United Nations Association of China

The United Nations Association of China (UNA-China; Chinese: 中国联合国协会, abbreviated 中国联协) is a national non-governmental organization based in Beijing whose stated purpose is to uphold the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. According to its own introduction, it is the only nationwide social organization in China dedicated to supporting and promoting the UN Charter, and it is composed of members of the public and social organizations interested in UN affairs. Its council includes senior diplomats, prominent scholars, entrepreneurs and social activists concerned with the UN cause. UNA-China describes itself as a founding member of the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA). It also states that it was the first non-governmental organization in China to obtain general consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), that it is an associated member of the UN Department of Global Communications, and a full member of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). In 2021 it was awarded the title of "National Advanced Social Organization" (全国先进社会组织). The association is headquartered in Beijing, at 71 Nancizi, Dongcheng District. Its affairs are presided over by a president and vice-presidents, while day-to-day work is handled by a secretariat led by a director-general and deputy director-general. As of the evidence, the president is Wu Ken, also president of the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs and a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; the vice-president and director-general is Hu Wenli, a former deputy director-general of the Department of International Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. UNA-China's work falls into three broad areas. First, it conducts research on UN issues, holding annual thematic seminars on topics such as peacekeeping operations, UN reform, sustainable development, human rights and inter-civilization exchanges, and publishing books and documents on the UN and multilateral diplomacy. Second, it participates in UN and international NGO activities, including the work of WFUNA, the UN Department of Global Communications NGO annual conference, the Academic Council on the United Nations System, BRICS civil society forums, G20 civil society meetings, the Asia-Europe People's Forum and the East Asia peacekeeping forum. Third, it promotes public understanding of the UN and public participation in UN affairs, notably by supporting Model United Nations activities in Chinese universities and schools. Among its flagship programs are the China Model United Nations Conference (中国模拟联合国大会), which it has organized since 2004; the China International Civil Servant Capacity Building Program (中国国际公务员能力建设项目); UN knowledge training courses; a training course for university Model UN faculty advisers; the China UN Studies Joint Conference; and the National University UN Knowledge Competition. It also maintains regional exchange mechanisms with Japanese and Korean UN associations, including the trilateral China-Japan-Korea UNA presidents' meeting and youth forum, and the East Asia UN System Seminar. Its publications include 《联合国与和谐世界》 (2008), 《中国的联合国外交》 (2009), 《世界众国之国：联合国》 (2009), 《外交，让世界走向和谐》 (2012), 《联合国70年：成就与挑战》 (2015), 《中国模拟联合国大会指导手册》 (2019), 《携手之路——纪念中华人民共和国恢复联合国合法席位50周年》 (2021) and a Chinese translation of the UN Model United Nations guide (2025).

