On Thursday 16 July 2026, UNA-UK hosted the latest candidate to enter the race for UN Secretary-General, Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett. Watch the interview in the video below. Hear Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett, in conversation with Mark Lobel, as she shares her vision … Continue reading →
On 28 May 2026, four of the candidates standing to become the next United Nations Secretary-General gathered in London to be interviewed during a landmark public event hosted by UNA-UK as part of the global 1 for 8 Billion campaign. A … Continue reading →
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made the following remarks to the Security Council meeting on 28 February 2026. Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, I will speak directly to three areas today: the principles, the facts, and the way out. First, the principles … Continue reading →
Recording kindly provided by UNA Coventry volunteer Danila Mikheev, student of BSc Management at the University of Warwick. On Sunday 22 February 2026 the Chief Executive Officer at the United Nations Association UK, Jane Kinninmont, delivered this speech at the … Continue reading →
On 21 May 2025 UN Secretary-General António Guterres made a statement explaining the Sustainable Development Goals are alarmingly off-track and the lives and futures of millions of people hang in the balance. Donors are pulling the plug on aid commitments … Continue reading →
On 25 September the UN Secretary-General addressed the UN Security Council on the topic “Leadership for Peace”. In the face of deepening divisions and growing mistrust between nations, impunity is spreading along with “repeated violations” of international law and the … Continue reading →
Secretary-General António Guterres has asked the head of the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees, UNRWA, to “swiftly” investigate “extremely serious allegations” that several agency staffers were involved in the 7 October terror attacks in southern Israel. Mr. Guterres has also … Continue reading →
On 24 May 2022, UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered the commencement address at Seton Hall University in New Jersey, one of the oldest and most prestigious Catholic universities in the United States, close to New York City. He told graduates that … Continue reading →
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) published its Emissions Gap Report 2021 on 26 October 2021 which shows that new national climate pledges combined with other mitigation measures put the world on track for a global temperature rise of 2.7°C by … Continue reading →
Statement issued by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres 20 November 2020. Yemen is now in imminent danger of the worst famine the world has seen for decades. In the absence of immediate action, millions of lives may be lost. This arises from … Continue reading →