This article first appeared on UNA-UK website on 20 June 2019. The UK Court of Appeal has ruled that UK arms exports to the Saudi Arabia for use in Yemen are unlawful. The case, brought by our colleagues at the … Continue reading →
Together First is a new global movement of organisations and individuals committed to pragmatic steps to improve our global governance system so that it is better able to address the most pressing risks facing the world. UNA-UK helped launch this new project to … Continue reading →
The UK government released its response to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee (FAC) report on the Responsibility to Protect and Humanitarian Intervention. The report called for the UK to establish a cross-government atrocity prevention strategy – something UNA-UK has requested for some time. UNA-UK is … Continue reading →
On 25 June UNA-UK issued the following statement. In a speech given at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) today Shadow Secretary of State for Defence Nia Griffith MP committed a future Labour government to increasing the UK’s contribution to … Continue reading →
On 26 June UNA-UK issued the following statement. UNA-UK has both submitted written evidence and given oral evidence to the House of Commons International Development Committee’s inquiry on sexual exploitation and abuse in the aid sector. Our work on this … Continue reading →
On 20 June UNA-UK issued the following statement about the US decision to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council. The United States’ decision to withdraw from the Human Rights Council is disappointing but, as the High Commissioner for Human Rights said, not surprising. … Continue reading →
UNA-UK’s Laurel Hart joined state representatives, UN officials, NGOs and academics in Entebbe, Uganda to discuss atrocity prevention strategies and to find ways to strengthen mechanisms to prevent atrocities. The meeting convened over 200 leading practitioners in the field of atrocity prevention … Continue reading →
UNA-UK has initiated a “scorecard” setting out the policy goals they believe are necessary for a “Global Britain” and assessing the UK’s performance across these issues. To see the latest scores, visit www.una.org.uk/scorecard … Continue reading →
UNA-UK Campaign UNA-UK has launched a campaign that will help you tell every political party that you support an outward looking Britain that puts the UN at the heart of foreign policy. Please take part by visiting www.una.org.uk/manifesto-2017 Keeping Britain Global … Continue reading →
Everybody in the UK benefits from the international system – from laws that govern trade and protect our rights, to institutions that deal with shared challenges. But the proceeds of globalisation have not been evenly distributed. Many perceive a Britain … Continue reading →