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IA Announces

• NYC Mayor's Office for International Affairs Commissioner Edward Mermelstein Announces 2024 Cohort of NYC Junior Ambassadors, March 22, 2024
• International Affairs Commissioner Abeywardena Announces First Fully-Virtual Cohort of NYC Junior Ambassadors Program, January 29, 2021
• International Affairs Commissioner Penny Abeywardena on the Recent Statement by the President of the 75th General Assembly, October 23, 2020
• International Affairs Commissioner Abeywardena Announces Major Milestone for NYC Declaration on the Voluntary Local Review, May 21, 2020
• Transcript of COVID-19 and NYC Small Business Support Conference Call with NY Officials, April 6, 2020
• Transcript of COVID-19 Phone Conference with NYC Officials and the Diplomatic Community, March 14, 2020
• International Affairs Commissioner Abeywardena Announces New Signatories to the NYC Voluntary Local Review Declaration, February 14, 2020
• International Affairs Commissioner Abeywardena Announces New Participants Selected for the NYC Junior Ambassadors Program, November 21, 2019
• Mayor de Blasio and International Affairs Commissioner Abeywardena Announce Historic Declaration, Committing Local Governments to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, September 26, 2019
• International Affairs Commissioner Abeywardena Announces New York City Submits Voluntary Local Review to United Nations on Progress Toward Sustainable Development Goals, July 16, 2019
• Mayor de Blasio and International Affairs Commissioner Abeywardena Announce New NYC Junior Ambassadors Program Graduates June 24, 2019
• Mayor de Blasio and International Affairs Commissioner Abeywardena Announce New York City Wins Urban Innovation Award for Local Work on Global Sustainable Development Goals, December 10, 2018
• Mayor de Blasio and International Commissioner Abeywardena Announce New Participants Selected for the NYC Junior Ambassadors Program, November 20, 2018
• On Global Goals Day, Mayor de Blasio and International Affairs Commissioner Abeywardena Announce Historic Step to Report Local Progress on Global Sustainable Development Goals, July 11, 2018
• Over 500 Seventh-grade Students Graduate From 2017-2018 NYC Junior Ambassadors Program At Historic Queens Museum, June 18, 2018
• Mayor de Blasio and International Affairs Commissioner Abeywardena Announce New York City to Become First City in the World to Publish Local Progress Toward Global Sustainable Development Goals, May 1, 2018
• NYC Junior Ambassadors Program Educators Win Excellence in Education Awards, April 9, 2018
• On United Nations Day, International Affairs Commissioner Abeywardena Announces New Cohort of Participants in NYC Junior Ambassadors Program, October 24, 2017
• Mayor de Blasio and International Affairs Commissioner Abeywardena Announce Release of New Study Showing $3.69 Billion in Economic Output From Hosting United Nations Headquarters in NYC, December 6, 2016
• Mayor Bill de Blasio Congratulates First Graduating Class of NYC Junior Ambassadors, Poised to Tackle Global Issues, June 21, 2016
• Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces Inaugural Student Cohort of NYC Junior Ambassadors, January 29, 2016
• On United Nations Day, City Announces New Initiative for Seventh Graders to Become Junior Ambassadors, October 24, 2015
• New York City and The United Nations Partner-up on IDNYC, June 15, 2015
• Mayor de Blasio Appoints Penny Abeywardena as Mayor's Office for International Affairs Commissioner, September 16, 2014

