Making A Reality Of The UN's Aims



Friday, 20th August

18.30	Dinner
19.30	"The United Nations in its 60s: will it ever triumph over entrenched national self-interest?"
	David Wardrop Chairman UNA Westminster Branch discusses the UN's continuing challenges in peacekeeping, human rights, nuclear proliferation, and the ethos of the international civil servant.

Saturday, 21st August

09.30	"What the United Nations Association could do"
	Trisha Rogers UNA-UK Board Member
11.30	“The Millennium Development Goals - Given the financial crisis, are the MDGs feasible? Given climate change, are they still relevant?”
	Jan Vandemoortele Retired UN Representative and UN Humanitarian Coordinator
13.00	Lunch
14.15	Southern Region Annual General Meeting
18.30	Dinner
20.00	A film

Sunday, 22nd August

09.00	Re-dedication ceremony
09.30	“How to halve the proportion of people suffering from hunger by 2015”
	Caroline Hurford on the staff of the World Food Programme
11.30	Workshops:
	1. “How to publicise the work of the UN”
	2. “What are the chances of reducing nuclear threats?”
13.00	Lunch
14.00	Open forum
15.30	Tea and departure

Further details from Viv Williams, Chairman Chichester UNA
01243 378353 or send him a message here.

Peter Bottomley, Conservative Member of Parliament for Worthing West is the Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary United Nations Group. He will talk to us about the role of the committee in policy making.

Further details from Viv Williams 01243 378353.

Multi Faith Gathering

For World Peace, Unity and the Conservation of the Worlds Resources

Prepared by Bahá'ís, Buddhists, Christians, Jews and Muslims.

An evening of shared affirmation and reflections with symbols and music from different faiths.

Further information 01243 528776.

Our very special guest of honour is the Very Reverend Nicholas Frayling, the Dean of Chichester Cathedral.

He will give a talk titled "Is the Culture of Pardon and Peace Achievable?".

Tickets £25.00, further details from Viv Williams 01243 378353.

One World Week is an opportunity for people from diverse backgrounds to come together to learn about global justice, to spread that learning and to use it to take action for justice locally and globally.

OWW is here to help you:

• cross boundaries and build relationships of mutual respect
• work in solidarity with others from diverse backgrounds
• come together to learn about global justice
• spread that learning and use it to challenge: inequality, discrimination and degradation of the Earth and its resources
• Organise local events that celebrate the diversity of cultures in our communities

Find out more about the One World Vision here.

With a talk by Michael Woolley - "Reconciling the Needs of Immigrants and This Country".

Michael is an Honorary President of Chichester UNA-UK and the Mayor of Chichester.
He is more famously known as a coordinator of the Haslar Visitors' Group, a charity which provides support for detainees.

Further details from Viv Williams 01243 378353.

The Relevance of the UN
in Today’s World


Friday, 21st August

18.30	Dinner
19.30	"UN Ideas That Have Changed the World and the Challenges Ahead"
	Sir Richard Jolly (author, formerly UN Medical Officer, former chair UNA-UK)

Saturday, 22nd August

09.30	"Why Peacekeeping is Not Effective - the Alternatives"
	Vijay Mehta (author, chair of Action for UN Renewal, Co-chair World Disarmament Campaign)
11.30	"UN and the Renewable Energy Supergrid"
	Viv Williams (Chair Chichester and District Branch UNA-UK)
13.00	Lunch
14.15	Southern Region Annual General Meeting
18.30	Dinner
20.00	A film

Sunday, 23rd August

09.00	Re-dedication ceremony
09.30	"Finance - the Global Dimension"
	Peter Challen (from Christian Council for Monetary Justice)
11.30	Workshops:
	1. Women's Roles and Rights, Introduced by Katherine Ronderos (working for Central America women's rights organisation)
	2. Human Rights Watch, Introduced by Selena Brewer (a researcher for Human Rights Watch)
13.00	Lunch
14.00	Open forum
15.30	Tea and departure

Further details from
Honorary Secretary, Southern Counties Region UNA-UK
01483 285229

Our Branch delegates who attended the 64th UNA-UK Annual Conference, held in the prestigious surroundings of the Scottish Parliament and Edinburgh University will report to the Branch all the exciting events that happened.

They will explain how this Branches resolutions fared.

Further details from Viv Williams 01243 378353.

