Iowa UNA

06/14/2017

Check out the world's largest refugee camps through this awesome interactive United Nations site!

Around the world, nearly four million refugees reside in planned or self-settled camps. This Story Map explores the ten largest settlements.

05/08/2017

Short impactful film to shed light on the refugee journey. Put together by the New York Time's op-Docs, 4.1 Miles is a heart wrencher.

A coast guard captain on a small Greek island is suddenly charged with saving thousands of refugees from drowning at sea.

05/04/2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEJIzaX8TiM

UN Environment congratulates Leyla Acaroglu, awarded the 2016 Champion of the Earth in the Science and Innovation category.

05/04/2017

You want to change the world. We’re here to help. Young Champions of the Earth aims to celebrate and support individuals between the ages of 18 and 30 who ha...

05/01/2017

Check out the inspiring Yusra Mardini, a new voice for refugees as a UN Goodwill ambassador! At age 17 she competed on the refugee swim team.

17 year old Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini will swim for the Refugee Olympic Team at Rio 2016. We speak to Yusra in Germany to see how she has settled into her...

04/28/2017

Because of the weather, there is a change of plans for the Hike to Help event! Instead, we will be in the IMU's theater on the first-floor (Hawkeye room) screening the film white helmets. We will start the film around 10:30 am. After, we will have a discussion led by a student refugee and a former student who now works with refugees. Hope to still see you all there, just a little more dry then being outside!

04/25/2017

Will you come and stand this Saturday? The Iowa UNA and the UI Center for Human Rights are hosting a march at 10:30 am for refugees outside of the University of Iowa's main library!

04/18/2017

What are your thoughts on the decline of peacekeeping funding from the United States to the United Nations?

The mission, often a source of embarrassment to the world body, is arguably best known for introducing a deadly strain of cholera to the country.

04/17/2017

A fresh look at how we look at medicine

Underlining that medicines should fulfil their real purpose – help people, not harm them – the United Nations health agency today launched a world-wide 'Challenge' that that seeks to reduce severe, avoidable medication-associated damage across the globe by half over the next five years.

04/12/2017

Will you stand with refugees?

Will you stand ? Please sign the petition today to show your solidarity with millions of people forced to flee.

04/11/2017

Secretary-General Antonia Guterres visited Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan. Zaatari houses almost 80,000 Syrian refugees.

03/30/2017

Severe drought is threatening a famine in Somalia with 5.5 million people estimated to be at risk. Here's what you need to know http://www.unocha.org/top-stories/all-stories/10-things-you-need-know-about-looming-famine-somalia