Hall Westminster. During the event, Sir Jeremy Greenstock, Chairman of UNA-UK, moderated an interactive discussion with the UN Secretary-General, incorporating questions from social media and those in attendance on the day. A Conversation with Secretary-General António Guterres, 10 May 2017 UNA-UK hosted H.E. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, for his first major public speech in the UK on the afternoon of 10 May at Central Hall Westminster. Following his speech, Mr. Guterres took questions from the public in a session moderated by UNA-UK's Natalie Samarasinghe. During this session, the hashtag used to submit questions via Twitter was trending number one in the UK. History Growing out of the League of Nations Union, UNA-UK held its first meeting in 1945 – before the UN Charter had been finalised. In 2006, UNA-UK published a comprehensive history of the organisation, written by former UNA-UK Director Frank Field. The United Nations Association Youth Platform - UK (UNA-YP) was established in 2019 as a Youth-wing to UNA-UK and is composed of students from UK-based universities as a means of increasing youth involvement in the UN, and launching the UK's first sustainable UN & UNESCO Youth Delegations. A catalogued collection of the organisation's publications, correspondence and other materials from 1945-2011 can be found in the archives of the London School of Economics. UNA members The UNA-UK, as a grassroots membership organisation, has a large network of volunteer-run branches which give individuals across the United Kingdom a chance to partake in UN activities. These range from speaker and fundraising events to film screenings and coffee mornings, these activities raise awareness and interest in the work of the United Nations at a local level across the country. See also United Nations United Nations Association World Federation of United Nations Associations United Nations Association Wales Humphry Berkeley League of Nations Union United Kingdom and the United Nations References External links United Nations Association UK World Federation of United Nations Associations The United Nations Regional Information Centre (UNRIC) Archives of the UNA Video clips UNAUK YouTube channel Political organisations based in the United Kingdom Organizations established in 1945 World Federation of United Nations Associations 1945 establishments in the United Kingdom