Dear Everyone:

The official 1999 National High School Essay Contest Booklets are in and
are being sent to all who have requested them and our local UNA-USA
chapters.  Please let me know if you are interested.  The contest is open
to all high school students in the United States.
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Sincerely,

John R. Gagain Jr.
Assistant Coordinator
Model U.N. and Education Programs

United Nations Association of the United States of America
801 Second Avenue
New York, NY  10017-4706

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The twelfth annual Duke International Security Conference (DISEC) will be
held 19-21 November 1998 in lovely Durham, NC. DISEC is a truly rewarding
Conference offering unique opportunities including the exploration of
international relations beyond the confines of traditional United Nations
committees. Additional information can be found at
<http://www.duke.edu/web/DUMUNA> or by e-mailing the Secretary-General at
<dsp3@...>.

This year's Conference will feature eight exciting committees including
four UN committees, two national Cabinet simulations, and two unique
specialized bodies. The committees will be: Disarmament and International
Security, Special Political, Commission on Human Rights, United Nations
Security Council, The Special Summit of the Heads of State of the League
of Arab States, the United States National Security Council 1962, the
Cabinet of the Republic of India, and the Cabinet of the Republic of
South Africa. A number of prime positions still remain available, a list
of which can be found on the DISEC web-page.

We believe DISEC offers delegates a unique Model UN experience. Our
Conference also features a number of special attractions including
speakers from Duke University, committee dinners, and access to one of
the preeminent research Universities in the country. Conference costs are
$40 per delegate and $30 per school. Quad rooms in the Durham Marriott at
the Civic Center, the location of the Conference, are only $82 per night.
Doubles and singles are $72.

We hope you will consider what we believe is one of the most educational
and rewarding high school Model UN Conferences in the country. Please
feel free to contact us with any questions or comments. Our web-page,
once again, can be found at <http://www.duke.edu/web/DUMUNA>.

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Case Western Reserve Univeristy is pleased to announce the Third Annual
Cleveland National Model UN Conference, one of the premier collegiate MUN
Conferences in the Midwest.   This year's sessions will be held November
20-22, 1998.

CNMUN has several features which make it unique.

-Our simulation of the World Health Assembly is produced in collaboration
with CWRU's Francis Payne Bolton School of Nursing's WHO collaboration center.

-Our UNEP Governing Board simulation will employ the resources of the
UNESCO GENie Project, which is spearheaded out of CWRU's School of Engineering

-We are one of the cheapest MUN's around with delegate fees of a mere $50
per school and $25 per delegate

-Serious and high-quality debate in session is coupled with some of the
most unique entertainment options around.    Mingle with the other
delegates at our diplomatic reception on Friday, and then take at your
frustrations with annoying delegates on the court at our Saturday nigh
Volleyball! Tournament.   And of course,  there is always plenty of time to
hit "the Flats" Clevelands revitalized night-life district.

	 So come, find out why CNMUN is a different kind of MUN.        Full
Conference information as well as OnLine Registration (which we believe to
be an UN 1st) are available now at our WebSite:
	 http://www.cwru.edu/orgs/cwrumun/cnmun.html
	 Sincerely,

	 John D. Giorgis
	 Secretary-General
	 CNMUN III


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Secretary-General                                Dept. of Political Science
cnmun@...                     Case Western Reserve University
Phone: (216) 754-1312                               11201 Euclid Avenue
FAX:   (216) 368-8840                            Cleveland, OH 44106-7109
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American Model United Nations (AMUN) International invites all colleges and
universities to our 1998 Conference. This year, our ninth annual event will run
from November 21-24, 1998.

The basic information on our 1998 Conference is as follows:

Location: Chicago, IL at the Hyatt Regency Chicago Hotel

Delegation Fees: $50 1st delegation; $25 2nd delegation; Additional delegations
no charge

Per Delegate Fees: $32 per person

Hotel Costs: $100/room/night (plus tax); up to 4 people/room at no extra charge

AMUN draws college students from across the U.S. and around the world. In 1997,
AMUN was attended by over 700 students from across the U.S. and four other
countries. We strongly encourage international participation!

