We are the Human Rights Committee of the Southern New York chapter of the Young Professionals for International Cooperation (YPIC). YPIC is a part of the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA). Our basic goal is to advocate for the protection of human rights. Below are descriptions of UNA-USA and YPIC.
What is UNA-USA?
The United Nations Association of the United States of America is a not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to building understanding of and support for the ideals and vital work of the United Nations among the American people. Its educational and humanitarian campaigns, including teaching students in urban schools, clearing minefields and providing school-based support for children living in HIV/AIDS-affected communities in Africa, allow people to make a global impact at the local level. In addition, its policy and advocacy programs stress the importance of nations working together and the need for United States leadership in the United Nations. The association is affiliated with the World Federation of United Nations Associations.
Our Mission
"The United Nations Association of the United States of America is 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 achievement of the goals of the UN Charter."
Young Professionals for International Cooperation
Young Professionals for International Cooperation (YPIC) is a program of the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) that seeks to engage young professionals in discussions of international affairs, emphasizing the importance of multilateral cooperation and the United Nations. While we appreciate supporters of all ages, YPIC members are typically between the ages of 21-40, and are a diverse group of individuals from the fields of business, law, government, nonprofit, the arts and philanthropy. YPIC provides an exciting opportunity to interact with like-minded individuals and gives young professionals from all walks of life a unique forum in which to learn more about current international issues, the United Nations, and the work of UNA-USA.
UNA-USA is America's largest grassroots foreign-policy organization and the leading center of research on the United Nations and global issues. UNA-USA carries out its action agenda through a combination of public outreach, policy analysis, and international dialogue, and advances international cooperation and the work of the United Nations through more than 170 community-based Chapters and Divisions nationwide and over 25,000 members. Often, YPICs are programs of local UNA-USA Chapters or Divisions.
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