The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) provides innovative learning solutions to individuals, organizations and institutions to enhance global decision-making and support country-level action for shaping a better future. UNITAR was created in 1963 to train and equip young diplomats … Continue reading →
On 3 January 2022 the five permanent members of the UN Security Council issued the following Joint Statement: The People’s Republic of China, the French Republic, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the … Continue reading →
On 13 December Niger and Ireland sponsored a draft resolution that would have requested the UN Secretary‑General to integrate climate‑related security risk as a central component of United Nations conflict‑prevention strategies aiming to help counter the risk of conflict relapse. … Continue reading →
The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) embodies a political commitment to end the worst forms of violence and persecution. It seeks to narrow the gap between Member States’ pre-existing obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law and the reality faced … Continue reading →
Article by Philip Brown Has the UN succeeded in its principal goal? The UN was formed after World War 2 “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war”, [1]. The first purpose of the UN is “To maintain international … Continue reading →
UN75 During 2020 the UN Secretary-General’s office ran UN75, a global conversation on what kind of world they want in 2045, the UN’s 100th anniversary. 1.5 million people from all countries and all walks of life were asked about their … Continue reading →
Article first published on UNA-UK website 9 March 2021. Over 50 former diplomats, parliamentarians and civil society leaders have signed an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling on him to champion an open and inclusive appointment process for the UN’s … Continue reading →
The United Nations designates specific days, weeks, years and decades as occasions to mark particular events or topics in order to promote, through awareness and action, the objectives of the Organization. Usually, it is one or more Member States that … 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 →
This page contains extracts from the article by Lysa John and Mandeep Tiwana from CIVICUS, the global alliance for civil society, contained in UNA-UK’s magazine “A First Aid Kit for the World”. The complete article can be read here. It … Continue reading →