Human Rights in Action Recruitment
In the era of divisive media and in a polarised political landscape, there is a need for a reliable and well researched information source about the contemporary issues of discrimination and human rights. The innate human rights guaranteed to all … Continue reading →
Climate Action Network News in September 2019
Addressing Climate Through Food Carbon Budgets Climate justice Climate Justice Now CovCAN Monthly Newsletter Coventry Air Quality Action Plan Coventry Council Consultations Emissions Charge in Coventry Implications of 1.5°C warming for Coventry IPCC special report on global warming of 1.5 … Continue reading →
UNA Branch Committee Meeting
The United Nations Association Coventry Branch Committee met in Coventry Council and welcomed a number of new members including Mohammed Aaqib who kindly volunteered to take on the role of Treasurer. These are the minutes of the meeting. Attendees Shagufta … Continue reading →
UN Youth Climate Summit 2019 – Morning Session
Held in New York 21 September 2019. … Continue reading →
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Climate Change
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet spoke extensively about the effects of climate change during her opening statement to 42nd session of the Human Rights Council held in Geneva on 9 September 2019. Here is the full text … Continue reading →
Kashmir Demonstration in Coventry
On 5 August a Presidential decree created by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi revoked the special status accorded to Indian-administered Kashmir in its constitution that had guaranteed special rights to the Muslim-majority state, including the right to its own constitution … Continue reading →
Human Rights in Action
For six months starting in September 2019, Warwick University student Salome Kiknadze will run the Human Rights in Action project in conjunction with United Nations Association Coventry. She will be supervised by the World Federation of United Nations in Geneva, … Continue reading →
Academic Council on the United Nations System
The Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) is a global professional association of educational and research institutions, individual scholars, and practitioners active in the work and study of the United Nations, multilateral relations, global governance, and international cooperation. … Continue reading →
CovCAN Posts in August 2019
The following 60 articles were posted on the Coventry Climate Action Network website during August. “UK Needs Persuasive Political Leadership” – UK Chief Environment Scientist Action on Banks Amazon Rainforest on Fire Banking Investments in Fossil Fuels Can capturing carbon … Continue reading →
Shop at Amazon? Generate money for UNA
United Nations Association – UK is one of the charities which AmazonSmile supports. If you visit Amazon using smile.amazon.co.uk then every time you make a purchase they donate a small sum to UNA-UK. These small sums add up. Remember, only … Continue reading →
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 →