Branch Activities

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The United Nations Association in Canada currently has 14 active regional branches, in St John’s, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec City, Montreal, the National Capital Region, the Quinte District, Toronto, Hamilton, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, the Kootenays Region, Vancouver and Victoria. The role of the branches is to carry out the mandate of the Association in the communities in which they are located. UNA-Canada’s Branches vary in size and amount of activity, and are almost exclusively volunteer run.

In November, 2001, each branch was asked to submit a programme plan and associated budget fro the year 2002 to the National Office. These programme plans give an overview of anticipated activities at the branch level, and range from conferences and UN day celebrations to Model UN Activities and school-oriented programmes. The National Office has granted each branch a sum in order to assist them in carrying out their activities. Branches will report to the National Office three times yearly on their proposed programmes and budgets.

The priorities for branches in 2002 are:

strong and clear communication between the National Office and Branches;
role definition for branches in National Office projects and programmes;
National Office support to ensure branches are able to realize their anticipated activities;
improved communication between branches; and
sound financial management at the branch level with the assistance of the National Office.

At the Annual General Meeting in 2001, a Branch Structure Committee was struck to examine the structure of the Association specifically with respect to the Branches. This Committee will present its findings to the Board in March 2001 and a resolution on revitalizing and reforming the Branch structure of the Association will be put forward to the AGM in June 2002.