Membership in the UNA-USA
UNA-Houston is part of the United Nations Association-USA, based in New York City with offices in Washington and over 160 other local chapters nationwide. Membership is both local and national, and comes with benefits that include updates and bulletins from our national office on important news on the UN system, and local invitations to attend events and activities with other members and experts on important issues impacting our world.
Membership Benefits
- A one-year subscription to The InterDependent
- A 20% discount on UNA publications
- Every new member receives a personalized membership card
- The opportunity to meet and mobilize like-minded peoples and be active in a local chapter that focuses on important global issues
- The opportunity to attend UNA-USA Members' Day at the UN, the Biennial UNA-USA National Convention, the Council of Chapters and Divisions Annual Meeting, and UNA-USA's most important advocacy event of the year - UNA-USA Day on Capitol Hill
- Local benefits provided by your chapter/division (e.g., a newsletter, invitations to activities, and more)
- Regular e-updates on breaking news at the UN, and special reports from foreign policy experts and UNA-USA staff
- Networking and professional development opportunities with current and former leaders in international affairs and global activists.
- Information on participating in major UN events and contact with members of other UN Associations in 102 nations worldwide.
Sign up to become a UNA-USA member today
UNA Council of Organizations
The Council of Organizations, a network of more than 90 nongovernmental organizations with interests in education, social justice, peace and security, labor, sustainable development, human rights, health and women's issues, share the common goals of promoting greater public awareness about global issues and the UN's importance in world affairs and strengthening the US-UN relationship.
Council Members
If you belong to any of the groups that make up UNA's Council of Organizations, you're already a part of the UNA-USA community! We welcome you to become a member of UNA Houston Chapter and become one of our local organizational partners.
Altrusa International
AARP
American Association of University Women
American Baptist Churches, USA - Nat'l. Ministries
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
American Federation of Teachers
American Humanist Association
American Jewish Committee
American Public Health Association
American Society for Public Administration
American Society of International Law
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
Americans for Democratic Action
Americans for UNESCO
Americans for UNFPA
Amnesty International USA
Anti-Defamation League
Baha'is of the United States
B'nai B'rith International
Business and Professional Women/USA
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Center for War/Peace Studies
Centre County Pennsylvania Council of Organizations
Church Women United
Church World Service
Citizens for Global Solutions
Episcopal Church, USA
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Foreign Policy Association
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Friends of the United Nations
Friendship Ambassadors Foundation
The Fund for Peace
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Girl Scouts of the USA
Girls in Government
Global Associates for Health Development, Inc.
Global Education Motivators (GEM)
Global Health Council
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America
Human Rights First
International Rescue Committee
Kiwanis International
League of Women Voters of the United States
The Links, Inc.
Lions Clubs International
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs
National Association of Social Workers
National Congress of American Indians
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA
National Council of Jewish Women
National Council of Negro Women
National Federation of Music Clubs
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
National Wildlife Federation
ORT America
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Population Action International
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Quota International
Rainforest Alliance
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
Rotary International
The Sierra Club
Soka Gakkai International - USA
Soroptimist International of the Americas
Southern California Regional Council of Organizations
The Stanley Foundation
Trickle-Up Program
Union for Reform Judaism
Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office
United Church of Christ
United Methodist Church, General Board of Church and Society
United Methodist Church, General Board of Global Ministries - Women's Division
The US Association for the University for Peace
U.S. National Committee for UNIFEM
U.S. Fund for UNICEF
U.S. Servas, Inc.
USA for UNHCR
United Way International
Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund
Women of Reform Judaism
Women's Federation for World Peace, USA
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Women's League for Conservative Judaism
World Food Program-USA
World Information Transfer
The Y
YWCA of the U.S.A.
Zonta International
For more information, or to find out how to become a member of UNA's Council of Organizations, contact Jessica Hartl at (202) 462-3446 ext 12.
