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 →
UNA-UK’s Head of Policy, Fred Carver, appeared on Al Jazeera English on 11 April 2017, encouraging UN peacekeeping reform in light of recent reports of sexual abuse and violence committed by troops in Africa and Haiti. In the interview with Al … Continue reading →
As the UK prepares to be scrutinised on its human rights record by up to 192 member states, UNA-UK is urging the Government to lead by example in strengthening the most neglected of the UN’s three pillars – the human … Continue reading →
UNA-UK has launched a new report ‘Sustainable Development Goals: From promise to practice‘. The publication sets out how to take forward the UN’s new global development agenda, which began in January 2016. “Parliamentarians, civil society organisations, the private sector, members … Continue reading →
The following article was published by UNA-UK on 3 April 2017 UNA-UK co-organised a parliamentary meeting on 27 March, examining whether the UK has lived up to its commitments on human rights ahead of a review by the United Nations next month. … Continue reading →
The following article was published by UNA-UK Chair, Lord Wood of Anfield on 7 April 2017 The appalling chemical attack on 4 April was the most recent in a long line of atrocity crimes committed by the Syrian Government. As … Continue reading →