Twickenham and Richmond is an active branch with over one hundred individual members as well as affiliated members. The chairman is Councillor Virginia Morris.

Regular activities include lobbying local MPs, public and smaller meetings, local charity fairs and fund raising activities, Saturday pub lunches with invited speakers, an annual collection for UNA/UNICEF, the production of a quarterly newsletter, proposing resolutions to the national UNA conference, and an annual civic Service to celebrate United Nations’ Day.

The branch, together with Amnesty International, has successfully lobbied the council for funds to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This will take the form of a large statue to be located in front of York House, Twickenham, very visible to traffic on the Richmond Road.

Education is a particular area in which the Branch has worked for several years, helping local schools to hold Model UN General Assemblies. These enable students to engage as they represent different countries debating an issue such as Global Poverty or Climate Change. Branch members help with the planning, the students’ preparation and chairing the actual event.