UNA Europe Network is a network of
United Nations Associations
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 promo ...
(UNAs) based in
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...
.
United Nations Associations are Non-Governmental Organisations, usually with individual and organizational members. They are peoples movements with the common goal of working for a better and stronger
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and internationa ...
. Often they work with information, advocacy, international cooperation and fundraising. There are over 100 UNA's around the world and are presently organized in a world federation,
World Federation of United Nations Associations
The World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) (French: ''Fédération Mondiale des Associations pour les Nations Unies'', FMANU) was founded in 1946 as a Federation of national associations. Its objectives are to promote the values ...
(WFUNA).
There are currently 33 UNAs in the UNA Europe Network:
* Armenia
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Israel
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United Kingdom
References
External links
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World Federation of United Nations Associations
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