Join us for our APRIL Distinguished Lecture
Join us on April 18th for our next Distinguished Lecture
7-8:30 pm
Presentation titled:
The United Nations’ 2023 Commission on the Status of Women meeting, official sessions and parallel events
by Mary Yeater Rathbun
The presentation will begin with a review of what the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women is and how NGO-CSW-NY’s parallel events fit into it. Then it will explain UNA-Dane County’s role in this year’s event, followed by a look at what is ahead for the chapter in its gender equity work.
Mary Yeater Rathbun has been on the board of the Dane County Chapter of the United Nations Association of the United States of America for more than 10 years, serving as assistant secretary, secretary and vice president before taking over the presidency of the board in January 2018. She served as president for three one-year terms, the maximum allowed under the organization’s bylaws. She was a delegate representing the national UNA-USA to the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women in 2020, 2021 and 2022. This year she represented UNA Dane County on a panel at a virtual parallel event at NGO-CSW-NY’s Commision on the Status of Women 67 Forum. Other panelists represented UW-Madison, Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, and the Higher Education Resource Services-East Africa.
Zoom link ➡️ https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86759556231?pwd=bWg4RkxLZkZFUWRsMzRmSUR5R0M2QT09
7-8:30 pm
Presentation titled:
The United Nations’ 2023 Commission on the Status of Women meeting, official sessions and parallel events
by Mary Yeater Rathbun
The presentation will begin with a review of what the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women is and how NGO-CSW-NY’s parallel events fit into it. Then it will explain UNA-Dane County’s role in this year’s event, followed by a look at what is ahead for the chapter in its gender equity work.
Mary Yeater Rathbun has been on the board of the Dane County Chapter of the United Nations Association of the United States of America for more than 10 years, serving as assistant secretary, secretary and vice president before taking over the presidency of the board in January 2018. She served as president for three one-year terms, the maximum allowed under the organization’s bylaws. She was a delegate representing the national UNA-USA to the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women in 2020, 2021 and 2022. This year she represented UNA Dane County on a panel at a virtual parallel event at NGO-CSW-NY’s Commision on the Status of Women 67 Forum. Other panelists represented UW-Madison, Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, and the Higher Education Resource Services-East Africa.
Zoom link ➡️ https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86759556231?pwd=bWg4RkxLZkZFUWRsMzRmSUR5R0M2QT09
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Congrats to our 2022 Global Citizen Award Recipient, Natalka Akulenko!
As a former citizen of Kyiv, Ukraine, Natalka has worked in the environmental field post-Chernobyl. She is a public speaker that strives to educate our community on the history and needs of Ukraine. 
Lousie Lund and Linda Baumann staffing the UNA table at the Youth Climate Conference.
UNA members David Kuter, Scott Kummer, and Kathy Kunz from the Dane County Office of Energy & Climate Change on the planning committee for the Youth Climate Conference held November 12th at the Alliant Center in Madison.
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United Nations General AssemblyOn Friday, Feb. 17, UNA-USA is hosting the annual Global Engagement Summit!
Connect with hundreds of fellow activists to learn how the global community is working to: Maintain international peace and security Protect human rights Deliver humanitarian aid Support sustainable development and climate action Uphold international lawA few special guests that you don't want to miss include: Selwin Hart, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Climate Action and Just Transition Sophia Kianni, Founder and Executive Director of Climate Cardinals and youngest U.S. representative to the UN Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change Jamal Hill, member of the 2022 Cohort of Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals Bonus! Extra sessions before and after the Summit include: Exclusive career networking on Feb. 16 to learn about jobs with the UN and other international development agencies Opportunities to connect with peers around your interest areas and stage of life, like young adults, climate change, and more Register today for a chance to shape a better tomorrow. And follow the Summit at #USforUNA! 
The recent UNA Women Townhall recently took place to discuss the SCOTUS overturn of the constitutional right to abortion. We encourage our UNA members write to their Congressional representatives urging full support for the UN FPA in the 2023 budget which is now being drafted in Washington D.C. The FPA is a UN agency aimed at improving reproductive and maternal health worldwide. |
