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Sabrina Thulander
- Apr 16, 2018
- 3 min
What is Climate Justice? And What is Scotland Doing About It?
On 27 April, 2018, UNHS is hosting ‘Scotland’s Path to Climate Justice’. Bringing together representatives from academia, government, activism and private sector, our goal is to get Scotland talking about what climate justice looks like in our communities, and how we’re going to get there. Unless you keep up closely with climate issues and climate policy, you might not have heard of climate justice before, or you might not be sure what it means. The image of climate justice v

Simen Jordsmyr and Lipa Hussain
- Apr 9, 2018
- 2 min
President of UNA Connecticut enlightens UK colleagues about Uzbekistan
President of the United Nations Association (UNA) Connecticut, Dr. Joseph Baxer, inspired everyone when he talked about his experiences from Uzbekistan at UN House Scotland last Friday. Dr. Baxer was passing by Edinburgh on his way back to the US from, Uzbekistan, a Central Asian country. He offered to give a presentation about his experiences at an UNA Edinburgh meeting, which was held at UN House Scotland. A diverse crowd listened to Dr. Baxer’s fascinating trip to Uzbek

UNHScotland
- Apr 3, 2018
- 1 min
Gallery: 'Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery In Scotland' Conference
On 23 March, 2018, UN House Scotland hosted "Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery in Scotland: Raising Awareness, Strengthening Collaboration, Breaking the Chains" at Scottish Parliament as a part of our 'See Me, Free Me' initiative. Below is a gallery of photos from the day, courtesy of Samantha Ku and Simen Jordsmyr. #UKhumantrafficking #humantraffickingscotland #seemefreeme #humantraffickingandexploitationact #modernslavery
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