SDG17

3 hours ago
7 min

COVID-19 In Vietnam under the lens of the UN Sustainable Development Goals

By Thao Le In the midst of Covid-19, Vietnam was one of the few countries to impose lockdown measures and rapidly build healthcare facili...

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UN House Scotland

Jun 13
1 min

In Our Hands: A Documentary by Robert Richter

Taken from http://richtervideos.com/InOurHands/ At the UN Second Special Session on Disarmament, 38 years ago today, 1m people marched ou...

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Wojtek Krakowiak

May 1
1 min

Making Global Goals Local Business

In times of this unprecedented crisis, it is obvious to say that the global pandemic has severely hit every aspect of our lives. There is...

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UN House Scotland

Apr 6
3 min

An Interview with former President Gorbachev on COVID-19

Shared by Pavel Palazhchenko, Mikhail Gorbachev's interpreter Q: How did you take the news of the pandemic? A: I think I took it the way...

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UNA St Andrews

Nov 4, 2019
1 min

Human Trafficking Briefing Paper

Our latest and first Briefing Paper on Human Trafficking by the UNA St Andrews Branch highlights the need for a heightened awareness of h...

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Hannah Barrett

Aug 5, 2019
3 min

The Illegality of American Departure from the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty

Dr. Timmon Wallis, Executive Director of NuclearBan.US, denounced United States President Donald Trump on the 3rd of August for pulling t...

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UNHScotland

Oct 28, 2018
1 min

SDG Network: Preparing for VNRs

The Voluntary National Review (VNR) is a mechanism designed to facilitate the sharing of experiences, including successes, challenges and...

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Chris Toward

Jul 17, 2018
3 min

Observations and reflections of the role of R2P at the UN

I am fortunate enough to be an intern at the United Nations HQ in New York for 5 weeks with The Temple of Understanding: an interfaith NG...

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Christina McKay

Mar 30, 2018
3 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 Parlia...

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Claire LeBlanc

Dec 14, 2017
4 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 countr...

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UN House Scotland

Sep 28, 2017
1 min

UNHS Report on the Crisis in Yemen

In May 2017, UNHS hosted a seminar and conference titled 'Yemen: The Forgotten People," focused on the ongoing conflict in Yemen. Followi...

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Gari Donn

Sep 21, 2017
2 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...

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UN House Scotland

Aug 28, 2017
1 min

UNHS-WFUNA Partnership

On 25 August, staff at UNH Scotland welcomed WFUNA Treasurer Sundeep Bhutoria to the office. Mr Bhutoria is in Edinburgh for British Cou...

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Claire LeBlanc

Jul 30, 2017
2 min

Human Trafficking: Forced Labor and Exploitation

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) captures the full spectrum of human rights abuses committed under human trafficking such as f...

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Claire LeBlanc

Jul 26, 2017
2 min

Unjust and Underexposed: An Introduction to Human Trafficking

Human trafficking is a global issue that affects developing and developed countries alike; the practice is found within the United Kingdo...

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Dagmar Medeiros

Jul 12, 2017
2 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 ...

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UNH Scotland

Mar 31, 2017
1 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 We...

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UNH Scotland

Mar 28, 2017
1 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 1...

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