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UN House Scotland
- Apr 5
- 5 min
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
- Mar 9
- 3 min
Political Literacy - 'Now or Never'
By Jerome Bailey One of the signs of a progressive and healthy society is an educated citizenry who know their rights and their...
UN House Scotland
- Dec 19, 2023
- 4 min
A YEAR IN THE DIARY OF A FEMINIST CITY: HOW GOOD DESIGN WITH AND FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS BENEFITS ALL
By May East Head of Planning Sarah Shaw shows how the city centre is becoming a people-centred, socially inclusive and climate resilient...
UN House Scotland
- Dec 19, 2023
- 3 min
STREETS CAN CHANGE, EVOLVE AND SELF-ORGANISE – THE UNFOLDING VISION OF GEORGE STREET AS A FRESH AIR ROUTE
By May East People-centred architect and urban designer Daisy Narayanan and team are leading the transition to George Street Edinburgh...
UN House Scotland
- Dec 16, 2022
- 2 min
UNRWA and UNHS
Yesterday we had the privilege of speaking with Marc Lassouaoui, the Europe Acting Director and Senior Outreach Manager for Europe at the...
UN House Scotland
- Mar 19, 2022
- 4 min
GENDER RESPONSIVE BUDGETS – HOW THEY WORK IN PRACTICE #CSW66
by May East- UN House Scotland Director of Cities Programme There is a budget revolution taking place in Europe with cities adopting...