Country assignments are still available, and registrations are now being taken
on a first-come, first-served basis. You can reserve a country(s) by e-mail,
phone or mail. A list of available countries and additional information is
posted on our homepage at http://www.amun.org

Also, feel free to e-mail us at mail@... if you have any questions, call us
at 773-777-AMUN, or send us your address if you would like additional
information by mail.

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Dear All:

I am looking for someone who is in the Security Council at this year's
upcoming American Model United Nations Conference (AMUN).  I am going to
the conference and I am anxious to meet some delegates before the conference.
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Queen's University at Kinston, Ontario will be holding it's MUN
conference Nov. 19-22, 1998, at the Ambassador Hotel in Kingston,
Onatrio, Canada.  This years conference will include 8 committees: SC,
NATO, ICJ, UNHCR, UNESCO, WHO, UNICEF, and ECOFIN. Each committee will
have crisis scenarios. This year, we are planning a number of guest
speakers, and a banquet. The conference fee will be $75 per delegate.
The hotel cost will be $100 per room per night for a quad occupancy
room.  There is no delegation fee, and no limit to the size of the
delegation you can send. If you are interested in sending a delegation,
or would like further information, please email us a mailing address, so
that we can mail you a registration package.  Also, feel free to cantact
us with any questions you have.  You may contact:
Jeff Butler
Manager of Delegates
7jb6@...
or
Laura Green
Secretary General
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Thanks, and I hope to see you at QMUN'98.

Sincerely,
Jeff Butler
Manager of Delegates, QMUN'98

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The McGill Model United Nations Assembly 1999 will be held from January
28-31, 1999, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. McMUN is the coolest (and
coldest) conference on the circut.

McMUN simulates 19 UN committees and specialized agencies, including the
Canadian First Ministers' Conference. Our innovative committees and topics
are one of hte main reasons McMUN has grown to become the largest MUN
conference in Canada.

Come and take advantage of the currency exchange rate. Priority
registration is due October 15, 1998; final registration is due November
25, 1998. Any questions should be directed to:

Alice Baum
Secretary-General, McMUN '99
(514) 398-6816
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UNITED NATIONS DAY IS OCTOBER 24th!
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Everyone is invited to join the festivities when your local UNA Chapter or
Division celebrates United Nations Day next month.  If you'd like to know if
there's a Chapter near you, just go to
http://www.unausa.org/programs/chapdir.htm for a complete directory.  You need
not be a member to participate, but should you wish to join UNA-USA,
just download the application form at
http://www.unausa.org/membership/index.htm

And New Yorkers, be sure to join us for the Third Worldwide Vigil for the United
Nations on October 23rd across the street from the United Nations at
Ralph Bunche Park, First Avenue between 42nd and 43rd Streeets.  There will be
speeches and music, featuring ancient ceremonial instruments.
Participants will hold candles and wear blue ribbons.  A reception will follow
at the Church Center for the United Nations at 777 UN Plaza (44th Street at
First Avenue).  For information about vigils in other communities, visit
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ALL are INVITED to HUMAN RIGHTS CELEBRATION

This is invitation to participate in a student conference on human rights
at the United Nations: 10 December 1998.  To celebrate the 50th anniversary
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations Department
of Public Information is inviting schools to participate in an
international students conference at UN Headquarters on 10 December 1998.
The conference will include a plenary, where the participants will draft
and adopt their own Declaration, and then, at a formal session, present it
to the United Nations.  Among those invited to attend are President of the
current session of the General Assembly, H.E. Didier Opertti (Uruguay) and
President Nelson Mandela (South Africa).  In order to participate in the
conference, schools must register by 15 October 1998 to be placed on a
roster of participants.  Each school must also hold their own mini-UN
conference on human rights and choose from there, two persons to represent
the school at the UN Conference. In addition, two chaperones/teachers may
also participate as observers. Students of grades 9-12 are eligible to
participate.  The United Nations cannot provide any funds for participation
in the conference. All travel arrangements must be made by the
participating schools.

