Abbreviation | WFUNA, FMANU |
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Named after | United Nations Organisation |
Predecessor | International Federation of League of Nations Societies |
Formation | 2 August 1946 |
Founded at | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
Purpose | Promote and defend the values of the UN |
Headquarters | New York, U.S. Geneva, Switzerland |
Region served | World |
Official language | English, French |
President | Dr. Shawn Chen |
Secretary-General | Aziel Philippos Goulandris |
Key people | Jan Masaryk, Eleanor Roosevelt (founding members) Hans Blix (former president) Arthur Ross (donnor) |
Main organ | Plenary Assembly, Executive Committee |
Award(s) | Wateler Peace Prize (1965), Jan Masaryk Medal |
Website | wfuna |
Remarks | "WFUNA connects the United Nations to the people—and now, more than ever before, engaged global citizens shape history." Ban Ki Moon, Secretary-General, United Nations, April 2016 |
The World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) (French: Fédération Mondiale des Associations pour les Nations Unies, FMANU) was founded in 1946 as a Federation of national associations. Its objectives are to promote the values of the UN Charter, defend multilateralism, work towards a better United Nations Organisation and raise awareness on the main pillars of work of the United Nations—peace and security, sustainable development, and human rights.
WFUNA is an international non-governmental organization with Consultative Status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and consultative or liaison links with many other UN organizations and agencies. As a Federation, its membership is made of 95 United Nations Associations (UNAs) in as many member states of the UN.
WFUNA is the largest non-profit organization with the mission of supporting the principles and purposes of the UN.