Online Poll: What did you think of President Obama's speech at the UN?
UNA-USA is conducting an online poll to see how our members and supporters are reacting to President Obama's first address to the UN General Assembly on September 23.
We'd like to know what you liked best about the speech and where you think it fell short. The results of this poll will help guide UNA-USA in our advocacy and policy efforts.
Pre-Poll ResultsUNA-USA members and supporters have an overwhelmingly positive view of President Obama’s performance so far in addressing the issues on UNA-USA's advocacy agenda and restoring US leadership through global cooperation. How has President Obama done so far in strengthening the US/UN relationship?
| How has President Obama done so far in advancing human rights and international justice? 
| How has President Obama done so far in renewing the United Nations? 
| How has President Obama done so far in building international consensus on climate change? 
| How has President Obama done so far in achieving the Millennium Development Goals? 
| How has President Obama done so far in promoting arms control and disarmament?
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- President Obama received his highest marks in his work to strengthen the US-UN relationship with 78 percent of the respondents saying that his performance has been “above average” or “outstanding.
- A majority (68 percent) say that President Obama has exceeded expectations on advancing human rights and international justice.
- While half (51 percent) of the respondents approve of President Obama’s work renewing the United Nations, UNA-USA supporters see room for improvement on this issue, with 27 percent citing his performance as “average,” and 19 percent disapproving of his efforts to reform the UN so far.
- 69 percent strongly approve of the president’s work to build international consensus on climate change, while 17 percent say his work on this matter has been “average” and 13 percent disapprove.
- UNA-USA members and supporters are split on the president’s efforts to address the Millennium Development Goals thus far. Just over half (51 percent) had a positive view of the president’s efforts to improve the lives of the world’s poor, while 46 percent feel his efforts have been “average” (28 percent) or “below average” (18 percent).
- A majority (58 percent) approve of the Obama administration’s efforts to strengthen the US’ commitment to international arms control, whereas 24 percent deemed his work on arms control and disarmament as “average”; 18 percent found it be be "fair" or "poor."
Tom Miller, the president of UNA-USA, said of the results: “Our members and supporters seem to be responding to the new administration, which has been quite positive about the value of the UN and the importance of multilateral diplomacy.” UNA-USA conducted the online poll of more than 700 respondents from Aug. 19 to Sept. 16, 2009, a week before President Obama will give his first address to the UN General Assembly, on Sept. 23.
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