The primary objective of the APPG is to raise awareness of the UN among MPs and Peers; about its 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 British electorate.
1. United Nations Day on 24 October 2020
22/10/2020 - Early Day Motions
Found: celebrating United Nations Day on 24 October 2020, marking the 75th anniversary of the United Nations Charter
2. United Nations Day: The UK and the UN
30/09/2019 - Parliamentary Research
Found: 30 September 2019 United Nations Day: The UK and the UN United Nations Day takes place on 24 October
3. UK Biennial Finance Communication to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change 2020
12/12/2020 - Cabinet Office
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Found: first Biennial Finance Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
4. Human Rights Day: 10 December 2018
06/12/2018 - Parliamentary Research
Found: declaration with 48 states in favour and eight nations abstaining from the vote but none dissenting. The
5. Indigenous Languages: Are They in Danger?
05/08/2019 - Parliamentary Research
Found: Working Group on Indigenous Populations at the United Nations (UN) in 1982.1 As part of the international
1. UN Mission in Mali: Armed Forces Deployment
14/12/2020 - Lords Chamber
1: battlegroup will complete their deployment into the United Nations mission in Mali, known as MINUSMA. Over recent - Speech Link
2: an international peacekeeping force of over 60 nations, led by the Swedish UN mission force commander - Speech Link
3: Mali. They will bolster our standing in the United Nations and will help us in our endeavours to make - Speech Link
2. Union with Scotland
04/11/2020 - Lords Chamber
1: importance of the union. The UK is a family of nations that share social, cultural and economic ties that - Speech Link
2: of one of the most successful partnerships of nations. The Prime Minister has created the Cabinet Committee - Speech Link
3: need to deliver formal representation for our nations and regions”in a reformed House of Lords - Speech Link
3. Korea
30/06/2020 - Lords Chamber
1: peninsula, and we are an active member of the United Nations Command, which continues its important work - Speech Link
2: aggressor ensures the survival of free and democratic nations. The war lasted three years, with 3 million deaths - Speech Link
3: lieutenant-general, was of course signed on behalf of the United Nations Command. The period since then has been punctuated - Speech Link
4. Yemen: UN Security Council Resolution
21/11/2018 - Lords Chamber
1: people—nearly one-third of the population—depend on United Nations food aid. Starvation and disease have taken - Speech Link
2: welcome the resolution, despite the fact that the United Kingdom had been sitting on a draft for two years - Speech Link
3: aware, the draft has been circulated at the United Nations. My right honourable friend the Foreign Secretary - Speech Link
5. UK Internal Market: White Paper
16/07/2020 - Commons Chamber
1: For centuries, the United Kingdom’s internal market has been the bedrock of our shared prosperity - Speech Link
asked by: Lord Balfe
15/02/2021
... and (2) the decision by the UN to designate 2021 as the International year of Fruits and Vegetables. 2. United Nations: Females
asked by: Anthony Mangnall
20/05/2020
... what recent discussions officials of his Department have had with the UN Department of Peace Operations on increasing the proportion of female UN peacekeepers. 3. United Nations: Coronavirus
asked by: Wendy Chamberlain
09/06/2020
... what the purpose is of the £20 million of UK aid that has been allocated to tackle the covid-19 pandemic through the UN Refugee Agency; when that funding will be spent; how that funding will be spent; and what guidance she has (a) issued and (b) received on the proportion of that funding which will be allocated to NGOs and civil society organisations. 4. United Nations: Taxation
asked by: Dan Carden
06/10/2020
... what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing an intergovernmental tax body at the United Nations. 5. Myanmar: United Nations
asked by: Stephen Kinnock
09/03/2021
... whether the Government (a) publicly opposes the suspension of Myanmar’s UN representative Kyaw Moe Tun and (b) plans to make a public statement opposing the appointment of any new ambassador to the UN made by the Military junta.
