UNA Canterbury invites you to attend the Service for World Peace. This year’s theme is the role of the UN as a global mediator and will be joined by the High Commissioner of Namibia and the Chair of the Commonwealth Board of Governors, H.E. Linda Scott who will be delivering the keynote address. She will be highlighting the current global challenges to […]

On 23 October, 17:30, UNA Canterbury’s Annual Peace Service will again be incorporated into evensong at Canterbury Cathedral. There will be a procession of local organisations focussed on Peace and Sustainable Development, as well as a UNA display

UNA Harpenden: UN Day Service on Sunday 6 November at 18:30 at St John's Church, St John's Road, Harpenden AL5 1DJ. Rev Tim Yeager, of Waltham Abbey, will give an address on The UN Role in Peacekeeping. Please register here.

A talk by Jessica Cruse of UNICEF UK UNICEF UK Programme Officer - Child Friendly Cities and Communities. She will talk to us about the work of UNICEF around the world as well as her work in the UK. The Meeting will be on zoom and in person, on Tuesday 8th November at 7.30pm To […]

Remembrance Day Parade and Service on Sunday 13 November at 10:50 at the Memorial Cross, Church Green, Harpenden. To be part of the UNA Harpenden procession to the Memorial, please assemble in Rothamsted Park, Leyton Road at 10:15. The parade and service should conclude by 11:20. RSVP here.

UNA Climate and Oceans have organised The Ocean Symposium and Marine Exhibition on 19th November with the theme Empowering Communities for Ocean Action. The event will showcase exciting new Sussex underwater marine biodiversity, as well as unique international Ocean short films. Please book tickets here.

Uniting for Peace are holding a zoom meeting on World Peace in Peril: Challenging False Narratives on 29th November 18:00-20:00. Speakers include Vijay Mehta, Chris Hedges, Andreu Ginestet, Rev. Brian Cooper, Frank Jackson. Bernie Holland and Luke Addison. The zoom link is here.

On Monday December 5th at 7.30pm Streatham & Clapham UNA will be hearing from Wojtek Krakowiak who attended the UN’s World Urban Forum held in Katowice in June on behalf of UN House Scotland.  Wojtek will be speaking on Making Cities Stronger, Greener and Better for all at around 7.45pm. This will follow a brief annual meeting (AGM) where all are welcome to hear more […]

This will be a hybrid event on UN Human Rights Day (10th December starting at 12 noon) at Bermondsey Village Hall, Kirby Grove, London SE1 3TD. We hope many of you will join us in person. Directions to the hall from London Bridge mainline station are here. If you plan to come in person, please register here to help us judge […]

At 2pm, we will hear from Dr Maria Varaki of the Department of War Studies at King’s College. She has worked for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in New York and for the Legal Advisory section of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Since November 2017 she has been […]