On 23 January 2026, Coventry Peace Ambassadors was one of three finalists for the €5000 OSCE Award in the 2026 Basel PACEY Award Ceremony. They were shortlisted out of 75 entries from around the world. This sum is donated by … Continue reading →
UNA Coventry sent the following message to Jane Kinninmont, UNA-UK Chief Executive Officer, on 27 January 2026. Dear Ms Kinninmont, The UNA-UK Strategy 2026-2030 says: “Our existing membership is aging and expresses a strong interest in engaging intergenerationally and bringing … Continue reading →
The United Nations Association Youth Platform (UNA-YP) is an educational and collaborative project serving all youth Model United Nations (MUN) and UN-related societies, associations, groups, and interested individuals across the United Kingdom. It promotes awareness of global and national issues … Continue reading →
On 26 April the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced the winners of this year’s Young Innovators video competition. They were selected from 142 entries and their creators came from 63 countries. The top three winners come from Syria, Ghana, … Continue reading →
Each year, the Global Sustainable Development Department at the University of Warwick runs a competition for students aged between 15 and 17 (UK years 11 and 12). They established the competition to engage with talented school students and to give … Continue reading →
YOUNGO is the Youth Constituency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) . It consists of many youth-led organizations, groups, delegations, and individuals working in climate change-related fields. YOUNGO runs various Working Groups focusing each on specific aspects … Continue reading →
In November 2020 the United Nations Association Coventry Branch ran the world’s first Young People’s Peace Essay Competition the winners of which were announced during Coventry Peace Festival. Young people aged up to 25 submitted their essays of up to … Continue reading →
This article is based on one originally published by EN24.news on 24 April 2020. During a tele-conversation called “Multilateralism in the Time of COVID-19” organised by the UN Office in Geneva as part of UN75, students told the heads of … Continue reading →
Everyone, everywhere is entitled to the protection and promotion of his or her human rights, from the right to education and health, to rights at work. To bring youth voices to the forefront of action and policy responses, the Global … Continue reading →
Hello! We’re Amy and Ella Meek, aged 15 and 13, and the founders of Kids Against Plastic! Not long ago we came across the UN’s Global Goals and got inspired to do our bit for the planet, and after finding out about the negative effect … Continue reading →