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2026 Language Model United Nations Conferences
The UNAA Victoria team has delivered the immersive Language Model United Nations Conferences for 2026. Over the next three weeks there will be 11 conferences
Global Education Program 2026
Future Global Citizens Our Model UN program ramped up during term 2, and UNAA Victoria would like to congratulate all the schools, teachers and students
Invisible peacebuilders: How ‘diplomacy works’ to prevent conflict
UN Photo A 1955 UN visiting mission to the French Cameroons observes students in a classroom. Described as “sometimes modest, sometimes historic,” UN special political missions
Climate & SDG event series: Event #3 Climate and Health Recap
Last Thursday, 18 June 2026, on a wild winter’s evening in Melbourne, UNAA Victoria and the City of Melbourne welcomed guests to the third event
Why the Men’s World Cup 2026 is a gender equality opportunity
UN Women Australia article by Jessica Lewington As the Men’s World Cup 2026 is set to command more global attention than any other event, the
Climate & SDG event series: Event #3 Climate and Health: implications and actions for young people in Melbourne.
Get your tickets to our third event of the 2026 Climate and SDGs event series, in partnership with City of Melbourne and in collaboration with
Climate & SDG event series: Event #2 Climate and Gender Equality Recap
Last Thursday, 21 May, we welcomed a sold-out crowd of more than 60 people for Climate and Gender Equality: Implications and Actions for Melbourne. Held
Women Deliver Conference (WD2026) in Melbourne
Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations opened the Women Deliver (WD2026) conference in Melbourne, being hosted for the first time in its
UN Forum puts spotlight on healthcare for Indigenous Peoples
UN Photo/Manuel Elías A wide view of the opening of the 25th Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UN)] Ensuring Indigenous Peoples’ access
New era for space dawns as Artemis astronauts return
After a 10-day journey around the far side of the Moon, the four astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission are set to splash down in
2027 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Graduate Program information session
UNAAV was thrilled to host an information session for the 2027 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Graduate Program, with members from UN Youth,
As World Cup kick-off nears, a reminder of the power of sport to build bridges and break barriers
by Conor Lennon The 2026 World Cup final will take place at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, a few miles away from UN Headquarters where,
2026 Climate & SDGs Series Event #1 Recap
As part of our 2026 Climate & SDGs series, UNAA Victoria and the City of Melbourne collaborated with the World Food Forum Australia Youth Chapter
A city opens its doors to the world: New York and the United Nations
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4WhUdVUzLKY&time_continue=541&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.un.org%2FBy Daniel Dickinson Born from the ashes of the Second World War, the dream of a more peaceful and fairer world drew nations together in 1945
A former refugee takes on a world in flight
© UNHCR/Nikola Ivanovski UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Barham Salih, visits displaced families at a transit centre in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. By Fabrice Robinet Barham Salih
The first Model UN Conference of 2026
UNAA Victoria would like to thank the Centre of Higher Education Studies (CHES) for hosting the first Model UN of 2026! The students discussed the
LIVE: International Women’s Day and CSW70 at the United Nations
UN Women/Ryan BrownMichelle Williams, Grammy Award-winning singer and Broadway performer, performs in the UN General Assembly Hall during the observance of the 2026 International
MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Strikes continue from US, Israel and Iran as UN urges restraint
© Unsplash/Kamran Gholami Tehran, the capital of Iran. (file photo) Violent escalation in the Middle East has entered a third day as coordinated US
Epstein files: ‘No one is too wealthy or too powerful to be above the law’; rights experts demand accountability
IOM| Women make up the majority of victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation. (file) By Vibhu Mishra The large-scale disclosure of materials known as
Protecting children in war is key to lasting peace, top UN envoy warns
© UNICEF/Roger LeMoyneA former child soldier adjusts his face mask at a UNICEF-supported transit center for children in Goma, in the DR Congo.