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Justice for George Floyd
By Grace Broad Image used by the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/world/asia/george-floyd-protest-global.html In light...

UN House Scotland
Jun 2, 20201 min read


Peace and Security Seminar
You may find the Powerpoint detailing the seminar below.

UN House Scotland
May 24, 20201 min read


The Impact of COVID-19 in Guatemala
Please find below a link to an article published in The Guardian regarding the impact of COVID-19 in Guatemala....

UN House Scotland
May 24, 20201 min read


Secure Scotland Seminar Report
The report focuses on how Scotland can 'challenge the narrative of dependency on militarism and aspire to a Scotland that can safeguard...

UN House Scotland
May 21, 20201 min read


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...
Wojtek Krakowiak
May 1, 20201 min read


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


Youth Climate Activism and Climate Education
Our latest Parliamentary One Pager on Youth Climate Activism and Climate Education expresses the youth's concerns on the climate crisis....

UN House Scotland
Apr 3, 20201 min read


COVID-19: Secretary-General Calls for Global Ceasefire
In an appeal issued on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged warring parties across the world to lay down their weapons and...
Louise Sjöblom
Mar 26, 20201 min read


Humanitarian Impacts of Nuclear Weapons Conference
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) hosted a...

UN House Scotland
Mar 5, 20201 min read


UNHS Interns
The busy year has started and our interns are working on many SDG projects, on health, hunger, education, gender, cities, climate, peace...
UNHScotland
Feb 11, 20201 min read


International Day of Education 2020: Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace in Chajul, Gu
Photograph taken by Catriona Spaven-Donn One organisation working at a grassroots level to create change and promote “learning for for...

UN House Scotland
Feb 5, 20202 min read


International Day of Education 2020: Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace in Chajul, Gu
Photograph taken by Catriona Spaven-Donn On 24th January, UNESCO marked the International Day of Education by emphasising the importance...

UN House Scotland
Feb 5, 20202 min read


Shannon Puts Food Hunger on the Agenda
On 5 th December 2019, UNHS held their recent awareness event at Edinburgh University: Zero Hunger. Shannon McCracken – one of our UNHS...
Grace Broad
Dec 17, 20192 min read


CSW64 Beijing Platform for Action 25 years on Women Re-Shaping Technology
Please join Soroptimist International Scotland South and United Nations House Scotland this 5th of February for our conference on...
UNHScotland
Dec 12, 20191 min read


Human Rights Day - 70th Anniversary of the UDR
Today is the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1950, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 10 December as...
UNHScotland
Dec 10, 20191 min read


SDG2: Zero Hunger in Scotland
As we approach our event on SDG2: Zero Hunger this Thursday the 5th of December at the University of Edinburgh, we have crafted a short...
Consuella Zhao
Dec 2, 20193 min read


International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: 2nd of December
The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is a yearly event on December 2, organized by the United Nations General Assembly. The...
UNHScotland
Dec 2, 20192 min read


The Catholic Church and the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
The Catholic Church has been a leading proponent of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), which 122 states, including...
UNHScotland
Dec 2, 20191 min read


International Protest: the Violence Against Women
Soroptimist International and United Nations House Scotland on the 25th November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence...
UNHScotland
Nov 28, 20191 min read


25th of November - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: Why this International Day? Violence against women is a human rights...
UNH Scotland
Nov 25, 20191 min read







