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.