To strengthen Rotary’s longstanding relationship with the United Nations, the two organizations have developed a new, specialized speakers bureau. The United Nations-Rotary Outreach Programme enables Rotary members to receive the latest information on key humanitarian and global issues through UN briefings to Rotary groups on a wide range of topics, including:
Overview of the United Nations
UN Millennium Development Goals
Peacekeeping issues
Security Council and sanctions issues
Economic development
Sustainable development and environmental issues
The UN and civil society/nongovernmental organizations
Disarmament issues
Humanitarian affairs
Women’s issues
Human trafficking
Refugee issues
Human rights
Available as a pilot project for Rotary clubs and districts in the United States, the outreach program makes available UN specialists in various fields to speak at Rotary club, district, and zone events. The UN’s Department of Public Information (UNDPI) will send up to two UN speakers with different areas of expertise to Rotary events. An audience of more than 100 attendees is required; sessions, moderated by a Rotary leader, should be open to non-Rotary members, including business leaders, government officials, academics, media representatives, and professionals.
While UNDPI handles logistical arrangements related to the UN official’s participation, the host club or district is responsible for the speaker’s travel and overnight accommodations. To optimize the speaker’s visit to the area, Rotary clubs and districts could arrange interviews with local media and lectures at high schools or colleges in addition to the main speaking event. UN officials cannot accept any gratuity.
Interested clubs and districts should contact UNDPI with the following information:
Name and address of group requesting the UN speaker
Name, phone number, and e-mail address of contact person
UN-related topics of interest, in order of preference
Date and time of event and alternate date, if available
Date(s) of the night(s) the speaker would spend in the area
Forward this information to:
Group Programmes Unit UN Department of Public Information
Attn: Vivian Bernstein and Lilli Schindler
Room GA-62 United Nations Secretariat
New York, NY 10017
Fax: 212-963-0071
Tel: 212-963-7710
E-mail: mailto:uniteg@un.organd mailto:bernsteinv@un.organd mailto:schindler@un.org
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