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UN International Day of Non-Violence
By Anna Kwan Non-Violence or The Knotted Gun, Carl Fredrik Reutersward (1980) | Courtesy Non-Violence Project Today, October 2nd, is the...

UN House Scotland
Oct 2, 20243 min read


UNA Scotland Launches the UNAS Earth Ambassadors
Media Release EDINBURGH, Scotland, 26 September 2025 -- today, UNA Scotland announced the launch of the UNAS Earth Ambassadors, a group...

UN House Scotland
Sep 26, 20242 min read


Leading the Way: How Scotland is Championing the Rights of Children and Young People in the United Kingdom
By Ewan Brown On Tuesday 16th of July 2024, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act...

UN House Scotland
Aug 16, 20245 min read


The Gaza Strip Famine
A blog post by Diana Barbacioru.

UN House Scotland
May 2, 20241 min read


UNHS Cities Event Series (2024) - “Urban Crossroads: where policy meets community”
In the early 20th century, Scottish biologist Patrick Geddes played a leading role in establishing urban planning as a social science. In...

UN House Scotland
Apr 5, 20242 min read


Happy International Women's Day!
Happy International Women’s Day to you all. At UNHS we share celebration today, International Women's Day, with many organisations and...

UN House Scotland
Mar 8, 20241 min read
Gaza, MSF speaks to the UN Security Council: “An immediate and lasting ceasefire is needed”
Article reposted from Pressenza: https://www.pressenza.com/2024/02/gaza-msf-speaks-to-the-un-security-council-an-immediate-and-lasting-ce...

UN House Scotland
Feb 25, 20242 min read
Nuclear deterrence is the existential threat, not the nuclear ban treaty (original article in the Bulletin)
Written and Published in the Bulletin Link to the original article: https://thebulletin.org/2024/01/nuclear-deterrence-is-the-existential...

UN House Scotland
Jan 25, 20248 min read
TPNW, a response to the oblivion and impunity of Palomares
By MARIBEL HERNÁNDEZ Alianza por el Desarme Nuclear – Alliance for Nuclear Disarmament Published 17th January 2024 58 years ago today was...

UN House Scotland
Jan 18, 20243 min read


UN House Scotland visit to Cabinet Office, Glasgow
Monday 4 December 2023 Report by Jerome Bailey Meet and Greet On Monday, UNHS representatives were invited to a dialogue with the UK...

UN House Scotland
Dec 6, 20233 min read


2nd Meeting of States Parties in New York – Day 4
Thursday 30 November was day 4 of the 2MSP. Below are reports from our interns at New York! By Lucy Harrow (Pacific piece); Justine...

UN House Scotland
Dec 2, 20238 min read
Reflections from the 2MSP to the TPNW in New York 2023
Reflections from the Second Meeting of States Parties (2MSP) to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) By Dr Gari Donn...

UN House Scotland
Dec 1, 20233 min read


2nd Meeting of States Parties in New York – Day 3
Yesterday, Wednesday 29 November was day 3 of the 2MSP at the UN in New York. Video created by Women for Independence. Below are reports...

UN House Scotland
Nov 30, 20237 min read


2nd Meeting of States Parties in New York – Day 2
Yesterday, Tuesday 28 November was day 2 of the 2nd Meeting of States Parties at the UN in New York. Below you will find pictures and a...

UN House Scotland
Nov 29, 20233 min read


2nd Meeting of States Parties in New York – Day 1
Yesterday (Monday 27 November) was the start of the 2nd Meeting of States Parties (2MSP) of the TPNW. Belgium will attend as an observer...

UN House Scotland
Nov 28, 20232 min read


ICAN Sunday Day of Action at the UN in New York 2023
Melissa Parke Executive Director of ICAN at the Opening Session Lunch break in Central Park! Last session for this ICAN meeting. Speakers...

UN House Scotland
Nov 27, 20231 min read


Remembrance Day Parade Glasgow 2023
We were delighted to attend the Remembrance Day parade and Civic Reception in Glasgow on Sunday 12 November. UNHS interns plus...

UN House Scotland
Nov 14, 20231 min read


A Visit from Angus Robertson
On 1 November, UNHS was delighted to welcome Mr Angus Robertson, the Cabinet Secretary for External Affairs. Conversations delved into...

UN House Scotland
Nov 14, 20231 min read
The Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill Report
By Rania Alabbadi The Bill outlined below is evidence of further distancing the UK from a moral and ethical compass which UNHS regards as...

UN House Scotland
Oct 25, 20233 min read
Suella Braverman’s Dangerous Rhetoric on the LGBTQ+ Community and Asylum
By Dr Rachel Ainsworth Suella Braverman’s words on Tuesday were enraging, but not shocking. This Tory government has been desperate to...

UN House Scotland
Sep 29, 20234 min read







