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SUMMARY:Ruth Steinkraus-Cohen International Law Lecture
DESCRIPTION:On 11th March\, 18:30\, UNA Westminster – with the Bar Council\, and the Centre for International Studies at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) – will be holding at SOAS’ Brunei Gallery\, London WC1H 0XG\, the twenty-second annual Ruth Steinkraus-Cohen International Law Lecture\, on Fragmented Refuge: It’s time to rebuild the case for humanity\, marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). \nThe speaker\, Professor Catherine Briddick (University of Oxford’s Refugee Studies Centre)\, will review today’s changed attitudes to the call of humanity\, explore access to protection and the enforcement of international refugee law\, and draw on the experiences of those involved in drafting the UN Refugee Convention. The event will be followed by a free wine reception. Please register here.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/ruth-steinkraus-cohen-international-law-lecture
LOCATION:England
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SUMMARY:USA/UN Aid Crisis Hits Women the Hardest; What is to be done
DESCRIPTION:On 11th March\, 19:30-21:30\, UNA Wandsworth is celebrating International Women’s Day with a meeting on USA/UN Aid Crisis Hits Women the Hardest; What is to be done?. It will be in the Community Church\, Werter Road\, London SW15 2LL.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/usa-un-aid-crisis-hits-women-the-hardest-what-is-to-be-done
LOCATION:The Community Church\, Werter Road\, London\, England\, London SW15 2LL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Rights\, Equality\, Empowerment for All Women and Girls
DESCRIPTION:On 14th March\, 18:00-20:00\, UNA Luton will be celebrating International Women’s Day\, with a virtual meeting on Rights\, Equality\, Empowerment for All Women and Girls to discuss global\, national and local issues impacting gender equity. Speakers include Dr Nazia Khanum (on Key global challenges and progress re gender equality); Susan Beaumont (on Women’s Rights in Afghanistan)\, Debra Knight (on Nine Red Presents: Abuse and Violence Faced by Women) and Sadia Rahman (on Hijab: Perception and Prejudice). The zoom link is here\, with meeting ID 879-2448-1457 and Passcode 554543.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/rights-equality-empowerment-for-all-women-and-girls
LOCATION:England
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SUMMARY:LASER Policy Conference
DESCRIPTION:Our Policy Conference will be on 15th March\, 2025\, 12:00-18:00. It will be at Bermondsey Village Hall (close to London Bridge station)\, and online. Please bring a packed lunch. Drinks will be provided. If you would like to attend in-person\, please register here. If you would like to join online\, please register here. \nThank you for the draft resolutions. The Policy Committee has met and considered them\, and combined them with some further proposals of its own\, as well as going through all the existing resolutions\, to create this Draft Agenda. You are welcome to suggest further amendments to these resolutions\, with the deadline for amendments being Friday 28th February. \nAmendments can be submitted by UNA Groups or individual members. You can see our current resolutions – for inspiration and for the framework of notes and calls to action that we use – here. Note that we then promote the resolutions more widely – including forwarding them to the Foreign Secretary and other key actors – and share the responses on our website. \nYou can suggest amendments to the new draft resolutions and to existing resolutions. After any additions or deletion that you propose\, the amended resolution must be no more than 75 words longer than the original resolution. Please do not send in longer amendments!  We are particularly looking for amendments or replacement resolutions on Sri Lanka\, Syria and the UK Aid budget.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/laser-policy-conference
LOCATION:England
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SUMMARY:Middle East and Global Affairs
DESCRIPTION:On 17th March\, 18:30-20:00\, UNA Warwick District is hosting an online meeting on Middle East and Global Affairs. The speaker is Professor Yossi Mekelberg (from the Royal Institute of International Affairs\, Chatham House). He will consider the latest developments in: Gaza and Israel; the growing US-China rivalry; the war in Ukraine; the future of international institutions in an era of rising nationalism. The zoom link is here\, with meeting ID 824 7994 6009 and passcode 291771.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/middle-east-and-global-affairs
LOCATION:England
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SUMMARY:The Space of the World: can human solidarity survive social media and what if it can’t?
DESCRIPTION:On 22nd March\, 10:30-12:30\, UNA Harpenden will host a hybrid event at The Salvation Army Hall\, Leyton Green\, Harpenden AL5 2TG on The Space of the World: can human solidarity survive social media and what if it can’t?. The speaker\, Professor Nick Couldry (London School of Economics and Political Science)\, will reflect on the global space of social communications and interaction that has been constructed over the past three decades through a commercialised internet and the emergence of digital platforms whose business model depends on the extraction of data from their users and the shaping of user behaviour to optimise advertising value. Further information about the talk is here. Please register here.
URL:https://unalaser.org/events/the-space-of-the-world-can-human-solidarity-survive-social-media-and-what-if-it-cant
LOCATION:Salvation Army Hall\, Salvation Army Hall\, Harpenden\, Hertfordshire\, England\, AL5 2TG\, United Kingdom
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