In 2004, Lehigh University became the sixth university in the world to gain Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) status with the United Nations. This designation gives the university rare access to the world’s largest intergovernmental organization. Each year more than 1,000 Lehigh faculty, staff and students attend UN conferences, high-level briefings and private meetings with ambassadors and other UN officials in New York City and on campus.
By the Numbers
The UN Connection
students are UN NGO Youth Representatives
students have interned at the United Nations
Ambassadors from around the world have spoken at Lehigh
Our Team



Representatives and Interns

Krista Liguori, PhD, MSPH
Assistant Professor
Dept of Community & Population Health
Alternate Representative to the United Nations

Claire Kirshenbaum
Lehigh University / United Nations Youth Representative
Gender Equity and Youth Empowerment

Jessica Berman
Lehigh University / United Nations Youth Representative
Health Focus

Emmanuella Agyemang
Lehigh University / United Nations Communications Intern
Vitalik Martyniak
Lehigh University / United Nations Partnership Intern

Timmy Dillard
Lehigh University / United Nations Communications Intern

Trinity Keh
Digital Media Marketing and Brand Integrity Intern

Batoul Bazine
Videographer

Isabelle Canadine
Assistant Videographer