ACUNS is a professional association of educational and research institutions and individual scholars, teachers, and practitioners active in the work and study of multilateral relations, global governance, and international cooperation.

Through our core activities ACUNS stimulates, supports, and disseminates research and analysis on the United Nations, multilateralism, and international organization. ACUNS also promotes teaching on these topics, as well as dialogue and mutual understanding across and between the academic and practitioner communities. A special effort is made to ensure that advanced research conducted in universities finds its way into the programs of the UN system.

We have Category 1 Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC); NGO Affiliate status with the UN Department of Public Information; and accreditation to UNESCO. This status gives our members access to UN system meetings and libraries.

Board of Directors

We are governed by an international Board of Directors.

Liaison Offices

Our field offices in  Delhi, Geneva, New York, and Vienna, in addition to members located in over 50 countries, make us a global network

Host Organization

ACUNS moved to Wilfrid Laurier University in 2003, where it will reside through 2013.

Our History

ACUNS was founded at Dartmouth College in 1987. It was later hosted by Brown University and Yale University. In 2003, ACUNS moved to Wilfrid Laurier University, where it will reside through 2013.