Category Archives: United Nations
P5 Joint Statement on Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races
On 3 January 2022 the five permanent members of the UN Security Council issued the following Joint Statement: The People’s Republic of China, the French Republic, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the … Continue reading →
UNiTE Campaign to End Violence against Women
The UN Secretary-General’s UNiTE by 2030 to End Violence against Women campaign (UNiTE campaign), managed by UN Women, is a multi-year effort aimed at preventing and eliminating violence against women and girls around the world. It calls on governments, civil … Continue reading →
UNFCCC Executive Warns Climate Change Threatens Global Security and Stability
In the days before COP26, Patricia Espinosa, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has warned in an interview with the Observer that, if countries fail to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, global security and stability could … Continue reading →
United Nations Peace Presentation
A presentation designed for secondary schools. Includes an introduction to the United Nations and information about how the UN promotes peace. Produced by United Nations Association Coventry Branch. United Nations Peace Presentation from Philip Brown
Continue reading →Peace and Conflict Word Searches
United Nations Association Coventry Branch offers this set of 10 word searches on peace and conflict in order to stimulate thought and discussion on what are the causes of conflict and how people can find peace.
Continue reading →Climate Change is a Threat to Global Security – UN Secretary General
On 21 September, International Day of Peace, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said “Peace is at the heart of all our work at the United Nations. And we know peace is much more than a world free of war. … Continue reading →
Schools Peace & Justice Forum Event Report
Report of an event held on 9 November 17 in St Michael’s House, Hill Street, Coventry during Coventry Peace Festival. The event was Organised jointly by Coventry Schools Peace & Justice Forum and United Nations Association Coventry Branch. It was … Continue reading →
United Nations and Reconciliation
The peaceful settlement of disputes is fundamental to the purposes of the United Nations. The dispute between North and South Korea is only one of many examples where unresolved disputes lead to tension and the possible resumption of conflict. The United Nations … Continue reading →
United Nations and Peace
When the United Nations was founded after the Second World War, one of its main aims was “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind” and to this … Continue reading →