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Featuring Eric A. Heinze, Ph.D., assistant professor of Political
Science and International Studies at the University of Oklahoma:
Dr. Heinze teaches courses on international law and organizations,
international human rights, conflict studies and international relations
theory. He has published numerous scholarly articles on these general
subjects and is the author of Waging Humanitarian War: The Ethics,
Law and Politics of Humanitarian Intervention (SUNY Press, 2008). Dr.
Heinze serves on the Board of Directors of the Greater Oklahoma City
chapter of the United Nations Association.
Science and International Studies at the University of Oklahoma:
Dr. Heinze teaches courses on international law and organizations,
international human rights, conflict studies and international relations
theory. He has published numerous scholarly articles on these general
subjects and is the author of Waging Humanitarian War: The Ethics,
Law and Politics of Humanitarian Intervention (SUNY Press, 2008). Dr.
Heinze serves on the Board of Directors of the Greater Oklahoma City
chapter of the United Nations Association.
| In partnership with Oklahoma City University’s Departments of History and Political Science, the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA), Greater Oklahoma City Chapter, presents … |
2008 UNA-USA Annual Meeting & Luncheon
Saturday, April 19th -- Oklahoma City University
Saturday, April 19th -- Oklahoma City University
Re-Thinking Global Governance --
Beyond the United Nations?
Beyond the United Nations?
Agenda: April 19, 2008
11:30am
11:45am
Noon
12:30pm
1:00pm
1:30pm
11:30am
11:45am
Noon
12:30pm
1:00pm
1:30pm
| Silent Auction Begins Registration and Seating Begins Welcome ... Dr. Robert Cox, Chapter President, UNA-OKC Invocation ... Rev. Dr. Bob Elliott Luncheon Featured Speaker ... Dr. Eric Heinze Business Meeting and Election of Directors Adjournment |
OCU is located on NW
23rd Street in Oklahoma
City, just a few blocks
west of Classen Blvd. For
a campus map, click
HERE and look for
Building 18. (The map
will open in a new
window).
23rd Street in Oklahoma
City, just a few blocks
west of Classen Blvd. For
a campus map, click
HERE and look for
Building 18. (The map
will open in a new
window).
Directions to the Event
Through the generosity of long-time
supporters, UNA-USA of Greater
Oklahoma City is able to offer a limited
number of student scholarships to cover
the cost of the luncheon meeting. To
qualify, an applicant must be a high
school, college, or university student who
is interested in the United Nations and
its mission. If you meet these
requirements and wish to apply for a
student scholarship, please send your
request as far in advance as possible to:
UNA-USA
Greater Oklahoma City Chapter
Attn: Ruth Males
P.O. Box 60856
Oklahoma City, OK 73146-0856
Be sure to include your name, your
contact information, and the school you
attend. Requests for scholarships will
be considered promptly and those who
are selected to receive a scholarship will
be notified prior to the event. After all
available scholarships have been
awarded, remaining applicants will be
offered admission to the luncheon
meeting for the reduced price of $10.
supporters, UNA-USA of Greater
Oklahoma City is able to offer a limited
number of student scholarships to cover
the cost of the luncheon meeting. To
qualify, an applicant must be a high
school, college, or university student who
is interested in the United Nations and
its mission. If you meet these
requirements and wish to apply for a
student scholarship, please send your
request as far in advance as possible to:
UNA-USA
Greater Oklahoma City Chapter
Attn: Ruth Males
P.O. Box 60856
Oklahoma City, OK 73146-0856
Be sure to include your name, your
contact information, and the school you
attend. Requests for scholarships will
be considered promptly and those who
are selected to receive a scholarship will
be notified prior to the event. After all
available scholarships have been
awarded, remaining applicants will be
offered admission to the luncheon
meeting for the reduced price of $10.
"Luncheon Scholarships" are
Available for Students
Available for Students
A silent auction will be held at 11:30am, prior to the
UNA-USA meeting and luncheon. It is intended to raise
funds to help support the Adopt-A-Minefield program.
Please participate in this important event to save
innocent lives.
UNA-USA meeting and luncheon. It is intended to raise
funds to help support the Adopt-A-Minefield program.
Please participate in this important event to save
innocent lives.
Land mines, abandoned and forgotten by armies, have
been planted in some 70 countries. These devices kill
and maim children at play, farmers at work, women
going to market, and other innocent victims. Through a
United Nations-led program called Adopt-A-Minefield,
trained civilians remove these devices at great personal
risk. A land mine that originally cost $3 to put in place
requires up to $1,000 to remove safely.
been planted in some 70 countries. These devices kill
and maim children at play, farmers at work, women
going to market, and other innocent victims. Through a
United Nations-led program called Adopt-A-Minefield,
trained civilians remove these devices at great personal
risk. A land mine that originally cost $3 to put in place
requires up to $1,000 to remove safely.
Our friendly
operator is
standing by!
operator is
standing by!
| Call Ruth: (405) 478-0358 |
Lily Tomlin as
Ernestine the Telephone Lady.
Ernestine the Telephone Lady.
11:30am.
Participate
in the Silent
Auction to
benefit our
Landmine
Clearance
Program!
Participate
in the Silent
Auction to
benefit our
Landmine
Clearance
Program!
The event will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Tom &
Brenda McDaniels Student Center at Oklahoma City University.
Brenda McDaniels Student Center at Oklahoma City University.
| Mail your check to: UNA-USA, Greater OKC Chapter, P.O. Box 60856, OKC 73146-0856. |
Re-Thinking Global Governance:
Beyond the United Nations?
Beyond the United Nations?
The international community
faces numerous challenges in
the 21st century—both old
and new—that require
collective and concerted effort
to be effectively addressed.
While global problems such as
terrorism, human rights abuse and environmental
degradation necessitate multilateral solutions, the
existing global frameworks for dealing with these
problems have a mixed record at best.
The United Nations, in particular, is increasingly
criticized as a corrupt institution whose rigid formality
and fealty to process and deliberation cause it to be
inefficient and ultimately ineffective.
Since a world government is both infeasible and
undesirable, how can existing global frameworks be
reformed, improved or supplemented to operate more
effectively? Implementing more uniform and effective
governing processes on a global scale, yet doing so
without centralizing coercive power so far away from
the people to be governed, is thus a fundamental
challenge of global governance in the 21st Century.
faces numerous challenges in
the 21st century—both old
and new—that require
collective and concerted effort
to be effectively addressed.
While global problems such as
terrorism, human rights abuse and environmental
degradation necessitate multilateral solutions, the
existing global frameworks for dealing with these
problems have a mixed record at best.
The United Nations, in particular, is increasingly
criticized as a corrupt institution whose rigid formality
and fealty to process and deliberation cause it to be
inefficient and ultimately ineffective.
Since a world government is both infeasible and
undesirable, how can existing global frameworks be
reformed, improved or supplemented to operate more
effectively? Implementing more uniform and effective
governing processes on a global scale, yet doing so
without centralizing coercive power so far away from
the people to be governed, is thus a fundamental
challenge of global governance in the 21st Century.
| Our Vision |
"A world in which humanity is spared the scourge of war, human
rights are honored, the natural environment is protected and the
United States is a constructive member of the United Nations for the
well-being of all humankind."
rights are honored, the natural environment is protected and the
United States is a constructive member of the United Nations for the
well-being of all humankind."
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| Limited seating. Please order by April 11th. |