Knowledge (XXG)

United Nations Association of Australia

Source 📝

438:(24 October) celebrations, the day that the UN Charter came into force in 1945. The award recognises "individuals or organisations in Australia that have made a significant contribution to the aims and objectives of the UN, for example in promoting peace, respect for human rights, equal opportunities, social justice and environmental sustainability". Recipients include: 49: 40: 284:
The UNAA is governed by a National Board and an Executive Team who take day to day responsibility for strategy implementation. Its national president is Dr Donnell Davis elected in November 2023. Previous Presidents included Dr Patricia Jenkings, 2023, Mario D'Elia 2019, Major General (Ret'd) Michael
338:
The UNAA hosts over 150 events a year across Australia; hosts public awards ceremonies on a variety of social, media, and environmental topics; drives celebratory UN observance day activities; operates development projects overseas and generally acts as a key link between the UN and the Australian
473:
The UNAA’s Victorian division hosts student Model United Nations (MUN) Conferences in high schools and universities around the state. These day-long conferences aim to increase student awareness of the United Nations, its processes, values, and the complex issues brought before the UN and the
220:
core body to promote its overall aims and ideals, and equally seeking to build support for the UN's programs, activities, and agencies. The UNAA official mission is "to inform, inspire and engage all Australians regarding the work, goals and values of the UN to create a safer, fairer and more
237:
The UNAA was established in 1946 and in the following decades, the association and its state divisions grew and expanded their programs. In 1979 the Victorian division established the annual Media Peace Awards, followed by the establishment of the World Environment Day Awards.
482:
The UNAA Young Professionals (UNAA YP) network involves and inspires young professionals throughout Australia in international affairs and the work of the United Nations around the world, through fund-raising, awareness-raising, and advocacy campaigns.
342:
The UNAA group includes a national academic network, a federal parliamentary group, divisions in every state and territory, a Young Professionals network, a Youth network, and a national office of volunteers.
1106: 494:(UNYA) is a youth led organisation, born out of the organisation in the 1970s. Its members are aged below 25 years. UN Youth Australia is not a division of, or run by, the UNAA. 1111: 278: 630: 270: 254: 917: 1116: 307:
The UNAA also works to support various initiatives of the United Nations which focus on key international affairs topics such as (but not exclusive to):
266: 564: 241:
During the International Year of the Tree (1982), the UNAA and the Nursery Industry Association of Australia founded an environmental organisation,
422:, for "its role in stimulating public awareness and understanding". The debate achieved prominence in the media owing to an address by journalist 582: 1031: 296: 977: 258: 1052: 287: 222: 751: 776: 724: 536: 803: 491: 706: 681: 385: 1026: 1004: 655: 321: 168: 129: 456: 561: 423: 331: 626: 449: 274: 474:
international community, while developing a sense of civic responsibility as future global citizens.
443: 579: 435: 242: 17: 419: 400: 253:
The UNAA works closely with United Nations specialised agencies and departments such as the
384:, are no longer being presented, with the last being the 2018 awards, presented in 2019 by 586: 568: 368:
and media organisations "who had excelled in their promotion of human rights and issues".