IA In the News

NYC Junior Ambassadors

• 5 Middle School Girls Explain How Young People Can Change the World, October 12, 2017, Teen Vogue
• Support Girls' Empowerment Today, October 10, 2017, United Nations Medium
• The Mission Continues, September 29, 2017, MetroFocus
• India's ambassador to UN visits Bronx students, June 5, 2017, New 12 The Bronx
• Middle school meets global mission/Secundaria cumple misión global, May 31, 2017, the Bronx Free Press
• Heartland Village 7th Graders Meet UN Ambassador, May 18, 2017 NY 1 Staten island
• Creating global diplomats, locally, April 9, 2017, United Nations Medium
• Bronx school starts 'Pledge For Peace' campaign, April 3, 2017, Bronx Times
• Commissioner of the NYC Mayor's Office for International Affairs met with students to discuss the role of youth in their community and the international community, March 20, 2017, Allewaa Alarabi Newspaper
• Queens Students Learn to Think from an International Perspective, March 9, 2017, NY 1 News
• A 7th Grade NYC Junior Ambassadors classroom from the Robert Fulton School Visits the United Nations, February 17, 2017, Dunya International
• 7th Graders From 6 Brooklyn Schools Chosen as 'NYC Junior Ambassadors' to the U.N., November 15, 2016, Kings County Politics
• City & United Nations Team Up In Educational Program For Seventh Graders, November 14, 2016, Bed-Stuy Patch
• Ambassador of India to the United Nations to Visit the Hunter's Point Community Middle School in Queens, June 17, 2016, The Indian Panorama
• Akbaruddin takes India to hearts of NYC School Kids, June 17, 2016, Desi Life and Times
• U.N. Ambassador Visits Staten Island School, June 1, 2016, NY1 Staten Island
• Deputy Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations Visits the Brooklyn Science and Engineering Academy Middle School, June 1, 2016, The New York Carib News
• Ambassador of Panama Visits St Ignatius, May 31, 2016, BronxNet
• Ambassador Lauber, Switzerland, Visit to the Magnet School for Math and Science Inquiry (P.S. 192) NIA After-School Program, Brooklyn, May 29, 2016, RTS.ch- Swiss Radio
• St. Ignatius Girls Receive a Special Visitor, May 26, 2016, Hunts Point Express
• UN Rep. Visits Astoria Junior Ambassadors, May 25, 2016, Queens Tribune
• Ambassador Camacho of Mexico  Visits Shuang Wen School, Manhattan, May 20, 2016, Diario de México
• U.N. Ambassador Visits LIC School, May 19, 2016, NY1 Queens
• Teaching the Art of Diplomacy, May 12, 2016, Queens Chronicle
• South Bronx Middle School Become First NYC Junior Ambassadors To The UN, March 14, 2016, The Bronx Times
• Markham Intermediate School chosen for U.N. educational program, February 2, 2016, Staten Island Advance
• Teacher's Challenge Aims to Connect NYC Schools to UN, November 17, 2015, NY1
• Seventh Graders Try Their Hands At Diplomacy, November 19, 2015, Queens Tribune

New Yorkness of the UN

• Op-ed: It's more than traffic: The United Nations brings economic benefits to New York City, September 20, 2024 amNY
• NYC and the IN: A Special Relationship, September 18, 2017, NYI
• World Ocean Festival will kick off major UN conference in June, April 11, 2017, UN Radio
• UN announces first-ever World Ocean Festival, April 11, 2017, UN News Centre
• Lankan Penny assesses UN's economic boost for New York, December 18, 2016
• UN Economic Impact Report: NYC Proud to Host the Largest Diplomatic Community in the World, December 7, 2016, Europa Newswire
• NYC touts UN benefits in new report, December 6, 2016, Associated Press
• City report: U.N. generates billions in economic benefits for city, December 6, 2016, Politco Pro
• Driving The Day, December 6, 2016, Politico Morning Money
• ONU aporta $3.690 millones de dólares a economía de NYC, December 6, 2016, Voz De América 
• La ONU genera 3.690 millones de dólares al año a la economía de Nueva York, según un studio, December 6, 2016, El Diario
• Report: The UN is a Yuge Money Maker for New York City, December 6, 2016, UN Dispatch
• UN community makes New York's diversity more 'vibrant' – new report, December 6, 2016, UN News Center
• The U.N. is an economic engine for NYC, January 21, 2016, Crain's New York
• It's not just gridlock: What the United Nations brings to New York, September 24, 2015
• Commissioner Penny Abeywardena Gives Errol Louis a Tour of the U.N. October 23, 2015, New York 1

Global Vision I Urban Action

• New York pioneers a city role in strengthening mental health, February 23, 2017, CitiScope
• UN, NYC Mayor's office team up to promote Global Goals' mental health targets, January 25, 2017, UN News
• How New York City Is Embarking on a Local Journey to Meet the UN's New Global Goals, October 19, 2015

Connecting Local to Global

• New York Address for Nordic Startups, September 23, 2017, Innovators Magazine
• Commissioner Penny Abeywardena on Her Global Vision for NYC and How You Can Activate Change, September 12, 2017, bSmart Guide
• A Global Community Befitting a Global City, May 18, 2017, Op Ed by Commissioner Penny Abeywardena and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Manhattan Express