Archived UNA-SA Events
Friday, November 20, 2009
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan and the Origins of the Taliban, Dr. David Gibbs, Associate Professor of History, University of Arizona.
November 6, 2009
The Historical Context for Recent Protests: A Century of Democratic Struggles in Iran. Dr. Farzin Vejdani, Assistant Professor of History, University of Arizona
April 30th, 2009
The Soft Power of the United
Nations -Economic Development
and the Reform of Governance.
Dr. Roy Morey, former Director of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Office in Washington D.C., US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, and UNDP Resident Coordinator in China, in post-conflict Vietnam, and the South Pacific presents . During his twenty-two years of service with UNDP, China and Vietnam have demonstrated impressive progress in trade and economic relations as well as significant progress in human development.
April 16th, 2009.
Preserving Peace – UN Missions
I Have Known.
Brigadier General (Retired) John Adams, former Deputy US Military Representative to NATO Military Committee in Brussels. John Adams served thirty years with the US Army in posts throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, including work with UN missions in Korea, Croatia, and Kosovo, and in Rwanda for Operation Guardian Assistance in 1996.
March 26th,2009
Strengthening Accountability
of UN Institutions. Dr. Ted Downing, a consultant to the World Bank’s Inspections Panel, in Washington D.C. Dr. Downing investigates proposed bank projects’ economic, social, and cultural impacts on indigenous peoples around the world. Better-informed project implementation improves World Bank investments in large-scale development projects that create critical infrastructure in developing countries providing, for example, electricity and potable water.
Nov 14 and 15, 2008
Health Effects of Climate Change Conference. Arizona Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona.
Events Financial Co-sponsors: Financial Support: Access Tucson; Arizona Academy of Family Physicians; Arizona Public Health Association; Pima County Medical Foundation; Physicians for Social Responsibility; Sustainable Tucson; Tucson City Council members Rodney Glassman and Nina Trasoff; the University of Arizona: College of Medicine, Office of Outreach and Multicultural Affairs; College of Nursing; and Mel and Enid Zuckerman Collegeof Public Health, Public Health Students for Global Health, United Nations Association of Southern Arizona.
Health Effects of Climate Change Conference, Event Coordinator - Barbara Warren, MD, MPH. Event Moderated by Dr. Ana Marie Lopez, MD, MPH, Associate Dean for Outreach and Multicultural Affairs, College of Medicine (Univeristy of Arizona).
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November 14, 2008
Addressing the Health Effects of Climate Change, Dr. Jeremy Hess, MD, MPH, Consultant, National Center for Environmental Health (CDC)& Panel Dsicussion, Moderated by Blake Gentry, MPPM, Education Coordinator, UNA-SA.
Nov.15th, 2008
Keynote Speakers: Jeremy Hess, MD, MPH, Consultant, National Center for Environmental Health (CDC), Andrew Comrie, Professor of Geogrpahy and Climatology, (Univeristy of Arizona)
The Public Health and Medical Responses to Climate Crises Panel; Discussants: Isela Luna, RN, PHD, Public Health PSHD; Michelle McDonald, MD, Public Health,PSHC; Eve Shapriuo, MD, Pediatrics; San Keim, MD, Emergency Medicine,Lew Hamburger, PHD Social Work.
The Challenge of Preventing Climate Related Health Crises- A Call To Action from U.S. Representative Gabriel Giffords and U.S. Represetnative Raul Grijalva
Workshops:
1. Climate Crisis Responses with Confidence and Hope, Lew Hamburger, Phd, Social Work.
2. Emergency Preparedness in the Community
Public Health Response - Isela Luna,RN, PHD Public Health. Medical Care Response - Michelle McDonald, MD, Public Health Cheif Medical Officer, Pima County Health Dept.; Eve Shapiro, MD, MPH, Pediatrics Physician; Sam Kiem, MD Emergency Physician. Emergency Management - Rural Metro Emergency Services, Les Caid. Social and Behavioral Health Response- Lew Hamburger, PhD, Community Mental Health.
3. Prevention of Climate Change Related Health Effects in Communities Through Sustainability and PReparedness, David Schaller and Nicole Urban Lopez, City of Tucson, Office of Conservation and Sustainable Development.
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July 2, 2008
Hope and Healing, UN Day in Observance of Torture Victims:
Poetry by Owl and Panther Project youth members; Rachel Wilson, JD, PhD, Lead Attorney for Lutheran Social Services o the Southwest's Asylum Program. Legal Challenges in Protecting Torture Survivors; Lucy Wilson, Clinical Psychologist, CPRV, Hope and Healing: Dr. Roberto Cintli Rodriguez – A Policy Perspective on Torture; Leonardo Maturana, Life In Prison.
Sponsors: Amnesty Int'l, UNA-SA, Tucson Human Relations Commission, Torture on Trial, Center for the Prevention and Resoluaiton of Violence, Owl and Panther, International Rescue Committee, Luthern Social Services'Asylum Program of Arizona.
May 17, 2008
Challenges to EU Governance:Common Foreign Policy, Enlargement, and Sec urity; the Case of Kosovo.
Retired Army Brigadier General John Adams.
April 30, 2008 Globalization and the Rise of Petro States, Dr. Doug Weiner, Professor of History, Dr. Bill Dixon, Head, Department of Political Science, University of Arizona, and Blake Gentry, MPPM, Education Coordinator UNA-SA.Feb.1,2008
Niger Delta Crisis; Quest for Self-Determination, Dr. Leslie Obiora, Professor of Law, College of Law, University of Arizona,
Former Minister of Mines, Nigeria, addresses the topic:
Nov.14, 2007
The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: A New Era for the Protection of Indigenous Human Rights.
Professor Rob Williams, Director of the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program, University of Arizona.
August 28, 2007
The Future of Water in Lower Colorado River Basin: Four Scenarios to 2050. Francisco Zamora Ph.D, Director of Sonoran Desert Operations, Sonoran Institute.
July 19,2007
Right Livelihood and Human Rights in Mexican Development. Erica Dahl Brendine, Mexico Country Director, Catholic Relief Services.
May 19, 2007
EU and US Immigration Policy Discussion. Manfred Weber, German Member of the EU Parliament.
May 16, 2007
The UN and Border Tensions between Israel, Syria, and Lebanon: A look at Shaba Farms. Asher Kaufman, Ph.D.