United Nations Association London and South-East Region

Kosovo Force (KFOR)
2024-01-15 15:30 - 18:00 UTC
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.

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

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

COP 28 Correspondents: taking stock of progress since the Glasgow Climate COP
2023-09-24 14:30 | 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.

Restoration of a healthy environment: plastic pollution and solutions
2023-09-23 17:00 - 19:00
On 23rd September, 16:00-18:00, UNA Luton is hosting a webinar on Restoring a Healthy Environment: Plastic Pollution & Solutions. There will be speakers from Bangladesh and from the UK. For further information, please contact: Dr Nazia Khanum or use the zoom link.

Coffee Morning, AGM, Any Questions and Speaker event of Southern Region UNA
2023-09-23 10:00 | Newbury Town Hall, Newbury Town Hall, Newbury, England, RG14 5AA, United Kingdom
On 23rd September, Southern Region UNA will hold their Coffee morning (10:00), AGM (14:00), Any Questions? (14:45) Speaker (15:30) at Newbury Town Hall, Newbury RG14 5AA. Cost £5. For further information or to register, please contact Graeme Panting.

UNA Southern Region AGM
2023-09-23
On 23rd September, Southern Region will hold its AGM in the Newbury area and will welcome LASER members. For further details please contact their Chair.

UNA Warwick on Ecofest
2023-09-02 10:00 - 17:00 | Pump Room Gardens, Leamington Spa, England, CV32 4AA, United Kingdom
On 2nd September, 10:00-17:00, UNA Warwick will host a stall at the Warwick District Council Ecofest in the Pump Room Gardens, Leamington Spa, CV32 4AA. The stall will focus on COP28, its goals and our involvement.

From Global to Local - Deploying En-ROADS to support local climate actions
2023-07-25 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-07-19 19:00 - 20:30
On 19th July, and 25th July, both at 19:00 – 20:30, the Enfield Climate Action Forum is running two online workshops with Enfield and Barnet UNA (EBUNA) on From Global to Local – Deploying En-ROADS to support local climate actions. They will examine a climate model – En-ROADS (Energy-Rapid Overview with Decision – Support) and its potential deployment in supporting local climate action. The model was developed by Climate Interactive in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is used worldwide. These workshops will be presented by Ali Hessami, an expert on risk assessment and a champion of the En-ROADS Model.
The first workshop, on 19th July, will introduce the climate model and its six principal parameter classes and explain its potential in building actions to help tackle climate change locally. For this first workshop, please register here.
The second workshop, on 25th July, will follow up the introductory session, exploring the six principal parameter classes of the En-ROADS model for pragmatic local action and help identify policies, initiatives and citizen actions that can make a positive contribution to stemming the global temperature rise and enhancing local preparedness and resilience. For the 25th July workshop, please register here.

Hate crime: consequences and prevention
2023-07-15 17:00 - 19:00
On 15th July, 17:00 – 19:00 Luton UNA is holding a virtual meeting to mark Srebrenica Remembrance Day, looking at Hate crime: consequences and prevention. The event is rooted in the genocide in Srebrenica on 11th July 1995: the worst atrocity on European soil since World War II. The aim is to find ways forward locally, nationally and globally for promoting sustainable peace and community cohesion wherever we are, especially in a plural society such as Britain. Speakers are Paul Salver and Dr Helen Connolly. Here is the zoom link.
