UN Conference
Oct. 3, 2001

The United Nations Association of the United States (UNA-USA) will present its first-ever Mid-Pacific regional conference at Stanford University on November 10 to explore the U.N.’s role in addressing today’s critical world issues.

The conference, entitled “Is the U.N. an Endangered Species?,” will theme on racism, global health crisis, U.S.-U.N. relations, and security issues regarding peacekeeping and arms control, according to a UNA-USA a news release.

Speakers at the event will include U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, Congresspersons Tom Lantos and Anna Eshoo, Assemblymember Joe Simitian, and Jeffrey Laurenti, exective director of policy studies at UNA-USA.

The conference, scheduled between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Center for Educational Research at Stanford, is designed for UNA leaders in Northern California and Hawii, interested community residents, and representatives of other organizations and civil societies. An additional session will be held on November 11 for members of UNA chapters in the region.

Registration fee will be $25 - $35 range, not including lunch. Further information is available on the Web site at http://www.unamidpen.org/una2_news.htm#conference.