About UNA of Connecticut

The United Nations Association of Connecticut is the official Connecticut state chapter of the United Nations Association - United States of America. It is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to building understanding of and support for the ideals and vital work of the United Nations among American people. Its educational and humanitarian campaigns, including teaching students in urban schools, clearing minefields and providing school-based support for children in African communities that have been hurt by HIV/AIDS, allow people to have a strong influence at a local level.

In addition, UNA-USA’s highly regarded policy and advocacy programs stress the importance of nations working together and the need for American leadership at the United Nations. The association is affiliated with the World Federation of United Nations Associations, which was established in 1946 as a public movement for the UN. We are heavily invested in youth, with our Model UN's; essay contests; UN Day advocacy programs at high schools, colleges and universities; UN NGO visits; and school outreach programs. The CT division has five official chapters, including New Haven, Hartford, Southwest, Northwest, and Northeast, and a sibling chapter in Westminster, England, with whom we collaborate on projects such as the annual Peace Calendar.

Our Mission

We are dedicated to educating, inspiring and mobilizing Americans to support the principles and vital work of the United Nations, strengthening the United Nations system, promoting constructive United States leadership in that system and achieving the goals of the United Nations Charter.

The UNA-CT is now online. There, you will find a constant source of information about the activities of contributors powering the our UNA division in the state of Connecticut. Learn about division events worldwide, and see if there is a chapter nearby.

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