The 64th UNA-UK Annual Conference will be held this year in the prestigious surroundings of the Scottish Parliament and Edinburgh University.

The keynote speech will be delivered by Sir John Holmes, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator on the evening of Friday, 5 June.

Download the booking form here, it is a PDF.
You can choose from a variety of packages, with prices starting from just £25. Subsidies for students and young people are also available.


Please contact Rich Nelmes on 020 7766 3456 or 020 7930 5893, or email him nelmes(at)una.org.uk if you have any queries.

Tim Hart will track developments in international law and question whether it can provide a mechanism to secure international justice.

Tim has been a barrister since 2001, he previously worked extensively in business and as a senior academic. He has published conference papers and journal articles on environmental management, employment and humanitarian law.

Natalie Samarasinghe (above) is the Executive Assistant to the Executive Director of UNA-UK, and leads on UNA-UK’s human rights work. Natalie has an MA (Hons) in Modern History from the University of Oxford. She also has an MSc in Human Rights from the London School of Economics.

Natalie at the 2008 UNA-UK Annual Conference in Exeter.

Sara Wolcott and Ngoni Marimo, from the Institute of Development Studies, attached to the University of Sussex, of which Sir Richard Jolly (former chair of UNA-UK) is part, will talk on ‘The financial aspects of implementing the Millennium Development Goals’.

Sarah's blog.

Chichester and District United Nations Association celebrate 60 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with a dinner.

Our very special guest of honour is Andrew Tyrie (MP Chichester) who will tak to us about 'International Law and Extraordinary Rendition'.

Tickets £20.00 from Viv Williams 01243 378353 or viv@williamsint.co.uk

Multi Faith Gathering


For World Peace, Unity and the Conservation of the World’s Resources


Prepared by Bahá'ís, Buddhists, Christians, Jews and Muslims

An evening of shared affirmation and reflections with symbols and music from different faiths


Further information 01243 528776 or have a look at an Adobe Acrobat version of the poster.

One World Week is an annual opportunity for people from diverse backgrounds to come together to learn about global justice, to spread that learning and to use it to take action for justice locally and globally.

Lots more information about One World Week here.

Chichester and District UNA Annual General Meeting followed by a talk from Judge Robin Barratt.

Further details from Viv Williams 01243 378353.

60 Years on from The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• A New Council
• Making it Work
• Involving Civil Society
• Local Initiatives

Saturday 6th September

10.30	Registration and Introduction
11.15	Natalie Samarasinghe, Personal Assistant to Sam Daws, Executive Director UNA-UK "The Work of the UN Human Rights Council"
14.00	Gill Swain, Human Rights Observer for the World Council of Churches programme in the West Bank "The Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine/Israel"
16.00	Workshops
18.30	Dinner followed by a film

Sunday 7th September

9.00	Act of Re-dedication to the UN
9.30	Deirdre McConnell, Tamil Centre for Human Rights, Geneva "Role and Responsibility of Civil Society in our world"
11.30	Dr Harold Hillman, Founder Member of Amnesty International "Human Rights in China in the year of the Olympics"
14.00	Open Forum, with a discussion of branch action plans
15.30	Tea and departure

Download a PDF version of the programme here and the booking form here.

Help Chichester UNA collect money for UNICEF and UNA Trust.

Help Chichester UNA collect money for UNICEF and UNA Trust at Sainsbury's, Chichester.

Help Chichester UNA collect money for UNICEF and UNA Trust.

Our four Branch delegates (Deborah, Carol, Cynthia and Viv) who attended this years annual conference in Exeter, will report to the Branch all the exciting events that happened.

They will explain how this Branches resolutions fared.


Further details from Viv Williams 01243 378353

View the A4 Adobe Acrobat PDF poster

Help Chichester UNA collect money for UNICEF and UNA Trust.

Chris Jameson (pictured below) has worked in radio journalism for 10 years, including with Independent Radio News, Radio Aire, Leeds and BBC Radio 5 Live.

He recently spent 2 years in Japan, during which he designed and coordinated a ‘Virtual High School’ providing interactive mentoring to English language students. He also broadcast a weekly 10 minute diary about life in Japan.

Chris has acted as Chief Producer on a number of Outside Broadcasts, including the US mid-term elections and the Golden Jubilee from Buckingham Palace. He has a degree in Politics from York University.

