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Dear Reader, Below we list the latest news 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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The words of the Elders during the recent conflict between Hamas and Israel are still valid now that a cease fire is in place. Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders and former President of Ireland, said: “The peoples of Israel and Palestine will be able to live in peace only when a just solution to the conflict is delivered, the …
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Although suicide is not illegal in the UK under the Suicide Act 1961 , assisting someone to commit suicide is illegal: Criminal liability for complicity in another's suicide. 2.-(1) A person who aids, abets, counsels or procures the suicide of another, or an attempt by another to commit suicide, shall be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a …
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Article by Philip Brown Has the UN succeeded in its principal goal? The UN was formed after World War 2 "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war", . The first purpose of the UN is "To maintain international peace and security, and to that end: to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to …
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What is the International Young People's Peace Essay Competition? The International Young People's Peace Essay Competition is an annual essay-writing contest open to categories of young people all over the world. The predominant theme in the contests is PEACE and related issues including justice, peace movements, human rights and many more. This competition is organised by the United Nations Association …
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The United Nations Association Youth Platform (UNA-YP) is a collaborative national project bringing together all youth UNAs, Model United Nations (MUN) societies, and other relevant youth clubs, societies, and organisations across the United Kingdom. It has three aims National Youth Discussion Forum It aims to provide a national landscape for the discussion of real international youth issues, pertaining both to …
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UN House Scotland is organising this project to encourage as many individuals, local councils, organisations, and private enterprises as possible to sign the Paris Climate Agreement before COP26. The website for this project is https://www.unhscotland.org.uk/from-paris-to-cop26 UN House Scotland promotes connections between people, groups and organisations particularly when concerned with collective movement towards strengthening international peace and security. Its website is …
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To mark the UN's 75 anniversary, the London and South East Region of the United Nations Association (UNA LASER) organised a series of evening video meetings from 18-24 October 2020 to address some key issues that require action to build a secure future for the world: health, food, the environment, economics, peace, and the digital space. They generated lists of actions …
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By Minjeong Goh, MA student, Education Studies, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. There is a full report of this project here 1. Introduction International school partnerships are a powerful way for pupils to learn how to change the world peacefully by creating meaningful connections between two very different parts of the world (Marion et al., 2009). Moreover, in the globalised …
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This article first appeared on the UNA-UK website. Over the last decade, the pace of technological advance has raised the prospect of lethal autonomous weapons systems, or ‘killer robots’ - weapons that can make the decision to kill without meaningful human control. Since 2013 UNA-UK has campaigned against the dehumanisation of warfare through the global Campaign to Stop Killer Robots and since 2014 the issue has …
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In 2020 the United Nations turned 75. It is a product of the political conditions of 1945 and needs updating to reflect the realities of 2021, not to mention the tumultuous decades that are to come. So what state is the UN in, and how could the UK government go about promoting its reform? In a new report the staff …
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By Benjamin King The ideal It is important that while striving to ameliorate the pandemic situation, policy makers should ensure that policies support and improve the welfare of individuals in the country. Precaution should be a fundamental responsibility of every individual. Citizens ought to hold themselves to a higher standard of ensuring that they observe safety precautions to the letter. …
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This statement by Lynn Hastings was published by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs occupied Palestinian territory on 11 May 2021. The recent escalation has already seen children and other civilians killed and injured; it must stop to avoid more deaths and injuries. The situation will likely increase humanitarian needs, in particular in the Gaza Strip, following …
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University of Warwick will be putting on a year-long programme of events from May 2021 to April 2022 as part of City of Culture Programme. The theme in June 2021 will be 'Sanctuary' What does it mean to provide sanctuary? How does it feel to need sanctuary? We highlight the importance of sanctuary as a concept, tell its histories, and …
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Coventry Climate Action Network, the Sustainable Development Forum and anyone else interested in these issues are invited to attend telemeetings at 7pm on the first Tuesday of every month in 2021 to share experience and plan activities by visiting the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82205125165?pwd=Wng1YldmV2VpL0l2dXBIcElxbDk4UT09 Meeting ID: 822 0512 5165 Passcode: 492479
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A Zoom meeting on 10 June will feature addresses by lawyer Jacqueline Mackenzie and Coventry Councillor Dr Kindy Sandhu. Register here
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Climate Live will consist of simultaneous concerts in over 40 countries around the world. It will happen on October 16 2021 led by youth climate groups of Fridays For Future who organise the school strikes, supported by NGOs, music/events professionals and influencers. Activists, Scientists, and those on the frontlines of ecological breakdown will take to the stage. The strikes were …
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United Nations Climate Change and the UK and Italian Governments announced on 1 April that the 26th Conference of Parties due to be held in Glasgow in November (COP26) has been postponed due to COVID-19. It is now scheduled for 1-12 November 2021. Deferring the meeting should not mean deferring climate action, according to a leaked letter signed by Cop26 …
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