United Nation - Oceania

Stand Up and Take Action against Poverty  For the fourth year in a row, millions of people around the world will Stand Up and Take Action to show their support for the fight against poverty and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This year Stand Up will take place against the backdrop of a deepening financial crisis and a slowing global economy. It is a time of great challenge for development in general and the MDGs in particular.  We know that the current economic climate threatens to undo and possibly even reverse the very significant gains that have been made towards achieving the MDGs. With just six years left to the 2015 deadline for the achievement of the Goals, we cannot afford to let this happen. The achievement of the MDGs must remain a priority on the global political and public agenda.  In this environment, Stand Up is a vital opportunity to send a clear and urgent message to world leaders and decision makers, indicating a  growing impatience with the lack of implementation of policies and programmes that address the poorest and most vulnerable.


Interactive campaign - Be a Citizen Ambassadors to the United Nations If you had the opportunity to speak to the world leaders, what would you say? Deadline for video submissions: 10 October 2009


We Must Disarm Campaign a worldwide campaign leading up to International Day of Peace (21 September) and focusing on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. 


Global Climate Week, 21-25 September 2009.  This week coincides with the UN Secretary-General's High Level Summit on Climate Change on 22 September 2009.  The week will be marked by synchronized activities inmore than 100 cities to encourage world leaders to seal a fair and effective climate agreement at the UN conference on Climate change in Copenhagen this December. Be part of Global Climate Week!


Seal the Deal the worlwide campaign on climate change urging Governments to seal a fair agreement at the Copenhagen climate change Conference, 7-18 December 2009.


Violence Against Women In February 2008, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched his campaign, “UNite to End Violence against Women,” a multi-year effort aimed at preventing and eliminating violence against women and girls in all parts of the world.