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Petition for Debt Cancellation due to COVID 19 pandemic

April 19, 2020April 19, 2020UNALASERAdminLeave a Comment on Petition for Debt Cancellation due to COVID 19 pandemic

The economic crash caused by coronavirus has pushed indebted countries even deeper into debt crisis. The call to cancel debts for the most vulnerable countries is gathering speed and LASER […]

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Migrants – Causes, Consequences and Solutions

April 29, 2019April 29, 2019UNALASERAdminLeave a Comment on Migrants – Causes, Consequences and Solutions

The following is a report from the LASER Spring Council meeting at which our speaker event focussed on the issue of migration. The Region was very fortunate to have two […]

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Statement from UNA-UK on President Trump’s visit to Britain

August 28, 2018December 19, 2020UNALASERAdminLeave a Comment on Statement from UNA-UK on President Trump’s visit to Britain

The news is awash with stories about US President Trump’s visit to the UK, with most outlets focussing this morning on his comments on Brexit, supposed broadsides against the Prime […]

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Marching for peace from Helmand to Hiroshima

August 28, 2018April 26, 2019UNALASERAdminLeave a Comment on Marching for peace from Helmand to Hiroshima

By Maya Evans I have just arrived in Hiroshima with a group of Japanese “Okinawa to Hiroshima peace walkers” who had spent nearly two months walking Japanese roads protesting U.S. […]

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Statement by UNA LASER on airstrikes in Syria

June 11, 2018April 26, 2019UNALASERAdminLeave a Comment on Statement by UNA LASER on airstrikes in Syria

This is the statement issued by UNA LASER about the recent bombing in Syria carried out the the UK, US and France in response to allegations of chemical weapons use […]

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Letter by Bruce Kent on the bombing of chemical weapons installation in Syria

June 11, 2018April 26, 2019UNALASERAdminLeave a Comment on Letter by Bruce Kent on the bombing of chemical weapons installation in Syria

The following letter was sent by Bruce Kent to the Tablet Journal on the recent bombing carried out by the UK, France and the US of Syrian chemical weapons installations

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Report on the UN All-Party Parliamentary Group meeting on Yemen

June 11, 2018UNALASERAdminLeave a Comment on Report on the UN All-Party Parliamentary Group meeting on Yemen

By David Wardrop On Tuesday 1st May 2018 United Nations APPG held a high-level parliamentary meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Yemen which is truly dire and shameful to us […]

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Report on Sustainable Development Goals

June 11, 2018June 11, 2018UNALASERAdminLeave a Comment on Report on Sustainable Development Goals

COMMONWEALTH SUMMIT DECISIONS, LONDON, APRIL 2018: DR CARL WRIGHT (UNA)

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Why is the UK trailing its Commonwealth partners in tackling the UN SDGs?

April 24, 2018June 1, 2018UNALASERAdminLeave a Comment on Why is the UK trailing its Commonwealth partners in tackling the UN SDGs?

UNA London and South-East Region held a meeting in the House of Lords to examine this crucial question.

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What Afghan women think about voting

April 24, 2018May 25, 2018UNALASERAdmin1 Comment on What Afghan women think about voting

The following is an essay written by Maya Evans from Kabul which focussed on what Afghan women think about voting.  This essay first appeared in the Voices for Creative Non-Violence […]

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Stability is threatened as British public misunderstand the Arab world

March 17, 2018July 12, 2020UNALASERAdminLeave a Comment on Stability is threatened as British public misunderstand the Arab world

A poll has been conducted to examine what the British public think about the Arab world. The poll was conducted by Arab News, YouGov and the Council for Arab and […]

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The lives of those born from rape during the Rwandan Genocide of 1994

March 17, 2018May 25, 2018UNALASERAdminLeave a Comment on The lives of those born from rape during the Rwandan Genocide of 1994

In 2014 I travelled to Rwanda to conduct research in the field. My topic of interest was the lives of those born from rape during the Rwandan genocide of ‘94.  […]

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LASER Women’s Officer attends a talk at the LSE Center for Women, Peace and Security

March 17, 2018June 1, 2018UNALASERAdminLeave a Comment on LASER Women’s Officer attends a talk at the LSE Center for Women, Peace and Security

Last Thursday, the International Day of Peace, I attended a talk hosted by LSE Centre for Women Peace and Security. The topic of discussion for the evening was UN Peace […]

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Are Switzerland and Sweden the keys to easing the North Korean crisis?

