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The United Nations Association (UNA) is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan organization that supports the work of the United Nations and encourages active civic participation in the most important social and economic issues facing the world today. More about UNA-MD or download our brochure. The Maryland Chapter is currently led by an Executive Board of seventeen members and is comprised of several committees. To contact the Board, please email info@unamd.org or call 443-519-1044. NOW AVAILABLE: March 2007 Newsletter (PDF) Latest News & Events EXECUTIVE POWER AND HUMAN RIGHTS: TORTURE, SECRECY, AND THE RULE OF LAW
Scott Shane, reporter for national security in the Washington bureau of The New York Times, will speak on this timely and provocative topic. He will be joined by three distinguished panelists and all will participate in a public discussion. The additional guest panelists include Susan Burke, Lead Counsel in a class action on behalf of the torture victims of the Abu Ghraib; Curtis Cooper, President of the National Lawyers Guild, Baltimore Chapter; and Matthew Crenson, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science, JHU. This event is presented as a collaborative effort of many of the finest human rights advocacy organizations of the greater Baltimore area. The event will take place on Saturday, December 8, from 2:00-4:00pm in the Kelley Lecture Hall at Goucher College, Baltimore, MD. Download the FLIER or read more... 2007 UNA-MD GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Prior to the December 8 event, the 2007 general membership meeting for UNA-MD will take place. The meeting will also be held in the Kelley Lecture Hall and will run approximately from 1:15pm to 1:45pm. A brief overview of the previous year's events and finances will be presented and elections will be held to fill all officer positions and expiring Executive Board seats. A discussion will also take place on planning for 2008. Nominations for officers and board seats should be submitted to info@unamd.org as soon as possible.
GOVERNOR O'MALLEY PROCLAIMS OCTOBER 24 UNITED NATIONS DAY IN MARYLAND
In honor of the Sixty-Second Anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, Governor Martin O'Malley issued a proclamation declaring October 24 as United Nations Day for the State of Maryland. In conjunction with this year's UN Day theme, Combating HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Other Major Diseases, Governor O'Malley named Robert C. Gallo, M.D., Director of the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, as Honorary United Nations Day Chairman. Although best known for his co-discovery that the HIV virus was the cause of AIDS, Dr.Gallo and his team also pioneered the development of the HIV blood test in the early 80s. In 1996, his discovery that a natural compound known as chemokines can block the HIV virus and halt the progression of AIDS was hailed by Science magazine as one of that year's most important scientific breakthroughs. He has recently received a $15 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a potential vaccine. RECENT NEWS AND EVENTS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED
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To download any edition of the UNA-MD newsletter, or to view and subscribe to various email alerts from global affairs organizations around the world, check out our Communications page. We have also recently added a new Info from UNA-USA page to share important advocacy information from our parent organization with our members. Also, please feel free to email us with new links that you think would be useful to our members. SEE ALL THE LATEST UNA-MD NEWS & EVENTS |
