Natalie Samarasinghe, Global Director of Advocacy, Open Society Foundations
2022-09-10 11:00 UTC | Zoom
On 10th September, 11:00, UNA Harpenden is hosting a webinar with Natalie Samarasinghe, Global Director of Advocacy, Open Society
Foundations who will be speaking on Has Russia’s invasion doomed the UNA? Here is the Zoom link

Wandsworth UNA with Twickenham and Richmond UNA
2022-09-13 07:30 | The Community Church Hall, The Community Church Hall, (opposite Sainsbury’s), Werter Road, London, London, Putney SW15 2LL, United Kingdom
On 13th September, 19:30, UNA Wandsworth, with UNA Twickenham and Richmond, is hosting an event on UNHCR and the Nationality and Border Bill. It will be chaired by Robert Storey, with speakers, Fleur Anderson MP (assuming no late vote in the Commons), Jeremy Corbyn MP (assuming no late vote in the Commons), James Bulman, Senior External Relations Associate UNHCR, Mishka Pillay, Detention Action. The venue is The Community Church Hall (opposite Sainsbury’s), Werter Road, Putney SW15 2LL. For more information, call Robert Storey Chair, (07776 356334) or contact Meena Storey, or Catherine Pluygers.

Canterbury Climate Action Festival by Canterbury UNA
2022-09-24 10:00 - 2022-09-25 16:00
On 24-25 September, 10:00-16:00, UNA Canterbury will host a display at the Canterbury Climate Action Festival, to be held at Canterbury Christchurch University.

Antartica: Sledges, Science and Diplomacy
2022-10-05 11:00
On 5 October at 11.00am the FCDO Association will be hosting an online 100th Anniversary talk by Dr Camilla Nicol, CEO of the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust, on Antartica: Sledges, Science and Diplomacy recalling the history of early polar exploration and the multi-lateral diplomacy which led to the ground-breaking Antarctic Treaty.
The FCDO Association are extending an invitation to UNA LASER members to attend this talk on the triumph of multilateral diplomacy. To book a place please contact Lucie Portman. There is a charge of £10 which covers costs and includes a donation to the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust.

UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
2022-10-11
UNA Climate & Oceans will be co-hosting a one day event for Schools in Kent on Tuesday 11 October 2022, to engage them with the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, which is one of UNA C&O campaigns.
The event has been organised in partnership with St Margaret’s Bay Trust, and Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB Unit), and it will be hosted at the prestigious The Pines Calyx venue, The Pines Garden, St Margaret’s Bay, Dover. LASER member and marine biologist, Gonzalo Alvarez, will be one of the speakers at this youth event, framing the context of the event in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
This event is open only for schools across Kent, so Gonzalo invites UNA LASER members to send him youth contacts that might be interested in participating. Spaces are limited.

Why it is Important to Keep the Oceans Healthy
2022-10-22 10:30 | Salvation Army Hall, Salvation Army Hall, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England, AL5 2TG, United Kingdom
UNA Harpenden invites you to a talk by Gloria Barnett, Science Presenter & Author, on why it is important to keep the oceans healthy on Saturday 22 October at 10:30 at the Salvation Army, Leyton Green, Harpenden AL5 2TG.
The talk is open to the public, without charge. Children 8+ are welcome if accompanied by an adult. Selected books by the author will be on sale after the talk. Tea/coffee will be available. Click here to register.

5 th Annual UN Day Peace Event by UNA Bexhill and Hastings
2022-10-22 14:00 - 17:00
For their 5 th Annual UN Day Peace Event, UNA Bexhill and Hastings are hosting on 22nd October, 14;00-17:00 (registration from 13:30), a free café-style, roundtable quiz to analyse the question If the United Nations was Founded for World Peace, Why is the World at War?, with an informative UN Exhibition. The event will be at St Peter’s Community Centre, Church Street, Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 2HE. (For light refreshments, please bring your own mug.) The event is suitable for all interested people aged 12 and above. For further information on the UNA Bexhill and Hastings Peace and Human Security Programme, please see here or contact Sheila Kesby (07765 915173).

