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POP: UN Peacekeeping Day
Ahead of 29 May, International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, UN House has prepared a new Parliamentary One-Pager (POP),...
Samantha Ku
May 16, 20181 min read
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...
Christina McKay
Mar 30, 20183 min read
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...
Samantha Ku
Mar 26, 20183 min read
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...
Samantha Ku
Feb 27, 20181 min read
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...
Claire LeBlanc
Dec 14, 20174 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
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
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
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
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 28, 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
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
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
Jun 22, 20164 min read
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
Jan 23, 20163 min read
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”...
UN House Scotland
Sep 8, 20153 min read