COP 28 Correspondents: taking stock of progress since the Glasgow Climate COP
2023-09-24 14:30 UTC | Zoom
On 24th September, 14:30, UNA Streatham and Clapham will host a webinar on COP 28 Correspondents: taking stock of progress since the Glasgow Climate COP. This will be an opportunity to catch up on recent progress and to discuss what letters will help maintain momentum. Here is the zoom link.

The Agonies of Empire: the Second American Civil War?
2023-09-30 10:30 - 12:30 | Salvation Army Hostel, Leyton Green, AL5 2TG, Salvation Army Hostel, Leyton Green, AL5 2TG, Leyton Green, AL5 2TG, United Kingdom
On 30th September, 10:30-12:30, UNA Harpenden are holding a free in-person meeting on Agonies of Empire – The Second American Civil War? at the Salvation Army, Leyton Green, Harpenden AL5 2TG. The speaker will be Emeritus Professor Mick Cox, LSE. Please register here.

International Migration – World in Crises
2023-09-30 12:00 - 14:00 | Leamington Spa Baptist Church, Chandos Street, Leamington Spa,, England, CV32 4RN, United Kingdom
On 30 September, 12:15-14:00, Warwick UNA will hold a hybrid meeting at Leamington Spa Baptist Church, Chandos Street, CV32 4RN, on International Migration – World in Crises. The speaker will be Jonas Kaufman, from Oxford and Essex Universities. Tea/coffee/biscuits will be provided. For further information, please contact Gian Clare. Here is the zoom link.

Does our eduction system need form?
2023-10-14 11:00 - 13:00 | Park Hall, Park Hall, Leyton Road, Harpenden, AL5 2LX, United Kingdom
On 14th October, 11:00-13:00, UNA Harpenden are holding a pubic discussion group meeting on Does our eduction system need form? at the Park Hall, Leyton Road, Harpenden AL5 2LX. To participate, please register at https://discussion-education-reform.eventbrite.co.uk. Participants will be asked to pay £4 per person to cover the hall rental charge.

Climate Change & Refugees
2023-10-21 10:30 - 16:30 | St. Peter’s Community Centre, Church Street, Bexhill, England, TN40 2HE, United Kingdom
On 21st October 2023, 10:45 – 16:30, UNA Bexhill and Hastings is marking UN Peace Day with an events on Climate Change & Refugees at St. Peter’s Community Centre, Church Street, Bexhill, TN40 2HE. The event will include, in the morning, an interactive exhibition on Peoples’ Progress and Success in Making Peace and in Social, Economic & Environmental Development. After a BYO lunch, there will be a presentation about UNESCO, followed by café-style workshops. For more information and to register, please contact Sheila Kesby or register online here.

Is the United Nations relevant to our times?
2023-10-21 17:00 - 19:00
On 21st October, 17:00 – 19:00, a virtual event will mark United Nations Day, considering Is the United Nations relevant to our times? Luton UNA is planning the following events. For further information, nearer each date, please contact the Chair.

UN Day Celebrations
2023-10-24 10:30
On 24th October, 10:15 (for 10:30), to celebrate UN Day, the Town Mayor, Fiona Gaskell, will be raising the UN Flag and making a short speech, along with the Chair and members of UNA Harpenden. The event will take place at the back of the Town Council. After the flag raising, we will be convening for refreshments at the Council Chambers. Register here if you wish to attend. Attendance is free for all.

LASER AGM
2023-10-28 11:30 - 16:30 | Bermondsey Village Hall, Kirby Grove, London, SE1 3TD
We shall hold our LASER AGM on 28th October in Bermondsey Village Hall (very close to London Bridge station), as well as on zoom. We are delighted that we shall be hearing from our new President, Her Excellency Dr Fatou Bensouda, who is Gambian High Commissioner and former Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. Save the date!

