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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


Report: Conference on Women's Mental Health
On the 9th of October 2019, UN House Scotland in collaboration with Soroptimist International Scotland South hosted the Conference on...
UNHScotland
Nov 21, 20191 min read


UN General Assembly First Committee
The UN General Assembly First Committee just wrapped up last Friday, as diplomats finished voting on resolutions. Overall, organizations...
UNHScotland
Nov 21, 20191 min read


UN Conference on Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East
In January 2018, UNHS co-hosted with ICAN a PrepCon on the issue of Weapons of Mass Destructions in the Middle East. We continue to see...
UNHScotland
Nov 21, 20191 min read


POP-Conference on Women's Mental Health
On the 9th of October, UN House Scotland in collaboration with Soroptimist International hosted the Conference on Women's Mental Health....
UNHScotland
Nov 20, 20191 min read


SDG 2: Zero Hunger Event
Please join UNHS on the 5th of December outside the University of Edinburgh Main Library for our event on SD2 (Zero Hunger) and Food...
Shannon McCracken
Nov 14, 20191 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


Air Pollution Parliamentary One Pager
Our latest Parliamentary One Pager on Air Pollution by Tammy and Luke explores the legal options in reducing air pollution. Click to...
Tammy Puryicky and Luke Padfield
Oct 31, 20191 min read


German and Spanish Views on Brexit
With the 31st October looming just ahead of us all, the dreaded B word can’t help but be spoken about. But the news we read, as we fly...

UN House Scotland
Oct 23, 20193 min read


Conference on Women's Mental Health
On Wednesday the 9th of October United Nations House Scotland (UNHS) co-hosted a conference with Soroptimist International at the Albany...
Katie Birrell
Oct 15, 20192 min read


Reflection on the UK’s VNR
“The Voluntary National Review process has brought the spotlight from what we do abroad to what we do at home. We have made progress. On...
Chris Toward
Oct 10, 20193 min read


Friends of Earth Scotland: Plastic and the Climate Emergency
In Friends of Earth Scotland's new blog post they seek to explore the lessor known effects of plastics on climate change. They discuss...
UNH Scotland
Oct 7, 20191 min read
