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Nukewatch Warns of Nuclear Weapons Convoys Threat
The network Nukewatch concluded that Scotland is not ready for the event of a serious accident involving a nuclear weapons convoy on its...
Simen Jordsmyr
Oct 10, 20173 min read


UNHS Partner, ICAN, Wins 2017 Nobel Peace Prize
View Press Release UNHouse Scotland is excited by the news that our partner organisation, ICAN, has won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize! We...

UN House Scotland
Oct 6, 20171 min read


UNHS Report on the Crisis in Yemen
In May 2017, UNHS hosted a seminar and conference titled 'Yemen: The Forgotten People," focused on the ongoing conflict in Yemen....

UN House Scotland
Sep 28, 20171 min read


Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons signed at UN
We live in exciting times - not least because the Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons has been signed at the UN! On Wednesday 20 September...
Gari Donn
Sep 21, 20172 min read


Human Trafficking: The Regional Dimension of a Global Problem
In 2015, world leaders within the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals, which are 17 interrelated goals and 169...
Claire LeBlanc
Aug 3, 20173 min read


Human Trafficking: Forced Labor and Exploitation
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) captures the full spectrum of human rights abuses committed under human trafficking such as...
Claire LeBlanc
Jul 30, 20172 min read


Unjust and Underexposed: An Introduction to Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is a global issue that affects developing and developed countries alike; the practice is found within the United...
Claire LeBlanc
Jul 26, 20172 min read


Reports from New York- Nuclear Weapons Ban
Friday, 7 July, gave everyone cause for celebration, not just because it was finally the weekend, but because the United Nations adopted...
Dagmar Medeiros
Jul 12, 20172 min read


Inclusive Education for Syrian Refugee Children in Scotland
The crisis created by the war in Syria is a multi-faceted challenge which started in 2011. As of December 2015, it was estimated that 4.3...

UN House Scotland
Jun 23, 20174 min read


Solar Kiosk: Bringing Renewable Energy to Rural Kenya
At least 1.3 billion people lack access to energy worldwide. This is a significant obstacle to social and economic development. In Kenya,...
Rebecca Berry
Jun 1, 20173 min read


What You Should Know: SDG5
In February 2017, the Spanish company Memondo Network’s information and entertainment portal, 'Cribeo’, made a video about the current...

UN House Scotland
May 11, 20172 min read


Leading up to Yemen: The Forgotten People
This post is part of the Pathways to Peace Seminar Series. Registration for Yemen: The Forgotten People is now open. ‘Yemenis are not...
Isabella Krabbe
May 11, 20173 min read


What You Should Know: SDG 8
There are nearly 2,2 billion people that live below the global poverty line ($2 USD). 470 million jobs are needed globally for new...
Jenny Kristine Steffensen
Apr 19, 20173 min read


Defusing Future Crises: Russia and the West
A new report from the European Leadership Network (ELN) has identified at least five potential near-term crisis between Russia and the...
UNH Scotland
Mar 31, 20171 min read


'Syria': A Pathways To Peace Seminar
On 16 September, 2016, SCISA and UN House Scotland Hosted a seminar dedicated to understanding the necessary components to a peaceful...
UNH Scotland
Mar 22, 20171 min read


Microbeads: What Are They and Why Are They Dangerous?
There are 51 trillion microplastic particles currently polluting the world’s waters. We add to those at the rate of eight million tons...
Katie Armour
Mar 22, 20172 min read


Humanitarian and Environmental Costs and Responsibilities of Nuclear Weapons
NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION AT SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT Humanitarian and Environmental Impacts and Responsibilities of Hosting Nuclear Weapons...

UN House Scotland
Mar 18, 20172 min read


Report on the UNESCO Scottish Launch of the Global Education Monitoring Report
Contributions from: Marilisa Dolci, Marie Bellanger and Robyn Lewis UN House Scotland, in collaboration with: UNESCO, Link Community...
Katie Armour
Nov 10, 201614 min read


The Long Road to Resettlement
Introduction United Nations House Scotland, in collaboration with Médecins sans Frontières, hosted “The Long Road to Resettlement...
Marie Bellanger
Sep 23, 201613 min read


WFUNA’s Sixth Human Rights Youth Program
From the 25 – 29 July 2016, I attended WFUNA’s Human Rights Youth Program at the United Nations in Geneva as a representative of...
Rose Ireland
Sep 23, 20164 min read