To register, a school official (principal, homeroom teacher, students
activity coordinator etc.) should send a letter or E-mail with name and
mailing address of the school and responsible teacher addressing your
intent to attend to the following address:

Public Inquiries
Department of Public Information
GA-58
United Nations
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Fax. 212-963-6555
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Dear Everyone:

My name is Dr. Gregory Julian and I am the Faculty Advisor for the Pace
University at Westchester Model U.N. team.  As we prepare for this year's
upcoming conferences, we are collecting several websites on the United Kingdom,
which we are representing at the Southern Regional Model United Nations
Conference.  My question is:  Has anyone, in the past represented the United
Kingdom and found any sites that may be useful?  We have found the usual mission
and embassy sites, however, "the more the better."  Thank you for your time.

Please send all information to my President, Ms. Michelle Renwick at:
MRen476409@....

Or to myself at: GJulian@...

Sincerely,
Dr. Greg Julian
Pace University
861 Bedford Road
Pleasantville, NY 10570
914.773.3959 (Office)
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Does anyone know of a national high school conference (at a University) that
will take place sometime in March or late February?  My high school club (of
about 70) usually attends Yale, but the date has moved this year.  The
conference must be on the east coast, within an 8 or so hour drive of
Washington, DC   Thanks

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2 September 1998
Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Throughout 1998, the international community will commemorate the Fiftieth
Anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(UDHR).  This landmark document, adopted on 10 December 1948, set a common
standard of achievement for mankind in the area of human rights and
fostered vigorous development of the international promotion and protection
of these rights.

We would like TO INVITE YOU AND YOUR SCHOOL to join us in observing this
historic occasion.  Educators everywhere have found the Universal
Declaration to be a wonderful tool for teaching today's youth about human
rights and human responsibilities.  By studying the Declaration and
learning what rights each of us possess, students can understand why it is
important to support the protection and promotion of human rights, not just
in their country but everywhere in the world.  They also learn to respect
others and fight against racial prejudices and social stereotypes.

The fiftieth anniversary commemoration will culminate on 10 December 1998,
Human Rights Day, with special meetings at the United Nations.  The
Department of Public Information plans to have a separate meeting at UN
Headquarters involving students and educators from around the world.

In preparation of this meeting, we would like you to encourage your
students to have their own "mini conference" on human rights.  This could
be a meeting involving one class or the entire school focusing either on
the Declaration itself or any aspect(s) of human rights in today's world
that the students are assigned to study.  Participating students will be
expected to prepare a short report (150 words or less) on the outcome of
their meeting, including their recommendations and observations, which
should be forwarded to this office no later than 31 October 1998.  The best
reports will later be compiled and presented at the Students Meeting at UN
Headquarters.  Two representatives from each participating school will be
invited to join this special commemorative meeting.  The representatives
will have to be chosen by the students amongst themselves as to who will be
the two representatives.

In order to participate in this activity, please send a letter noting your
school's intentions to participate.  Send it to the address below.  We
request you to register before 15 October 1998.  Please note that schools
which will participate in this activity will be part of a global roster
which will be posted on the UN website and later issued as a report by DPI.

We know of your commitment to teaching about the United Nations.  In the
past, some of you took part at training workshops on teaching about the UN
and sent your students for Model UN meetings at the UN headquarters.  The
observance of the fiftieth anniversary will help our students to take a
closer look at today's world and examine what they can do to make it a
better place for the future generation.

With warm personal regards.

Sincerely yours,
Lyutha AI-Mughairy
Chief, Public Liaison Service
Department of Public Information

Please send letters of intention to:
John R. Gagain Jr.
Model U.N. and Education Programs
UNA-USA
c/o United Nations DPI Human Rights Conference
801 Second Avenue
New York, NY  10017-4706

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Quite simple enough:

Are you a member of the United Nations Association of the United States of
America.

