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 →
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 →
The following article was first published on UNA-UK website. On the 5 February 2021 the British Ambassador to the UN, Barbara Woodward, acting in her capacity as President of the Security Council for the month of February circulated a joint letter with … Continue reading →
The following article was first published on UNA-UK website. The UN’s Emergency Relief Coordinator, the head of the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Mark Lowcock, has announced his intention to stand down from the role as soon … Continue reading →
On 10 January, the UK Government hosted an event in partnership with UN75 and Project Everyone to communicate why the UN remains the best global forum to find solutions to the challenges we face – from the climate emergency to … Continue reading →
The latest edition of UNA-UK’s magazine offers reflections on 75 years of the United Nations and looks to the future of the Organisation and its key role in tackling global challenges. In the face of adversity humanity repeatedly forges a … Continue reading →
On 7 – 8 December 2020, UNA-UK held its annual membership conference, this time a virtual event, at which, among other things, it reported on the work of UNA-UK during 2020: These included: Establishing UNA-UK as the coordinator of UK … Continue reading →
This article was first published on the UNA-UK website. On 7 November Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were elected as President and Vice-President of the United States. After an historic election, in which more Americans voted than at any other … Continue reading →
Below is a talk that Natalie Samarasinghe delivered on 19 September 2020 to UNA Warwick District entitled UN75 – Designing a Roadmap to The Future We Want, The UN We Need She is Executive Director of UNA-UK temporarily working at the … Continue reading →
This article is based on one first published on the UNA-UK website on 26 August 2020. Earlier this year the UK Government committed to hold the largest review of the UK’s foreign, defence, security and development policy since the end … Continue reading →