316: 837: 540: 376:
in his address at the 1981 presentation of the prize. These Awards, later known as the
311: 217: 213: 1100: 369: 292: 863: 1021: 868: 408: 48: 462: 415: 365: 511: 942: 781: 710: 601: 392: 113: 39: 326: 226: 133: 121: 105: 891: 434:
The UN Day Honour award was established by UNAA (NSW) as part of their
216:, membership-based, organisation in Australia working on behalf of the 361: 125: 109: 918:"Stan Grant's speech on racism and the Australian dream goes viral" 245:, to protect, restore, and conserve Australia's native vegetation. 262: 117: 777:"United Nations Association of Australia Media Peace Awards 2013" 752:"The 2016 United Nations Media Peace Awards are open for entries" 725:"United Nations Association of Australia: Media awards 2017" 1089: 189: 1065: 1063: 892:"About: Staff: Darren Dale: Managing Director /Producer" 271:
World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA)
221:
sustainable world". It has division offices in every
184: 174: 162: 152: 142: 98: 90: 82: 74: 66: 58: 322:Reconciliation with Australia's Indigenous peoples 1003:United Nations Association of Australia (2021). 826:University of South Australia Library, RH248/FW1 680:United Nations Association of Australia (2020). 654:United Nations Association of Australia (2019). 1107:World Federation of United Nations Associations 273:. The organisation also works closely with the 804:"UNAA Media Peace Awards 2015 [flyer]" 943:"Stan Grant: Racism and the Australian dream" 8: 32: 1112:Political organisations based in Australia 972: 970: 968: 966: 964: 580:United Nations Days, Weeks, Years Calendar 38: 31: 842:Australian Television Information Archive 838:"Australian Television: Women of the Sun" 281:(DFAT) and Australian parliamentarians. 279:Australian Department of Foreign Affairs 631:"The Australian Media Peace Prize 1981" 503: 360:, established in 1979, were awarded on 206:United Nations Association of Australia 33:United Nations Association of Australia 426:on "racism and the Australian Dream". 364:(24 October), to recognise Australian 293:Australian Senator Russell Trood, 2012 225:, with the national office run out of 596: 594: 487:United Nations Youth Australia (UNYA) 7: 1032:Australian Broadcasting Corporation 265:, and has consultative status with 916:Davey, Melissa (24 January 2016). 562:WFUNA EcoSoc and UNDPI affiliation 25: 1117:Organizations established in 1945 478:UNAA Young Professionals Network 223:State and Territory of Australia 47: 18:United Nations Media Peace Prize 750:Healey, Briana (11 July 2016). 537:"History of Greening Australia" 391:In 1980, future Prime Minister 169:Governor General and Mrs Hurley 1053:UNAA Victoria Model UN Program 492:United Nations Youth Australia 212:) is the official non-profit, 1: 372:referred to the award as the 1073:(Error: unknown archive URL) 374:Australian Media Peace Prize 1133: 844:. AustralianTelevision.net 585:February 20, 2011, at the 295:and Australian Politician 249:Description and governance 836:Zuk, T. (15 April 2002). 411:has won the award twice. 46: 37: 457:Reconciliation Australia 1005:Annual Report 2020/2021 567:March 27, 2009, at the 414:A 2015 finalist was an 358:UNAA Media Peace Awards 332:Sustainable development 388:journalist Sarah Abo. 1010:(Report). p. 19. 707:"UN Day Media Awards" 682:Annual Report 2019/20 656:Annual Report 2018/19 275:Australian Government 713:on 24 December 2018. 