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People of Coventry Let Peace Doves Fly Free
For Immediate Release Press Release from United Nations Association Coventry Branch 19 September 2016 People of Coventry Let Peace Doves Fly Free On Saturday 17 September, many children and adults enjoyed making origami peace doves in Coventry Lower Precinct during the … Continue reading →
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Is Race Over for Popular Vote For UN Secretary-General?
In just one day the race for the popular vote for the next Secretary-General of the the United Nations has been swamped by a landslide in favour of Moldovan candidate Natalia Gherman. So how did she attain this dominant position, … Continue reading →
Presentation on Who Should Lead the United Nations?
On 25 May, sessional lecturer at the University of Warwick Kseniya Oksamytna gave a well-received presentation to the Coventry Branch of the United Nations Association about the Secretary-General’s role and functions. She looked at the current and previous Secretaries-General and their relations with … Continue reading →
Susana Mabel Malcorra (Argentina)
Susana Malcorra announced her candidature on Friday 20 May for the position of Secretary-General. Wikipedia and other sources Susana Mabel Malcorra (born in 1954, Rosario, Santa Fe) graduated as an Electrical Engineer from the University of Rosario. Between 1979 and 1993 she … Continue reading →
EU Referendum: Leave campaign’s statement to UNA-UK
http://unacov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Statement-from-Vote-Leave.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSSUNA-UK asked both the official “leave” and “remain” campaigns for short statements on what they considered would be the impact that the outcome of the referendum will have on the UK’s … Continue reading →
EU Referendum: Remain campaign’s statement to UNA-UK
http://unacov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Statement-from-Britain-Stronger-in-Europe.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSSUNA-UK asked both the official “leave” and “remain” campaigns for short statements on what they considered would be the impact that the outcome of the referendum will have on the UK’s … Continue reading →
Newsletter May 2016
Your new UNA Coventry Branch makes steady progress, and has an exciting event lined up for you this month. Contents This newsletter contains the following sections Event this month: Who Should Lead the United Nations? Partnering with Lord Mayor’s Committee for … Continue reading →
UNGASS2016 – Discussion of World Drugs Problem
In 2009 the UN published a “Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem”. However, the world seems to be loosing the so-called “War on Drugs”. In 2016, illegal … Continue reading →