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SUMMARY:Biodiversity - why are we losing it and how can we save it?
DESCRIPTION:On 28 October\, Warwick District UNA will host a talk by Matilda Dunn\, Research Graduate: Faculty of Natural Sciences\, Imperial College\, London on the subject of \nBiodiversity – why are we losing it and how can we save it?\nIt will be held in Leamington Spa Baptist Church (Warwick Hall)\, Chandos Street\, CV32 4RN from 12:15 to 14:00. Please feel free to bring your own lunches. Tea/coffee/biscuits will be provided. \nIt will also be available online. Join the Zoom Meeting here \nMatilda Dunn is a PhD student in the Centre for Environmental Policy investigating the environmental dimensions of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. She is interested in how environmental issues underpin the delivery of the SDGs as a whole\, as well as how biodiversity outcomes are currently integrated within the UN Systems. This work aims to provide a set of recommendations to achieve greater synergy\, collaboration and coherence in the UN system’s work on the environment to support the delivery of the environmental dimension of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. Previously\, Matilda was based in the Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science group at the University of Oxford where she focussed on research surrounding behaviour change interventions\, impact evaluations and illegal wildlife trade. She holds an MSc with distinction in Conservation Science from Imperial College London and a BSc first-class honours in Zoology from the University of Exeter. \nMatilda will focus on how human activities that threatens biodiversity – such as burning fossil fuels and industrialized farming\, have combined to dramatically impact the planet’s biomes and ecosystems. Climate change\, deforestation\, and pollution have destroyed or damaged habitats\, changed where species live and eliminated species at a speed and scale comparable to major extinction events of the past. Humanity relies on the earth’s natural systems to regulate the environment and maintain a habitable planet. \nIn December 2022 the Conference of the Parties on Biodiversity (COP15) agreed to a new Global Biodiversity Framework with a vision to live in harmony with nature by 2050. That provides a strategic plan for a collective effort among nations to affect transformative change. \nThe world is making some progress towards preserving biodiversity. In 2023 a new High Seas Treaty agreed to place 30 per cent of the seas into protected areas by 2030 to safeguard and regenerate marine nature.–
URL:https://unacentral.uk/event/biodiversity-why-are-we-losing-it-and-how-can-we-save-it/
LOCATION:Leamington Spa Baptist Church\, Chandos Street\, Leamington Spa\, Warwickshire\, CV32 4RN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Biodiversity,Presentation
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SUMMARY:International Migration - World in Crises
DESCRIPTION:On 30 September\, Warwick District UN Association will host Jonas Kaufmann from Essex University who will address the meeting on the current issues relating to \nInternational Migration – World in Crises\nMigration has become such a toxic issue within the UK and Europe with each nation vying to protect their borders from a large influx of migrants by either introducing draconian measures or by legislation e.g. The UK`s Illegal Migration Bill has become law and this legislation is central to the UK government`s pledge to stop small boats crossing the English Channel. The number of boats carrying migrants from North Africa across the Mediterranean is growing fast – but Europe is struggling to come to terms with this mass movement of people. Tunisia in North Africa is now the launch pad for the majority of migrants who take the risk-laden journey across the Mediterranean Sea. \nThe patterns of the flow of people between countries are widely influenced by international economic\, political and cultural interrelations. International economic disparities\, poverty and environmental degradation\, combined with the absence of peace and security and human rights violations are all factors affecting international migration. \nThe meeting will take place on Saturday 30 September 2023 from 12:15 pm to 2 pm (meeting starts at 12:30 prompt) at Leamington Spa Baptist Church (Warwick Hall)\, Chandos Street\, CV32 4RN. \nThis is a Hybrid meeting both on-line and in-person. Please feel free to bring your own lunches. Tea/coffee/biscuits will be provided. \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/81206953951?pwd=aWVZYnhKTVdLK3VYcnF2SkRYdUhtQT09 \nMeeting ID: 812 0695 3951\nPasscode: 204554 \nGuest Speaker: Jonas Kaufmann\, Research Academic\, University of Essex and University of Oxford \nJonas is currently pursuing his PhD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex and working as a Researcher at the Department of International Development at the University of Oxford. His research focuses on the integration of minorities and immigrants in Western Europe. He previously worked in research positions at the EU Asylum Agency\, the Refugee Studies Centre in Oxford\, as well as at a public policy consultancy. Before embarking on his research career\, Jonas worked as a Legal Adviser to refugees and asylum seekers at NGOs in Egypt and Switzerland.
URL:https://unacentral.uk/event/international-migration-world-in-crises/
LOCATION:Leamington Spa Baptist Church\, Chandos Street\, Leamington Spa\, Warwickshire\, CV32 4RN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Migration,Presentation,Warwick
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SUMMARY:Has the UN Security Council failed?
DESCRIPTION:On 25 February Warwick District UN Association will host a hybrid meeting featuring a talk by Mr Samuel Jarvis entitled \nHas the UN Security Council failed in its role of fulfilling its primary responsibility for peace and security? \nThe event will be held online and live at Warwick Room\, Leamington Spa Baptist Church\, Chandos Street\, Leamington Spa CV32 4RN. \nFormat of the meeting : \n12:15 pm – 12:30 pm – Zoom opens for social chat. Tea/coffee/biscuits will be available. Attendees may want to bring their own lunch.\n12:30 pm – Prompt start of meeting and introduction etc.\n12:30 – 1:15/30 – Samuel will address meeting\n1:15 pm – 1:45 pm – Q & A Session from the floor.\nClear up and leave building by 2:00 pm. \nJoin Zoom Meeting by following this link or use the meeting ID: 865 9358 6379 and Passcode: 109311 \nSamuel Jarvis\nHe is a Lecturer in International Relations at York St John University and has previously worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Leeds and as a Teaching Fellow at the University of Southampton. He is author of “The Limits of Common Humanity: Motivating the Responsibility to Protect in a Changing Global Order” published by McGill Queen’s University Press in 2022. His latest research focuses on the political dynamics of the UN Security Council and in particular\, the evolution of the UN Security Council’s response to new and emerging threats to international peace and security. \nHe has previously worked on a British Academy funded project that explored the UK’s role and reputation as a permanent member of the UN Security Council after the decision to leave the European Union. The project examined how the UK’s status and diplomacy as a permanent member were perceived by other members of the UN Security Council. This research fed into broader debates concerning the UK’s role in peacekeeping\, international development and international security\, following the decision to leave the EU. He co-authored the report “Global Britain in the United Nations” which was launched in Westminster by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the United Nations and was covered by media outlets including the Guardian and the Economist. \nSamuel will speak on the current challenges facing the UN Security Council in light of one of its permanent members invading Ukraine and the fallout from the on-going conflict. What effect has this had on the authority of the Council and its deliberations? Has Russia`s actions in Ukraine further weakened the Council – given the fact that it has always received very poor publicity because of its veto power? How is the role of the UN perceived in the current international climate – has it any legitimacy or influence in resolving ongoing issues e.g in Yemen\, Mali\, DRC\, Syria\, Sudan and Ethiopia? Has the international community\, especially the UN failed to bring about just peace and security in these areas of conflict? In response to these key questions\, Samuel will take stock of the Council’s overall performance in 2022 and reflect on the key challenges the Security Council faces in the coming months.
URL:https://unacentral.uk/event/has-the-un-security-council-failed/
LOCATION:Leamington Spa Baptist Church\, Chandos Street\, Leamington Spa\, Warwickshire\, CV32 4RN\, United Kingdom
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