Events

On 16th May, 10:30, UNA Harpenden is hosting a hybrid public lecture on Natural Capital: Bringing ecology and economy together by Professor Emeritus Sir Partha Dasgupta (Cambridge University) at Salvation Army, Harpenden AL5 2TG. Refreshments will be available. For more information and to register, please go here and scroll down.

  On 16th May, 10:30, UNA Harpenden is hosting a hybrid public lecture on Artificial Intelligence: Should we be worried? by Suheil Shahryar, Chair, UNA Harpenden. (Please note the previously publicised lecture by Sir Partha Dasgpupta on Natural Capital: Bringing ecology and economy together has been postponed.) The event will be online and at Salvation Army, Harpenden AL5 2TG. Refreshments will be available. For more information […]

On 21st May, 13:00, at the cenotaph in Whitehall, UNA Westminster will be coordinating, with UNA UK, the annual Peacekeepers Day, marking the International Day of United Nations Peacekeeping, honouring those who have died in the cause of peace and recognising those from 120 countries who have served as UN Peacekeepers. All are welcome in Whitehall. Information is on the UNA […]

On 23rd May, 12:30, UNA Warwick District is hosting a hybrid event on What will it take to achieve Peace in Sudan?, with speaker Mohamed Osman (LSE, International Relations). Nearly three years into Sudan’s war,violence and famine are looming in many parts of the country and civilians remain trapped in shifting lines. Various UN Agencies are urging stronger international resolve against the ongoing […]

On 24th May, 13:00 – 16:00, as it does annually, UNA Luton will join the UNA Luton Women’s Carnival Peace Parade, with the UNA Luton Women’s Peace Banner, as the Luton International Carnival celebrates its Golden Jubilee with lively music. You are warmly invited to join UNA Luton at this event, which will be at Wardown Park, in the heart […]

On 28th May, 18:00-21:00, UNA-UK is hosting in central London a free Public Hustings for UN Secretary-General Candidates. All nominated candidates have been invited; so far, Mr Rafael Grossi (from Argentina) and Ms Rebeca Grynspan (from Costa Rica) have confirmed their attendance. The appointment of the UN Secretary-General is one of the most consequential decisions taken by member states. The role has a […]

On 2nd June, 18:00-20:30, the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, with support from the University of London Sustainability Team, is running a special community screening of The People’s Emergency Briefing, followed by a panel discussion, chaired by Professor Damien Short. They will consider what it means for our community and what we can do locally on: Food Security, Health, the Cost of […]

On 3rd June, 19:30, the UNA London Trust will hold an online meeting for those wanting to learn more about receiving grants from the Trust. The Trust is particularly interested in supporting: Events to create new branches and/or outreach activities to attract new members Events/groups looking at a future UN Events/groups aiming to strengthen UK’s Role in UN […]

On 6th June, 10:30, UNA Harpenden is hosting a hybrid public lecture on Global Elites and American Power Today by Professor Inderjet Parmar (City University of London). He will examine how American power is sustained and projected through military force, state institutions, and also through dense networks of global elites (corporate, philanthropic, academic, and policy-oriented). He will outline a new theoretical approach […]

On 6th June, 14:30, UNA Tunbridge Wells and Wealden will be holding their AGM (to share updates and discuss plans), followed by hosting A Conversation with Sanam Naraghi Anderlini (Civil Society Action Network) at King Charles the Martyr, 3 Warwick Park, Tunbridge Wells TN2 5TA. For further information and to register, please go here.