Montana Meets the World.
UNA Montana connects our state’s values—environmental stewardship, Indigenous rights, community resilience—to global action.
Letter from Abroad, Brought Home
Letter from the President
When I first began working alongside the United Nations, I was deeply moved by the scale of its mission—and by how often global challenges mirrored the ones we face here in Montana: fairness, security, compassion, and the need to listen to one another. I saw in the UN not a distant institution, but a living reflection of the values we hold close—cooperation, courage, and care for our neighbors.
Founding the United Nations Association of Montana became, for me, a personal duty assignment—a calling to bring those global conversations back home. Montana has a history of principled leadership and an independent spirit that belongs in the global dialogue. Through UNA Montana, we’re creating a space where local voices can connect to international action, where education leads to understanding, and where empathy becomes a form of diplomacy.
This is more than an organization—it’s a bridge between the mountains and the wider world. Together, we are proving that global citizenship begins in our own communities.
— Jennipha-Laurén Nielsen
President & Founder
United Nations Association of Montana
