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 →
Article first published on UNA-UK website 2 March 2021. On 1 March 2021 the UK announced it would be donating £87 million in aid to Yemen, less than half the funding donated in 2020-2021. This alarming announcement comes after warnings that Yemen … Continue reading →
In its November 2020 Spending Review, the UK Government announced it would reduce Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 0.7 per cent to 0.5 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI). At the UN Pledging event for the Humanitarian situation in … Continue reading →
Below is UNA-UK’S response to the announcement of the intention to merge the Foreign Office and Department for International Development, first published on the UNA-UK website on 16 June 2020. UNA-UK was dismayed to hear that the Government intends to … Continue reading →
The following statement, explaining why the UK refused to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), was issued by the government on 8 July 2017[1] following the conclusion of negotiations at the United Nations on a treaty … Continue reading →
The Elders welcome today’s ruling that UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia for use in Yemen have been unlawful. The UK must now stop supplying arms that can be used in violation of international humanitarian law. Mary Robinson, Chair of … 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 →
The Blue Belt programme supports delivery of the UK government’s commitment to provide long term protection for the marine environment. It supports delivery of the UK government’s commitment to provide long term protection of over four million square kilometres of marine … Continue reading →
The UK government 25 year Environment Plan was published 11 January 2018. It sets out the government’s goals for improving the environment, within a generation, and leaving it in a better state than we found it. It details how the … Continue reading →
On 28 February the House of Commons discussed the UK’s progress towards net zero carbon emissions. The debate was the first that parliament had held on this subject since 2016 and was prompted by the Youth Strike for Climate in … Continue reading →