December 2003

Mon, Dec 15^th 12:15pm

Old Capitol Rotunda,
Anniversary Celebration honoring the Bill of Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Details.

January 2004

Tue, Jan 20^th noon & 5pm - 7pm

SPEAKER: David Potorti
September 11^th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
Details.

February 2004

Tue, Feb 17^th 5pm - 7pm

Wed, Feb 18^th noon - 2pm

SPEAKER: Todd Culpepper
Executive Director of the International Visitors Council/World Affairs Council
Details.

March 2004

Wed, Mar 17^th Lunch

SPEAKER: Michael Cotter
former U.S. Ambassador to Turkmenistan
Speaking on "The New Face of Central Asia: Implications for the 21^st Century"
Details.

Wed, Mar 24^th Lunch & Learn

UNA/West Triangle in Chapel Hill

"International Perspective on Children's Health"
with Dr. James Lea, a professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Director of International Affairs in the School of Medicine of UNC-Chapel Hill.
Details.

Tue, Mar 30^th Evening

Jerusalem Women Speak: "Three Women, Three Faiths, One Shared Vision."
Nahla Assali, Muslim Palestinian; Nuha Khoury, Christian Palestinian; and Michal Sagi, Jewish Israeli,
who are living the reality of the Israeli - Palestinian conflict, will
share their experiences and hopes for a just peace.
Details.

April 2004

Tue, Apr 13^th early supper (6:00 to 8:00)

Model UN Club of Meredith will present a special program revolving around the regional Model UN that took place recently in Atlanta.
Come see how you would handle their crises.
Jim Roush will give a BRIEF report on the Greensboro Conference
   ( — who asked: "Is that Possible?" )
More details later.

Tue, Apr 20^th early supper and movie

"Battle of Algiers",
with introduction and Q & A afterwards provided by Professor Arun Kapil who lived in Algiers while he wrote his Ph. D. thesis on the political economy of Algeria.
He will be here from Paris visiting his parents, Iris and Ravi Kapil.
More details later.

Wed, Apr 28^th Lunch & Learn

UNA/West Triangle in Chapel Hill

Reid W. Click, Associate Professor of International Business and International Affairs at George Washington University in Washington D.C. will speak on the impact of the United States economy on the rest of the world and the implications of that, in turn, for the United States and individual Americans.

September 2004

Work of the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).
We will have an introductory presentation by V-P James L. Roush, followed by two DVD (or video) presentations (DVDs provided by UNHCR) one focusing on the organization in general, and one showing the organization at work in a specific country or regional situation. A Case study: The Darfur Refugees (from Sudan) in Chad
Speaker: Maryanne Leblanc, Sanitary Engineer and Public Health Specialist

We will have a short introductory presentation on the magnitude of the refugee problem world wide, followed by a presentation by Ms. Maryanne Leblanc on her just completed experience in Chad working to maintain the well-being of the refugees streaming into Chad from the Darfur sector of the Sudan.   She will discuss the problems that have to be dealt with and the organizations that are trying to do the job, including the UNHCR.   Maryanne has been working to help refugees and other groups in the developing world, particularly in Africa and Asia, for nearly 25 years.   Before the Chad assignment, she worked in India (in a hotspot with ethnic/religious problems) and in Kazakhstan.   She has had many short-term assignments all over the world, including one with me in Mali in 1996.  
Details

Wednesday the 22^nd noon

The United Nations Association (West Triangle Chapter) resumes its Lunch and Learn international lectures series on Wednesday, September 22nd, with a panel discussion of the new social studies curriculum that was introduced into North Carolina's public schools in the fall of 2003. Including the United Nations as a focus area for the first time ever, the new curriculum is the result of a desire by NC educators for greater emphasis on global cultures and international relations.
Details

Wednesday the 22^nd through October 27^th

The United Nations Revisited is the title of a lecture series to be given Wednesday mornings at 10:45 a.m. at Encore in the McKimmon Center, North Carolina State University.   Topics to be discussed are:   The UN and Terrorism; Dispelling Myths and Learning UN Realities; UN and Peacekeeping; The Other UN — the Economic and Social System; The US and the UN — Vital but Stormy Relationship; How the UN Has Changed; Reform Proposals.
Details

October 2004

Wednesday the 27^th evening

United Nations Annual Dinner
Dr. Jerry Pubantz, Professor of Political Science at Salem College will speak on The U.S. and the United Nations.
Details

Monday, October 25^th noon

In celebration of United Nations Week (October 24-30), the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) will be read by students from West Lake Middle School (Fuquay-Varina) in the IMAX conference room at Exploris Museum in downtown Raleigh at 12 Noon on Monday, October 25^th. NCSU Professor Dan Figgins will speak on the significance of the UDHR. The event is sponsored by the North Carolina Human Rights Coalition and the Wake County Chapter of the United Nations Association/USA. The public is invited.

November 2004

Saturday the 13^th

UNA-USA invites you to experience the United Nations and to learn more about the U.S.'s role in the world at the United Nations in New York. UNA-USA is sponsoring the first annual "Young Professionals and Student Alliance Day at the United Nations", and encourage all current and hopefully, new members to join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the most current issues facing the United Nations. It's also an opportunity to meet other concerned citizens,network, and learn more about the US-UN relationship.

Questions? Please contact Chrissie Seto at 212-907-1321 or cseto@unausa.org .

December 2004

Tuesday the 14^th at 6:00pm

Wednesday the 15^th at noon in Chapel Hill

US and UN Action in Sudan, especially Darfur; US Policy Toward Africa

Haywood Rankin's Foreign Service career was primarily in the Middle East and Africa, or in Washington dealing with relations in those areas. Since retirement, he has been called back on short-term missions to various countries. His latest assignment was in Khartoum, Sudan from which he returned in October. He will guide us through the US and UN negotiations with the Sudan over Darfur, and give us some perspectives on why the problem seems so difficult to resolve. Time permitting, or during the question and answer period, Haywood will be prepared to discuss the strength and weaknesses of US policy toward Africa.