From your hosts,

Fernando Flores
John R. Gagain Jr.
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Please select one of the following:

    o Yes
    o No
    o No

by going to the following Web form:

    http://www.findmail.com/vote?id=719

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represents the e-mail address that receives the MUN E-News service.

Thank you for your time and cooperation.

Your Hosts,

Fernando Flores
John R. Gagain Jr.
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    o HS Student
    o C Student
    o HS Faculty
    o C Faculty
    o UNA-USA Chapter/Division Leader
    o NGO Employee
    o UN Official
    o MUN Conference
    o MUN Conference

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Since 1986, thousands of secondary school students have been
introduced to the U.N. system and encouraged to think about America's role
in the world organization through UNA-USA's annual nationwide essay
contest, initiated by the 1985 National U.N. Day Chair, Ambassador Peter H.
Dailey. The contest is currently sponsored by UNA-USA, the United Nations
Development Programme, and by The Dailey Family Foundation.

      The 1999 National High School Essay Contest has recently launched with
the topic:  WHO NEEDS WHOM?: WHY THE U.S. NEEDS THE UNITED NATIONS.

"As we approach the next millenium, the U.N. faces its greatest challenge.
Every aspect of the U.S./U.N. relationship is in question, from financial
obligations to the role of the U.N. in peacekeeping, to the continued U.S.
commitment to economic and social development. America's leadership role is
now in question.  There are those who question the relevancy of the
organization to the United States as we move into the next millenium.  Is
there really a need for so many U.N. agencies?  Is it worth the cost?  And
maybe the most fundamental question: Why should the U.S. be a leader in the
U.N. community?"

In light of these pressing questions, students in grades 9-12 nationwide
are invited to write an essay that examines the reasons why the U.N. is
important to not only the U.S. as a country, but more importantly to the
individual citizens of this country.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

John R. Gagain Jr.
Assistant Coordinator
Model U.N. and Education Programs

United Nations Association of the United States of America
801 Second Avenue
New York, NY  10017-4706

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1998 National High School Essay Contest Awards Banquet

This years Awards Banquet held on July 9, 1998, at the United Nations
Delegates Dinning Room featured many distinguished guests from the
international community which included Mr. Djibril Diallo, Director,
Division of Public Affairs at UNDP; Ms. Felice Gaer, Director, Jacob
Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights; Mr. Joe Sills,
Director the United Nations Information Centre in Washington, D.C.; and
many others.  These three distinguished guests were a representation of the
Panel of Experts who were chosen to decide the three finalists who were
recognized on this evening.

The Panel of Experts included Ms. Mary Robinson, U.N. High Commissioner for
Human Rights; Ambassador Bill Richardson, U.S. Permanent Representative to
the U.N.; Marian Wright Edelman, President, Children's Defense Fund;
Ambassador Peter Dailey, Former Ambassador to Ireland, Ms. Felice Gaer,
Director, Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights;
Mr. Joe Sills, Director, United Nations Information Centre in Washington,
D.C.; Reverend Bernice King, Daughter of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.;
Congressman Tom Lantos, Co-Chair, Congressional Human Rights Caucus, U.S.
House of Representatives, Mr. William Schultz, Director, Amnesty
International; and Mr. James Gustave Speth, Administrator, U.N. Development
Programme.

The National High School Essay Contest is conducted every year by UNA-USA
with the help and sponsorship of The Dailey Family Foundation and the
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).  Early in the academic year,
the contest is distributed throughout our local chapters and divisions,
where eventually, through the chapters and divisions selections, ten
finalists are submitted to UNA-USA's National Headquarters.  From a
response of approximately 7,500 essays submitted on the grassroots level,
the Panel of Experts finally narrowed it down to three finalists.  Ms.
Emily Maher, a junior from Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was
awarded first place at the dinner for her essay on Freedom of Religion,
Freedom of Mind.  Ms. Tara Fitzgerald, a senior at Birmingham High School
in Van Nuys, California, who plans to attend U.C. Berkeley in the fall, was
awarded second place for her essay entitled Developed Countries Protect
Children's Rights?  And finally, Ms. Kathleen A. Egan, a junior at Tuckahoe
High School in Eastchester, New York, was awarded third place for her essay
which interpreted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

