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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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This article was first published on the CovCAN website. On 21 April 2022, the Department for Education (DfE) published a policy paper for English schools entitled Sustainability and climate change: a strategy for the education and children’s services systems It says the DfE has an important role to play in all aspects of sustainability, and the area in which it …
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The United Nations Association Coventry Branch, working with its offshoot Coventry Climate Network, are planning to create Coventry Eco-Award which, it is hoped, will eventually be available to schools, businesses, communities, streets and individuals who take action to reduce their impact on the environment and help reduce climate change. There is an opportunity for anyone to become involved in this …
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Since the UN was created in 1945, five nations have a veto within the body responsible for international peace and security: the Security Council. Those nations are China, France, Russia, the UK and USA. Each of those countries have used their veto, but some more than others. France and China have the lowest history of voting and Russia has the …
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This article was first published on the CovCAN website. Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) is a term adopted by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to denote work under Article 6 of the Convention (1992) and Article 12 of the Paris Agreement. The over-arching goal of ACE is to empower all members of society to engage in …
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On 26 April the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced the winners of this year's Young Innovators video competition. They were selected from 142 entries and their creators came from 63 countries. The top three winners come from Syria, Ghana, and China. Twenty-five-year-old Hekma Jabouli from Syria won the first prize with her short film showing a home-made smart device …
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The war in Ukraine, following the Russian invasion, has sparked all sorts of questions about the United Nations, particularly the role of the Security Council, the General Assembly and the Secretary-General. Here are some of the answers to five common questions written by UN News. See here for the complete answers Can the Security Council stop a war? Well, first …
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On 26 April 2022 the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) released its Global Assessment Report (GAR2022) which shows that 350 to 500 medium- to large-scale disasters have occurred every year over the past 20 years. GAR2022 blames these disasters on a broken perception of risk based on “optimism, underestimation and invincibility,” which leads to policy, finance and development …
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On 4 March 2022 the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) passed a resolution to establish a Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine. The Council expressed “grave concern” at the escalating human rights and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, condemning the violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law resulting from the aggression against Ukraine by Russia. Following two days of urgent …
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At a time when support for the international rules-based system and global cooperation is more important than ever, UNA-UK are making it easier to become a member and support these values by reducing membership to just £10 per year. Become a member or renew your membership here Members will continue to: Receive regular newsletters and have access to UNA-UK digital …
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On 21 April 2022, the Department for Education (DfE) published a policy paper for English schools entitled Sustainability and climate change: a strategy for the education and children’s services systems It says the DfE has an important role to play in all aspects of sustainability, and the area in which it has most work to do is reducing England's environmental …
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On 6 April Ukrainian President Zelensky addressed the UN Security Council, accusing Russian troops of indiscriminately killing civilians "just for their pleasure" and questioning the mandate of the Security Council itself. He described the massacres left by Russia's retreat troops: entire families killed, people with their throats slashed, and women raped and killed in front of their children. Zelensky said …
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The UN News website provides a global perspective on a wide range of news about a wide range of issues that affect humanity. It also includes an Audio Hub where you can hear interviews, news briefings and summaries or subscribe to their podcasts.
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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. In 2017, the UN General-Assembly declared 16 May the International Day of Living Together in Peace, as a means of regularly mobilizing the efforts of the international community to …
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29 May is the International Day of UN Peacekeepers. "On this International Day of UN Peacekeepers we pay tribute to more than 113,000 ‘Blue Helmets’, UN Police and civilian personnel deployed to 16 missions. We acknowledge the contribution made by an ever-growing number of Member States to our operations. Their efforts on behalf of the international community are one of the …
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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) invites submissions by 30 May 2022 to the 17th International Poster Biennial is: “Only One Earth – Unpublished Posters for the Restoration of the Planet”. Participation is open to professionals dedicated to design, photography, visual arts, communication and related practices, regardless of their nationality, with posters published between May 2020 and May 2022. In 2022, …
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The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has issued a call for young economists to submit papers for the 2022 WTO Essay Award. Essays must be submitted by 6 June 2022. 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 …
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You have until 22 July 2022 to showcase and share your individual actions to tackle climate change and preserve our planet by submitting a photo and/or video in support of the UN #MyClimateAction Campaign. View and submit new photos here View and submit new videos here The top 50 most inspiring photos and videos will be shown on the UN …
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Are you aged between 15 and 24? What do you see as the greatest threat to peace? Do you have ideas what people can and should do reduce that threat? Then Coventry’s International Young People’s Peace Essay Competition is your chance to tell the world what you think. Write an essay of 500 or 1000 words (depending on your age) …
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