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Some 1.2 million children, in both industrialised and developing countries, are trafficked each year. These children are subjected to prostitution, forced into marriage or illegally adopted; they provide cheap or unpaid labour, work as house servants or beggars; are recruited into armed groups; and are even used for sports.
Check: has your MP signed EDM 172?
Take action on child trafficking in the UK by supporting Anti-Slavery International's campaign
Support EPCAT's Thr3e Small Steps Campaign to end Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and the Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes
Find out about the UN Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking |
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The earth is warming faster than at any time in the last 10,000 years. Current climate trends could leave over 3 billion people facing water shortages, leading to political instability.
Sign the 'I Count' pledge which brings together over 200,000 people, and offers advice on reducing your carbon footprint
Visit www.direct.gov.uk to find out what your carbon footprint is and how you can reduce it
Help your town go green by visiting Greenpeace's Efficiencity website
Get involved with UNA-UK's Climate Change Conference Series, and see our page on how to lobby your MP
Find out about Stop Climate Chaos events |
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Along with the Cluster Munition Coalition, UNA-UK is calling fo the UK government to fulfil its pledge to support the urgent establishment of a comprehensive international ban on cluster munitions.
Check: has your MP signed EDM 602?
Sign Handicap International's petition
Download the Parliamentary Action Kit from the Cluster Munitions Coalition
Recycle to save lives! If you have empty inkjet cartridges or an old mobile phone you can recycle them to raise funds to clear landmines |
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As a result of the ongoing conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan, over 300,000 people have been killed and more than 2 million displaced since 2003. In 2005, UN member states adopted the ‘responsibility to protect’, which commits states to intervene to stop large-scale atrocities such as these.
Support the 'Wanted for War Crimes' campaign to demand that those indicted for war crimes be brought to justice
Join Amnesty International in calling for UNAMID to protect displaced Darfuri women
Keep Darfur in the news by joining the 24 Hours for Darfur video advocacy and education campaign
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An important reason for the inadequate progress in reaching the Millennium Development Goals - 8 targets designed to reduce world poverty by 2015 and formally agreed by world leaders in 2000 - is that politicians in many countries are not delivering on promises made under MDG 8: to develop a global partnership for development.
Support Oxfam's 'Make Trade Fair' campaign
Join Stamp Out Poverty campaign
Participate in Jubilee Debt Campaign's 'Journey for Justice'
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The human rights situation in Kenya, Tibet, Burma and Zimbabwe has deteriorated in recent months, whilst the humanitarian situation in Israel-Palestine remains dire.
Show your support for peace in Israel-Palestine by signing Avaaz's emergency petition for Gaza ceasefire
Sign Avaaz's petition for human rights in Tibet
Support Amnesty International's campaign to protect human rights in Kenya
Join Free Tibet's urgent action network
Support a joint call by Avaaz, Oxfam, IANSA, Amnesty and Control
Arms to block arms going to Zimbabwe
Pressure companies operating in Burma to promote human rights
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UNA-UK supports the work of UN field agencies by raising awareness of their invaluable role in delivering assistance to those who need it, and by promoting their advocacy and fundraising campaigns.
Assist the World Food Programme by playing the award-winning World Food Programme's 'FreeRice' vocabulary game
Write to your MP to help raise awareness of UNHCR's work. Click here to find out about UNHCR
Get involved with UNIFEM's campaign, 'Say No to Violence'
Support UNICEF's work by participating in the joint UNICEF/UNA Trust fundraising drive
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