United Nations Association UK
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| Abbreviation | UNA-UK |
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| Formation | 1945 |
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London, United Kingdom
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Stewart Wood, Baron Wood of Anfield |
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Parent organization
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World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) |
| Website | www |
The United Nations Association – UK (UNA-UK) is the leading independent policy authority on the United Nations in the UK, and a UK-wide grassroots membership organisation.
UNA-UK’s policy work can be split into three main areas:
Alongside these broad policy areas, UNA-UK’s work includes cross-cutting themes such as gender and UN reform.
UNA-UK acts as the secretariat for The All‐Party Parliamentary Group on the United Nations (UN APPG), a cross‐party group supporting the aims and ideals of the United Nations. The UN APPG’s primary objective is to raise awareness among MPs and Peers – about the UN; about its myriad contributions across the areas of peace and security, development and human rights; about the scope of international law and its relevance to the UK; and about the applicability of the UN to the people who make up the British electorate.
In partnership with UN APPG Officers, UNA-UK sets out the strategic plan for the Group for each parliamentary session and reports back on the activity of the Group to its members.
The UN APPG meets six to eight times a year to provide a platform for high‐level international speakers.
Each year, UNA-UK presents the Sir Brian Urquhart Award for Distinguished Service to the UN. The award celebrates Sir Brian’s unparalleled contribution to the UN, and is presented to individuals whose work reflects Sir Brian’s own dedication and endeavour. During his four decades of service to the UN, Sir Brian was instrumental in creating the organisation’s administrative framework. He is now a member of UNA-UK’s expert advisory panel.
Past recipients of the award include:
In early 2005 UNA-UK was tasked by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to conduct a public and expert engagement process on UN reform in the lead up to the UN Millennium Review Summit in September 2005.
A series of national and regional public debates were undertaken to examine the recommendations made in the UN Secretary-General’s Report, In Larger Freedom. The purpose of the debates was to ensure the widest possible public input into the development of the UK government’s priorities for the 2005 World Summit.
The events proved very popular, attracting a cross-section of society, including youth, trade unions, parliamentarians, NGOs, the armed services and academia. Common themes emerged: a clear and widespread support for a strengthened United Nations, and a reaffirmation of the UN’s unique importance as both a forum for negotiating viable solutions to collective threats, and an instrument for taking collective action to meet diverse threats, from climate change to terrorism.
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