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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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The Illegal Migration Bill, which has been passed by Parliament in the United Kingdom, is at variance with the country’s obligations under international human rights and refugee law and will have profound consequences for people in need of international protection, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi warned. The Bill extinguishes …
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As the author of this sits in a cold office in Coventry, UK, wearing a fleece to try to keep warm, data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service shows that the first three weeks of July were the warmest on record and the whole month will probably match this record. There have been heatwaves (not in England evidently but) in …
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The Security Council heard on 27 July that insecurity and violence increased rapidly in the occupied West Bank over the last month, punctuated by one of the most intensive Israeli military operations in nearly two decades. Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Khaled Khiari, said "This deterioration is taking place alongside ongoing unilateral steps that undermine a two-State solution, the absence …
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On 18 July the UK's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations delivered the following statement to the UN General Assembly: When we gathered for this debate on 24 February 2022, we stood on the edge of war, urging Russia to choose the path of peace as thousands of Russian troops amassed at Ukraine’s border. Within 24 hours, Russian tanks were …
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Peacemakers are recruiting Freelance Associate Trainers based in the West Midlands to work across the region. Peace Education looks at developing knowledge, skills and attitudes of peace, from emotion coaching and conflict resolution to thinking about big issues and how to make peaceful change happen. You would be freelance (self-employed), working during term time, typically a day a week in …
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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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The 2023 Hiroshima Remembrance Service will be held in Coventry Cathedral from 2 to 3pm on 6 August. Hiroshima was largely destroyed by an atomic bomb on August 6 1945 — one of two bombs detonated by the US. The second was detonated over Nagasaki on August 9. The two bombs combined killed up to 266,000 people, most of whom …
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On 19 August the global community, and especially the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), will celebrate World Humanitarian Day as they remember the 22 colleagues in an attack on the United Nations in Baghdad, Iraq in 2003. 20 years on, OCHA's work has grown in scale and complexity. They now aim to help almost 250 …
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Licorne test, 1971, French Polynesia.PHOTO:The Official CTBTO Photostream The United Nations has designated 29 August as International Day against Nuclear Tests in 2009. Since nuclear weapons testing began on 16 July 1945, over 2,000 have taken place. In the early days of nuclear testing little consideration was given to its devastating effects on human life, let alone the dangers of …
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September 15 to 25, the UN Sustainable Development Goals Action Campaign and key partners will mobilize millions of people around the world to take action on the SDGs as world leaders gather at the United Nations General Assembly for the UN SDG Summit. We are all called upon - individuals, schools, community groups, politicians to unite to #ACT4SDGs and accelerate sustainable impact …
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International Day of Peace on 21 September 2023 invites YOU to act to help create a better future. You don't have to wait for peace to arrive: You can do something to bring it closer. The world is suffering from a wide range of issues which make peace less likely, from climate chaos to inequality to lack of food to …
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Entries to Coventry's International Young People's Peace Essay Competition close on 31 October. Young people aged 15 to 24 can gain a certificate of participation, stand a chance to win a cash prize and can add an entry in their CV. This competition it is a tool for exploring young peoples’ opinions on peace agendas and for harnessing their enthusiasm …
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