Peace & Security: United Nations Association- UK

Charting a path to a world without nuclear weapons

UNA-UK has been awarded a major five-year ‘Special Peace Grant’ (administered by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust) and funding from the John Bright Centenary Appeal Fund of the UNA Trust to work on furthering multilateral nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.

With this grant and co-funding from the UNA Trust and the John Bright Fund, we have launched ‘Towards Zero’, which builds on UNA-UK’s long tradition of disarmament campaigning.

We will be regularly reporting on this campaign through our website, newsletters and a new dedicated section in our magazine New World.

7 October 2011 - UNA-UK organises student event on disarmament in partnership with the FCO

On Friday 7 October selected students from all over the UK took part in a one-day conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Jointly organised by UNA-UK and the FCO's Counter Proliferation department, students discussed the diplomacy and negotiation involved when furthering the cause of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation with a focus on the topical issue of a Middle East Nuclear Weapons Free Zone.

Speakers at the event included , Lord Hannay, former UNA-UK chair, Robert Hannigan, Director General, Defence and Intelligence, FCO, and Mark Fitzpatrick, International Institute of Strategic Studies. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Alistair Burt MP also recorded a video message for the occasion.

Click here to read more about the event

UNA-UK chair high level round-table on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament

On 29 November 2010, UNA-UK held a High-Level Round-Table at The Royal Society in London entitled, 'The Prospects for Nuclear Disarmament and Non-proliferation beyond 2010: NATO's New Strategic Concept & the Outcome of the NPT Review Conference.'

With speakers ranging from the Special Representative of the President of the United States for Nuclear non-proliferation, to the NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary-General for Weapons of Mass Destruction Policy, the day's debate and discussion was lively and thought-provoking.

To learn more about the Round-Table please click here to download a pamphlet outlining the day's proceedings.

Nobel Peace Prize winners urge nuclear weapons ban (November 2010)

UNA-UK participates in the 2010 NPT Review Conference (June 2010)

UNA-UK Chair Lord Hannay calls for action to get to 'nuclear zero' (April 2010)

UNA-UK's Chair, Lord Hannay, speaks on BBC about nuclear non-proliferation (Jan 2010)

To find out more about UNA-UK activities, click here >>

1 day conference, 'What is Britain's role in moving towards global nuclear zero?' (Dec 2009)
Opportunity for students to participate in Global Zero Paris Summit 2010 (November 2009)
UNA-UK youth conference tackles non-proliferation and disarmament (November 2009)
Lobby for the United Nations 2009-2010 pushes for action on nuclear issues (October 2009)
Towards Zero launched in UNA-UK's magazine New World (September 2009)
UNA-UK annual conference 2009 policy document (September 2009)
UNA-UK resolution on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues agreed by WFUNA, an umbrella organisation of nearly 100 UNAs worldwide (August 2009)
UNA-UK lobbies the UK government to support IAEA budget increase (July 2009)
UNA-UK annual conference receives cross-party support for action (June 2009)

Building on decades of campaigning

UNA-UK has a long history of campaigning on nuclear non-proliferation and multilateral disarmament. To bring these issues to the fore on a national and international level, UNA-UK has organised events, carried out targeted advocacy, and produced a wide range of resources.

Other pages of interest : nuclear non proliferation >>>

UNA-UK home >> peace&security home >> towards zero

Click here to sign Global Zero's declaration

6 Steps Towards Zero

 Substantially reducing the nuclear arsenals of all nuclear-weapon states

 Easing Cold War nuclear postures and agreeing negative security assurances

 Universal ratification and entry into force of the Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty

 Agreeing a treaty to end verifiably the production of fissile material for weapons

 Creating a mechanism that guarantees access to nuclear fuel for civil purposes and avoids the further proliferation of uranium enrichment and reprocessing technology

 Strengthening mechanisms and increasing resources for verifying compliance with nuclear commitments

UK parliamentary activity

British parliamentary perspectives on nuclear disarmament and
non-proliferation >

UN activity

UN Security Council resolution on 'Maintenance of international peace and security' (24 September 2009)

UN Security Council meeting record on 'Maintenance of international peace and security' (24 September 2009)

UN press release on SC resolution
on 'Maintenance of international peace and security' (24 September 2009)

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