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 […]

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.

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 […]

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!

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.

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]