The following projects and programmes have wound down, but many produced
resource materials that are still relevant.
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Model IJC
100 years ago, Canada and the United States signed the Boundary
Waters Treaty creating the International Joint Commission (IJC)
changing the way these two countries would settle disputes along
the water borders thereafter. The United Nations Association in
Canada invites you, on the 100th anniversary of the Treaty, to join
university-level students from Canada and the United States on June
11-13 2009 to simulate and respond to the numerous challenges that
face one of the world’s most prestigious multilateral governing
body, the International Joint Commission. 2009
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Healthy Children, Healthy Communities
Our Healthy Children, Healthy Communities project focuses on the
healthy development of Canadian 9-12 year olds. Children (aged
9-12) and child health experts exchange knowledge about social
factors that can have a positive or negative impact on their health
– factors such as poverty, education, housing, violence, the environment,
or racism. In their communities, participants create action plans
to ensure that their priorities are included in health initiatives
in their schools and communities, as well as at the national and
international levels. Includes Talking Back
To Grownups – a report on the social determinants of health and
middle childhood in Canada. 2006 - 2009
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A Sense of Belonging
A Sense of Belonging aims to promote diversity and combat racism
and discrimination in local communities across Canada through
community outreach and public education. UNA-Canada's overall
goal is to support participation and opportunities for minority
groups and promote fulsome and equal participation in Canadian
society. Includes About Face: Toolkit for
Community Collaboration on Diversity and Understanding
and Engaging the Media for NGOs. 2006 - 2008.
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Youth of Today, City of Tomorrow
The goal of the project is to utilize a series of research papers
commissioned by Western Economic Diversification (WD) surrounding
the issues of sustainability that will be addressed at third World
Urban Forum (WUF 3). This project will raise awareness and elicit
active community participation at WUF 3, while fostering a legacy
of understanding in young Western Canadians on human settlement
issues and the ability of their communities to address these issues.
2006-2007.
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Pearson's Nobel Peace Prize, 50th Anniversary : 1957-2007
It has been fifty years since a remarkable Canadian - Lester Bowles
Pearson - was honoured with the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize for his
vision, wisdom, perseverance and skillful success in establishing
an international police force to resolve the 1956 Suez Crisis.
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Peacekeeping 50: 1956-2006
2006 marks the 50th anniversary of the Suez Crisis and the world's
first designated UN peacekeeping mission. It is a year not only
to celebrate and more deeply value Canada's lasting contribution
to a more peaceful world, but to encourage Canadians to continue
to support peace, development, diplomacy and global citizenship.
Includes our popular Teachers Handbook.
2006-2008
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HIV/AIDS: It's Time to Act - Mobilizing Young Canadians Around
HIV/AIDS
An intra- and inter- national/provincial youth participation and
cooperation project that addresses HIV/AIDS in conjunction with
the social determinants of health, in order to build capacity
to combat HIV/AIDS through sustainable prevention, education and
management strategies. The project includes Canadian regional
youth forums in 2005-06; 'twinning' partnerships with youth in
countries where HIV is endemic; a national youth survey; and participation
in the XVI International Conference on AIDS in Toronto in August
2006. 2005-2007
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Internship Programmes
The Young Professionals International (YPI) and the International
Youth Internship Programmes (IYIP) are employment programmes which
are a part of the Federal Government's Youth Employment Strategy.
The programmes, implemented and coordinated by UNA-Canada, offer
Canadian university and college graduates valuable first paid
career related work experiences in a United Nations (or UN-related)
setting. 1997 - 2007
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UN/60: The 60th Anniversary of the United Nations 1945-2005
UNA-Canada is organizing a number of activities, events and short
video PSAs to mark the anniversary,
and to engage its partners and their constituencies in various
regions across Canada in celebrating this milestone. Includes
the Global Citizen Challenge.
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Integration & Belonging
Integration & Belonging (I&B) is a national initiative focused
on youth and emerging community leaders in five cities across
Canada - Calgary, Saskatoon, Kingston, Montreal and St. John's.
I&B identifies and builds the social capital of Canadian society
to encourage cohesion and strengthen our sense of belonging. Includes
a resource manual titled Building
A Sense of Belonging: A Community Tool for Action. (2004-2005)
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Youth for Diversity
The goal of Youth for Diversity was to engage youth from across
Canada in diversity and leadership training, network capacity-building,
and action through five Regional Forums in Sackville, Yellowknife,
Winnipeg, Kamloops and Montreal (Aug 2003 - Jan 2004).
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The Rights Stuff
The Rights Stuff project trained groups of young Canadians
from diverse backgrounds so that they develop an in-depth understanding
of their rights and freedoms as stipulated in the Canadian Charter
and are able to run their own workshops on these issues in their
schools and communities. Training took place through five regional
workshops in Moncton, Yellowknife, Winnipeg, Kamloops and Rimouski
(Aug 2003 - Jan 2004).
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Refugees: A Canadian Perspective
A set of resource guides for classroom teachers
designed to increase the sensitivity of young Canadians to the
plight of refugees and to the UN's involvement in refugee issues,
as well as of Canada's support for refugee protection and assistance
worldwide.
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Mosaic
Mosaic is a national directory of success
stories of youth-for-youth projects about sustainable development.
On Mosaic you can learn more about projects developed by young Canadians
who are effectively addressing social, economic, cultural and environmental
issues in their schools, communities, provinces and country. Maintained
2002-2003.
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Youth & the Global HIV/AIDS Crisis
In their Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS (July 2001), UN
Member States declared that young people’s “full involvement and
participation in the design, planning, implementation and evaluation
of programmes is crucial to the development of effective responses
to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.” In response, UNA-Canada & Carleton
University's School of Social Work produced a Youth
Toolkit for Action. May 2002.
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Navigating International Meetings - a Pocketbook Guide to
Effective Youth Participation
A popular, informative and international pocketbook
resource culminating from experiences learned with both
of UNA-Canada's recent Youth Agenda 2002 and YFAR 2001 projects.
Available in English, French and Spanish.
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Youth Agenda 2002
UNA-Canada's two-year project (2001-2002) coordinating a Canadian
youth process around, and involvement in, the UN's World Summit
on Sustainable Development. Includes INSIGHTS information
papers & Expedition Guide
of lessons learned & accomplishments of youth working together.
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Youth Forums Against Racism (YFAR)
YFAR was an initiative of UNA-Canada launched in recognition of
the United Nations International Year for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination (2001). The end result of this project was an innovative,
long-term, anti-racism education model &
manual developed BY youth FOR youth! The KIT is available
in PDF format.
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Youth International Alumni Association
The site owes its existence to the suggestions of interns themselves
who wanted to have a follow-up to their experiences. It is a place
where YIIP participants can network with one another, share experiences
and knowledge, and check out job opportunities. Maintained 2002-2003.
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Youth Action Course
UNA-Canada hosting three day courses for high school students on
key human rights issues (2000-2001)
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International Year of Older Persons
The United Nations proclaimed 1999 as the International Year of
Older Persons. In order to recognize this, UNA-Canada launched a
comprehensive website and produced a Resource
Guide which was distributed to all secondary schools in Canada.
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50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights
The year 1998 marks the 50th Anniversary of the adoption of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General
Assembly. Produced an Action Guide on Human
Rights which was distributed to all secondary schools in
Canada.
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Lester B. Pearson's Role in the Formation
of the UN's Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) and in Other
UN Activities
A research paper & educational
outreach in 1997, marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of
an extraordinary Canadian who had a remarkable career, both in Canadian
politics and in the formation of a new world order which emerged
during the final few years of World War II, including the creation
of the United Nations organization and its various agencies.
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