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UNHCR and others condemn UK’s Nationality and Borders Act

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 24th July 2022 by wykenseagrave24th July 2022

The much disputed Nationality and Borders Act, which passed into UK law in April, has been condemned by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as being “fundamentally at odds with the Government’s avowed commitment to upholding the United … Continue reading →

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UK Announces New Strategy for Sustainability and Climate Change Education

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 27th April 2022 by wykenseagrave27th April 2022

This article was first published on the CovCAN website. On 21 April 2022, the Department for Education (DfE) published a policy paper [1] for English schools entitled Sustainability and climate change: a strategy for the education and children’s services systems … Continue reading →

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UK government and global businesses in new ÂŁ20 million partnership to educate girls in developing countries

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 10th March 2022 by wykenseagrave10th March 2022

On International Women’s Day 2022, Prime Minister Boris Johnson launched a new ÂŁ20 million business partnership as the UK continues to lead global efforts to improve girls’ access to education in developing countries. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of … Continue reading →

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Climate Change Committee says UK must now Walk the Talk

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 27th December 2021 by wykenseagrave27th December 2021

The UK already has one of the most ambitious 2030 targets for reducing emissions in the world, designed to be consistent with the Paris Agreement’s temperature goal. But, according to an independent assessment of COP26 and the critical next steps … Continue reading →

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Johnson government to re-write Human Rights law and “embrace of lawlessness”

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 20th December 2021 by wykenseagrave20th December 2021

In September 2020, secretary of state for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis admitted the government of Boris Johnson was happy to break international law and override an international Brexit treaty with the EU relating to Northern Ireland in its Internal Market … Continue reading →

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Militarism Fuels Climate Crisis

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 28th November 2021 by wykenseagrave28th November 2021

This article was first published on our sister-website, CovCAN.uk The UK government spent around ÂŁ44.6 billion on defence in 2020-21 [1] and this will increase by about 10% and 15% in the coming  years [2]. In the 2021 budget [3] … Continue reading →

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Boris Johnson addresses UN General Assembly on Climate Change

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 23rd September 2021 by wykenseagrave23rd September 2021

Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of United Kingdom which is host of COP26 in November, warns the nations of the UN General Assembly that it is time to grow up and face their responsibilities to act now to save future generations … Continue reading →

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UNA-UK initial statement in response to the Integrated Review

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 25th March 2021 by wykenseagrave25th March 2021

Article first published on UNA-UK website 23 March 2021. On 16 March 2021 the government published its Integrated Review of security, defence, development and foreign policy. The Review was billed as the largest of its kind since the end of the Cold … Continue reading →

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UK’s Integrated Review Encapsulates Government’s Vision of “Global Britain”

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 14th March 2021 by wykenseagrave25th March 2021

The UK government published the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy on 14 March 2021. It was the product of over a year of work across government and of consultation with a wide range of external organisations … Continue reading →

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UNA-UK’s response to UK funding cut to Yemen

United Nations Association Coventry Branch Posted on 3rd March 2021 by wykenseagrave25th March 2021

Article first published on UNA-UK website 2 March 2021. On 1 March 2021 the UK announced it would be donating ÂŁ87 million in aid to Yemen, less than half the funding donated in 2020-2021. This alarming announcement comes after warnings that Yemen … Continue reading →

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