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Doing Back to School Shopping?
Recap: "The Future of Africa, In Review"
Interested in Joining UN Alums?
Apply to be a Program Assistant at UNA-NCA!
Call for Nominations to Recognize Achievements in Human Rights
Through Diplomacy
Call for Nominations for the 2014 UNA-NCA Community Human Rights
Awards
Events
Combating Human Trafficking Globally and Locally: What You Can Do
About It
Save the Date
Fall 2014 Young Professionals Career Dinners
Partner organizations
Empowering Women and the MDGs: Progress Achieved and Challenges
Ahead
Call for Applications- Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program

News
Doing Back to School Shopping?
Don't forget to use AmazonSmile during your back to school shopping! Select United Nations Association
of the USA Capital Area Division as your charitable organization of choice and donate 0.5% of your
purchase price to UNA-NCA.

Recap: "The Future of Africa, In Review"
On August 12th, following the YALI and U.S-Africa Leader's Summit, UNA-NCAs Africa Committee and
IREX held an event at IREX headquarters to summarize and review key highlights, takeaways, issues
raised, and action items from these summits. Opening remarks were given by Ambassador Bob Pearson,
President of IREX, and Ambassador Donald T. Bliss (ret.), President of UNA-NCA. Bob Pearson gave a
brief overview of the summit, noting five key takeaways, which include the importance of private
partnerships and the commitment of the U.S. to those partnerships. Our moderator, Elizabeth Latham,
Academic Exchange Officer at the State Department, introduced our three panelists, Nulu Naluyombya, a
Washington Fellow from Uganda, Honorable Robert Joseph Mettle-Nunoo, former Deputy Minister for
Health for Ghana, and Jon Temin, Director of the Africa Program at the U.S. Institute of Peace.

Interested in Joining UN Alums?
UNA-USA is looking to create a new affinity group called UN Alums. The objective of this group is enlist
persons who have worked for the UN family to enhance the depth of first-hand knowledge, experience
and credibility with respect to the UN. The group also aims to enlist persons who will fulfill UNA-USAs
mission and goals and provide a network of UN alums that facilitates their interest to
communicate/collaborate within the framework of UNA-USA and its activities.

Apply to be a Program Assistant at UNA-NCA!
Program assistants will gain experience working in a small, non-profit environment and exposure to a
variety of communications, membership, events, development, and general administrative tasks. This
position is ideal for those interested in non-profit management and will provide hands-on experience as
an integral member of the team.

Call for Nominations to Recognize Achievements in Human Rights
Through Diplomacy
Please submit electronically no later than Sunday, August 31, 2014
We are currently soliciting nominations to recognize achievements in human rights through
diplomacy. The UNA-NCA Award, given in collaboration with the American Foreign Service Association
(AFSA), will honor an outstanding American diplomat who has advanced human rights in diplomacy at its
annual Human Rights Day event on Capitol Hill in December. The candidate should be a current or
former American diplomat whose achievements are recognized by his peers. It is hoped that the recipient
will accept the award in person.

Call for Nominations for the 2014 UNA-NCA Community Human Rights
Awards
Please submit no later than Sunday, August 31, 2014
We are currently soliciting nominations for the 2014 recipients of our Community Human Rights
Awards program and invite your nominations. Candidates could be U.S. government officials, leaders of
non-government organizations, academics, or other practitioners or scholars in the field.

Events
Combating Human Trafficking Globally and Locally: What YOU Can Do
About It
Find out more from a distinguished panel of global and local experts on what you can do to fight the
world-wide human tragedy of trafficking.

Where: The Continental Ballroom of The George Washington University,
800 21st Street NW
Washington, DC 20052

When: Tuesday, September 23
6:00-8:00 p.m.

Speakers:
Ambassador Mark Lagon- Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Mr. Chris Whatley- Executive Director, UNA-USA
Ms. Tina Frund- Director, Courtneys House.

Cost: Members: $15.00
Non-Member: $20.00
Combo Ticket (includes a $5 discount on UNA-NCA Membership): $35.00

Register>>>

Save the Date
Fall 2014 Young Professionals Career Dinners
Save the date for the evening of October 18 for the Young Professionals Career Dinner series. Come
meet Washington's top professionals in their chosen field and network with other young professionals.
Each dinner will feature distinguished speakers who will share their stories, answer your questions, and
offer advice based on their experiences in the industry. Details TBD.

Partner organizations
Empowering Women and the MDGs: Progress Achieved and Challenges
Ahead
August 18 marks 500 days away from the target date for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Goal 3, which aims to promote gender equality and empower women, has had considerable successes,
but much work still lies ahead. Join us for a discussion on empowering women in the context of the
MDGs.
When: Monday, August 18
2 p.m. ET
Speakers: Daniel Seymour- Deputy Director of Programs, UN Women
Emily Courey Pryor-Senior Director, Girls and Women Initiatives, UN Foundation
Alice Dahle- Chair, UNA Women
U.S./Canada Dial-in: 877-681-3374
Passcode: 3720536
Please RSVP via email to membership@unausa.org.


Call for Applications- Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program
Dedicated to international exchange, the Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program offers five-month
fellowships to leading democracy activists, journalists, and scholars from around the world. During their
time in residence at NED's International Forum for Democratic Studies, fellows reflect on their
experiences and consider lessons learned; conduct independent research and writing; engage with
colleagues and counterparts in the United States; and build ties with a global network of democracy
advocates.



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