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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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OCHA reports that In June the Israeli authorities demolished, forced people to demolish, or seized 91 Palestinian-owned structures across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Twenty of the structures demolished or seized had been provided as humanitarian aid. In addition, an EU-funded school in Um Qussa (Hebron), at a value of over 14,000 euros, received a stop-work order, while another …
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On 8 July 2021, Lynn Hastings, the Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory, issued the following statement. For this and other statements see the ochaopt.org website I visited Gaza today again, to see what progress has been made, now nine weeks since the beginning of the hostilities with Israel. Unfortunately, since the beginning of the escalation on 10 May, …
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The Generation Equality Forum 2021 was a civil society–centred, global gathering for gender equality, convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France. It started in Mexico City, Mexico, on 29–31 March 2021, and culminated in Paris, France, from 30 June to 2 July 2021. The Forum brought together governments, corporations and change makers from around the world to …
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By Mohammed Aaqib LLM, LLB (Hons), Treasurer of United Nations Association Coventry Branch In an attempt to combat the stagnation of humanity’s global nuclear disarmament aspirations, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) was ambitiously drafted in 2017. Its primary aim was to expedite the ultimate objectives of its predecessor, the Non-Proliferation Treaty (1970). During the drafting process …
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This statement was first published 15 July 2021 on the UNA-UK website. UNA-UK is deeply disappointed that MPs approved the cut to UK aid earlier this week, despite significant cross-party opposition. The UK committed to the UN target to spend 0.7% of its Gross National Income (GNI) on Official Development Assistance in 1970. It took 43 years to reach it. …
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The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) embodies a political commitment to end the worst forms of violence and persecution. It seeks to narrow the gap between Member States’ pre-existing obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law and the reality faced by populations at risk of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. It was endorsed by all member …
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This article was first published by UNA-UK on 2 July 2021. The UN climate conference is a critical moment for action to protect people and the planet from the existential threat of climate change. In the lead-up to COP26, scheduled to take place in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November 2021, UNA-UK has teamed up with the Climate Coalition to campaign for UK …
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has released a report calling on Member States to adopt a “transformative agenda” to uproot systemic racism. “The status quo is untenable,” High Commissioner Bachelet said in a press release issued on 28 June 2021. “Systemic racism needs a systemic response. We need a transformative approach that tackles the interconnected areas that drive racism, …
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A group of Spanish environmental activists will be taking part in the The East Column March to Glasgow and will arrive in Coventry on Saturday 9 October. They are hoping for support to obtain publicity and engage the public in climate change and COP26. The video below summarises their plans and their hopes. What ideas do you have for possible …
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Young people aged 25 or under are invited to submit an essay to International Young People’s Peace Essay Competition before 31 October. This contest is an amazing opportunity for young people to express their ideas, harness their creativity, learn more through research, improve on their writing skills, gain exposure to the world through publication online and in print (for the …
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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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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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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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