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Below we list the latest news and articles from our website related to international affairs and issues such as sustainable development.

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Philip Brown

Secretary, UNA Coventry Branch
philip@unacov.uk

Recent Articles

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Is starvation an Israeli weapon in Gaza?

On 28 April the UN's senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza, Sigrid Kaag, spoke to Al Jazeera about developments on the ground and diplomatic hurdles as she leads crucial relief efforts in Gaza. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn0d7pAJZxY

Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI)

The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) is the only NGO in Israel advocating across the broad spectrum of human rights and civil liberties for everyone living in Israel and in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The mandate of this independent and non-partisan organization is to ensure Israel’s accountability and respect for human rights. It is committed to promoting and …

UK must stop selling arms to Israel

Everyone is invited to sign the following open letter, coordinated by Oxfam, addressed to the UK Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch And Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron. Click here to sign the letter Dear Trade Secretary and Foreign Secretary, Together we are urging you to immediately halt arms licences and exports to the Government of Israel. This is just one crucial step …

Amnesty says Britain still breaching human rights commitments

In its annual report "The State of the World’s Human Rights" published in April 2024, Amnesty International says: The UK government continued to pursue a policy agenda that breached its international human rights commitments and curtailed human rights protections. People seeking asylum and other migrants were particularly targeted, along with protesters. New government legislation further eroded the freedom of assembly …

UN prevention of mass atrocities

In this video recorded on 9 October 2023 at a meeting in Oxford Martin School, former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, conversation with Professor Andrew Thompson discussed the UN's role in the global collective responsibility to prevent genocide and other mass atrocities. He considered how the UN can learn from …

Join UNA-UK

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 …

Forthcoming Events

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Silent Vigil for Ceasefire in Gaza

Coventry Justice and Peace Group and Coventry Pax Christi invite you to a silent vigil at the Godiva Statue, Broadgate, Coventry from 12:00 to 13:00 on 1 May in support of a ceasefire in Gaza.

UNACov to attend Radford Volunteer Fair

United Nations Association Coventry Branch will be sharing information about the United Nations and about activities of the Coventry Branch with visitors to this fair on 8 May. Everyone is welcome to attend and talk to us.

International Day of Living Together in Peace

16 May is International Day of Living Together in Peace. Living together in peace is all about accepting differences and having the ability to listen to, recognize, respect and appreciate others, as well as living in a peaceful and united way. The UN General-Assembly, in its resolution 72/130, declared 16 May the International Day of Living Together in Peace, as …

Young people aged 13-25 invited to submit a video to PLURAL+

21:00 UK time on 31 May 2024 will be the closing time for entries into PLURAL+, the youth video festival on migration, diversity and social inclusion. Embracing the transformative power of storytelling, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) have opened the application for the 2024 edition of the PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival, …

Deadline for Entries to Essay Award for Young Economists

3 June 2024 is the deadline for entries to the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) Essay Award for Young Economists. The aim of the award is to promote high-quality research on trade policy and international trade cooperation and to reinforce the relationship between the WTO and the academic community. The annual WTO Essay Award provides a prize of 5,000 Swiss Francs …

International Day of Peace 2024

Each year the International Day of Peace (IDP) is observed around the world on 21 September. The UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire. Never has our world needed peace more. The theme for 2024 and other details will appear at https://www.un.org/en/observances/international-day-peace

UN Summit of the Future

The world is not on track to meet the goals we have already set for ourselves. Nor are we effectively rising to new challenges or opportunities. The United Nations Summit of the Future, to be held from 22 to 23 September 2024, will bring world leaders together to forge a new international consensus on how we deliver a better present …

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