Service for Word Peace
2022-10-23 05:30 | Canterbury Cathedral, Cathedral House, 11 The Precincts, Canterbury, CT1 2EH, United Kingdom
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 peace and stability and how we may attempt to overcome these, as well as looking ahead to COP27 and what it may achieve in our current global quest to minimise the impact of climate change in our communities.
Venue: Canterbury Cathedral
Date: Sunday 23 October 2022
Time: 5:30pm (doors open at 5pm)
The service is open to the public, without charge. There will be a retiring collection at the end, where proceeds will go towards supporting UNA Canterbury’s projects in East Kent and globally. The event will also be livestreamed on the Canterbury Cathedral website and YouTube channel.
Please confirm by email your attendance and how many seats you would like to reserve no later than Sunday October 16.

UNA Canterbury’s Annual Peace Service
2022-10-23 17:30 | Canterbury Cathedral, Cathedral House, 11 The Precincts, Canterbury, CT1 2EH, United Kingdom
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

UN Day Service
2022-11-06 18:30 | St John’s Church, St Johns Rd, Harpenden, AL5 1DJ, United Kingdom
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.

UNICEF’s global work and how it is supporting Lambeth to create a more Child Friendly Community
2022-11-08 07:30 - 21:00 | West Norwood Library, 1-5 Norwood High Street, London, SE27 9JX, United Kingdom
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 register to join on Zoom, click here
We will meet in person in the Community Room at West Norwood Library, 1-5 Norwood High Street, SE27 9JX

Remembrance Day Parade and Service
2022-11-13 10:00 - 11:20 | Rothamsted Park
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.

The Ocean Symposium and Marine Exhibition
2022-11-19
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 World Peace in Peril: Challenging False Narratives
2022-11-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
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.

Making Cities Stronger by UNA Streatham & Clapham
2022-12-05 19:30
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 and ask questions about the work of Streatham & Clapham UNA. You can register in advance for a Zoom link here. The meeting is supported by the new South London UNA, which brings together Streatham & Clapham, Twickenham & Richmond and Wandsworth UNAs.

LASER AGM
2022-12-10 | Bermondsey Village Hall, Kirby Grove, London, SE1 3TD
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 numbers for refreshments, though last minute attendees are very welcome too! (Please bring a packed lunch.) If you plan to join us by Zoom, please register here.
We shall email out the papers to those who have registered for the AGM on Friday, 9th December.
There will not be paper copies available for everyone at the meeting.

Celebrating Human Rights
2022-12-10 14:00 - 15:00
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 a member of the ILA Committee on human rights in times of emergency.
The event will finish at 3pm.

UN Human Rights Day 2022
2022-12-11 16:30 - 18:30 | Zoom
To mark United Nations’ Human Rights Day 2022 on Sunday 11 December from 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm, UNA Luton will hold a webinar focussing on Homelessness (global, national, local). The right to shelter is one of the most fundamental human rights.
According to the UN Human Settlements Programme, over 100 million people globally have no home, and the number is rising year on year for a variety of reasons including conflict, climate crisis, food shortages, commercial exploitation, government action and inaction. Please join the zoom meeting here.

UNA Warwick on COP 27: experiences, achievements, and ways forward
2022-12-12 18:30 | Zoom
On 12th December at 6:45 pm, UNA Warwick will hold a webinar on COP 27: experiences, achievements, and ways forward led by Sarah Millar, Programme.
Director, Climate Emergency Collaboration Group (CECG) and Jason Garett, World Vision, both of whom attended the event. Here is the zoom link.

Privacy, Surveillance and the Internet by Bruce Schneier
2022-12-13 19:30 | Zoom
On 13th December at 7:30pm, UNA Harpenden is hosting a webinar talk on Privacy, Surveillance and the Internet by Bruce Schneier of Harvard University. We are living in a mass surveillance society of our own making.
But have we given up more than we have gained? Security expert Bruce Schneier offers another path, one that values both security and privacy. Here is the zoom link.

Dag Hammarskjöld and his Legacy by The FCDO Association
2022-12-14 14:30
On 14th December at 2:20pm. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Association is hosting a webinar on “Even the most impossible task offers opportunities”: Dag Hammarskjöld’s diplomacy, to be led by Dr Roger Lipsey, author of Hammarskjöld: A Life (2013) and of Politics and Conscience: Dag Hammarskjöld on the Art of Ethical Leadership (2020).
A ticket costs £5. Please contact Lucie Portman to register and arrange payment (via bank transfer, cheque or gocardless).

