United Nations Association

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A United Nations Association (UNA) is a non-governmental organization that exists in various countries to enhance the relationship between the people of member states and the United Nations to raise public awareness of the UN and its work, to promote the general goals of the UN. The World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) was established in 1946 by 22 UN Associations. As of November 2025, there are over 100 UNAs around the world.

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History

The World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) was founded in Luxembourg on 2 August 1946 by 22 national United Nations Associations. This was a year after the proclamation of the UN Charter. [1] The founding associations were those of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Hungary, Iraq, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America. [2]

Aims and description

The long-term concerns of United Nations Associations comprise:

As of November 2025, there are over 100 UNAs around the world. [2] The secretariat for WFUNA is located in Geneva and New York. [2]

Film festival

The UNA holds a yearly international documentary film festival in Palo Alto called the "United Nations Association Film Festival" (UNAFF). The festival was founded in 1998 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and is one of the oldest film festivals specifically for only documentary films in the United States. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "History". World Federation of United Nations Associations. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. The World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) was founded in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg on 2 August 1946 by 22 United Nations Associations (UNAs). This was one year after the UN Charter was proclaimed with the opening words "We the peoples of the United Nations".
  2. 1 2 3 "About Us". WFUNA. 15 April 2025. Archived from the original on 7 September 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "UNAFF". International Documentary Association . Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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