On September 21, 2025, we gathered as a community for the UNAC-Calgary Annual General Meeting, coinciding with the International Day of Peace. We’re deeply grateful to everyone who joined us and shared your time, passion, and stories — your presence and support made the day truly meaningful! As part of Read more…
🕊 Mark your calendars! On September 21 we’re hosting our Annual General Meeting followed by a dynamic panel for the International Day of Peace. 🌍✨ It’s an afternoon of big ideas, bold conversations, and a chance to help shape the future of peace in our community. 👉 Here’s how to Read more…
UNAC-Calgary’s 2025 grant applications are open! If you’re a nonprofit or charitable organization based in Calgary who furthers one or more of the SDGs in our city, apply! 🔗 Form link: https://unaccal.com/grant 📧 Have questions? Email investment@unaccal.com
Part of Blog Series: Global Issues, Local Solutions – Calgary Organizations Spotlight The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations focuses on global issues but aims to solve them through the local solutions available in each and every community. With this perspective in mind, we at United Nations Associations Read more…
Part of Blog Series: Global Issues, Local Solutions – Calgary Organizations Spotlight The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations focuses on global issues but aims to solve them through the local solutions available in each and every community. With this perspective in mind, we at United Nations Associations Read more…
By: Josephine Mary In a recent conversation with an ESG professional, I took a pause and reflected on my education choices which I took based on the knowledge and resources I had. After 10 years, a part of me wondered about the massive education opportunities my fellow speaker had known Read more…
We’d like to notify our members and the public that the 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of UNAC-Calgary will be held on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM (MT). Location: BMO Community Room | Central Public Library, 800 3ST SE, Calgary, AB T2G 2E7 This event aims Read more…
Peaceful Sustainability or ‘Green’ Weapons? By: Angelina Patoka Past November the United Nations commemorated the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. The long winded title is self-explanatory, what does it have to do with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? The importance thereof Read more…
Reducing mental health stigma with Calgary Distress Centre By: Jess Williamson World Mental Health Day is on October 10, which is timely with back to school pressures, post-pandemic stress and uncertainty about the future, but Calgary’s 24 hour support crisis intervention agency, Distress Centre Calgary (DCC) is here to help. Read more…
Healthy Ageing in Post-Ageist 2022 and Beyond By: Angelina Patoka It is with a heavy heart that today we commemorate the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Unfortunately, this continues to be an underreported widespread issue worldwide and numerous findings suggest it could get worse. Elder abuse is most commonly Read more…