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Advocacy Agenda 2009
RESTORING U.S. LEADERSHIP THROUGH GLOBAL COOPERATION
Adopted by the UNA-USA Board of Directors on December 15, 2008

As the Obama administration and the 111th Congress take office in 2009, they will have an
opportunity to reassert American leadership in the world and renew the U.S.-UN relationship. The
great global challenges of our time require the world to work together toward shared solutions. The
breadth of issues requiring broad-based international cooperation is extensive, including: climate
change; the financial crisis; human rights; global health; peacekeeping; poverty; nuclear proliferation;
and terrorism. Working on these challenges through the United Nations and with our allies allows the
United States to share the costs, risks, responsibilities, and benefits of promoting a more peaceful and
just world.

With a new Administration, the United States can renew its commitment to diplomacy, international
law, and the United Nations as vital tools for advancing our security, economic, humanitarian, and
environmental interests. It is in our national interest that the UN thrives and succeeds.
The changed political dynamic in Washington presents a fresh opportunity for America to exercise
global leadership by emphasizing international cooperation. Significant progress in this direction can
be made through a series of relatively risk-free and inexpensive policy choices that will signal to
other countries a new approach to the U.S. role in the world.

FULL 2009 ADVOCACY AGENDA