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UNHS Event Report: A Humanitarian Approach to Human Rights
On the 31st of March 2021, the Human Rights team at UNHS hosted a roundtable event with the title 'A Humanitarian Approach to Human...

UN House Scotland
Jun 20, 20211 min read


UNHS on Palestine: Everyone, everywhere has the right to live in a just and peaceful society
By Catriona Spaven-Donn and Grace Broad UN House Scotland acts as a bridge between the United Nations Association and Scottish civil...

UN House Scotland
Jun 10, 20213 min read


UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration
On World Environment Day, 5th June 2021, the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration will launch. Click on this link for more information on...

UN House Scotland
Jun 1, 20211 min read


Life After UNHS: Interning at the UN- A Talk With Iuliia Drobysh
Former UN House Scotland intern Iuliia Drobysh is hosting a presentation and Q&A on Thursday 10th June at 5:30pm BST to share her...

UN House Scotland
May 31, 20211 min read


Yemen Briefing by Paul Tippell, UNA Yemen Campaign Coordinator
By Paul Tippell, UNA Yemen Campaign Coordinator Houthi Assault on Marib Since the beginning of the year the Houthis have conducted a...

UN House Scotland
May 7, 20214 min read


All in the same boat: how this year’s CSW is changing our lives for decades to come (Part 2)
My experience exceeded well beyond any expectations of this year’s digital session. CSW65 stretched to reach and reconcile as young...

UN House Scotland
Apr 8, 20213 min read


All in the same boat: how this year’s CSW is changing our lives for decades to come (Part 1)
A sneek-peak from the UN’s 25th floor thanks to the interns I had met during one of the lunch breaks at the Riverside Café This year’s...

UN House Scotland
Apr 8, 20213 min read


Generation Equality Forum: a promising beginning
Whereas we secretly wish we started our day walking to the conference hall in sunny Mexico City, the organisation of this year’s...

UN House Scotland
Apr 8, 20213 min read


Legal Aspects of the TPNW and How they Impact on its Effect
The story of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is a very fast moving one - we must be most concerned with what we...

UN House Scotland
Mar 3, 20216 min read


The Humanitarian Approach to Nuclear Weapons Decision Making
Humanitarian perspectives have resulted in the prohibition of nuclear weapons: For many years, the discourse about nuclear weapons had...

UN House Scotland
Jan 28, 20212 min read


Why is it so offensive to say ‘all lives matter’?
This week acting Australian Prime Minister Michael McCormack uttered a controversial phrase. Defending previous comments in which he...

UN House Scotland
Jan 14, 20213 min read


Prioritizing economic benefits over human rights
By Elena Gastaldo (Photograph: Keith Tsuji/Getty Images) We see powerful countries, leaders and TNCs refusing to denounce the Republic of...

UN House Scotland
Nov 25, 20203 min read


Young people leading the charge on climate action
COP26 President Alok Sharma at the opening of Mock COP, a youth-led online climate conference from 19 November - 2 December, on the...

UN House Scotland
Nov 20, 20203 min read


Climate Crisis in Guatemala
To support the Ixil community with emergency assistance, please donate to the fund, Urgent Appeal for the Maya Ixil After Storm Eta,...

UN House Scotland
Nov 19, 20209 min read


Upcoming Event: An Evening with Edward Mortimer
Catham House-UNA Conference on Kofi Annan's legacy A conversation between Edward Mortimer, Kumi Naidoo and Elizabeth Cousens....

UN House Scotland
Nov 5, 20201 min read


The SIGBI 2020 Virtual Conference
By Grace Broad This year’s annual Soroptimist International (or, ‘SIGBI’ – Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland)...

UN House Scotland
Nov 5, 20203 min read


How The Pandemic Has Affected Everyone: International and Global Perspectives
An Event hosted by UNA Aberdeen and Aberdeen University UNA On Thursday 22nd October the United Nations Association Aberdeen & Aberdeen...

UN House Scotland
Oct 24, 20201 min read


#UNHSPartner 3: Corra Foundation
This article by Shelley Gray, Head of External Relations at Corra Foundation, continues our collaborative series with other like-minded...

UN House Scotland
Oct 12, 20204 min read


Changing the Narrative: In Conversation with Uuganaa Ramsay
By Grace Broad Photo taken from: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/writer-uuganaa-ramsay-pays-moving-3274134 At the...

UN House Scotland
Sep 30, 20202 min read


Is Feminism Representative Of All Women?
By Grace Broad I had always assumed feminism was one of the world’s most inclusive movements: its primary aim is to create an equal...

UN House Scotland
Sep 14, 20203 min read
