Media: United Nations Association- UK

Press Releases and news items

2010

16 June	Putting on a united front
9 June	UN plays a vital role in gender equality, but so do we all
27 May	Summer 2010 issue of New World released - special UN Forum issue
21 May	UN Forum animation now online
13 May	UK PM and Deputy PM send messages for UN Forum 2010
3 May	International press freedom day
9 April	UNA-UK Chair Lord Hannay calls for action to get to 'nuclear zero'
27 March	UNYSA annual conference: fighting poverty
19 March	Executive Director Sam Daws announces decision to move on
8 March	International Women's Day: UN calls for progress on all fronts
5 March	UNA-UK's General Election 2010 Hustings Guide
12 February	UNA-UK helps launch Robin Hood Tax campaign
12 February	Spring 2010 issue of New World released - with special report on Haiti
4 February	UK launch of ICNND report on eliminating nuclear threats
27 January 2010	Remembering the victims of genocide
21 January 2010	Cuts to the FCO budget threaten conflict prevention initiatives
14 January 2010	Haiti earthquake: UNA-UK Chair calls on the UK government to help relief effort
11 January 2010	Secretary-General sets out seven priorities for UN 2010 agenda
10 January 2010	UNA-UK Chair, Lord Hannay, on a special edition of BBC's Today Programme

2009

18 December 2009	Migration can benefit us all
10 December 2009	Celebrating Human Rights Day
3 December 2009	What is Britain's role in moving towards global nuclear zero?
3 December 2009	Empowering persons with disabilities around the world
24 November 2009	Violence against women - a problem of pandemic proportions
20 November 2009	Universal Children's Day - a good day to help the world's children
19 November 2009	Lord Hannay raises UNA-UK priorities in debate on Queen's speech
26 October 2009	UK no longer 'safe haven' for genocide suspects
24 October 2009	UN Day 2009: we share one planet, one home
10 October 2009	UNA-UK releases new publication 'The Road to Copenhagen'
9 October 2009	Obama awarded Nobel Peace Prize: UNA-UK reaction

29 September 2009	New World launches UNA-UK's new Towards Zero initiative
24 September 2009	UN Security Council adopts historic resolution on nuclear issues
22 September 2009	UN climate change summit
14 September 2009	The birth of a new UN agency for women?
1 September 2009	WFUNA concludes successful Plenary Assembly in Seoul

30 August 2009	UN highlights growing tragedy of enforced disappearances

July 2009	The Millennium Development Goals 2009 report published
7 July 2009	UNA-UK Chair hails victory for international justice on war crimes

29 June 2009	UK to ratify cluster munitions ban in 2010
9 June 2009	UNA-UK statement on ratification of UN disability convention
5 June 2009	UN humanitarian chief delivers major speech at UNA-UK Annual Conference

22 May 2009	UNA-UK Chair Lord Hannay condemns arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi
22 May 2009	UNA-UK’s inaugural Impact Report published
7 May 2009	Latest issue of New World highlights violence against women

23 April 2009	UNA-UK Chair defends UK participation in racism conference

30 March 2009	Ban Ki-moon and the G20 London summit
28 March 2009	Time for an Economic and Social Security Council at the UN?
25 March 2009	Lord Hannay calls for inquiry into rendition allegations
8 March 2009	International Women’s Day 2009 tackles violence against women

5 February 2009	UNA-UK urges UK to ratify UN disability convention

19 January 2009	Post-ceasefire Gaza humanitarian appeal
13 January 2009	UNA-UK condemns killing of Sri Lanken journalist

2008

10 December 2008	UNA-UK releases new human rights teaching pack
9 December 2008	UNA-UK celebrates 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

31 October 2008	UNA-UK urges British government support for stronger UN presence in the DRC
27 October 2008	Launch of 'Lobby for the UN' 2008

