Pray Together for Peace 2016
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Date(s) - 21/09/2016
All Day
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We invite people of faith to pray for Peace on International Day of Peace 2016, and perhaps to raise money for charities in Coventry related to Peace and/or Reconciliation.
Your prayers will be part of Coventry Day of Peace 2016, a programme run by Coventry United Nations Association and other organisations. Please take part and show the world that the citizens of Coventry really care about Peace and Reconciliation!
If you want us to list your activity on this website, please let us know as soon as possible what you will be doing and where.
If you wish, you can also use your prayer to raise money for our selected charities.The charities are shown on the Coventry Day of Peace 2016 page. Ask your sponsors to use this page to send us their donations.
If you have raised money by taking part in Pray for Peace 2016, please follow this link to pay in your sponsorship, or ask you sponsors to do so directly:
Thank you!
Events Planned
UK Bans trade with illegal Israeli settlements – UNA-UK’s Response
In his statement to Parliament on 8 September 2026, UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced that the UK will ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements, working together with a wider group of countries. Jane Kinninmont, CEO of UNA-UK, said: The … Continue reading →
UN Press Briefing on Sea-level rise
On 31 August a UN TV press briefing on the subject of sea-level rise was addressed by Navid Hanif, Assistant Secretary-General in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), Steven Hill, Assistant Secretary-General in the Office of Legal Affairs … Continue reading →
UNA-UK’s September newsletter
Diplomats have a packed to-do list this September, as the UN General Assembly prepares to open a new session. High-level Week later this month will be a key moment for the UK’s new government to set out its foreign policy … Continue reading →
Global Threats from Artificial Intelligence and the UN response
Rogue AI On 29 August 2026 the Guardian reported that the number of times artificial intelligence agents (AIs) lied, ignored instructions and pursued goals in harmful ways almost doubled from June to July. Such activities are called loss of control … Continue reading →
Israeli Army illegally seizes UN site in East Jerusalem and expels all UN staff
On 25 August more than 50 members of the Israeli Security Forces (ISF) with armoured vehicles forcibly entered the UNRWA Kalandia Training Centre (KTC) in occupied East Jerusalem and expelled the UN staff who work there, telling them not to return. … Continue reading →
Community Climate Engagement Projects
In 2026-27 United Nations Association Coventry Branch will be running two climate-related projects in partnership with Coventry Climate Action Network (CovCAN): The Climate Groups Project will work with local specialist groups that are already working on climate-related activities. It will … Continue reading →
Biological Weapons Convention
The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) or Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), is a disarmament treaty that effectively prohibits the development, production, acquisition, transfer, stockpiling and use of biological and toxin weapons. It was the first multilateral disarmament treaty banning … Continue reading →
The threat of biological weapons
Best-selling author Annie Jacobsen has published a new book “Biological War: A Scenario” which explains how a lab accident can lead to a bio-attack, a global pandemic, and the collapse of human society. According to a Pentagon document she has … Continue reading →
World Humanitarian Day 2026
World Humanitarian Day is celebrated annually on 19 August as a way to honour the memory of those who have died while serving others and to encourage continued support for humanitarian causes. On this day in 2026 Mr Tom Fletcher, … Continue reading →
Human Rights and Climate Change
The UN Office for the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) aims to promote a human rights-based approach to climate action. This requires that states take ambitious adaptation and mitigation measures that are inclusive and respectful of communities affected by … Continue reading →