Threats to Biodiversity – Managing our natural resources
2023-10-28 12:00 - 14:00 | Leamington Spa Baptist Church, Chandos Street, Leamington Spa,, England, CV32 4RN, United Kingdom
On 28 October, 12:15-14:00, UNA Warwick will host a hybrid meeting at Leamington Spa Baptist Church, Chandos Street, CV32 4RN on Threats to Biodiversity – Managing our natural resources, with speaker Matilda Dunn from Imperial College. Tea/coffee/biscuits will be provided. For further information, please contact Gian Clare. Here is the zoom link.

Canterbury UNA Annual Peace Service
2023-10-29 17:30
Sunday 29th October 2023 5.30 pm in Canterbury Cathedral is holding Canterbury UNA Annual Peace Service. This year’s focus is on SDG 1: to end poverty in all its forms everywhere. The keynote address is from Professor Jan Pahl, and the Lord Mayor will be reading aloud the preamble to the UN Declaration. All welcome.

Youth Participation in Climate Policy by UNA Blackheath and Greenwich
2023-11-13 18:30 | University of Greenwich Queen Anne Building, Park Row, London, England, London SE10 9LS, United Kingdom
On 13th November, 18:30, in Room 080, the University of Greenwich Queen Anne Building, Park Row, London SE10 9LS, UNA Blackheath and Greenwich, with the University of Greenwich, is hosting a free event to consider Youth Participation in Climate Policy: digital activism and climate change to consider the inspiring journey of today’s youth leading the charge in climate policy. The speaker will be Oluwatobi (Toby) Aigbogun, UNA-UK Trustee, Senior Strategic Partnerships Manager at World Vision, and the Founder of SocialGood UK, a United Nations Foundation-backed community using new media and technology to address and achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals by working with the government, football clubs and boroughs on programmes and policies. For more information and to register, please go here.

When our Cultural Heritage is Destroyed, Our Children are Dispossessed
2023-11-15 18:30
On 15th November, 18:30, in the House of Lords, Room 1, UNA Westminster is hosting a meeting on When our Cultural Heritage is Destroyed, Our Children are Dispossessed to be addressed by Professor Peter Stone, UNESCO Chair in Cultural Property Protection and Peace. Wars have destroyed many cultural sites, often UN registered, deemed the common heritage of all humankind. The 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict has been ratified by many nations but then what? For further information and to register go here.

The Ocean Symposium and Marine Exhibition 2023
2023-11-18 10:00 - 16:30 | St. Peter’s Community Centre, Church Street, Bexhill, England, TN40 2HE, United Kingdom
On 18th November, 10:00 – 16:30 at St. Peter’s Community Centre, Church Street Bexhill TN40 2HE, UNA Climate and Oceans is co-hosting The Ocean Symposium and Marine Exhibition 2023, addressing ocean pollution, ocean acidification, underwater ecosystem restoration, ocean technology, climate change, sustainability, international and local projects, networking. There will be thought-provoking discussions led by experts. The cost is £6. Go here for more information and to register.

Using taxation to advance sustainable development globally
2023-11-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom
On 21st November, 18.30-20.00, UNA Streatham and Clapham, part of South London UNA, are hosting a webinar on Using taxation to advance sustainable development globally, a conversation exploring tax justice and global development. Speakers will include: Sergio Chaparro-Hernandez, International Policy and Advocacy Lead at Tax Justice Network; William Davis, international development economist and member of the Streatham and Clapham UNA Executive Committee; Peter Henriksen Ringstad, Senior Advisor, Norad – Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation. Please register here; you will then be sent the link.

Climate Coalition
2023-11-23 14:00
On 23rd November, 14:00, the Climate Coalition (of which LASER is a member) is holding its Annual Movement Gathering at the Save The Children office in Farringdon, London (or on zoom) to consider the question, What would we do in this time, if we truly believed in ourselves and those around us? . Jon Alexander, author of Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us will lead discussion of trends impacting climate change campaigning in the next 12 months. This will be followed by drinks and networking from 16:00. Please register here.

