Current News, Announcements, Advisories:

• SAVE THIS DATE!!! UNCA to celebrate its 60th Anniversary! Thursday June 12, 2008, from 5 pm to 8 pm at the UNCA Club details here 
  

• UNCA briefing advisory - Oscar-winning actress Anjelica Huston to speak to UNCA members on the situation in Myanmar and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, whose house arrest is supposed to end on May 27th. details here

• The UNCA Announces its 2008 Awards contest for Coverage of the United Nations and its Agencies Journalism Prizes. The UN Correspondents Association invites media worldwide to submit entries for its Thirteenth Annual UNCA Awards for the best written and electronic media coverage of the United Nations, its agencies and field operations. In previous years the prizes have totaled over $30,000 and we expect to offer similar awards this year details here

• UNCA member, Shoichiro Beppu Wins Vaughn-Uyeda prize in journalism! (Japan's equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize) details here

Prior News and Announcements:

• Announcing the 2007 UNCA Award Winners: Here are the winners who were honored during the 2007 Awards Dinner in December details here

• for immediate release: UNCA Awards for Excellence in Journalism, Special Award to Sir Richard Branson, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Presenting - entire release here

• UNCA Advisory: The election of the UNCA Executive Committee 2008 details here

• Announcing Call for Submissions  -  New Deadline November 5, 2007 -  UNCA Awards for Coverage of The United Nations and Its Agencies details here

• Our new website has officially launched! On Wednesday, September 5th at 3:30 PM UNCA.com officers and Global ICT Systems Inc. celebrated the Official Launch of the NEW UNCA.com Website at the UNCA Club! - read story