressed in the post-2015 development agenda.
We submitted our statement, which called for concrete Goals, Targets and Indicators in the new agenda. We believe peace, security and freedom from violence should be incorporated into the post-2015 agenda in two ways:
Ensuring Stable and Peaceful Societies: A Reflection and Strategy Meeting
New York, NY -- Global Action to Prevent War and Armed Conflict, the World Federation of UN Associations (WFUNA), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) will hold a Reflection and Strategy Meeting, following the Thematic Debate of the President of the General Assembly “Ensuring Stable and Peaceful Societies,” which will take place at UN Headquarters on April 24 and 25, 2014.