March 17, 2018April 29, 2019UNALASERAdminLeave a Comment on Are Switzerland and Sweden the keys to easing the North Korean crisis?

The opening of the United Nations General Assembly has historically been a chance for world leaders to trade platitudes about peace. But this year’s edition of the U.N. jamboree may […]

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The rights of disabled people in the UK

March 17, 2018May 25, 2018UNALASERAdminLeave a Comment on The rights of disabled people in the UK

The United Nations Association’s aim is to advocate for strong government support of the UN and to  demonstrate why the UN matters to people everywhere.  Overseas issues are obviously of […]

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Bruce Kent writes about the 2017 UN Disarmament Treaty

March 17, 2018May 25, 2018UNALASERAdminLeave a Comment on Bruce Kent writes about the 2017 UN Disarmament Treaty

In work for global justice and peace, not surprisingly, there are highs and lows. My earliest ‘high’ comes in the form of a League of Nations colour poster issued just […]

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British aid, priorities and practice

March 17, 2018May 25, 2018UNALASERAdminLeave a Comment on British aid, priorities and practice

The following report, written by Sarah Webster, is from an event at the UNA LASER Summer Council which discussed UK foreign aid, priorities and practice.

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The activities of Ethopian lawyer, Blen M Diriba in the UK

March 17, 2018May 25, 2018UNALASERAdminLeave a Comment on The activities of Ethopian lawyer, Blen M Diriba in the UK

Ethiopian lawyer, Blen received assistance with funding her time in the UK from UNA LASER and has written this report for us on the activities that she has undertaken during […]

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Launch event for book on Angloa’s role on the UN Security Council

March 17, 2018April 29, 2019UNALASERAdminLeave a Comment on Launch event for book on Angloa’s role on the UN Security Council

David Wardrop (UNA Westminster) wrote the following report on a launch event, hosted by UNA Westminster, of a book on Angola’s role on the Security Council.

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Report from the Women’s Advisory Council (WAC) UNA Conference

March 17, 2018May 25, 2018UNALASERAdminLeave a Comment on Report from the Women’s Advisory Council (WAC) UNA Conference

The following report was written by Sally Spear, Chair of the WAC-UNA from a presentation given by a panel of speakers at their conference.  The subject of their presentation was […]

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Report on a workshop which discussed UN Sustainable Development Goal 2

March 17, 2018June 1, 2018UNALASERAdminLeave a Comment on Report on a workshop which discussed UN Sustainable Development Goal 2

Ian Elgie (UNA Eastbourne) has written this report on a workshop he ran at a UNA LASER Summer Council on the Sustanable Development Goal (SDG) 2.  The United Nations SDG […]

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A report on a workshop which discussed Sustainable Development Goal 16

March 17, 2018June 1, 2018UNALASERAdminLeave a Comment on A report on a workshop which discussed Sustainable Development Goal 16

Alison Williams (UNA Merton) has written this report from a workshop that she ran at a UNA LASER Summer Council.  Sustainable  Develpment Goal (SDG) 16 is to Promote Peaceful and […]

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Marking the International Day of UN Peacekeepers

March 12, 2018May 25, 2018UNALASERAdminLeave a Comment on Marking the International Day of UN Peacekeepers

UNA Westminster, together with UNA-UK and the Royal United Services Institute, held the 15th annual conference and ceremony to mark the International Day of UN Peacekeepers. The opening session of […]

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UNA Eastbourne initiates an exciting project in Eastern Uganda to tackle malnutrition

March 12, 2018August 15, 2020UNALASERAdminLeave a Comment on UNA Eastbourne initiates an exciting project in Eastern Uganda to tackle malnutrition

In 2017 the Eastbourne branch  donated thousands of Moringa oleifera seedlings to mothers and young children in a series of workshops in community centres and health clinics to diffuse knowledge […]

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