Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has designed a light blue flag with a white footprint, to raise awareness about the importance of human rights. Designed to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the pale blue … Continue reading →
Peace is linked with global governance Peace is not just the suspension of war. It is made up of all the solutions that help minimize international tensions: cooperation to fight climate change and resource scarcity institutions to channel power rivalries … Continue reading →
Venue Meeting Room 4, Warwick Uni Students Union Present Kiki, Oliver, Kelvin, Eze, Olufemi, Victoria, Philip Apologies Sakinah, Lana Documents Distributed Briefing on current projects and roles available. Twalk in War Memorial Park Notes about #PeaceTwalk UNA Ambassadors needed to … Continue reading →
People seeking asylum in the UK are effectively prohibited from working. As a result, many are left to live in poverty, struggling to support themselves and their families, whilst the Government wastes the talents of thousands of people. Yet article 23.1 of … Continue reading →
On 17 September the OCHA Humanitarian Coordinator, Jamie McGoldrick, announced the release of US$ 1 million from the Humanitarian Fund for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt HF) to prevent the collapse of life-saving services in the Gaza Strip. The allocation will go … Continue reading →
How can the world manage increasingly difficult and more complex global problems? That was the challenge laid down by the Global Challenges Foundation, and UNA-UK Executive Director Natalie Samarasinghe was one of three winners of the inaugural ‘New Shape Prize’ they awarded. … Continue reading →
The 2017 annual report UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) describes record humanitarian needs due to protracted complex crises, the escalation of conflict in several countries, climate change-induced vulnerability and a series of natural disasters. The report takes … Continue reading →
UNA-UK published the following press release on 27 June 2018. On 25 June the UN General Assembly (UNGA) met to debate the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) – the prevention of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. This … Continue reading →
On 11 June the UN Secretary-General initiated the hunt for the UN’s next High Commissioner for Human Rights (HCHR) to replace Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein. She or he will begin the job on 1 September. Building on its work to make UN … Continue reading →
Students from both Coventry and Warwick Universities have just finished a pilot run of two workshops in Coventry Schools dealing with War and Peace. The feedback from students has been overwhelmingly positive, and their constructive comments will help us to … Continue reading →