Chris is currently the Head of Communications at Peace Direct.

View the A4 Adobe Acrobat PDF poster


Further details from Viv Williams 01243 378353

This year’s Annual Conference will take place at Exeter University on 28-30 March 2008.

Further details here or contact Nick Branson at UNA-UK on 020 7766 3448.

"The destiny of human rights is in the hands of all our citizens in all our communities".

Alan Evens will discuss Eleanor Roosevelt's impact on the United Nations and The Struggle For Human Rights.

Alan, a retired lecturer, used to work for the Work Foundation and Highbury College in Portsmouth. He lives in Southsea.

He has been involved with the UN since his days at Queens University, Belfast. He joined the Universities UN Society in 1957 after the Hungarian Rising.


Further details from Viv Williams 01243 378353.

View the A4 Adobe Acrobat PDF poster

Further details from Viv Williams 01243 378353

One World Week is an annual opportunity for people from diverse backgrounds to come together to learn about global justice, to spread that learning and to use it to take action for justice locally and globally. http://www.oneworldweek.org/

An evening with Professor Theodore Macdonald.

Further details from Viv Williams 01243 378353.

Chichester and District UNA Annual General Meeting followed by a talk by Professor Theodore Macdonald.

Further details from Viv Williams 01243 378353.

A weekend of debate and discussion about Identity, Community and Internationalism

With speakers from UNHCR, Anti-Slavery International, TGWU and others

Help Chichester UNA collect money for UNICEF and UNA Trust.

Three Indonesian women will talk about their work and experiences with the UN, WHO and UNICEF.

Help Chichester UNA collect money for UNICEF and UNA Trust.

Help Chichester UNA collect money for UNICEF and UNA Trust.

An in-depth look at the world of gold and diamonds and its impact on the poor.

Further details from Viv Williams 01243 378353.

UNA UK annual conference.

Help Chichester UNA collect money for UNICEF and UNA Trust.

An enlightening evening of singing, music, poetry and readings, sowing new hope

Tickets £6.00, which include refreshments and a glass of wine.

Further details from Viv Williams 01243 378353.

Barbara worked with the World Health Organisation from 1959 to 1977 and then with ODA (now DFID) as Health Advisor, and more recently as a consultant to DFID, the British Council and the WHO. Barbara has particular knowledge on Women and Health and Development as well as a long standing interest in Afghanistan and the surrounding countries. Barbara has been a Trustee of Afghanaid (the charity to provide assistance to Afghans in hardship and distress) since 1991.

http://www.afghanaid.org.uk/

Further details from Viv Williams 01243 378353.

'our personal response to the environmental crises'

Chichester UNA is promoting *Al Gore's* stunning documentary about global warming 'An Inconvenient Truth' at New Park Cinema, Chichester on Friday 26th January 2007 at 1:15pm and Tuesday 30th at 6:15pm.

Book direct 01243 786650 New Park Cinema, Chichester.

Have your say at our public debate.

Further details from Viv Williams 01243 378353.

Better or worse? Richer or poorer? Some reflections on Chile since Allende

Barbara is a former UNAIS volunteer in Chile.

Further details from Viv Williams 01243 378353.

Roslyn has been involved with UNA-UK's Women's Advisory Council for five years and she has recently become its vice-chair.

Further details from Viv Williams 01243 378353.

One World Week is an annual opportunity for people from diverse backgrounds to come together to learn about global justice, to spread that learning and to use it to take action for justice locally and globally. http://www.oneworldweek.org/

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The Responsibility to Protect - The New Human Rights Council and Peacebuilding Commission

What are the obstacles and how we can enforce it and avoid wars, genocides and crimes against humanity? Vijay Mehta is an author, peace and development activist. His latest book, 'The United Nations and Its Future in the 21st Century', discuss ideas about the UN's central role in contributing to international peace and security.

He is president of VM Centre for Peace and Chair of Arms Reduction Coalition, and World Disarmament Campaign and Vice Chair of Action for UN Renewal. He is also a founder member of the New School of Athens. He is a member of the National Council of Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND).

http://www.vmpeace.org/

Further details from Viv Williams 01243 378353

Chichester and District UNA Annual General Meeting followed by a talk by Liz Campling. Liz is a founder member of Chichester Fairtrade.

Further details from Viv Williams 01243 378353.