687:(Report). p. 22 661:(Report). p. 18 469:Model United Nations 444:Australian Red Cross 543:on 20 February 2011 382:UN Day Media Awards 269:as a member of the 34: 1071:at unyouth.org.au 982:Landcare Australia 864:"Women of the Sun" 436:United Nations Day 398:In 1983, the film 352:Media Peace Awards 243:Greening Australia 176:National president 154:Official language 984:. 22 October 2021 949:. 24 January 2016 947:The Ethics Centre 731:. 30 October 2017 420:The Ethics Centre 378:UNAA Media Awards 277:, especially the 202: 201: 16:(Redirected from 1124: 1093: 1092: 1090:Official website 1075: 1074: 1070: 1061: 1055: 1050: 1044: 1043: 1041: 1039: 1018: 1012: 1011: 1009: 1000: 994: 993: 991: 989: 974: 959: 958: 956: 954: 939: 933: 932: 930: 928: 913: 907: 906: 904: 902: 896:Blackfella Films 888: 882: 881: 879: 877: 860: 854: 853: 851: 849: 833: 827: 824: 818: 817: 815: 813: 808: 800: 794: 793: 791: 789: 773: 767: 766: 764: 762: 756:Influencing News 747: 741: 740: 738: 736: 721: 715: 714: 709:. Archived from 703: 697: 696: 694: 692: 686: 677: 671: 670: 668: 666: 660: 651: 645: 644: 642: 640: 635: 623: 617: 616: 614: 612: 598: 589: 577: 571: 559: 553: 552: 550: 548: 539:. Archived from 533: 527: 526: 524: 522: 508: 401:Women of the Sun 290: 198: 195: 193: 191: 180:Dr Donnell Davis 51: 42: 35: 21: 1132: 1131: 1127: 1126: 1125: 1123: 1122: 1121: 1097: 1096: 1088: 1087: 1084: 1079: 1078: 1072: 1068: 1062: 1058: 1051: 1047: 1037: 1035: 1034:. 19 March 2021 1020: 1019: 1015: 1007: 1002: 1001: 997: 987: 985: 978:"Media Release" 976: 975: 962: 952: 950: 941: 940: 936: 926: 924: 915: 914: 910: 900: 898: 890: 889: 885: 875: 873: 862: 861: 857: 847: 845: 835: 834: 830: 825: 821: 811: 809: 806: 802: 801: 797: 787: 785: 775: 774: 770: 760: 758: 749: 748: 744: 734: 732: 723: 722: 718: 705: 704: 700: 690: 688: 684: 679: 678: 674: 664: 662: 658: 653: 652: 648: 638: 636: 633: 625: 624: 620: 610: 608: 600: 599: 592: 587:Wayback Machine 578: 574: 569:Wayback Machine 560: 556: 546: 544: 535: 534: 530: 520: 518: 510: 509: 505: 500: 489: 480: 471: 432: 404:won the award. 395:won the award. 354: 349: 317:Gender equality 305: 286: 251: 235: 188: 177: 165: 155: 145: 138: 54: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1130: 1128: 1120: 1119: 1114: 1109: 1099: 1098: 1095: 1094: 1083: 1082:External links 1080: 1077: 1076: 1069:(Date missing) 1056: 1045: 1013: 995: 960: 934: 908: 883: 855: 828: 819: 795: 768: 742: 716: 698: 672: 646: 618: 602:"Media Awards" 590: 572: 554: 528: 502: 501: 499: 496: 488: 485: 479: 476: 470: 467: 466: 465: 459: 453: 446: 431: 428: 407:Film producer 353: 350: 348: 345: 336: 335: 329: 324: 319: 314: 312:Climate change 304: 301: 250: 247: 234: 231: 218:United Nations 214:non-government 200: 199: 186: 182: 181: 178: 175: 172: 171: 166: 163: 160: 159: 156: 153: 150: 149: 146: 144:Region served 143: 140: 139: 137: 136: 102: 100: 96: 95: 92: 88: 87: 84: 80: 79: 76: 72: 71: 68: 64: 63: 60: 56: 55: 52: 44: 43: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1129: 1118: 1115: 1113: 1110: 1108: 1105: 1104: 1102: 1091: 1086: 1085: 1081: 1067: 1064: 1060: 1057: 1054: 1049: 1046: 1033: 1029: 1028: 1023: 1017: 1014: 1006: 999: 996: 983: 979: 973: 971: 969: 967: 965: 961: 948: 944: 938: 935: 923: 919: 912: 909: 897: 893: 887: 884: 871: 870: 865: 859: 856: 843: 839: 832: 829: 823: 820: 805: 799: 796: 784: 783: 778: 772: 769: 757: 753: 746: 743: 730: 726: 720: 717: 712: 708: 702: 699: 683: 676: 673: 657: 650: 647: 632: 628: 627:Michael Kirby 622: 619: 607: 606:UNAA Victoria 603: 597: 595: 591: 588: 584: 581: 576: 573: 570: 566: 563: 558: 555: 542: 538: 532: 529: 517: 