The evening entailed UNA-USA Educational Coordinator, Fernando Flores as
Master of Ceremonies who introduced and welcomed Ambassador Alvin P. Adams
and Mr. Djibril Diallo. Ambassador Adams, Mr. Diallo, Mr. Joe Sills, and
Ms. Felice Gaer all had the opportunity to address the occasion.  They
congratulated the award recipients and all the participants who contributed
to such a successful program.  The first place recipient Ms. Emily Maher
read her essay aloud as all present at the dinner listened to her
exceptional essay on the Freedom of Religion.  Each of the three winners
were awarded with a monetary award and an all expense paid trip to the 1998
Model U.N. Summit and Leadership Conference at Seton Hall University.

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The 19th annual Central New York Model United Nations (CNYMUN) will be held on
January 8 and 9.  The conference is held on the campus of Syracuse University
and run by high school students from Fayetteville-Manlius High School.  We
continue to strive to provide an accurate simulation of the United Nations and
other International Organizations.  Committees of the General Assembly and
Economic Social Council as well as their plenaries will be simulated.  CNYMUN
will also simulate the Security Council, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
and the Association of South East Asian Nations.

For more information please contact:
Jon Steinberg  Co-Secretary-General
8170 Pembroke Dr
Manlius, NY 13104
315.682.2503
kjsteinberg@...

Ryan Martin Co-Secretary-General
4311 Trout Lilly Lan
Manlius, NY 13104
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The sixth annual Secondary Schools United Nations Symposium (SSUNS)
will be held at Hotel du Parc in Montréal, Québec from November 12-15,
1998. This year we expect over 500 students from across Canada
Sponosred by the United Nations Students' Association, SSUNS is
organized and staffed by the same university students who hold McMUN -
an annual university-level conference deemed to be one of the top 3 of
its kind in North America. Set against the backdrop most historical
and entertaining cities and finest learning institutions, SSUNS will
simulate 11 committees this year, including Security Council,
International Court of Justice, World Health Organization, Yalta
Simulation and Canadian First Ministers' Conference. Delegates will
also have the opportunity to attend opening ceremonies at the
International Civil Aviation Organization, a specialized U.N. agency
located in Montréal. Please visit our web site at
http://www.McMUN.org/SSUNS which is the ultimate model UN resource for
prospective delegates, filled with a myriad of relevant links and
information.

The deadline for priority registration is September 21, 1998. Schools
may register on-line through our web site.

For more information contact:
Jennifer Chandler, Chargé d'Affaires
c/o UNSAM
P.O. Box 5412, Succursale H3B 4P1
tel.: 514-398-6816
e-mail: ssuns-schools@...
web site: http://www.McMUN.org/SSUNS
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The fourth annual Earlham College Model United Nations (ECMUN) for high
school students is scheduled for January 29-30, 1999 in Richmond, Indiana.
We welcome your participation in this select teaching conference.

We will be simulating the Security Council, a historical Security Council
on the eve of the Gulf War, a Special Political Committee (Latin America or
Africa, to be determined) and a human rights committee.

For more information, see our web page at:

http://www.earlham.edu/~modelun/index.html

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Barbara "Welling" Hall, Convener (Chair) Department of Politics
Drawer 63, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana U.S.A. 47374-4095
Phone: (765) 983-1208  Fax: (765) 983-1207
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The Second Annual University of Georgia Model United Nations Conference
(UGAMUNC) will be held 29-31 January 1999 in Athens, GA.  Our first
conference was deemed a success by those who attended, and this year we
hope UGAMUNC will continue to grow and improve.  UGAMUNC '99 is open to
all interested high schools, and will be held on the campus of the
University of Georgia in Athens, GA.  Our staff is an experienced and
dedicated group of UGA students prepared to give delegates a truly
realistic simulation of the United Nations.  This year we will be
simulationg five committees:  Security Council, GA Plenary, GA Sixth
Committee (Legal), Commission on Human Rights, ECOSOC Plenary.

