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The United Nations Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UNA-UK) is the UK's leading independent policy authority on the UN and a UK-wide grassroots membership organisation. Read more about UNA-UK here.

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cluster
 

30 JUNE 2009
UK to ratify cluster munitions ban in 2010
Yesterday Prime Minister Gordon Brown told Parliament that the UK will ratify the Convention on Cluster Munitions during the 2009/10 legislative programme. Following the UK's signature of the convention in Oslo in December 2008, UNA-UK has been calling on the government to make ratification a priority.

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john holmes
 

5 JUNE 2009
UN humanitarian chief delivers major speech at UNA-UK Annual Conference
Sir John Holmes, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, delivered a major speech on the humanitarian challenges facing the international community at UNA-UK's 64th Annual Conference (5-7 June 2009). The conference also debated a raft of issues and called for action on peace and security, climate change, human rights and UN reform.

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impact-report
 

22 MAY 2009
UNA-UK’s inaugural Impact Report published
We are delighted to announce the release of a report documenting UNA-UK’s achievements over the last four years. It highlights our work in the areas of strategic communications, influencing foreign policy, grassroots campaigning, education, youth and good governance. We hope it will inspire you to join UNA-UK if you are not already a member.

All UNA-UK members will be sent a printed copy of the report on 18 June.

Click here to download the report (3.8MB)


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New on www.una.org.uk

08/03/09
International Women’s Day 2009 tackles violence against women
19/01/09
UN poster to remember victims of the Holocaust available from UNA-UK
30/05/08
New UN in Parliament site
07/05/08
New Books and Films resources pages
02/05/08
Spring issue of New World available to download
01/05/08
New UDHR60 page

 

 

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