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United for Peace and Prosperity
In 2012, UNA Shropshire working with UNA Central Region organised a major event with a focus on Israel and Palestine. Sir Jeremy Greenstock, who was then the Chair of UNA UK, was the principal speaker. A two-day forum was run … Continue reading →
Swiss delegate comments on failed NPT review
Following the failure of the Review of Nuclear Weapons Non-Proliferation Treaty to reach agreement, the Swiss ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, Félix Baumann, spent the whole month of August in New York City. In the following article, … Continue reading →
Review of Nuclear Weapons Non-Proliferation Treaty fails to reach agreement
After four weeks of negotiation, the tenth five-yearly Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) ended on 26 August 2022 without reaching agreement. The Treaty aims to prevent the spread of nuclear … Continue reading →
How to take action on nuclear weapons
This message was originally published by the United Nations Association UK (UNA_UK). The UN Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) – now with 91 signatories and 68 state parties – shows the strength of the growing movement rejecting … Continue reading →
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT, aims to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy further the goal of achieving … Continue reading →
Help Judge Coventry’s International Young People’s Peace Essay Competition
The United Nations Association Coventry Branch invites academics and others to become a judge for Coventry’s International Young People’s Peace Essay Competition. UNA Coventry has run this competition since 2020 and it has attracted essays from young people around the … Continue reading →
World is in peril and paralyzed – UN Secretary-General
On 20 September UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the opening meeting of the annual General Assembly debate that “Our world is in peril — and paralyzed” and urged Member States to develop common solutions grounded in goodwill, trust and human … Continue reading →
High Ambition Coalition
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) formed the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) in run-up negotiations at the UNFCCC to the Paris Agreement in 2015, helping to secure key elements of the deal, including the 1.5C temperature goal, the net … Continue reading →
Neutrality on Ukraine not an option – The Elders
The EldersThe Elders call for increased international support for Ukraine and stress that neutrality is not a moral option in the face of continued Russian aggression. Upon their return from Kyiv, Elders Ban Ki-moon and Juan Manuel Santos urged the Ukrainian government to make … Continue reading →
UN e-learning courses
There are hundreds of e-Learning tools and online courses offered by the United Nations covering a wide range of topics, from sustainable development to human rights, climate change to nuclear safety, and many more. For example, the Sustainable Development Academy … Continue reading →
UN Mobile Apps
The UN produces several mobile apps to help the public and staff stay informed and engaged with the organisation. These include: WHO mobile application for Yoga World Health Organisation in collaboration with the Government of India offers WHO mYoga – … Continue reading →
Humanitarian agencies work in Palestine prevented by Israel’s actions
On 18 August 2022 Israeli forces broke into, searched and sealed the offices of seven Palestinian human rights and humanitarian organizations in Ramallah, occupied West Bank. Their property was confiscated and destroyed and military orders closing the offices were left … Continue reading →
Passing of Rod Fielding
Rod Fielding, who was a key member of UNA Coventry Branch in years gone by, has sadly passed away. Gian Clare, who is the Chair of UNA Warwick District, writes: Rod and I used to meet on a regular basis … Continue reading →
UNHCR and others condemn UK’s Nationality and Borders Act
The much disputed Nationality and Borders Act, which passed into UK law in April, has been condemned by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as being “fundamentally at odds with the Government’s avowed commitment to upholding the United … Continue reading →
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade – but has it been abolished?
This article was first published by Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation. 28 August is the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, but Sir Mo Farah’s life tells a different story and … Continue reading →
Human activity made UK extreme temperatures 10 times more likely
Climate attribution scientist at the Met Office, Dr Nikos Christidis, has told the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has declared that “In a recent study we found that the likelihood of extremely hot days in the UK has been increasing and … Continue reading →
Food systems need climate resilience to avoid global food crisis
UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid told a special meeting to address the global food crisis that scaling up climate resilience across food systems is among the actions needed to counter rising hunger and malnutrition. “Frankly, we were already falling … Continue reading →
Has Coventry ever declared a climate emergency and does it matter?
The UN Secretary General writes “We are on a fast track to climate disaster. Major cities under water. Unprecedented heatwaves. Terrifying storms. Widespread water shortages. The extinction of a million species of plants and animals. This is not fiction or … Continue reading →
UN’s Plan to Tackle Action on Internal Displacement
More people are currently displaced within their own countries than ever recorded before due to conflict, violence, disasters and the impact of climate change. The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has doubled over the last ten years, with women, … Continue reading →
NATO to increase number high readiness forces by 700%
At a press conference held shortly before the Nato summit in Madrid, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that NATO would increase its Response Force from 40 thousand to more than 300 thousand in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine … Continue reading →