About The Better World Campaign

Our Mission

The Better World Campaign (BWC) works to foster a strong, effective relationship between the United States and the United Nations (UN) through outreach, communications, and advocacy. We encourage U.S. leadership to work constructively through the United Nations and to strengthen the United Nations’ ability to carry out its invaluable operations around the world. And we engage policy makers, the media, and the American public to increase awareness of and support for the United Nations.

History and Highlights

Launched in 1999, BWC has worked to generate support for achievements such as:
Re-payment of $926 million in U.S. debt to the UN, according to the terms of the 1999 Helms-Biden agreement. The final of 3 payments was released in September 2002. View ad	Full funding of U.S. assessments for UN peacekeeping operations since 2001, preventing the accrual of new US arrears to the UN. View ad
Progress toward timely payment of U.S. dues to the UN regular budget. View ad	Reentry into to the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in October 2003. View ad

2009 Agenda

New leadership in the Administration and Congress offers an opportunity in 2009 to renew the U.S. commitment to international cooperation. BWC will work in 2009 to encourage the Obama Administration to make the United Nations a priority, work constructively with the Secretariat and member states, and enhance the United Nations’ role and capacity in global problem solving. As in past years, we will work with the Administration and Congress to eliminate U.S. debt to the United Nations and enable U.S. dues payments to be made on time and in full.

We will also work to build support for U.S. policies that reinforce and renew U.S. engagement in the United Nations’ work, including providing logistical and other in-kind support for UN peacekeeping operations; seeking membership in the Human Rights Council; strengthening the United Nations as an institution; and ratifying key UN agreements including the Law of the Sea, the International Criminal Court, the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, and the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.