The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) is a global initiative that aligns institutions of higher education with the United Nations in furthering the realization of the purposes and mandate of the Organization through activities and research in a shared culture of intellectual social responsibility.
Membership in the United Nations Academic Impact is open to all institutions of higher education granting degrees or their equivalent, as well as bodies whose substantive responsibilities relate to the conduct of research.
The formal enrollment of academic institutions in the United Nations Academic Impact must be approved by their Chief Executive Officers and processed through the online enrollment form.
United Nations Academic Impact Partners are organizations of colleges and universities who endorse the principles of the Academic Impact and actively encourage their affiliated institutions of higher education to join the Academic Impact as individual members.
Academic Consortium 21 (AC21)
American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
Association of Arab Universities (AARU)
The student branch of the UN Academic Impact is known as ASPIRE: Action by Students to Promote Innovation and Reform through Education.
ASPIRE is a student-driven initiative and actively embodies UNAI’s principles within student communities around the world. Operating locally within their communities, the activities of each ASPIRE group contributes to UNAI’s overall message of unity and action to address global challenges.
United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) have announced a strategic collaboration to mobilize universities and other knowledge institutions to promote teaching, applied research, and problem solving around the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)! Find out more about the collaboration and how to get involved with their initiatives here.
Jimena Chacon Quesada is a winner of Many Languages, One World® 2017 and will be attending the Many Languages, One World Global Youth Forum in Boston and New York City!
Jimena is a winner in the Chinese language group and is originally from Costa Rica. Check out the video to learn more about Jimena and her upcoming trip to Boston and New York City.
To see what Jimena and the other Many Languages, One World 2017 winners are doing while in Boston and New York, join the conversation on your social media platforms using #MLOW2017!
Nicholas Bloom is a winner of Many Languages, One World® 2017 and will be attending the Many Languages, One World Global Youth Forum in Boston and New York City!
Nicholas is a winner in the French language group and is originally from the United Kingdom. Check out the video to learn more about Nicholas and his upcoming trip to Boston and New York City.
2016 - the hottest year on record - and another year of challenges for the United Nations.
The Year in Review 2016 presents the key moments around the globe during the past 12 months.
Visit UN Channel on You Tube link: https://youtu.be/l2sck1yq5Wk to see the 2016 United Nations Year in Review Video!