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Climate Change: Turning emergency into opportunity

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 18th April 2019 by wykenseagrave18th April 2019

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 →

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Scientists Endorse Global School Strike for Climate

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 21st March 2019 by wykenseagrave21st March 2019

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 →

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Coventry School Strike has Positive Results

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 20th March 2019 by wykenseagrave30th May 2019

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 →

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Report on Climate Emergency Forum

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 18th March 2019 by wykenseagrave18th March 2019

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 →

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Coventry Student Strike for Climate

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 17th March 2019 by wykenseagrave17th March 2019

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.

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Parliament Discusses Female Genital Mutilation

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 12th March 2019 by wykenseagrave9th August 2019

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 →

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Friends of the Earth

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 11th March 2019 by wykenseagrave11th March 2019

Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland (FoE) is an advocacy group, with most of its activities focused in UK. FOE’s advocacy programs focus on environmental issues, highlighting their social, political and human rights contexts. Their campaigns mostly … Continue reading →

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Access to Justice Programme

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 7th March 2019 by wykenseagrave7th March 2019

At the launch of The Elders’ new programme on Access to Justice, Mary Robinson explains why the time is right for a new push for justice for all. It is an honour to be here with you this evening, after a … Continue reading →

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Is Coventry Apathetic About Climate Change?

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 5th March 2019 by wykenseagrave5th March 2019

Media Release from United Nations Association Coventry Branch Coventry, 11 February 2019 The Coventry Branch of the United Nations Association has issued an urgent call for councillors, business leaders and the public to meet students on March 15, the day … Continue reading →

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Open Letter From the Student Climate Change Strikers

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 3rd March 2019 by wykenseagrave3rd March 2019

Letter originally published in the Guardian on 1 March 2019 We, the young, are deeply concerned about our future. Humanity is currently causing the sixth mass extinction of species and the global climate system is at the brink of a catastrophic … Continue reading →

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