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Dear Reader, Below we list the latest news and articles from our website related to international affairs and issues such as sustainable development. Read these stories and more, plus information about forthcoming events, by following the links below. You might also like the Coventry Climate Action Network website which we also maintain. Please check it out at https://covcan.uk/ Philip Brown Secretary, UNA Coventry Branch
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On 29 October 2023, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), addressed a ceremony to honour the memory of its 59 staff members who have lost their lives in Gaza helping Palestinians since the Hamas raid on Israel on 7 October. These deaths are in addition to more than 8,000 …
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The following UN report published in September 2023 by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in occupied Palestinian territory gives a little of the background to the ongoing Israel-Palestine war, although it is just the most recent of a series of events going back over 100 years which gave rise to the current terrible situation. Since 2022, …
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The video below shows the speech of Riyad Al-Maliki, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Observer State of Palestine, who addressed a Security Council meeting on 24 Oct 2023 which was convened to discuss the Israel-Palestine crisis. He said, among other things: "We are here today to stop the killing, stop the massacres being committed against the Palestinian …
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The video below shows the speech of His Excellency Eli Cohen, Foreign Minister of the State of Israel, who addressed a Security Council discussion of the Israel-Palestine crisis. He responded angrily to the remarks made earlier by the UN Secretary-General, which can be watched at https://wp.me/p7gcs3-1Sf Minister Cohen said, among other things "Mr Secretary-General. In what world do you live? …
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The video below shows the speech of António Guterres, the UN Secretary General, who addressed a Security Council meeting on 24 Oct 2023 which was convened to discuss the Israel Palestine. The remarks he made brought condemnation from Israel with called upon him to resign and the refusal to allow visas to UN personnel, including those trying to end the …
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On 18 October 2023, UNA-UK together with more than 300 organisations from 50 countries, called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Israel to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and further loss of innocent lives. They urged the UN Security Council, world leaders and parties to the conflict to take immediate action to protect civilian lives and urgently agree a ceasefire, following repeated …
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As the year 2023 is drawing to a close, I would like to reflect on my journey from being a maths teacher to working for the United Nations, achieving an MA at the University of Warwick along the way, believing that my story might inspire other young people to fulfil their dreams. What brought me to the University of Warwick? …
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On 17 October 2023, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spokesperson, Ravina Shamdasani made the following statement. With a staggering 4,200 people killed, over one million people displaced in just 10 days, and large areas in the Gaza Strip reduced to rubble, we have grave fears about the toll on civilians in the coming days. Military operations show no signs …
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We should remember that the wars in Ukraine and Palestine are not the only current wars. On 15 October 2023, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths issued a statement saying that "half a year of war has plunged Sudan into one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history. "With up to 9,000 people reportedly …
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The Quakers in Britain acting on behalf the the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) has issued an urgent call for people to act in solidarity with the people of Palestine and Israel. Regardless of your background on this issue, we can all do something. You will find below a list of urgent actions you can take today. …
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The following report was published by International Institute for Nonviolent Action in 2014. The Emergency Session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine held 24th and 25th September 2014 in Brussels was supposed to focus only on Israel’s Operation Protective Edge but, even though the jury of the Tribunal found evidence of war crimes, crimes against humanity, murder, extermination, persecution and incitement of genocide …
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António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations issued the following statement on 9 October 2023. A transcript of his speech is given below the video. https://youtu.be/CJS0BRBcds4?si=2zgZuuvMDLQxXbKr I have just concluded an extraordinary meeting of senior UN leaders to discuss the unprecedented developments in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Let me begin by repeating my utter condemnation of the abhorrent …
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You can now join UNA-UK as a member for £10 per year and stand with us in support of a strong, credible and effective UN. Over the last 18 months, UNA-UK has been engaged in an extensive process of reviewing our engagement structures - how our members, supporters, and network of UNA Groups interact with us as an organisation and contribute to the …
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Coventry Peace Festival will take place between 1st – 14th November. At the time of writing the programme of events is still being planned. Details will be available at https://www.coventry.gov.uk/peace
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This conference on 9th November 2023 will give 6th formers the opportunity to discuss issues of security and how they could take steps to promote peace and understand issues that concerned them. These include the environment, health, inequality and emotional security. Young people will discuss issues of security and how they can take steps to promote peace and understand issues …
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Coventry Lord Mayor's Peace Lecture 2023 will be held on 10 November during Coventry Peace Festival. The exact location has yet to be determined. The title will be Rwanda almost 30 years on In around 100 days in 1994, up to a million of the indigenous people of the small African country of Rwanda were killed. A civil war had …
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On 14 November 2023, Coventry United Nations Association, working with Coventry Lord Mayor's Committee for Peace and Reconciliation, will run a video event to announce the winners of Coventry's International Young People’s Peace Essay 2023. Young people aged 15 to 24 can gain a certificate of participation, stand a chance to win a cash prize and gain an entry in …
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