UNA-Canada's stated mission is to educate and engage Canadians in the work of the
United Nations and critical international issues. The organization promotes Canadian participation in the United Nations system and to growing
global citizens in Canada who support the principles of the
UN Charter. The Association meets its mandate with a national network of 20,000 members and supporters, 20 volunteer branches spread from coast to coast and north into the
Territories, and education programmes. The overarching mandate is to foster understanding of an engagement in the broad spectrum of the
Sustainable Development Goals, which have been set as guiding principles for the
UN System, and the global community as a whole, between 2015 and 2030. UNA-Canada has five signature programme areas and aims to: • Be the Canadian Centre of Excellence in
Model UN Assemblies (MUN) and other empathy-based learning innovations such as the New Diplomacy of Natural Resources. • Build and enhance the Association's internship programmes, such as the International Development & Diplomacy Internship Programme (IDDIP) and Canada Green Corps. • To celebrate
United Nations Day, UN Season in Canada, and other UN designated days across Canada. • To implement national speaker/thinkers to elevate and increase national discussion on Canada's Place in the World
. • To run Innovative Projects–Building a Better World that integrate or enhance the UN's charter and UNA-Canada's Strategic expertise. UNA-Canada's educational programmes, such as Sport-in-a-Box
, Building Young Entrepreneurs for Sustainable Employment, and Canada's Diversity Advantage strongly emphasize diversity. ==Programmes==