11 AUGUST 16 - CLUB MEETING AT Domani - UN DAY

Rotary’s history and relationship with the United Nations spans many decades. When the UN was in its early conception of being formed, Rotarians were asked to be observers of these meetings and talks. Rotarians took the meeting minutes and published them in the Rotarian Magazine to inform and educate Rotarians about what was occurring. In 1945, at the San Francisco conference which officially established a charter for the UN, Rotarians were asked once again to observe and record the proceedings. The compilation of meeting minutes were later organized and published in the book “FROM HERE ON!” 

 

Over the decades, the relationship between Rotary and the UN became strained as Cold War politics fractured the organization. In the 1980’s, RI President Chuck Keller sought to align the Rotary and UN partnership again with the help of a local New York City Rotarian. The goal was to partner on the eradication of Polio project. Today, Rotary has a UN Committee that meets regularly at the UN to make contacts, connections, and inform delegates of our work. Mr. Laureni is part of this committee for the past ten years.

 

Rotary UN Day started as a way to bring Rotarians to the UN and showcase topics of interest for UN delegates and Rotarians. The panels for past events typically consist of a UN delegate, a Rotarian who worked on a complimentary project, and a third non-governemental organization (NGO) or expert on a topic.  In 2000, UN Day began to include programming for youth programs, such as Interact. Students come from all over the world to attend this event.

 

This year’s theme will be “Ethics in Business” and consist of similar formatting in the past based on Rotary’s 6 areas of focus. Tickets include a boxed lunch. If you are interested in attending, purchase your tickets early as the event sells out in a week.