Russia: sharing the cage with an angry bear by Sir Tony Brenton KCMG
2023-11-25 10:30 | Salvation Army Hostel, Leyton Green, AL5 2TG, Salvation Army Hostel, Leyton Green, AL5 2TG, Leyton Green, AL5 2TG, United Kingdom
On 25th November, 10:30, UNA Harpenden is holding a talk on Russia: Sharing the Cage with an Angry Bear, at The Salvation Army, AL5 2TG, by Sir Tony Brenton, former British Ambassador to Russia. This talk looks at the historic evolution which has made Russia what it is, its deepening confrontation with the West, the impact of the war itself, and where all this may be taking us. Please register here. Following the meeting, if you would like to join the speaker and others for lunch at Pasta Cibo in Harpenden, please register for Lunch Reservation and wait for confirmation of booking.

The Continuing Search for Truth
2023-11-30
Probably on 30th November (TBC), UNA Westminster, with the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, is hosting – at Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, and online – a hybrid conference on The Continuing Search for Truth: Next Steps for the UN Commission of Inquiry into the death in 1961 of UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld. The conference will consider Hammarskjöld’s legacy in Africa, as well as reviewing the unique ongoing UN inquiry, and efforts to suppress it. As more information is available, it will be on the UNA Westminster website.

Education and Mentoring for Women in Afghanistan
2023-12-01 19:30 - 21:30 | The Community Church Hall, The Community Church Hall, (opposite Sainsbury’s), Werter Road, London, London, Putney SW15 2LL, United Kingdom
On 1st December, 19:30-21:15, UNA Wandsworth (part of South London UNA), with the Rahela Trust, at the Community Church Werter Rd, London SW15 2LL, will be hosting an event on Education and Mentoring for Women in Afghanistan. There will be an update on the situation followed by conversation and Afghan food. To book a place, please email the Chair of Wandsworth UNA

Quiz Night by UNA Harpenden
2023-12-09 18:00 | Park Hall, Park Hall, Leyton Road, Harpenden, AL5 2LX, United Kingdom
On Saturday 9th December, 18:00, UNA Harpenden are holding their Quiz Night at the Park Hall, AL5 2LX. A Fish and Chips Supper, with a vegetarian option, from Godfreys, will be served at 19:30. The quiz will consist of eight rounds, plus a general, picture round. Please call Suheil Shahryar on 07711-532903 if interested in joining.

Not Forgotten: UN personnel who have died in Palestine 1948-2023
2023-12-10 12:00
On 10th December, 12:00, there will be a short ceremony on United Nations Green entitled Not Forgotten: UN personnel who have died in Palestine 1948-2023. Marking the 75th anniversary of both the UDHR and the first UN fatalities in Palestine, we will lay a wreath and share a moment of reflection, with speakers David Wardrop and Rev Tony Miles. For further information and to register go here. Registration would be helpful to give an indication of numbers, but it is not essential: do just turn up!

Displaced people and migration
2023-12-16 17:00 - 19:00
On 16th December, 17:00 – 19:00, a virtual event will mark International Migrants Day, considering Displaced people and migration. Luton UNA is planning the following events. For further information, nearer each date, please contact the Chair.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Association (FCDOA)
2024-01-09 11:00
On 13th December, 11:00, the FCDOA is hosting a webinar on Can Diplomacy Save Human Rights?, with speakers Rahmin Sagoo and David Griffiths, both from Chatham House, to be moderated by Dame Audrey Glover, former FCDO legal adviser. The cost is £5. For further information or to register, please email here.
On 9th January, 2024, 11:00, the FCDOA is organising an online talk by Sir Malcolm Evans, Principal of Regent’s Park College, University of Oxford, on UK Engagement with Multilateral Bodies: reflections from an international human rights perspective. The cost is £5. For further information or to register, please email here

Kosovo Force (KFOR)
2024-01-15 15:30 - 18:00
On 15th January, 15:30-1800, at the Tower of London, Heartstone will be holding a photo-documentary exhibition of the Kosovo Force (KFOR) in 2000-2001, entitled KFOR and Kosovo +25, showing a reworking of their original 2001 photo-documentary, ready to mark the 25th anniversary of the UN Resolution that led to the intervention one year later.
Speakers will include Lord George Robertson, NATO Secretary-General at the time of the intervention, Lord David Hannay, Chair UN APPG in Parliament, Ilir Kapiti, HE Ambassador of Kosovo, General Sir Nick Carter, Sita Kumari, Director of Heartstone. Admission will be by invitation only. If you would like an invitation, please email the Director, stating the UNA branch with which you are linked.