9 Current APPG Officers
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Adult Education , Ageing and Older People , Arts and Heritage , Austria , BBC , Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Business Owners , British Overseas Territories , Carbon Monoxide , Dark Skies , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Equitable Life Policyholders , Fatherhood , Flags and Heraldry , Foster Care Work , Frozen British Pensions , Global Security and Non-Proliferation , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Health , Holocaust Memorial , Immigration Detention , Insurance and Financial Services , Internet, Communications and Technology , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Kosovo , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Limits to Growth , Liver Health , Longevity , Mayflower 400 , Media , Music , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Park Homes , Period Equality , Photography , Race and Community , Religion in the Media , Religious Education , Reuniting Britain Post-Brexit , Road Freight and Logistics , Rowing , Scientific , Scotch Whisky , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Social Enterprise , Social Integration , Social Science and Policy , Social Work , St George's Day , Tibet , Transport Safety , Vascular and Venous Disease , Votes at 16 , Western Rail Link to Heathrow , Western Sahara , Wine and Spirits , Wine of Great Britain , Women in Transport , Youth Affairs , Zimbabwe
Global Security and Non-Proliferation
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , China , Global Security and Non-Proliferation
Death Penalty , Eritrea , Ethiopia and Djibouti , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Sudan and South Sudan , Yemen
Africa , CAFOD , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Colombia , Holy See , Malawi , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Lisa Cameron
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Joined: 24th February 202022q11 Syndrome , Antisemitism , Armed Forces , Armed Forces Covenant , Australia and New Zealand , Autism , Bahrain , Belgium , Boxing , British Jews , British Overseas Territories , Cerebral Palsy , Channel 4 , Channel Islands , Chile , China , Commonwealth , Darts , Dementia , Diabetes , Disability , Eating Disorders , Entrepreneurship , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion , Fair Business Banking , Fairtrade , Financial Education for Young People , Foreign Affairs , Future of Retail , Health , Holocaust Memorial , Inclusive Entrepreneurship , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Japan , Learning Disability , Liechtenstein , Luxembourg , Media , Mentoring , Montserrat , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Pacific Islands , Pro-Life , Psychology , Pubs , Qatar , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Religion in the Media , Russia , San Marino , Serbia , Social Media , Switzerland , Textiles and Fashion , Thalidomide , Twelve Steps Recovery Programme for Addiction , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics
Alevis , Australia and New Zealand , Brazil , British Overseas Territories , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , China , Devolution , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Hairdressing, Barbering and Cosmetology , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , London , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Norfolk Island , North Korea , Pacific Islands , Rare, Genetic and Undiagnosed Conditions , Surrogacy , Swimming , Textiles and Fashion , Thalassaemia , Zoos and Aquariums
Ageing and Older People , British Museum , Eritrea , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Fair Business Banking , Financial Technology , Global Education , Social Enterprise , Sudan and South Sudan , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , Women and Enterprise , Women and Work , Yemen
Contact Details
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Sir Peter Bottomley MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 5060.
Email: bottomleyp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Chris Wallace, United Nations Association (UNA-UK) . Tel: 020 7766 3454
Email: wallace@una.org.uk
Secretariat:
United Nations Association (UNA-UK) acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.una.org.uk/
Benefits in Kind
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United Nations Association (UNA-UK)
Secretariat From : 30/01/2020 To : 29/01/2021
£3,001
13 Jul 2018
United Nations Association - UK
Secretariat From : 13/07/2018 To : 12/07/2019
£3,001
13 Jul 2017
United Nations Association - UK
Secretariat From : 13/07/2017 To : 12/07/2018
£3,001
1 Jan 2016
United Nations Association - UK
Secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
£3,001
1 Jan 2015
United Nations Association - UK
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
£3,001
No direct financial benefits are on record for the United Nations APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Mike Gapes
Chair & Registered Contact
The Independent Group for Change - Former Member for Ilford South
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
Bob Blackman
Vice-Chair
Conservative - Harrow East
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
Alevis , Antisemitism , Azerbaijan , Bangladesh , Beer , Bridge , British Hindus , British Jews , Building Communities , Council of Sri Lankan Muslim Organisations UK , Dark Skies , Equitable Life Policyholders , Foreign Affairs , Heathrow Expansion and Regional Connectivity , Holocaust Memorial , Homelessness , Housing and Social Mobility , India , Indian Traditional Sciences , Internet, Communications and Technology , Israel , Nepal , Night Time Economy , Parks and Green Spaces , Pension Scams , Romania , Smoking and Health , Sri Lanka , Tamils , Thalassaemia , Vulnerable Groups to Pandemics
United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development
Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017