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UN House Scotland
- Aug 13, 2020
- 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...
UN House Scotland
- Jun 13, 2020
- 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...
Wojtek Krakowiak
- May 1, 2020
- 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...
UN House Scotland
- Apr 6, 2020
- 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...