The United Nations Association of China presents itself as a national social organization whose mission is to support and promote the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. It states that it is the only nationwide organization in China devoted to this goal, and that it is composed of members of the public and social organizations interested in UN affairs, with a council that brings together senior diplomats, scholars, entrepreneurs and social activists. UNA-China identifies itself as a founding member of the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA), the global network of national UN associations. It also states that it was the first non-governmental organization in China to be granted general consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), that it is an associated member of the UN Department of Global Communications, and a full member of the Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). In 2021 it received the title of "National Advanced Social Organization." Over the years the association has built a program of research, international exchange and public outreach. It holds annual thematic seminars on UN-related topics such as peacekeeping operations, UN reform, sustainable development, human rights and inter-civilization exchanges. Among the seminars it lists are an international seminar on UN peacekeeping operations; an international seminar marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations under the theme "Strengthening multilateralism, creating a better future together"; an international seminar marking the 50th anniversary of the restoration of the People's Republic of China's lawful seat in the United Nations under the theme "Working together with one heart to build the future"; an international seminar on "Reviewing a historic moment, defending fairness and justice — the significance of UN General Assembly Resolution 2758"; an international seminar on "Green recovery in the post-pandemic era"; an international seminar on "Promoting the Global Development Initiative, creating a better future together"; and side events at the UN Human Rights Council on themes including racial discrimination against Asian Americans, the right to life and health during the COVID-19 pandemic, democracy models based on national conditions, strengthening global human rights governance, promoting inter-civilization exchanges, global human rights governance and Chinese experience, and the contribution of Chinese modernization to the promotion and protection of human rights. To strengthen friendly relations with other countries, UNA-China reports exchanges and mutual visits with UN associations and think tanks in more than ten countries, including the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, Finland, Norway, Japan, South Korea, India and Ethiopia. It has published a series of books and documents on the UN and multilateral diplomacy, including 《联合国与和谐世界》 (2008), 《中国的联合国外交》 (2009), 《世界众国之国：联合国》 (2009), 《外交，让世界走向和谐》 (2012), 《联合国70年：成就与挑战》 (2015), 《中国模拟联合国大会指导手册》 (2019) and 《携手之路——纪念中华人民共和国恢复联合国合法席位50周年》 (2021), and it compiled and translated 《联合国：模拟联合国指南》 (2025). In the area of international NGO participation, UNA-China says it takes an active part in the work of WFUNA, with its leaders long serving on the WFUNA executive committee. It also attends the UN Department of Global Communications NGO annual conference, the annual conference of the Academic Council on the United Nations System, the BRICS civil society forum, the G20 civil society meeting, the Asia-Europe People's Forum and the East Asia peacekeeping operations forum. With Japanese and Korean UN research institutions it has established regional exchange mechanisms: it rotates with the UN Association of Japan and the UN Association of Korea in hosting the China-Japan-Korea UNA presidents' trilateral meeting and the China-Japan-Korea Youth Forum, and rotates with the Japan Association for United Nations Studies and the Korean Academic Council on the United Nations System in hosting the East Asia UN System Seminar. On public outreach, UNA-China has supported Model United Nations activities in Chinese universities and schools. It states that since 2004 it has continuously organized the China Model United Nations Conference, and it runs related training on UN rules of procedure and document drafting, as well as the China International Civil Servant Capacity Building Program, UN knowledge training courses, a training course for university Model UN faculty advisers, the China UN Studies Joint Conference and the National University UN Knowledge Competition. Its secretariat is based in Beijing, and its current leadership includes President Wu Ken and Vice-President and Director-General Hu Wenli.

• 2025

  Compilation and translation of 《联合国：模拟联合国指南》 (Chinese edition).

• 2021

  UNA-China receives the title of "National Advanced Social Organization"; publication of 《携手之路——纪念中华人民共和国恢复联合国合法席位50周年》.

• 2019

  Publication of 《中国模拟联合国大会指导手册》.

• 2015

  Publication of 《联合国70年：成就与挑战》.

• 2012

  Publication of 《外交，让世界走向和谐》.

• 2009

  Publication of 《中国的联合国外交》 and 《世界众国之国：联合国》.

• 2008

  Publication of 《联合国与和谐世界》.

• 2004

  UNA-China begins continuously organizing the China Model United Nations Conference.

China's only nationwide social organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the purposes and principles of the UN Charter; a founding member of WFUNA and the first Chinese NGO with ECOSOC general consultative status.

• China Model United Nations Conference

  Annual Model UN conference for Chinese university students, organized by UNA-China since 2004.

• China International Civil Servant Capacity Building Program

  Training program preparing Chinese participants for international civil service careers.

• National University UN Knowledge Competition

  Nationwide competition on UN knowledge for university students.

• China UN Studies Joint Conference

  Joint conference on UN studies in China.

• China-Japan-Korea UNA Presidents' Trilateral Meeting and Youth Forum

  Regional exchange mechanism rotated among the UN associations of China, Japan and Korea.

• East Asia UN System Seminar

  Seminar rotated with Japanese and Korean UN research institutions.

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