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UNYSA update - February 2010
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The UN Youth & Students Association (UNYSA) is the youth wing of UNA-UK, the UK's leading independent policy authority on the United Nations. UNYSA brings together young people (university, college and school students) from across the UK who are passionate about the need for a strong, credible and effective UN. Find out more at una.org.uk/youth.
What is UNA-UK?
UNA-UK is the UK's leading source of independent analysis on UN issues and a vibrant grassroots movement in support of the UN. For more information about UNA-UK, and to become a member for the subsidised rate of only £6, click here. |
From your UNYSA Youth Council
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Happy New Year to you all, we hope you enjoyed the holiday period!
In 2009, UNYSA-UK set out a tough agenda and worked hard at furthering its mission to inform and unite on the role of the United Nations in addressing the many challenges the world faces today.
Our 'Stop the Spread' nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament campaign is now well underway. Let us know what you think of the campaign so far and send us your suggestions on what more we could do by clicking here.
In December, as part of our 'Seal the Deal' climate campaign, UNYSA-UK members turned out in force for The Wave demo in London. Over 50,000 people took to the streets to call for urgent action at the Copenhagen climate conference.
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Youth Council Campaigns and Policy Officer Chris Day was fortunate enough to attend the Copenhagen summit and wrote about his experiences inside and outside the conference centre. Click here to read his blog.
All in all, it's been a good year...but 2010 promises to be even better! We've secured an amazing speaker line-up for our Annual Conference on 27 March - we know you won't want to miss it!
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Fighting Poverty: helping the UN to meet the MDGs
UNYSA Annual Conference, 27 March 2010 @ Saïd Business School, Oxford |
Register now for our event of the year – a major one-day conference on realising the UN Millennium Development Goals.
Elections for the new UNYSA Youth Council will also be held. Would you like to lead UNYSA in 2010/11? Find out more about the Youth Council roles and how to submit your candidacy here.
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UN Forum - 12 June 2010
Take part in UN Forum 2010, the UK’s largest civil society gathering on the United Nations. This exciting UNA-UK one-day event will feature presentations by high-level speakers including Dr Hans Blix, former UN Weapons Inspector, as well as films, workshops and panel debates on the UN's work in support of peace, development and human rights. There will also be a session on careers at the UN.
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New education pack on the United Nations
UNA-UK's new education outreach pack ‘UN Matters’ is out now!
Be part of UNYSA's education outreach programme and take action: use the pack as inspiration to speak at your local schools about why the UN matters.
To get free copies of the pack, contact Helen Franzen on franzen@una.org.uk
For more information on the education outreach programme, please contact the EDMUN team - Morris.marah@hotmail.co.uk. |
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Mad about UNYSA? Buy a hoodie!
UNYSA hoodies are now on sale for just £8 - a stylish way to show your support!
Contact Rich Nelmes on membership@una.org.uk or 020 7766 3456 to order yours. |
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| Haiti earthquake appeal |
| In the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, international organisations, government ministers and charities from the all over the world are working together and pooling their resources in efforts to stabilise the situation. Click here to donate to the Disasters Emergency Committee, and visit www.una.org.uk/dosomething for more ideas. |
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UNESCO journalism competition
UNESCO has launched a student journalism competition to mark World Press Freedom Day 2010. The winning entry written under the title “Unregulated political comment online helps the democratic process” will be awarded a £500 cash prize.
Visit www.unesco.org.uk/pressfreedomcompetition to enter the competition. |
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UNA-UK - conference assistants for UN Forum - 12 June 2010
We are looking for ten enthusiastic and hardworking individuals to help ensure the smooth running of this exciting and unique civil society event. You will need to be available from 9am until 7pm (with food breaks!) on the day of the event, as well as for a three-hour advance run-through the week before. Conference assistants will receive a payment of £90, plus a special limited edition event t-shirt!
To apply, please forward your CV and covering email, outlining in one paragraph any relevant experience and why you're interested in participating in the conference, to Natalie Samarasinghe at samarasinghe@una.org.uk no later than 31 March 2010.
INTERNSHIPS
RUSI Nuclear Security Project
The Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies is seeking an intern for its Nuclear Security Project. Working with full-time staff, the intern will assist with preparing publications, the organisation of events including high-level conferences and workshops, and working with other organisations such as the Top Level Group of UK Parliamentarians for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation.
TRAINING
MA Human Values & Contemporary Global Ethics
The MA Human Values & Contemporary Global Ethics programme at King's College London is a unique one-year programme that enables you to explore, in a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary and applied fashion, the appropriate ethical responses to pressing global problems that confront us in the 21st century. Taught by distinguished academic staff at the School of Law at King's, their areas of expertise include a very wide range of topics in ethics and political philosophy.
Click here to find out more
FUNDING
Gilbert Murray Trust, Junior Awards offered for 2010/11
The International Studies Committee of the Gilbert Murray Trust is offering up to six Junior Awards of up to £500 each for 2010/11 to support study of the purposes and work of the United Nations. For more information on the requirements and on how to apply, please visit www.una.org.uk/education
ACUNS Dissertation Award Program
ACUNS is offering an award of US $1000 for dissertations that look beyond the substance of a particular global problem and the applicant’s disciplinary background and clearly demonstrate a direct link to institutional issues of the UN system. To be eligible candidates must:
- Be at the Ph.D, J.S.D. or LL.M. level and engaged in the writing stage of their programme
- To become a member of ACUNS
The deadline for applications is 12 March 2010. To find out more about how to apply, and to become a member of ACUNS, visit www.acuns.org
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Upcoming MUNs
- Imperial MUN - talk on global health, 11 February 2010
- Edinburgh University, SCOTMUN, 26-28 February 2010
- LSE, LSEMUN, 20-21 March 2010
- UNYSA Annual conference, 27 March 2010
- Bath University, BNMUN, 16-18 April 2010
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16 February
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
21st Century Challenges: how global crises provide the opportunity to transform the world
LSE Global Governance re-launch debate
The world now confronts crises unique in their global character. Distinguished LSE experts argue these crises provide an opportunity to transform the world and to build capacity for responding to extreme global challenges.
Click here to find out more
25 February
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Dirty Business Film Series: Yes Men Fix the World
Directed by Andy Bichlbaum and winner of the Berlin Film Festival, 'Yes Men Fix the World’ is a screwball true story that follows a couple of gonzo political activists as they infiltrate the world of big business and pull off outrageous pranks that highlight the ways that corporate greed is destroying the planet. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with ‘Yes Man’ Mike Bonanno and Amnesty UK Business and Economic Relations Campaign Director Peter Frankental.
Click here to find out more
27 February
NETWORK FOR PEACE
Polling day plus one – where next for the peace movement?
Network for Peace will host a public meeting with guest speakers Lindis Percy, Campaign for Accountability of American bases, and Professor Dave Webb, CND Vice Chair who will discuss new directions of the peace movement in the future.
Click here to find out more |
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