United Nations Day 2020

On October 24, 1945, the United Nations was created. Every year for the month of October, UNA-USA and its 200+ chapters around the country activate in their communities by hosting events centered around a certain global issue.

This year, we’re celebrating a momentous milestone: the UN’s 75th anniversary.

2020 Theme

Since UNA-USA’s founding, we have always believed that nations working together through the UN are the best hope for peace and progress for all.

To celebrate the UN’s 75th anniversary in 2020, we reflected on the past, celebrated the accomplishments of the present, and looked forward to progress, toward a better and brighter future for everyone, everywhere.

 

Highlights from UNA-USA chapter celebrations across the country:

 

BY THE NUMBERS

Our UN Day Advocacy Impact

To celebrate 75 years since the United Nations was formed, UNA-USA members asked elected leaders to support full U.S. funding for the UN and its agencies. Here’s what our network of committed global advocates accomplished:

• 86 phone calls to Members of Congress on Capitol Hill

• Elected leaders from 20 U.S. states, plus Washington, D.C., were reached

• 500+ letters were sent to Congress asking for a strong U.S.-UN partnership

Watch our UN Day celebration!

We hosted a virtual celebration to commemorate the UN’s 75th anniversary with special guests:

  • Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, PhD, World Health Organization’s Head of Emerging Diseases Unit and COVID-19 Technical Lead
  • Jayathma Wickramanayake, UN Youth Envoy
  • Dustin Liu, UNA-USA Youth Observer to the UN

Watch the Program

UN Day Chapter Events

UNA-USA chapters are hosting virtual events throughout the month of October.

View the Schedule

UN75: American Voices

To help mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, UN Secretary-General António Guterres launched UN75 to gather ideas and opinions from people everywhere. We gathered Americans’ voices from all 50 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico in order to understand what Americans think about the current and future state of the world.

Explore the Report

Take Action to Support the UN

Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the United Nations

The UN helps countries come together to solve global issues. The U.S. and the UN have made a lot of progress together over the last seven decades. As we mark the 75th anniversary, send a message to your elected officials urging them to support full funding for the UN and its agencies.

Send a message to Congress

Digital Toolkit

From social copy and graphics to the 2020 Proclamation, our digital toolkit is your go-to hub for resources. We’ll continue to update the toolkit, so be sure to refer to it often.

Access Toolkit

UN75 Survey

If you missed your state’s UN75 consultation earlier this summer, we’ve got you covered. Complete this one-minute survey to share your vision for the future with the UN.

Take Survey

 

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