UNA Coventry will be holding their AGM
2023-01-11 19:00 | Zoom
On 11th January at 7:00pm, UNA Coventry will be holding their AGM, reporting on 2022, and planning their future activities. Join the meeting by clicking here

The Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjold by South London UNA
2023-01-17 19:30 - 21:30 | The Community Church Hall, The Community Church Hall, (opposite Sainsbury’s), Werter Road, London, London, Putney SW15 2LL, United Kingdom
UNA Twickenham & Richmond (TRUNA)

On 17th January from 19:30 to 21:30 at The Community Church Hall, Werter Road, SW15 2LL (opposite Sainsbury’s) TRUNA is hosting a meeting on The Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjold. ​The main speaker is David Wardrop MBE, Chair of​Westminster UNA and Editor of Hammarskjold inquiry info looking into the sixty-year old mystery of the plane crash in which the UN Secretary-General and colleagues died.

UNA Luton on Dementia/Alzheimer Awareness
2023-01-19 14:00 | Zoom
On Thursday 19th January from 14:00, UNA Luton is holding a virtual seminar on Dementia/Alzheimer Awareness (global, national and local): The speakers will be Nazia Khanum, Chair, UNA Luton and Louise Buckingham, Alzheimer’s Society. Here is the link; you might need the passcode [REDACTED].

UNA Warwick on Iran - Its Politics and International Relations with its Neighbours
2023-01-19 19:00
On Thursday 19th January at 19:00, following a brief AGM at 18:30, UNA Warwick will host a webinar on Iran – Its Politics and International Relations with its Neighbours. The speaker will be Professor Ali Ansari from the Institute of Iranian Studies at University of St Andrews, Senior Associate Fellow at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). Use this link to join the meeting

UNA Harpenden on Protection of Minorities
2023-01-21 10:30 | Salvation Army Hall, Salvation Army Hall, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England, AL5 2TG, United Kingdom
UNA Harpenden invite you to a talk on the International Protection of Minorities: From the League to the UN by Professor Jennifer Jackson-Preece of the London School of Economics on Saturday January 21st at 10:30 at the Salvation Army, AL5 2TG (10 mins walk from Harpenden station). Please register here.

UNA South London on International Day for Education
2023-01-28 12:00 | The Adelaide, 57 Park Rd, Teddington, LONDON, TW11 0AU, United Kingdom
UNA Wandsworth, Twickenham & Richmond, Streatham are holding a joint meeting on 28th January at 12 noon at The Adelaide, TW11 0AU (2 minutes from Teddington station) to mark the International Day for Education (24th January). Olivia Darby, co-founder of the WONDER Foundation, will speak on Education as a route to thriving for women, girls and their communities. The meeting will also include the Twickenham and Richmond UNA AGM. Enquiries and registration to René Smit.

Ideas Can Help Us Today by Linda Yueh
2023-02-18 | Fellow in Economics, St Edmund Hall, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
On February 18, UNA Harpenden hosted a talk on The Greatest Economists: How Their Ideas Can Help Us Today by Linda Yueh, Fellow in Economics, St Edmund Hall, Oxford University and Adjunct Professor of Economics, London Business School. A video recording of the talk can be viewed here.

UNA Luton on International Mother Language Day
2023-02-26 14:30 - 16:30 | Zoom
The UN theme of this year’s International Mother Language Day is Multilingual education: a necessity to transform education. To mark this, UNA Luton – with Purbachal, the Eastern Sky, a Bangladeshi voluntary cultural organisation – is holding a virtual celebration of the contributions of mother-tongues to identities, cultures, enrichment and community cohesion on 26th February, 14:30-16:30. This is the zoom link. For further information, contact the Luton Chair.

King's College Department of War Studies
2023-03-03 09:00 - 17:30 | Strand Campus, Strand Campus, London, London, London WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom
Kings College Department of War Studies is holding a conference on 3 March, 09:00-17:30 in their Strand Campus, London WC2R 2LS, entitled Conflict, Security and Development. The cost is £5-£10. For further information and to register, follow this link.
