Membership

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Note: Youth Categories "GenUN" & "Young Professionals" Updated May 1, 2025

Membership in the United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) is open to any U.S. citizen or resident who is committed to the purposes of the United Nations Association of the USA. Together, we can inspire the nation to take action and help build a better world.  Please show the UN your full support!

The UNA-USA membership categories and benefits are listed below. Membership enrollment and renewal is managed by national UNA-USA, and not our local Chapter. With membership, make sure to select our local Chapter "UNA Greater Chicago Chapter" or "IL – Chicago chapter". If you have any new or renewal membership issues, please contact national UNA-USA Maya Moucharrafie at membership@unausa.org. To check our monthly membership status report or for local Chapter membership drives or benefits, please contact our UNA-Chicago Director of Membership Jeannette Barcelos Kravitz at membership@unachicago.org.

Member Benefits:

🏆 Connect with UN champions worldwide [World Federation of UNA’s programming (WFUNA)] 

🎤 Opportunities to serve as a UNA-USA delegate at high-level UN events 

⚖️ Build diplomacy, negotiation, and public speaking skills through MUN conferences
🗽 Discounts on tours of UN Headquarters in New York City
📬 Subscriptions to PASSPORT and UNA-USA Today publications 

💰 Eligibility to register for UN Federal Credit Union membership

🏙️ Local programming, activities, and connections in the Chicago area

•GenUN- Ages 14–17: Click here to join for free. 

If you are a high school student between the ages of 14 and 17 and live in the U.S., you are eligible to register—for free—as a GenUN member, the official UNA-USA membership category for youth. GenUN members will continue to enjoy full membership benefits, including access to programs, events, leadership opportunities, and this members-only newsletter.

To maintain your member status, you must register by September 1, 2025 using this registration form. After that date, anyone who hasn’t registered will be recategorized as a Supporter, which means you’ll no longer receive full membership benefits—only limited updates like the UNA-USA Today publication and other opportunities open to the public.

•Young Professional- Ages 18–30: Click here to join for $25.

Young Professionals (YP) is now the official membership category for all UNA-USA members ages 18–30. While youth under 26 previously received free membership, full YP membership now includes a $25 annual fee that directly reinvests in youth programming. The nominal fee supports activities and resources for youth members such as more stipends in the Delegate Fund to enable more young people to travel to UN conferences; a new Youth Programming Fund for both UNA-USA Community and Campus Chapters to apply for to support youth-oriented activities and programs at the local level; and resources to enable the national office to coordinate more career-oriented initiatives.

Eligible members should have received an email from the national office. Current YP-eligible members can claim a free year of membership if they register by September 1, 2025 using this registration form. Simply email membership@unausa.org with your full name to indicate interest in receiving your complimentary YP membership. 

•Standard Membership- Click here to join at $50 a year, $25 for fixed income, or other higher levels of support including lifetime membership for $1,000.