The United Nations Puget Sound Millennium Goals Project set targets in 2000 to be attained by 2015: eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, achieve universal primary education, promote gender equality and empower women, reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, ensure environmental sustainability and develop a global partnership for development. The United Nations Association of Seattle is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, part of a national network of the United Nations Association-USA. The UN is much more than the Security Council. There are a myriad of agencies and departments and affiliated groups that deal with disasters, refugees, hunger, poverty, agriculture, health -- UNICEF, World Health Organization, World Court.

UNA Seattle educates people about the UN through presentations to schools and community groups, and displays at many community events. Annual events include UN Day, Human Rights Day and a High School Essay Contest. UNA Seattle partners with many community groups to bring expert local, national and international speakers to the public. Students can learn about the UN at the high school and elementary level. Our Advocacy Committee urges UNA-USA members to visit Members of Congress to urge their support of the UN, be it payment of dues or signing treaties. UNA Seattle offers events for young adults--Young Professions for International Cooperation (YPIC) and for college and university students--Student Alliance. We look for your support, both financially and by volunteering. Spreading the Word The United Nations Association of the USA Westchester Chapter has come up with an innovative way to spread the good news about the work of the United Nations and UNA-USA. They created a 16-page educational supplement for their local newspaper, The Journal News , which reaches 50,000 schoolchildren, teachers and administrators. The supplement, which talked about the Millennium Development Goals, the role of the secretary-general, the programs of UNA-USA, and more, was published in December 2006. 2007 Mountain Pacific Regional Assembly