The future of Britain's place in this world by Victoria Collins
2024-01-20 10:30
On Saturday 20th January, 10:30, at the Salvation Army, Harpenden AL5 2TG, UNA Harpenden is hosting a talk by Victoria Collins, an experienced internationalist, as well as Liberal Democrat Candidate for Harpenden and Berkhamsted. Please use this link to register for the talk, and also to say if you would like to have lunch with the speaker and others at Pasta Cibo, for which you should then await confirmation.

UNA Warwick District on Post-COP28: a Success or Another Talking Shop?
2024-01-20 12:00 | Zoom
On Saturday 20th January, 12:15 at Leamington Spa Baptist Church, Chandos Street, CV32 4RT, Warwick and District UNA is holding a hybrid meeting to include their AGM, followed, at 12:30, by Sarah Millar and Jason Garrett, talking about Post-COP28: a Success or Another Talking Shop? Here is the zoom link.

Universal Human Rights: goals for all to reach or mere political construct?
2024-01-23 19:00
On 23rd January, 19:00 in the CPA Room at the Houses of Parliament, UNA Westminster is hosting its AGM, followed by a debate to mark the 75th anniversary of the UDHR on Universal Human Rights: goals for all to reach or mere political construct? Schona Jolly KC, Visiting Professor at Goldsmiths University, will lead the debate, which will be chaired by Baroness Frances D’Souza, former Director, Article 19. This will be followed by a reception. To register, click here.

Climate Champions Team by UNA Twickenham and Richmond (TRUNA)
2024-01-27 12:00 | The Adelaide, 57 Park Rd, Teddington, LONDON, TW11 0AU, United Kingdom
On 27th January, 12:00 TRUNA will be hosting Jon Holloway, Climate Champions Team, to talk about the work of the International Maritime Organisation, the only UN agency headquartered in the UK. This will be followed by the TRUNA AGM, when they will consider the future of TRUNA. The event will be upstairs at The Adelaide,Teddington TW11 0AU (just around the corner from Teddington station). Please let the Secretary know if you plan to attend.

Twickenham and Richmond UNA (TRUNA) AGM
2024-01-27 12:00 | The Adelaide, 57 Park Rd, Teddington, LONDON, TW11 0AU, United Kingdom
On 27th January, 12:00 TRUNA will be hosting Jon Holloway, Climate Champions Team, to talk about the work of the International Maritime Organisation, the only UN agency headquartered in the UK. This will be followed by the TRUNA AGM, when they will consider the future of TRUNA. The event will be upstairs at The Adelaide, Teddington TW11 0AU (just around the corner from Teddington station). Please let the Secretary know if you plan to attend.

Inside Report on Russian Society
2024-02-24 12:30 - 15:00 | Leamington Spa Baptist Church, Chandos Street, Leamington Spa,, England, CV32 4RN, United Kingdom
On 24th February, 12:30-14:45, UNA Warwick are hosting a hybrid event, at the Leamington Spa Baptist Church, CV32 4RN, on Inside Report on Russian Society, with speaker Dr James Pearce, historian and journalist. Two years since its invasion of Ukraine, Russian society has become more isolated from the west, but the country appears to be coping well. Is this look deceptive? Tea/coffee will be provided; feel free to bring your own lunch. Further enquiries here. The zoom link is here.

UNA Bexhill and Hastings AGM
2024-02-24 13:00
On 24th February, 13:15, at the Quaker Meeting House, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1DG, UNA Bexhill and Hastings are hosting their AGM, followed at 14:00 by a public seminar on Refugees & Migrants and Local Communities, with speakers Sheila Kesby, Barbara Echlin and Bea Rogers discussing how to unite our local communities to welcome refugees and migrants. Please register here.
