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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

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.

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. […]