For more information contact:
Kevin Wuzzardo, Secretary-General
101 Stone Mill Run, #50
Athens, GA 30605
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The Twenty-Sixth Annual National Collegiate Security Conference (NCSC
XXVI) will take place October 28 - November 1, 1998 in Washington, DC.

NCSC is sponsored by the Georgetown International Relations Association
and staffed entirely by student volunteers from Georgetown University.
With over 20 years of experience in crisis simulations, NCSC will run the
United Nations Security Council, NATO, the United States National Security
Council, and the cabinets of Israel, Russia, and Mexico.  NCSC XXVI will
also have three UN General Assembly Committees:  1st(DISEC), 4th(Specpol),
and a Special Ad Hoc Committeee on Narcotics.

The priority registration deadline is September 15, 1998.  For
registration materials or more information contact:

Aly Gniady
Executive Director, NCSC XXVI
c/o GIRA, Inc.
PO Box 3764
Washington, D.C.  20007-0264

Telephone:  (202) 337 - 7424
Fax:     (202) 337 - 7429

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IMMEDIATE OPENING
INTERN FALL 1998 -- Asia Programs, UNA-USA Policy Studies Dept.

Intern will work primarily to facilitate a policy dialogue with Japanese
parliamentarians.

Policy dialogue:  A focus of UNA-USA’s policy dialogue has been on the
annual US-Japan forum on UN affairs.  Topics include US-Japan partnership
in UN reform, international security, regional conflicts, sustainable
development, and humanitarian affairs.  Possibility of extending dialogue
partners to include other nations in the Asia-Pacific region.
Interns’responsibilities range from background research on the UN and
Asia-Pacific regional issues to organization of forums for dialogue in New
York and Washington, D.C. Language skill in one of the East Asian languages
is preferred.

Send applications to:
Sumie Nakaya
Director, Asia Programs
United Nations Association of the United States of America
801 2nd Ave, NY NY 10017
Tel: 212 907 1346
fax: 212 682 9185
email: sumienakaya@...
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Campus Outreach Opportunity League (COOL)

COOL National Conference on Student Community Service
March 18-21, 1999
Salt Lake City, Utah
hosted by The University of Utah

"Together, participants network and share ideas, experiences, and insights
regarding their efforts to improve their communities and address social
problems.  The COOL Conference provides a forum for student voice, and
enhances students abilities to make a greater and more meaningful impact in
their communities."

Phone: 801.581.4811
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UNA-USA ACTION ALERT

NATIONAL CALL-IN WEEK IS 14-18 SEPTEMBER

--CALL YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS--

SEPTEMBER WILL BE A CRITICAL TIME FOR THE U.S.-UN RELATIONS - OUR LAST
CHANCE THIS YEAR TO BREAK THE WASHINGTON LOGJAM ON UN FUNDING.

· As the UN General Assembly convenes its 53rd session in September, the US
is closer that it has ever been to losing its vote in this body in early
1999.  This happens automatically when a member state's arrears "equals or
exceeds the amount of the contributions due from it for the preceding two
full years."  The U.S. is at that threshold.

· President Bill Clinton is expected to be the first head of state to
address the opening of the UN General Assembly this fall.  His address is
scheduled for 21 September.  Attention will be focused on U.S.-UN relations.

· Congress needs to pass 13 annual spending bills for the 1999 fiscal year
before 30 September 1998.  At this stage, proposed U.S./UN arrears funding
is stuck in a political quagmire. (We owe over $1.5 billion and hold 60
percent of the debt of all member states.)   And, funds recommended for
current year dues to some fifty international organizations (including the
UN) are below the President's request level.  Thus, new cycles of arrears
will potentially be created.    Will the UN go bankrupt on the watch of the
105th Congress?

