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Anti-UN Voices in the Legislature. We won an important victory in the
halls of the Oklahoma Capitol.
Remembering Jeane Kirkpatrick. In an age
when radical voices are calling for the U.S. to leave
the United Nations, it is wise to recall the legacy of
Oklahoma's own Ambassador Kirkpatrick.
Workers' Rights. For decades, the United Nations
has supported the right of workers to form unions
and bargain collectively.
The Problem of Child Soldiers. The UN is building consensus on how to
solve this international problem. Find out how you can help.
Afghanistan. Soldiers from communities across our state have deployed.
The UN is already there, helping to bring stability.
Seven Billion Neighbors on Planet Earth
In June, thousands of people
will gather in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, for the UN Conference
on Sustainable Development
-- an historic opportunity to
define pathways to a safer,
cleaner, greener and more
prosperous world for all.
Read more ... HERE.
A majority
of American voters
support a strong U.S. -
UN relationship.
May, 2012 -- New polling data released by
the United Nations Foundation and its
sister organization, the Better World
Campaign, demonstrates that across party lines the majority of American
voters support a strong relationship between the United States and the
United Nations.
More than 8 in 10 American voters say it is important for the U.S. to maintain
an active role in the UN, and 64 percent of those polled favor the U.S.
paying its dues to the UN on time and in full, including majorities of
Republicans, Independents, and Democrats. This is a strong recognition
of how important it is that the U.S. not have to go it alone in an increasingly
complex world. More at ... www.betterworldcampaign.org
New Poll:
Majority of Voters Want a
Strong U.S.-UN Relationship
The 2012 UNA-OKC
Public Service Award
You're invited to nominate a public
worker serving the people of Oklahoma.
The General Assembly of the United Nations
has designated June 23rd as "Public Service
Day" -- an annual day intended to celebrate
the value and virtue of public service to the
community.
To commemorate this day, our chapter of the UN Association has created
the UNA-OKC Public Service Award -- to honor a county, state or other
governmental employee whose work serves to promote "...social progress
and better standards of life in larger freedom." (From the Preamble to the
UN Charter).
In 2011, our award winner was Lester Claravall, a specialist in child labor
law enforcement for the Oklahoma Department of Labor. You can read
about his award on our website, www.una-okc.org/public_service.
This year, our winner will be selected on the basis of: (1) The employee's
contribution to excellence and innovation in public service; and (2) The
manner in which the employee's efforts help to illustrate the global
community's common commitment to "social progress" and "better
standards of life."
Submit your nomination online by June 8th ... CLICK HERE.

We are proud to support the International Criminal
Court. Echoing the resolution approved by our
UNA-USA national convention in 2009, we urgently
call upon our government "to ratify the Rome
Statute, thereby joining the ICC, at the earliest
appropriate opportunity."
We are seeking to create a core group of people
who are willing to volunteer some of their time to
build support for the International Criminal Court.
Interested? Please read more, and add your
name to our "Justice Under Law" interest group.