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UKFIET: Education and COVID-19
By UKFIET: The Education and Development Forum https://mailchi.mp/ukfiet/education-and-covid-19-roundup-of-recent-blogs-august?e=32f45542...

UN House Scotland
Aug 24, 20205 min read


The Human Cost of UK Arms Export Policy is Evident in Yemen
By Jessica Craig Taken from https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2015/09/yemen-the-forgotten-war/ In July 2020, the UK government...

UN House Scotland
Aug 23, 20204 min read


Protests and Suffragettes
The Protests and Suffragettes project has launched a Crowdfunder to highlight and Celebrate Scotland's Suffragettes (info below). We want...

UN House Scotland
Aug 17, 20201 min read


COVID-19 In Vietnam under the lens of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
By Thao Le In the midst of Covid-19, Vietnam was one of the few countries to impose lockdown measures and rapidly build healthcare...

UN House Scotland
Aug 13, 20207 min read


#UNHSPartner 1: Voting Counts
Working at every level from grassroots to governmental, UN House Scotland is committed to the promotion of the UN Sustainable Development...

UN House Scotland
Aug 12, 20204 min read


UNHS' Homelessness in Scotland Research
Our in-depth research of homelessness in Scotland evaluates the country's action plan and compares it with other nations. For the full...

UN House Scotland
Aug 12, 20201 min read


Homelessness in Scotland: Challenges and Solutions
Our latest Parliamentary One Pager on Homelessness analyses the issue in Scotland to determine potential solutions.

UN House Scotland
Aug 11, 20201 min read


WILPF - Commemoration of Nagasaki and Hiroshima Bombings: Never Again
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom have produced another video commemorating the Nagasaki and Hiroshima bombings....

UN House Scotland
Aug 10, 20201 min read


ICAN: Saint Kitts and Nevis ratifies UN nuclear weapon ban treaty on Nagasaki anniversary
By ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) https://www.icanw.org/saint_kitts_and_nevis_ratifies_un_nuclear_weapon_ban_tr...

UN House Scotland
Aug 9, 20202 min read


"Witnessing Nuclear Carnage, Then Devoting Her Life To Peace" from The New York Times
Article from The New York Times By Motoko Rich https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/06/world/asia/hiroshima-japan-setsuko-thurlow.html

UN House Scotland
Aug 9, 20201 min read


The Modern Minority Myth - “Asians are smart”
By Jurin Katayama Flores The Modern Minority Myth is a deceptive stereotype that leads us to believe that those from East Asian...

UN House Scotland
Aug 8, 20202 min read


ICAN: What could we do with the billions spent on nuclear weapons?
ICAN has created a video titled "What can we do with the billions spent on nuclear weapons?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q0fg3W_Wb4&...

UN House Scotland
Aug 6, 20201 min read


Hiroshima Peace Declaration 2020
By Mayor Kazumi Matsui On August 6, 1945, a single atomic bomb destroyed our city. Rumour at the time had it that "nothing will grow here...

UN House Scotland
Aug 6, 20203 min read


ICAN: Free Screenings of 'Gods of Metal' and 'The Ultimate Wish'
Update from ICAN Photo Taken from: https://teuri.planetyze-touch.com/tw/guidebook/16 As part of the world-wide commemorations of the...

UN House Scotland
Aug 6, 20202 min read


Peace Art and Music Gather Artists for a 24-hour Broadcast to mark the 75th Anniversary of Hiroshima
Peace Art & Music Gather International Artists for a Live, 24-hour Global Broadcast on 6 August to Mark the 75 Anniversary of the...

UN House Scotland
Aug 5, 20201 min read


U.S. Missile Test Less Than 48 Hours Before 75th Anniversary of Hiroshima Atomic Bombing
Please find below an article by Sandy Jones on how the U.S. has launched a missile test less than 48 hours before the 75th Anniversary of...

UN House Scotland
Aug 4, 20201 min read


Human Trafficking POP
By Rachael Osgood, Hannah Lawrence, Jurin Katayama and Hana Shono On the 30th of July, the United Nations marked the World Day Against...

UN House Scotland
Aug 4, 20201 min read


Where Can We Find Positive Peace?
By Isabel Remers In my classes studying peace and conflict, it is a correct assumption to make that we all, young and optimistic, want...

UN House Scotland
Aug 4, 20203 min read


The Great Climate Migration from The New York Times
By Abrahm Lustgarten of The New York Times You may find the link to this interactive magazine below. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

UN House Scotland
Aug 4, 20201 min read


Scottish First Minister Confirms Rejection of Nuclear Weapons and Support for the Nuclear Ban Treaty
ICAN in Scotland The Scottish First Minister, in her reply to a letter from Setsuko Thurlow, who at the age of 13 survived the US nuclear...

UN House Scotland
Aug 3, 20203 min read