LSE on The Future of the United Nations
2022-06-18 04:00 - 17:00 UTC | the Marshall Building, 44 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PX, Marshall Building, 44 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PX, London, United Kingdom
LSE on The Future of the United Nations
The LSE Festival includes a discussion on whether the United Nations is still able to perform its intended role as forum for global deliberations, negotiation and policymaking. It will be at the Marshall Building, 44 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PX on18th June, 16:00 – 17:00. For more information and to attend this in-person discussion, register here.

Meeting on Ukraine and Geopolitics 2022
2022-06-18 10:30 - 12:30 | Zoom
UNA Harpenden Public Meetings with Prof. Richard Sakwa and Prof. Paul Rogers and Discussion Group Meeting on Ukraine and Geopolitics 2022. To register for a free ticket, please go to https://ukraine-geopolitics.eventbrite.co.uk

June 11 – Professor Richard Sakwa of Kent University on How the Clash of Post-Cold War Peace Orders Led to War at the Salvation Army Hall from 10:30-12:30.
June 18 – Professor Paul Rogers of Bradford University on Global Security in the 21st Century , by Zoom from 10:30-12:30.
June 25 – Discussion Group Meeting on The Ukraine Conflict – Causes & Solutions at the Salvation Army Hall from 10:30-12:30.

International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development & the Indigenous People of the Western Ghats
2022-06-25 02:00 | England
On Saturday 25th June at 14:00, as part of the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development Streatham & Clapham UNA will be showing some short videos about lives and livelihoods of indigenous people in the Western Ghats mountain range in South India. This will be followed by an opportunity over Zoom to discuss a number of issue with people from the area. Discussion will include:

How the unique local knowledge of indigenous people can help to protect the forest and bring other medical and scientific benefits, as well as the challenges they face in maintaining their way of live
What opportunities and other developments they would like to see in future: including education and the success of their commercial ventures in selling organic food from the forest alongside stronger protection for biodiversity and the rights of those who live in forest areas
How those of us living elsewhere, and national and international organisation can best support their aspirations.

We will also be joined by Keith Hindell, to set all this in the context of this year’s International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development. Mountains are often home to indigenous peoples. This international year is highlighting the importance of mountains to all of life on earth and the importance of achieving sustainable development in these regions.
Click here to reigster in advance.

Meeting on Ukraine and Geopolitics 2022
2022-06-25 10:30 - 12:30 | Salvation Army Hall, Salvation Army Hall, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England, AL5 2TG, United Kingdom

The International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development and life in the Western Ghats
2022-06-25 14:00 | Zoom
Streatham & Clapham UNA will host a Zoom call on The International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development and life in the Western Ghats on Saturday 25th June at 2pm. As well as outlining the purpose of the International Year, we hope to be joined live from South India by a number of those living in the Western Ghats mountain range to share and discuss several short video clips about the life and culture of the local indigenous people. Please register to join here.

Westminster Climate Solutions Fair
2022-07-06 17:00 - 19:00 | England
Westminster Climate Solutions Fair
The Climate Coalition (of which LASER is a member) is joining with the National Trust and others to organise the Westminster Climate Solutions Fair, focusing on Climate, Nature and People, in Parliament, on 6th July, 17:00-19:00. If you would like to have a display, please complete this short form by 26th May. For further information, see here or contact the organiser.

The LASER Summer Council - Climate Change: Impact, Reports, Solutions
2022-07-09 10:30 - 17:00 | Salvation Army Hall, Salvation Army Hall, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England, AL5 2TG, United Kingdom
The LASER Summer Council – Climate Change: Impact, Reports, Solutions – will be hosted by UNA Harpenden on 9th July, 10:30 – 17:00 at the Salvation Army, Leyton Green, Harpenden AL5 2TG. Entry will be free. Please register here to join us in meeting together as a region again.

Walk the Mandela Mile
2022-07-17 13:00 - 17:00 | England
Westminster UNA:
On 17 July, UNA Westminster invites us to Walk the Mandela Mile (between the statues of Mandela at the Royal Festival Hall and in Parliament Square) and then to join the UN Green Party, at United Nations Green. The party will run from 13:00 – 17:00. Further details are here.
On 9-16 October UNA Westminster would like indications of interest in joining a Study Tour to Vienna to visit several important UN agencies and programmes as well as the OSCE. This builds on a very successful similar tour they ran a few years ago. Further information and an opportunity to register is here.

President Xi of China's Global Security Initiative by UNA Harpenden
2022-07-30 10:30 - 12:00 | Zoom
President Xi of China’s Global Security Initiative by Counsellor Jialiang Feng, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, London: According to China Daily, President Xi proposed a Global Security Initiative on 21 April 2022 for the global community to come together to make the world safer and to cooperate on meeting our common objectives. It would be useful to understand what this means. We have invited the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the UK to tell us and answer our questions.

To register for a Zoom ticket, please go to: https://china-security-initiative.eventbrite.co.uk

Climate and Oceans UNA
2022-09-04 06:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
To get tickets go here

Natalie Samarasinghe, Global Director of Advocacy, Open Society Foundations
2022-09-10 11:00 | 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 | England
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 | England
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 | England
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 | England
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 | England
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 | England
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 | England
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.
