Over 70 people attended a meeting hosted by Coventry City Council and Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre to discuss how they could support Ukrainian refugees. The meeting provided the opportunity for residents to ask questions and hear about the support … Continue reading →
The following motion was passed unanimously at a meeting of Coventry City Council. Coventry City Council condemns without reservation the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Government, led by President Putin. Our thoughts and solidarity are with the Ukrainian people. … Continue reading →
This article first appeared on the Coventry City Council website on 21 March 2022. Coventry City Council is taking part in a day of national action with more than 400 organisations across the country in a show of support and … Continue reading →
The following statement, entitled “Coventry City Council statement on the developing situation in Ukraine” was first published on the council website on 24 February. “We are deeply disturbed at the events in Ukraine overnight and offer our deepest sympathy to … Continue reading →
The Lord Mayor of Coventry, Councillor John McNicholas, and Deputy Lord Mayor, Councillor Kevin Maton, invite all Coventry pupils to tell them what you want to see in the forthcoming Plan for Coventry to promote peace and reconciliation. Your ideas … Continue reading →
As a parting gift from the European Union, the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) awarded funding for MyCoventry, a two-year partnership, starting in January 2021, to address local, social and economic inequalities that hinder the way young people and … Continue reading →
In October 2017 the EU’s Urban Innovative Actions fund awarded more than £4m to Coventry, Birmingham and Wolverhampton for the MiFriendly Cities project, a 3-year initiative that will look to develop innovative, community-led and sustainable approaches to enhancing the contribution … Continue reading →
In 2014 the West Midlands Pension Fund (WMPF) held investments in four manufacturers of cluster bombs. Their investments come from Council Tax money, collected across the West Midlands region. But the 2010 Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) Act forbids all forms of support … Continue reading →
The Peace Partners Programme grew out of Coventry City Council’s Anti-bullying Strategy which brought together a variety of organisations working together to address ways of providing training to teachers and youth workers on how to address the problem of bullying, … Continue reading →
Contact Details The Coventry International Peace Prize was last awarded in 2014 to Thérèse Mema Mapenzi from the from the Justice and Peace Commission of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was organised by the International Peace Prize Committee. Useful … Continue reading →