SDG16 6/6

Mar 30, 20183 min

Building the Future We Want– A Reflection on the Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Conference

Last week, I spent the day rapporteuring for the Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Conference (HTMS). Sponsored by the Scottish...

A Day with ICAN Executive Director, Beatrice Fihn

Samantha Ku

Mar 26, 20183 min

A Day with ICAN Executive Director, Beatrice Fihn

Last week, I joined Beatrice Fihn, the executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) and other...

POP: Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East

Samantha Ku

Feb 27, 20181 min

POP: Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East

Distributed to Parliament on 19 February, the latest edition of the Parliamentary One-Pager addresses the concept of a Weapons of Mass...

Human Trafficking in Scotland: An Overview of Legislation and Figures

Claire LeBlanc

Dec 14, 20174 min

Human Trafficking in Scotland: An Overview of Legislation and Figures

In the last few years, the Scottish government has earnestly addressed the issues of human trafficking and exploitation within the...

Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons signed at UN

Gari Donn

Sep 21, 20172 min

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...

Human Trafficking: The Regional Dimension of a Global Problem

Claire LeBlanc

Aug 3, 20173 min

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...

Reports from New York- Nuclear Weapons Ban

Dagmar Medeiros

Jul 12, 20172 min

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...

Leading up to Yemen: The Forgotten People

Isabella Krabbe

May 11, 20173 min

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...

Defusing Future Crises: Russia and the West

UNH Scotland

Mar 31, 20171 min

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 28, 20171 min

Nuclear Weapons Ban Talks Begin

US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, speaks outside the General Assembly on 27 March, 2017 in New York. (Image Courtesy AFP) More than...

UNH Scotland

Mar 22, 20171 min

'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...

Marie Bellanger

Sep 23, 201613 min

The Long Road to Resettlement

Introduction United Nations House Scotland, in collaboration with Médecins sans Frontières, hosted “The Long Road to Resettlement...

UN House Scotland

Jun 22, 20164 min

Getting to Grips with Guantánamo

UNHS SCISA Expert Kasey McCall Smith (Professor of Human Rights Law at the University of Edinburgh) writes on current cases involving...

UN House Scotland

Jan 23, 20163 min

Arab Transitions: Analysing the Post-Arab Spring Context

The Arab Transitions project, funded through the European Commission’s FP7 framework, continues to offer valuable insight into the...

UN House Scotland

Sep 8, 20153 min

Eurotunnel Vision: Challenging Perceptions on the refugee Crisis

On the 21st of September, UN House Scotland and the United Nations Association Edinburgh were proud to host the “Eurotunnel Vision”...

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