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UNHS Event Report: A Humanitarian Approach to Human Rights
On the 31st of March 2021, the Human Rights team at UNHS hosted a roundtable event with the title 'A Humanitarian Approach to Human...

UN House Scotland
Jun 20, 20211 min read


Support for a Nuclear Weapons Ban Is Growing within NATO, an Advocacy Group Says
As President Biden and his NATO counterparts focus on nuclear-armed Russia at their summit meeting on Monday, they may also face a...

UN House Scotland
Jun 14, 20213 min read


UNHS on Palestine: Everyone, everywhere has the right to live in a just and peaceful society
By Catriona Spaven-Donn and Grace Broad UN House Scotland acts as a bridge between the United Nations Association and Scottish civil...

UN House Scotland
Jun 10, 20213 min read


UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration
On World Environment Day, 5th June 2021, the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration will launch. Click on this link for more information on...

UN House Scotland
Jun 1, 20211 min read


Life After UNHS: Interning at the UN- A Talk With Iuliia Drobysh
Former UN House Scotland intern Iuliia Drobysh is hosting a presentation and Q&A on Thursday 10th June at 5:30pm BST to share her...

UN House Scotland
May 31, 20211 min read


NFLA Media Release
NFLA welcomes Glasgow City Council’s resolution giving its formal backing for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons The UK &...

UN House Scotland
May 16, 20214 min read


Racial Justice and Women
Join us next Thursday for our May Monthly Meeting on Racial Justice and Women! We use this statement from the National Women’s Law Center...

UN House Scotland
May 15, 20211 min read


May 2021 Newsletter
SDG Academy | May 2021 Newsletter This month we are celebrating SDG learning with the UNESCO World Conference on Education for...

UN House Scotland
May 15, 20213 min read


METO: On the violence in Israel and Palestine
The latest violent conflict between Palestine and Israel further destabilises an already volatile region. The Middle East continues to...

UN House Scotland
May 15, 20213 min read


UN Publications: International Migration 2020
The report presents key facts and messages regarding international migration globally and by region during 2000-2020, based on the 2020...

UN House Scotland
May 15, 20211 min read


Yemen Briefing by Paul Tippell, UNA Yemen Campaign Coordinator
By Paul Tippell, UNA Yemen Campaign Coordinator Houthi Assault on Marib Since the beginning of the year the Houthis have conducted a...

UN House Scotland
May 7, 20214 min read


Human Rights team Roundtable Discussion on Humanitarian Approaches to Human Rights
On March 31st 2021, the Human Rights team at United Nations House Scotland (UNHS) hosted a roundtable on Humanitarian Approaches to Human...

UN House Scotland
Apr 9, 20212 min read


All in the same boat: how this year’s CSW is changing our lives for decades to come (Part 2)
My experience exceeded well beyond any expectations of this year’s digital session. CSW65 stretched to reach and reconcile as young...

UN House Scotland
Apr 8, 20213 min read


All in the same boat: how this year’s CSW is changing our lives for decades to come (Part 1)
A sneek-peak from the UN’s 25th floor thanks to the interns I had met during one of the lunch breaks at the Riverside Café This year’s...

UN House Scotland
Apr 8, 20213 min read


Generation Equality Forum: a promising beginning
Whereas we secretly wish we started our day walking to the conference hall in sunny Mexico City, the organisation of this year’s...

UN House Scotland
Apr 8, 20213 min read


Talk about Yemen and UK's involvement
On Thursday 15 April from 6pm to 7pm, UNA London and South East Region Yemen Campaign Coordinator Paul Tippell will give a talk to UNA...

UN House Scotland
Apr 6, 20211 min read


Boris Johnson’s Toxic Domestic Posturing Over Nuclear Weapons
Prime Minister Boris Johnson joins British troops stationed in Estonia. Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA Archive/PA Images Boris Johnson’s Toxic...

UN House Scotland
Mar 24, 20214 min read


Out Now: ‘Dear Daughter: Your Life Matters’ by Iain Stewart; the new powerful song against racism
By Iain Stewart Commemorating International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on the 21st March I wanted to tell you about...

UN House Scotland
Mar 24, 20212 min read



UN House Scotland
Mar 17, 20210 min read


Women's Empowerment and Climate Action: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
From the perspective of Catriona Spaven- Donn, a member of the UNHS Climate & Gender team: If we are to achieve Human Rights and reach...

UN House Scotland
Mar 8, 20211 min read
