This article was written by Benjamin King, one of the winners of the 2020 Young People’s Peace Essay Competition. Uganda is a sub-Saharan African country located in the Eastern part of the continent. From the time of Independence on 9th … Continue reading →
Donald Trump announced his peace plan for the Israel-Palestine conflict on 28 January by accepting Israel’s right to settle large areas of Palestinian territory acquired through war, in flagrant disregard of Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention and numerous … Continue reading →
The Economist Intelligence Unit has produced its Democracy Index every year since 2006. In 2019 it found the index was at its lowest ever level. Driven by sharp regressions in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa, four out of the five … Continue reading →
http://unacov.uk/audio/DemocracyPodcast.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast of the event “Does Democracy Have A Future?” held at Coventry University on 23 November 2016. It was introduced by Philip Brown, secretary of the United Nations Association Coventry Branch. Professor Matt … Continue reading →
The Democracy Index is an index compiled by the UK based Economist Intelligence Unit, that measures the state of democracy in 167 countries, of which 166 are sovereign states and 165 are UN member states. The index is based on … Continue reading →
Although produced by the United Nations Information Service in 1988, this document is still a valuable insight into the place of democracy within the United Nations. Democracy is one of the universal and indivisible core values and principles of the United … Continue reading →