UNA PUTNEY & ROEHAMPTON
UNA Putney & Roehampton will hold a meeting to mark International Women's Day with the theme entitled ‘Crisis for women in the Democratic Republic of Congo - how can the UN help?’. Speakers include Vijay Mehta from Action for UN Renewal and Martha Jean Baker from the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) and Nounou Booto from WILPF and International Action Network on Small Arms. This event will take place at 7.30pm at the Methodist Church Hall, corner Upper Richmond Road and Gwendolen Avenue, Putney SW15 6SN.
Contact: Jo Stocks on 020 8870 5536 or jo.stocks@talk21.com

UNA SHEFFIELD
UNA Shefffield will hold a joint meeting in collaboration with the UNYSA branch at Sheffield University. Craig Barnett, co-founder of the City of Sanctuary Movement, will give a talk on the influx of asylum seekers nationwide and the response of cities to this trend. This event will take place at 7.30pm at Lecture Room 2, Hicks Building, University of Sheffield, Hounsfield Road, Sheffield S3 7RH.
Contact: Cliff Crellin on 0114 230 2102 or patricliff@gmail.com

UNA EXETER DISTRICT
UNA Exeter District will hold its Annual General Meeting from 7.30pm at Friends Meeting House, Wynards Lane, Exeter EX2 4HU.
Contact: Susan Stevens on 01392 256 559

UNA OXFORD
UNA Oxford will host a talk with Natalie Samarasinghe, UNA-UK Head of Communications, on ‘What chance for change in Sri Lanka?'. This event will take place from 5.30pm to 6.30pm at the Wesley Memorial Church, New Inn Hall Street, Oxford OX1 2DH.
Contact: Dr Neville Shepherd on 01865 761 630 or neville.shepherd@metronet.co.uk

UNA SAFFRON WALDEN
UNA Saffron Walden will hold a lunchtime meeting with Dodie Brooks who will give a talk on ‘Living in China’. This event will take place from 12.45pm to 2pm at Friends Meeting House, 69 High Street, Saffron Walden CB10 1AA. Lunch is available for £2.50 at 12.30pm.
Contact: Francis Deutsch on 01799 502 272 or francis.deutsch@ntlworld.com

UNA GLOUCESTERSHIRE RURAL
UNA Gloucestershire Rural is pleased to welcome Professor Spenser Zifcak, Visiting Professor (Australia) from Bristol University to speak and conduct a question-and-answer session on 'UN reform' following the publication of his book of the same title. The event will take place at 6pm in the Wills Memorial Building, Queens Road, Bristol BS8 1RJ.
Contact: Chris Dickenson, Branch Secretary, on 01242 870 260 or grb.una-uk@live.com

UNA MID CORNWALL
UNA Mid Cornwall will host a talk by John James entitled ‘Living with Native Americans’. The talk will be followed by a discussion, news of members' activities, a Traidcraft sale, and light refreshments. This event will take place from 7.30pm to 9 - 9.30pm at the Quaker Meeting House, Friends' Way, Pauls Terrace, Truro Vean, Truro, Cornwall TR1 1HD.
Contact: Toni Olsson on 01726 812 505 or 53 Rosehill, St Blazey, Par, St Austell, Cornwell PL24 2LQ.

UNA WESTMINSTER
UNA Westminster will co-host a meeting with the Imperial College School of Medicine Students Union Tropical Medicine Group and the Imperial College Friends of Medecins sans Frontieres to review progress on UN Millennium Development Goal 6 on combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other major diseases. Speakers include, Professor Peter Davies, Director, Tuberculosis Research Unit, Cardiothoracic Centre; Dr Sanjoy Bhattacharya, Wellcome Trust; Professor Karol Sikora, Medical Director, CancerPartnersUK; and Professor Alan Fenwick, Imperial College London. This event will take place at 5.30pm at the Alexander Fleming Building, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ.
Contact: David Wardrop on 0207 385 6738 or davidwardrop6@googlemail.com

UNA BIRKENHEAD
UNA Birkenhead will host a talk entitled ‘Copenhagen and the limits of the UN process’ by Chris Davies, Liberal Democrat MEP for the North West, who attended the recent Copenhagen Conference on climate change. This will be followed by a question-and-answer session and general discussion. The event will take place at 7.30pm at the Westbourne Hall Community Centre, 59 Westbourne Road, West Kirby, Wirral CH48 4DQ.
Contact: Peter Guyan on 0151 512 0946 or peterguyan@ntlworld.com

UNA TYNEDALE
UNA Tynedale will hold a public meeting with Fiona Hall MEP, who will speak on the relationship between the UN and the European Union, followed by a question-and-answer session. This event will take place from 2pm at the Friends Meeting House, Branch End, Stocksfield NE43 7NA.
Contact: Dulcie Pettigrew on 01661 843 009 or dulcie@pettigrews.org.uk

UNA LYMINGTON
UNA Lymington will host a talk by Professor Andrew Bradbury entitled 'Global warming and the impact on The New Forest and its coastline: will Lymington be under water?'. This event will take place from 12.30pm to 2.30pm at The Lymington Community Centre, New Street, Lymington SO41 9BQ.
Contact: Patricia de Mowbray on 01590 679 030 or patricia@radioactive.org.uk

UNA SOUTHAMPTON
UNA Southampton will host a one-day human rights conference entitled ‘Born free and equal?'. Speakers will include Rob Atkinson (Amnesty International) on poverty and human rights violations, and Sister Teresa (founder of the Medaille Trust) on trafficking of women. There will also be workshops on women's rights, children's rights, asylum seekers, refugees and homelessness. The conference is supported by a coalition of local groups interested in human rights. This event will take place from 10am to 4.30pm at the Central Baptist Church, Devonshire Road, The Polygon, Southampton SO15 2GY. Fee £5.00 to include lunch. Registration forms and further information are available from the following point of contact.
Contact: Margaret Matthews on 02380 557 334 or memat56@tiscali.co.uk

UNA LONDON & SOUTH-EAST REGION
UNA London & South-East Region will hold its Regional Spring Council meeting to discuss and brainstorm key questions for candidate MPs in the run-up to the general election. This event will take place from 1.30pm to 4.30pm at the Resource Centre, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA. Please confirm attendance/register in advance as space is limited.
Contact: Wendy Higgs on 07751 297 291 or 020 8318 1050