LET MEMBERS OF CONGRESS KNOW THAT THE SITUATION OF U.S./UN ARREARS HAS
BECOME A NATIONAL EMBARRASSMENT AND THAT WE NEED TO MEET OUR LEGAL TREATY
OBLIGATIONS IN FULL, ON-TIME, AND WITHOUT UNREALISTIC CONDITIONS.

TELL YOUR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES THAT YOU SUPPORT FULL FUNDING OF OUR
OBLIGATIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN FISCAL YEAR 1999
APPROPRIATIONS BILLS AND THAT YOU EXPECT THEM TO RESOLVE THE ARREARS
PROBLEM ONCE-AND-FOR-ALL THIS YEAR, ESPECIALLY IN VIEW OF OUR POSSIBLE LOSS
OF VOTE IN THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

SEVERAL FAITH-BASED GROUPS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF UNA'S COUNCIL OF
ORGANIZATIONS ARE PARTICIPATING IN THIS EFFORT TO GENERATE A GROUND-SWELL
OF CITIZEN ACTION.

House Switchboard:  202/225-3121

Senate Switchboard:  202/224-3121



Liz Marmanides
UNA-USA
801 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10017-4706
212-907-1300

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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT ** PLEASE POST
WFA Issues Director

National educational activist organization seeks individual to lobby
Congress and educate WFA members about a stronger more effective United
Nations and principles of federation at the global level.  Duties
include analyzing trends and opportunities for WFA action; writing grant
proposals for action projects; preparing fact sheets and action alerts
on WFA issues for members, the media and Internet website; organizing
meetings with administration officials and congressional staff;
coordinating with other citizen organizations.  The Issues Director
reports to the Executive Director.

Through its Vision for Global Change, WFA brings an activist agenda to
specific UN empowerment issues.  Current priorities are creating an
International Criminal Court, strengthening UN peace operations,
upgrading UN preventive actions for peace, securing reliable funding for
the United Nations and transforming international institutions to
respond to the problems of globalization with greater transparency and
democracy.

Founded in 1947, the World Federalist Association is
working for universal and democratic world federation capable of and
limited to achieving goals that nations cannot achieve alone, which
include assuring common security, building sustainable economies,
protecting human rights, and preserving the environment.

As an educational activist organization, WFA seeks to develop and
present to United States citizens and our government the importance of
incorporating federalist concepts into the United Nations and other
institutions of global governance.  Our aim is to create structures of
world law that protect and apply to individuals, and move these global
institutions beyond the insufficient current norms and practice of
international law.  WFA works in collaboration with the international
World Federalist Movement and with like-minded organizations worldwide.

Qualifications

 	 Three years of relevant experience
  	 Knowledge of the American national political system
  	 Knowledge of UN system and global problems, especially UN reform and
WFA priority issues
  	 Strong written and oral communication skills
 	 Masters degree in international relations, international law or an
equivalent field preferred
  	 Experience in citizen organization advocacy preferred
  	 Experience in public speaking preferred

Salary and benefits: This is a full time position with a competitive
salary, health care and other benefits.

Women and persons of color are strongly urged to apply.

Application deadline: September 18, 1998 for consideration in initial
interviews.  To apply, send resume and writing sample to:

Executive Director, World Federalist Association
418 7th Street SE, Washington DC 20003
Fax: 202-546-3749 [limit to 8 pages] * Email: tbarner@...


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The Nuevo Leon State University, in Monterrey Mexico, is going to hold the
annual U.N. Simulation. This year, MUNI will simulate 3 committees of the
General Assembly (Official Language: Spanish) and the UNHCR (Spanish).
There will be (3)in English, the ICJ, the Security Council and the High
Commission of Human Rights.

Held: September 17-19 1998  Please Contact: Pablo Lozano
							    Secretary-General
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