United Nations Association of Australia - Western Australian Division UNAA(WA)
The WA Division of UNAA commenced in 1949. It has a diverse membership, and undertakes a wide range of activities. UNAA(WA) receives a small amount of funding annually from the WA State Government, but no financial assistance from the United Nations itself.For a list the UNAA(WA) Branch Executive positions and officers, click here.
Current Divisional Committees
In addition to the above activities, in 2008 UNAA(WA) is also running three Committees: Environment, Human Rights, and Events, which are organised and run by Convenors. The Committees meet monthly to discuss relevant issues and to plan various activities specific to their issue-area. If you are interested in either of these areas, or would like to discuss the formation of new Committees, please contact UNAA(WA).Please click on the titles below and you will be linked to a page with further information on each Committee:
- Environment Committee [Convenor - Robert Hewson]
- Human Rights Committee [Convenor - Judith Parker]
- Events Committee [Convenor - Neesha Seth]
In recent times the WA Division has undertaken the following activities:
- Held public talks on such themes as social justice, refugees, international law, human rights, and the United Nations itself.
- Observed UN Days such as International Women's Day, Human Rights Day, UN Day, World Water Day, and World Environment Day.
- Actively promoted International Years (Culture of Peace, Volunteers etc).
- Had representation on the WA Development Network, the Refugee Council, Refugee Alliance, and Coalition for the International Criminal Court.
- Produced a quarterly news-magazine, UN Matters.
- Provided advocacy for Humanitarian Entry Refugees.