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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 25 September the UN Secretary-General addressed the UN Security Council on the topic "Leadership for Peace". In the face of deepening divisions and growing mistrust between nations, impunity is spreading along with “repeated violations” of international law and the Charter, the Secretary-General told world leaders and senior ministers in the Council chamber in New York. “Leadership for peace means …
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The full text of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the United Nations General Assembly on 27 September 2024, as provided by the Prime Minister’s Office and published by Times of Israel. Mr. President, Ladies and gentlemen, I didn’t intend to come here this year. My country is at war, fighting for its life. But after I heard the …
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The amazing Eshal Shaukat is (in 2024) a 14-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl who is passionate about environmental issues and who serves as: Chief Youth Pan-Asian Ambassador for World Against Single Use Plastic (WASUP) Chief Youth Ambassador for Midland International Aid Trust (UK) Chairperson of Midland Aid Trust Pakistan She is also: An active member of the Planetary Health Alliance (USA) A …
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Extracts from an article first published by UN Regional Information Centre for Western Europe. Shain Shapiro is a global music expert based in London who began his career as a music journalist. He is well known today for his deep knowledge of the music industry and cultural policy thinking as a member of the SDG Media Compact, a United Nations initiative launched …
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Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, 23 September 2024. NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME/WASHINGTON – As world leaders gather in New York for the 79th United Nations General Assembly, and as the threat of a wider regional escalation looms, we renew our demand for an end to the appalling human suffering and humanitarian …
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As a result of the Summit of the Future held in September 2024, world leaders adopted a Pact for the Future that includes a Global Digital Compact and a Declaration on Future Generations. The Pact covers a broad range of themes including peace and security, sustainable development, climate change, digital cooperation, human rights, gender, youth and future generations, and the …
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PassBlue is an independent, women-led non-profit multimedia news company that closely covers the US-UN relationship, women’s issues, human rights, peacekeeping and other urgent global matters playing out in the world body. We report from our base in the UN press corps in New York City and are read throughout the US and Canada and overseas: London, Geneva, Paris, Berlin, Delhi, …
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This opinion essay by Mona Ali Khalil was originally published on 5 September 2024 by PassBlue. Israeli newspapers recently reported that the country’s former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and the former Palestinian Minister for Foreign Affairs Nasser Al-Kidwa “agreed to work together to promote the achievement of peace between the Palestinian and Israeli peoples and peace in the Middle East in general.” …
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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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This year the Coventry Peace Festival will take place between 1st – 14th November. As Coventry is a city of “Peace and Reconciliation” the Festival is an opportunity to showcase activity, events, exhibitions, educational work, talks, lectures, walks, etc, that highlight the notion of Peace and reconciliation. We will collate those events that fit that criteria and publish online and …
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Justice for Palestinians (Leamington Spa) is organising a meeting on 2 October entitled Pathways to Peace: Ending the Genocide and Creating a Just Peace - What Can We Do? 41,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza and now the biggest Israeli assault on the Occupied West Bank since 2000. Are you incensed by this mounting deathtoll, wanton destruction and apparent Israeli impunity …
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10 October is World Mental Health Day which this year has the theme Mental Health at Work. World Health Organisation (WHO) is uniting with partners to highlight the vital connection between mental health and work. Safe, healthy working environments can act as a protective factor for mental health. Unhealthy conditions including stigma, discrimination, and exposure to risks like harassment and …
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11 October is International Day of the Girl Child which this year has the theme Girls’ vision for the future. This year’s theme conveys both the need for urgent action and persistent hope, driven by the power of girls’ voices and vision for the future. Today’s generation of girls is disproportionately affected by global crises of climate, conflict, poverty and …
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Coventry Language Café will be running an event on 27 October in the Old Windmill pub. The aim is to enable people to practice speaking in a foreign language. If they wish they can discuss the United Nations, the 78th anniversary of whose Charter falls on the previous Thursday. The meeting will be in the Black Room of the Old …
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Coventry Peace Festival will take place from 1 to 14 November 2024. The programme of events will be available here as soon as possible and also at https://www.coventry.gov.uk/peace
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On 6 November, Coventry Lord Mayor Peace Lecture 2024 will host Professor Nicola Pratt, Lecturer at the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) at the University of Warwick who will address the question: Can there be Peace without Justice in the Middle East? Professor Pratt is a prize winning nationally recognised writer - gender issues, war and security. The …
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21 November 2024 will be World Philosophy Day organised by United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. By celebrating World Philosophy Day each year, on the third Thursday of November, UNESCO underlines the enduring value of philosophy for the development of human thought, for each culture and for each individual. Philosophy is an inspiring discipline as well as an everyday …
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Coventry Language Café will be running an event on 27 October in the Old Windmill pub. The aim is to enable people to practice speaking in a foreign language. If they wish they can discuss the United Nations, the 78th anniversary of whose Charter falls on the previous Thursday. The meeting will be in the Black Room of the Old …
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