Our Work

The UNAGP promotes the values and goals of the United Nations through community engagement, education, and advocacy. Our programs connect local action in Philadelphia to global issues—empowering youth, fostering partnerships, and advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

What We Do: Our Mission and Impact

  • UNA-GP organizes educational and outreach programs around key UN International Days, including Martin Luther King Jr. Day, International Women’s Day, Earth Day, World Water Day, Peace Day, World Food Day, World Toilet Day, UN Day, and Human Rights Day. These events bring local residents together to learn, reflect, and act on issues of human rights, peace, and sustainability.

    Learn more about our advocacy efforts

    Learn more about our international day celebrations

  • Through our internship and Penn Work-Study programs, students develop projects for high schoolers, coordinate the U.N. Café and Young Professionals discussions, and engage youth in learning about global challenges. Past educational projects include an Alternative Model U.N. Project focused on Water, Rule of Law, and Urban Farm Design, as well as Youth Building Roots, a tree-planting and greening initiative that brings Earth Day learning into schools.

    Learn more about our educational programs

    Learn more about Model UN

  • We collaborate with organizations such as the Coalition for Peace Action (on nuclear disarmament and climate action), the Ethical Society of Philadelphia, Peace Day Philly, the Global Water Alliance, and Harmony For Peace.  These partnerships strengthen our shared mission of peacebuilding, human rights, and environmental justice.

    Learn more about our partners and how to become a partner

  • UNA-GP regularly supports independent intern-led projects aligned with the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, encouraging creativity and local solutions to global problems.

    Learn more about our work on SDGs

  • We maintain an active newsletter, blog, and video library, highlighting our programs and partnerships. Our growing social media presence aims to connect more Philadelphians to our work and drive engagement through our website.

    Read our blog

    View upcoming and past events

    Learn more about UN resources

“More than ever before in human history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face it together. And that, my friends, is why we have the United Nations.”

Kofi Annan, Former Secretary-General of the United Nations