516:UNAA Victoria 513: 507: 504: 497: 495: 493: 486: 484: 477: 475: 468: 464: 460: 458: 454: 451: 450:Michael Kirby 447: 445: 441: 440: 439: 437: 430:UN Day Honour 429: 427: 425: 421: 417: 412: 410: 405: 403: 402: 396: 394: 389: 387: 383: 379: 375: 371: 370:Justice Kirby 367: 363: 359: 351: 346: 344: 340: 333: 330: 328: 325: 323: 320: 318: 315: 313: 310: 309: 308: 302: 300: 298: 294: 289: 282: 280: 276: 272: 268: 264: 260: 256: 248: 246: 244: 239: 232: 230: 228: 224: 219: 215: 211: 207: 197: 187: 183: 179: 173: 170: 167: 161: 157: 151: 147: 141: 135: 131: 127: 123: 119: 115: 111: 107: 104: 103: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 50: 45: 41: 36: 30: 19: 1059: 1048: 1036:. Retrieved 1025: 1022:"Sam Mostyn" 1016: 998: 986:. Retrieved 981: 951:. Retrieved 946: 937: 925:. Retrieved 922:the Guardian 921: 911: 899:. Retrieved 895: 886: 874:. Retrieved 867: 858: 846:. Retrieved 841: 831: 822: 810:. Retrieved 798: 786:. Retrieved 780: 771: 759:. Retrieved 755: 745: 733:. Retrieved 728: 719: 711:the original 701: 689:. Retrieved 675: 663:. Retrieved 649: 637:. Retrieved 621: 609:. Retrieved 605: 575: 557: 545:. Retrieved 541:the original 531: 519:. Retrieved 515: 506: 490: 481: 472: 433: 413: 406: 399: 397: 390: 381: 380:, or simply 377: 373: 357: 355: 341: 337: 306: 303:What it does 283: 252: 240: 236: 209: 205: 203: 91:Headquarters 83:Legal status 59:Abbreviation 53:UNAA Offices 29: 27:Organisation 953:16 February 927:16 February 901:17 November 869:Ronin Films 812:15 February 788:15 February 761:16 February 735:16 February 611:16 February 547:11 February 521:14 November 448:2018: Hon. 409:Darren Dale 366:journalists 297:Robert Hill 86:Association 1101:Categories 729:TV Tonight 512:"About us" 498:References 463:Sam Mostyn 424:Stan Grant 416:IQ2 debate 782:Mumbrella 393:Bob Hawke 285:G. Smith 148:Australia 114:Melbourne 67:Formation 1066:Archived 629:(1981). 583:Archived 565:Archived 339:public. 327:Refugees 227:Canberra 134:Adelaide 122:Canberra 106:Brisbane 99:Location 94:Canberra 1038:3 April 988:3 April 876:6 April 848:6 April 691:6 April 665:6 April 639:6 April 233:History 185:Website 158:English 872:. 2009 461:2020: 455:2019: 452:AC CMG 442:2017: 362:UN Day 347:Awards 291:2016, 267:ECOSOC 261:, and 164:Patron 130:Darwin 126:Hobart 110:Sydney 1008:(PDF) 807:(PDF) 685:(PDF) 659:(PDF) 634:(PDF) 334:goals 263:UNHCR 255:UNDPI 192:.unaa 118:Perth 1040:2024 990:2024 955:2020 929:2020 903:2021 878:2022 850:2022 814:2020 790:2020 763:2020 737:2020 693:2022 667:2022 641:2022 613:2020 549:2011 523:2022 356:The 259:UNIC 210:UNAA 204:The 194:.org 75:Type 70:1946 62:UNAA 1027:Q+A 418:at 386:SBS 196:.au 190:www 78:NGO 1103:: 1030:. 1024:. 980:. 963:^ 945:. 920:. 894:. 866:. 840:. 779:. 754:. 727:. 604:. 593:^ 514:. 299:. 288:AO 257:, 229:. 132:, 128:, 124:, 120:, 116:, 112:, 108:, 1042:. 992:. 957:. 931:. 905:. 880:. 852:. 816:. 792:. 765:. 739:. 695:. 669:. 643:. 615:. 551:. 525:. 208:( 20:)

Index

United Nations Media Peace Prize
UNAA Logo
Australia Map
Brisbane
Sydney
Melbourne
Perth
Canberra
Hobart
Darwin
Adelaide
Governor General and Mrs Hurley
www.unaa.org.au
non-government
United Nations
State and Territory of Australia
Canberra
Greening Australia
UNDPI
UNIC
UNHCR
ECOSOC
World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA)
Australian Government
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs
AO
Australian Senator Russell Trood, 2012
Robert Hill
Climate change
Gender equality

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.