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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...
UN House Scotland
Apr 6, 20203 min read
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...
UNA St Andrews
Nov 4, 20191 min read
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...
Hannah Barrett
Aug 5, 20193 min read
SDG Network: Preparing for VNRs
The Voluntary National Review (VNR) is a mechanism designed to facilitate the sharing of experiences, including successes, challenges and...
UNHScotland
Oct 28, 20181 min read
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...
Chris Toward
Jul 17, 20183 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
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
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....
UN House Scotland
Sep 28, 20171 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
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...
UN House Scotland
Aug 28, 20171 min read
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...
Claire LeBlanc
Jul 30, 20172 min read
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...
Claire LeBlanc
Jul 26, 20172 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
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