29 September 2008	UNA-UK urges the government to stamp out piracy around the Horn of Africa

02 July 2008	Do Something: Help save Zimbabwe from Mugabe

13 June 2008	UN Secretary-General delivers major speech to UNA-UK in London

29 May 2008	Diplomats approve cluster bomb ban
29 May 2008	International Day of UN Peacekeepers 2008
22 May 2008	UN Human Rights Council: UK re-elected, Sri Lanka defeated
14 May 2008	UNA-UK Chair Lord Hannay of Chiswick responds to questions from the UNA-UK membership
07 May 2008	UN responds to disaster in cyclone-hit Burma

28 April 2008	UNA-UK presents cluster bomb ban petition to Foreign Secretary
25 April 2008	New UDHR60 site
04 April 2008	UNA-UK urges the government to ban all forms of cluster bombs

08 March 2008	Secretary-General's speech for International Women's Day 2008

19 February 2008	Security Council divided over Kosovo
07 February 2008	UK appoints new ambassador to the UN in Geneva

31 January 2008	Lord Hannay on the future of the Middle East
11 January 2008	New early day motion on cluster munitions opens for signature
02 January 2008	UN chief reflects on his first year in office

2007

13 December 2007	Last-gasp talks in Bali aimed at launching negotiations for Kyoto successor
10 December 2007	UN celebrates Human Rights Day 2007
5 December 2007	The UN in a 'disordered' world
4 December 2007	UN Development Programme scores first in global accountability rating

27 November 2007	UNDP report says human costs of climate change have been understated
17 November 2007	UN report calls climate change 'unequivocal'
15 November 2007	Death penalty moratorium clears first hurdle at the UN
7 November 2007	Keynote speaker at Annual Conference 2008 announced

24 October 2007	Lobby for the UN launched on UN Day
10 October 2007	Stand Up and Speak Out against poverty
3 October 2007	UNA-UK supports 'March for Burma'
1 October 2007	UN marks 'International Day of Older Persons'

24 September 2007	'The future in our hands' high-level meeting on climate change at the UN
14 September 2007	UN General Assembly adopts landmark declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples
5 September 2007	UN head makes first trip to Darfur as UNA-UK and partners urge world leaders, "Don’t look away now."

21 August 2007	Foreign affairs committee releases Middle East report with evidence from UNA-UK
10 August 2007	UNA-UK calls on government to help revive Middle East peace process
9 August 2007	International Day for the World's Indigenous Peoples 2007

31 July 2007	Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks at UN Headquarters
6 July 2007	UNA-UK partners with UNDP, ODI and APGOOD to host UK launch of the UN Millennium Development Report 2007
5 July 2007	The Oxford Handbook on the UN launched in London and New York
2 July 2007	UNA-UK and partners host UK launch of NGO report assessing the Peacebuilding Commission's first year

28 June 2007	Brown creates Minister for Africa, Asia and the United Nations
26 June 2007	UNA-UK co-hosts launch of Annual Review of Global Peace Operations 2007
21 June 2007	The UN Human Rights Council: one year on
20 June 2007	YPN and UNHCR host World Refugee Day event at Millbank Tower
15 June 2007	UNA-UK supports call for death penalty moratorium at the UN

31 May 2007	Tell the G8 that the world can't wait to end poverty
25 May 2007	UNA-UK convenes high-level UN APPG meeting on Darfur in Parliament
22 May 2007	International Day of UN Peacekeepers marked around the world
15 May 2007	Zimbabwe appointment to UN body draws global criticism
15 May 2007	UNA-UK submits evidence on Middle East to Foreign Affairs Committee
5 May 2007	Applying international law: Sierra Leone and Darfur
1 May 2007	'Walk the World' with the World Food Programme

11 April 2007	UNA-UK launches new website
11 April 2007	New World April-June 2007 released

22 March 2007	World Water Day 2007: 'Coping with Water Scarcity'
20 March 2007	UK declares immediate ban on the use of 'dumb' cluster munitions
15 March 2007	Parliament votes to renew Trident despite strong opposition
15 March 2007	UK government to be investigated by OECD over corruption investigaiton
8 March 2007	International Women's Day 2007

1 February 2007	Edinburgh UNA workshop on Trident and the NPT

23 January 2007	Launch of UNICEF documentary tribute
12 January 2007	China and Russia veto draft Security Council Resolution
5 January 2007	New Secretary-General turns his attention to Darfur

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