Dear Reader,

Applications are now open to find a young person who will go to Geneva to be training in running a Human Rights project when they come back to Coventry.

We have booked a date and the venue for the Coventry Schools War, Peace and Reconciliation Conference to be held at Warwick University.

Details of these below. And we are currently planning other events to be held in the coming year.

Thank you for your continued support of our work in promoting international and UN issues to the wider public.

UNA Coventry wishes you a happy and sustainable New Year.

Philip Brown

Secretary, UNA Coventry Branch
philip@unacov.uk

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Forthcoming Events

Please get in touch if you want to help organise an event. Please contact events@unacov.uk

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Coventry Schools War, Peace and Reconciliation Conference

The United Nations Association Coventry Branch invites sixth formers to its War, Peace and Reconciliation conference 10am-3pm on Tuesday 19 March at University of Warwick. In a series of workshops they will explore how the United Nations is involved in War, Peace and Reconciliation. Does the UN succeed or fail to prevent wars and restore peace? What does it do …

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