High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The United Nations Association of Singapore (UNAS) was established as a non-governmental organization in 1969 in Singapore. As a voluntary organization, its membership is open to anyone who supports the United Nations and its charter obligations. The mission of UNAS is to promote peace, human rights, respect for international law, social progress and better standards of living and freedom. In recent years, the organisation's activities and programmes have been focused increasingly on issues such as protection of the environment and the rights of children, women, older persons and minorities.