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New steps taken for a pioneer project at Low Moss prison
The UN House Scotland was present at Low Moss prison on the 27th of November to talk about the possibility of organising a Model United...
Coline Constantin
Jan 20, 20183 min read
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Burns Supper to be held at Serenity Cafe
Leading up to the invitational conference on a Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East, UNHS is hosting a Burns Supper...
UNHScotland
Jan 15, 20181 min read
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Motion Submitted to Recognize Ambassador Elayne White Gomez
On 12 January, 2018, MSP Bill Kid entered a motion at Scottish Parliament to congratulate Ambassador Elayne White Gomez of Costa Rica for...
UNHScotland
Jan 13, 20181 min read
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POP: Human Trafficking in Scotland
The latest POP from UNHS, distributed to Scottish Parliament on 4 January, 2018, focuses on human trafficking and modern slavery in...
Claire LeBlanc
Jan 5, 20181 min read
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What Can One Person Do? Advice from Siddharth Kara
SIDDHARTH KARA is a senior fellow and lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, a senior fellow at the Harvard School of...
UNHScotland
Jan 5, 20183 min read
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UNHS Celebrates ICAN Nobel Prize
On 8 December, 2017, UNHS hosted "Peace is the Prize", a celebration of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapon's (ICAN)...
UNHScotland
Dec 27, 20171 min read
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A Glimpse Inside the UNHS Charity Dinner
On 7 December, 2017, UNHS hosted its first every charity fundraising dinner. Take a look inside our festive event! All photos courtesy of...
UNHScotland
Dec 27, 20171 min read
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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
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Belgian Prime Minister and Former NATO Sec-Gen Endorse Nuclear Ban
This week, Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme and former NATO Secretary General Willy Claes published a joint op-ed showing support for...
UNHScotland
Dec 13, 20173 min read
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UNHS at Scottish Parliament
During the week of 4 December 2017, UNHS was thrilled to host a stall at Scottish Parliament, sharing our work to promote and achieve the...
UNHScotland
Dec 10, 20171 min read
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Model United Nations (MUN) #FirstforFife Report: 5 things we can all learn from 11 year olds
On St. Andrew's Day, 30th November 2017, United Nations House Scotland (UNHS) hosted the first ever MUN (Model United Nations) for...
Toluwa Oyeleye
Dec 2, 20174 min read
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Busy times for UN House Scotland
With several events back-to-back within the last week of November and the first weeks of December, UN House Scotland is entering the...
Simen Jordsmyr
Nov 28, 20173 min read
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UNHS Presentation on Aid Effectiveness submitted to Zambian High Commissioner to the UK
H.E. Muyeba Chikonde with Atishay Mathur at Zambia House in London In a flattering letter to Lorenzo Medici, Machiavelli anxiously offers...

UN House Scotland
Nov 21, 20172 min read
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The Developing Rohingya Crisis- Parliamentary One Pager
Sent to MSPs on 20 November, 2017, this POP (Parliamentary One-Pager) aims to bring the Scottish Parliament's attention to the developing...
Katie Armour
Nov 20, 20171 min read
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Thinking About Poverty in Scotland
"Mothers protest at homelessness" says the placard at a demonstration in Edinburgh. I wonder: At what point do we all say, enough is...
Gari Donn
Nov 18, 20172 min read
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World Food Day Report Available Now
UNHS is proud to release our latest report, following our participation in World Food Day 2017. The report includes background on global...
UNHScotland
Nov 14, 20171 min read
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Modern Day Slavery: A 2017 Update
The International Labour Organization (ILO) recently released their new report, the 2017 Global Estimates on Modern Day Slavery, and the...
Claire LeBlanc
Nov 14, 20172 min read
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Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery: Introducing the Socio-Ecological Model
Human trafficking is a multi-faceted challenge with social, political and economic dimensions, affecting various countries around the...

UN House Scotland
Nov 13, 20172 min read
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UN Warns: Yemen Faces World's Largest Famine
Photo Courtesy of Thana Faroq Mark Lowcock, the UN under-secretary general for humanitarian affairs, has warned that unless aid...
UNHScotland
Nov 13, 20171 min read
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Nicola Sturgeon to Speak at UN Climate Change Conference
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is set to speak at the COP23 Climate Change Conference this week in Bonn, Germany. Sturgeon was...
UNHScotland
Nov 13, 20171 min read
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