Human Freedom Index
The Human Freedom Index (HFI) presents the state of human freedom in the world based on a broad measure that encompasses personal, civil, and economic freedom. Human freedom is a social concept that recognizes the dignity of individuals and is … Continue reading →
International Days Calendar
The United Nations recognises many international days. The UN Association of Coventry will be publishing a Calendar of International Days which will include illustrations of some of these days. Please email one or more pictures or photographs representing an international … Continue reading →
Mental Health project within Muslim Communities
Mental Health is included in Sustainable Development Goal 3 which focuses on ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages. See this report from the World Health Organisation for more. Shagufta Hamid-Khan is the lead and chair … Continue reading →
How to Save the world
This is the introduction to the report “How to save the world: Ten lessons from the history of global governance reform” published by Together First in 2019. Read the full report here. In 2019-20, Together First will conduct a series … Continue reading →
UNA-UK Seeks Ideas to Strengthen International Cooperation
This is based on an article published on the UNA-UK website. Joint campaign to strengthen international cooperation launches call for ideas 19 July 2019 We are pleased to announce the launch of the Together First Campaign’s consultation to identify solutions … Continue reading →
CovCAN Posts in July 2019
These posts were published on the CovCAN website in July. Act on Energy Fargo Survey Results Refill Water Bottle Scheme Eco Birmingham One Coventry Climate Related Events at British Science Festival 2019 Aurrigo Heart of England Community Energy Circular Economy … Continue reading →
Nepalese Human Rights Campaigner to Visit Coventry
Founder and Chairperson of Prisoners Assistance Nepal, Indira Rana Magar, will be on a Speaking Tour of the UK in September 2019 and is available to speak in Coventry from 2 to 8 September. If you want her to speak to … Continue reading →
Youth Engagement & Public Mobilization in UN Climate Action Summit
Track 3 of the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Action Summit to be held in New York on 23 September 2019 will be Youth Engagement & Public Mobilization. Plans are still evolving. The following is based on documents published in April, May … Continue reading →
UN Headquarters New York
United Nations Headquarters 46th Street & 1st Avenue New York, NY 10017 USA … Continue reading →
Assisted Dying and Human Rights
Although suicide is not illegal in the UK under the Suicide Act 1961 [1], assisting someone to commit suicide is illegal: Criminal liability for complicity in another’s suicide. 2.-(1) A person who aids, abets, counsels or procures the suicide of … Continue reading →
House of Commons Debate on Assisted Dying
On 4 July 2019 the House of Commons debated assisted dying with the aim of considering the functioning of the existing law relating to assisted dying. Nick Boles who proposed the debate hopes that more people will change their minds … Continue reading →
European Convention on Human Rights
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms as amended by Protocols No. 11 and No. 14 * Rome, 4.XI.1950 The governments signatory hereto, being members of the Council of Europe, Considering the Universal Declaration of Human Rights … Continue reading →
Rethinking Security
Rethinking Security is a network of organisations, academics and activists working in the UK for an approach to security that can better meet everyone’s needs, from the local to the global level. They believe that security matters but much that … Continue reading →
CovCAN First Meeting
The first meeting of Coventry Climate Action Network (CovCAN) was held in Coventry Council House on 7 June 2019. Three Coventry City Councillors attended and made valuable contributions: Kevin Maton, Richard Brown and Rupinder Singh. See here for the minutes … Continue reading →
Celebration of Life and Legacy of Kofi Annan
This is based on a report published on the UNA-UK website. On 3 June UNA-UK was delighted to host the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson, and special guests for an evening to celebrate the … Continue reading →
Coventry #LiftTheBan Day of Action
On 26 June an event in Broadgate was organised to show that Coventry fully supports the #LiftTheBan campaign calling for the right to work for those seeking asylum. It is a crucial time in the campaign as the Home Office … Continue reading →
The Elders call for end to Gulf brinkmanship
The Elders have called on all states to refrain from any actions or rhetoric that could further inflame tensions in the Gulf region and the wider Middle East. They specifically called on all concerned to encourage Iran to continue to … Continue reading →
Climate Emergency Finally Recognised: Coventry Council to lead the world by doing nothing differently…
Commentary on the Coventry Council Climate Change debate of 18-6-19 by Dr Alastair Smith, Tile Hill resident. In response to the international and local Climate Strike of May 2019, individual Coventry Councillors, including the Council Leader[i], stepped back from the … Continue reading →
Human Rights in Action
For six months starting in September 2019, United Nations Association Coventry will run the Human Rights in Action project. Warwick University student Salome Kiknadze will run this project supervised by the World Federation of United Nations in Geneva, following a … Continue reading →
Climate Change Debate by Coventry City Council
On 18 June 2019 Coventry City Council spent several hours debating the following motion proposed by Councillor Jim O’Boyle and seconded by Councillor Patricia Hetherton: This Council confirms its commitment to addressing the issue of climate change and recommends the … Continue reading →