The UUA Office of Global Connections and Emerging Communities is pleased to share information about convenings related to our work, both upcoming and from the recent past.Leading Into the Future In October 2023, 50 global U/Us from 17 countries gathered in Prague, Czech Republic for Leading into ...

The U/U Global Network is focused on: Fostering collaboration and mutual support among diverse U/U groups, emerging communities, and initiatives.

Our 21st century religious landscape continues to shift and change, from the local to the global.In the global sphere, a new organization, the U/U Global Network, is in the process of taking shape. The Network aims to foster collaboration and mutual support among diverse U/U groups, emerging...

The September convocation, held in Romania, features dynamic speakers, engaging panel discussions, workshops, and more.

Register today for the Post-Imperial Futures conference! Scholars. Activists. Ministers. Leaders: The legacy of Empire and its desire to dominate and mark out Otherness has us participate in harmful colonial enterprises. Participants will be equipped with resources and practices to live into the...

On Friday, September 23, from 3:30 - 5 pm ET, The Unitarian Universalist Association will be hosting an in person event, “UNGA Resolution on Human Right to Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment” as a part of the Holistic Climate Solutions Summit. Convened during 2022’s UN General Assembly...

Next week’s Holistic Climate Solutions Summit, in alignment with Climate Week NYC, is being organized by the Tzu Chi Center For Compassionate Relief together with 30 co-organizing partners including the UUA Office at the United Nations. The Summit is a solutions space, modeling a better future by...

Post-Imperial Futures: Addressing Legacy and Living Into PromiseIn October 2022 the UUA Global Connections & Emerging Communities Office and Meadville Lombard Theological School hosted a conference to address the legacy of Empire and how its desire to dominate and mark out Otherness has us...

Are you a youth wondering what the UU@UN spring seminar is like? Questioning if you want to register? Worried you will feel out of place or like your voice doesn’t matter? Well, here is a quick guide to what the experience has been like in the past for youth, what youth have to look forward to at...

If you are someone like me who reads and thinks about human rights and climate change all the time, then attending the UU Spring Seminar event this year might be something that you would thoroughly enjoy....

December 18 is International Migrants Day, an occasion to recognize and mobilize around protecting migrants’ fundamental human rights. In the face of climate chaos, we must advance just, compassionate policies.

Below is a record of the journey and process involved in reorganizing the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists (ICUU) and the Unitarian Universalist Partner Church Council (UUPCC) to form a new organization with a mission to carry forward the shared values of international...

We are excited to share an update about the UUA Office at the UN’s upcoming Intergenerational Spring Seminar, “Displacement and Human Rights: All In for Climate Justice.” Programming for the 2022 Intergenerational Seminar will be offered fully online, April 22 – May 1, 2022. The online...

In a few days, the UN will convene people virtually from around the world for a Food Systems Summit aimed at transforming food systems globally to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. In 2015, the UN set 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...

The UU Holdeen India Program shares reflections on the second surge of Covid-19 in India.

The 2021 Intergenerational Seminar focused on grounding, connecting, and equipping attendees to create climate and food justice.

My position working for a non-governmental organization gives me a unique perspective, seeing the leverage NGOs have over intergovernmental entities in advocacy and agenda-setting. I’m extremely excited to be working with the UU@UN and further researching human rights advocacy and climate change.

Greetings to the Unitarian Universalist community! My name is Shanice Bryant and I am overjoyed to join the Unitarian Universalist Association Office at the United Nations this academic year. As an intern, I hope to use my privilege to work toward domestic and global liberation in historically...