Take our Human Rights Quiz!
How much do you know about Human Rights? Our Human Rights Quiz will probe your knowledge! If you want a certificate based on your level of knowledge, please click on the button below to make a donation to the United … Continue reading →
Why is there a backlash against climate policies?
The following is a transcription of an episode from the BBC programme The Inquiry which can be heard and downloaded from https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csyth0 About the broadcast A year ago more than a quarter of a million people took to the streets … Continue reading →
UN Expert Condemns US Decision to “Jettison International Law”
This report was originally published by the UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights. GENEVA (19 November 2019) – The announcement by the US Secretary of State that Israeli settlements do not violate international law is a decisive … Continue reading →
World heading for a 3.2°C temperature rise unless countries cut emissions
A United Nations Environment Programme Report [1] published on 26 November 2019 says that, even if all current unconditional commitments under the Paris Agreement are implemented, the world is nevertheless heading for a 3.2°C temperature rise. The Intergovernmental Panel on … Continue reading →
State of the Global Climate 2018
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Statement on the state of the global climate in 2018 was published on 25 November 2019. The following are the highlights of the report, originally published here. The full report is available here. 2018 is … Continue reading →
Questions to Ask General Election Candidates 2019
The following questions were suggested on UNA-UK website. What will you do to support the United Nations? What is your approach to nuclear disarmament? Do you support the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)? How can the UK take … Continue reading →
UNA-UK General Election Manifesto 2019
This article was first published on the UNA-UK website 1 November 2019. The UK will hold a General Election on 12 December 2019. Clearly, debates around the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, a matter on which UNA-UK remains neutral, … Continue reading →
The Elders condemn US shift on Israeli settlements as attack on international law
Published by the Elders on 20 November 2019. “The US position is bad law made in bad faith.” – Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders. The Elders today strongly condemned the policy shift announced by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo … Continue reading →
Very Simplified Universal Declaration of Human Rights
1 We are all born free. We all have our own thoughts and ideas. We should all be treated in the same way. 2 These rights belong to everybody. 3 We all have the right to life. 4 Nobody has … Continue reading →
Take Part in UN75
To mark its 75th anniversary, the United Nations will launch #UN75 on 2 January 2020. It will be the biggest-ever global conversation on the role of global cooperation in building the future we want. Why #UN75? Tackling issues such as … Continue reading →
Fantastic Christmas Presents: Olive Trees for Palestinians and Certificates for Friends
Support a Palestinian olive tree planting project and receive a certificate bearing the name of your family member or friend which you can send them for Christmas. Your money is passed on to the Palestine Fair Trade Association‘s Trees for … Continue reading →
Questions to ask of Parliamentary Candidates
Coventry Climate Reporters will be interviewing parliamentary candidates about their attitude to climate change. Please vote on or add your ideas to a poll for questions that climate reporters can ask of parliamentary candidates at What questions should we ask … Continue reading →
Counter-Terrorism and the United Nations
The United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) was established in the wake of the 11 September terrorist attacks in the United States. Guided by Security Council resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005), the CTC works to bolster the ability … Continue reading →
Climate Reporters
One of the projects that UNA Coventry is running is Climate Reporters. Volunteers will visit local businesses, universities, schools and departments of Coventry City Council to find out about projects they are already running to reduce carbon emissions. They will … Continue reading →
University Volunteer Fairs
UNA Coventry participated in Volunteer Fairs at both Coventry and Warwick universities and received around 200 expressions of interest from students ranging from freshers to masters students. We held several meetings to explain the role of UNA Coventry and discuss … Continue reading →
Climate Emotion
The United Nations Association Coventry Branch has started a project to raise awareness of the link between climate change and mental health by creating an online platform to share articles/write blog posts/create videos/distribute fliers. It will aim to assess the … Continue reading →
UNA-UK’s Statement on Extinction Rebellion
This article was first published on the UNA-UK website on 7 October. UNA-UK has a long track record of campaigning for urgent action to prevent climate change. We produce an annual publication, Climate 2020, which provides a space for experts and practitioners to … Continue reading →
UNA-UK’s Statement on the Turkish invasion of Northern Syria
This article was first published on 14 October 2019 on the UNA-UK website. UNA-UK is deeply concerned by the situation unfolding in Northern Syria as a consequence of the Turkish invasion. There is a significant risk that this action will … Continue reading →
UNA-UK’s response to the UN’s cash shortfall
This article was first published by UNA-UK on 16 October 2019. Last week UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that UN staff may not be paid in November as a result of member states’ failure to pay their annual contributions. The UN has three … Continue reading →
Update on Human Rights up Front
We published an article about Human Rights up Front in 2016. Here is an update which was first published by United Nations Association UK on 23 October 2019. Today we grant the Sir Brian Urquhart Award for Distinguished Service to the UN … Continue reading →