On 2 May, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on the UN held an event with Sir Mark Lyall Grant, UK Ambassador to the UN, who spoke on the UN’s response to the Arab Spring. Lord Hannay of Chiswick, Chair of the UN APPG and a former UK Ambassador to the UN, chaired the event, while Sir Jeremy Greenstock, UNA-UK Chairman and another of Sir Mark’s predecessors, acted as a respondent. With collective Security Council experience spanning more than 20 years, the three diplomats took the opportunity to reflect on its evolving role. More than 120 UNA-UK members, NGO representatives, parliamentarians and diplomats participated in a wide-ranging discussion that covered issues including international justice, energy security and UN reform.
A full transcript of Sir Mark Lyall Grant's speech is available to download in PDF below.
