Track 3 of the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit to be held in New York on 23 September 2019 will be Youth Engagement & Public Mobilization. Plans are still evolving. The following is based on documents published in April, May … Continue reading →
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For six months starting in September 2019, United Nations Association Coventry will run the Human Rights in Action project. Warwick University student Salome Kiknadze will run this project supervised by the World Federation of United Nations in Geneva, following a … Continue reading →
The University and College Sector’s SDG Accord aims to inspire, celebrate and advance the critical role that education has in delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the value they bring to governments, business and wider society. The Accord is … Continue reading →
This transcript of a speech by Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, delivered on 16 April was first published on the UK Government website. Click the arrow to hear a computer-generated reading of the speech. Introduction My … Continue reading →
In an open letter published in Scientific American, over 240 scientists expressed their support for students around the world in their strike on 15 March and their demand for bold action to make sure the world they grow up in … Continue reading →
At first it seemed like a disaster. On Friday 15 March, the day of the first Global Student Strike for Climate, the Coventry United Nations Association (UNA) had invited all Coventry Councillors to come to a meeting in Coventry Council … Continue reading →
On the day of the first Global Student Strike for Climate, 15 March 2019, the United Nations Association Coventry Branch organised a Climate Emergency Forum in Coventry Council House. The aim was to allow the City Council to tell students … Continue reading →
On 15 March 2019, local students went on strike to protest outside Coventry Council House about the lack of urgent action by governments and others about climate change. … Continue reading →
The House of Commons discussed an amendment to the Children Act 1989 covering Female Genital Mutilation. It was given its third reading from 19:35 – 22:00 on 11 March 2019. A video is shown below. A full transcript of the debate … Continue reading →