As of today, 26 September 2017, over 50 countries have signed the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. UNHS congratulates...

Today, 25 of September, is the two year anniversary of the adoption of Sustainable Development Goals by all 193 members of the United...

We live in exciting times - not least because the Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons has been signed at the UN! On Wednesday 20 September...

International Literacy Day, celebrated annually on 8 September, is an opportunity for Governments, civil society and stakeholders to...

On 25 August, staff at UNH Scotland welcomed WFUNA Treasurer Sundeep Bhutoria to the office. Mr Bhutoria is in Edinburgh for British...

In 2015, world leaders within the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals, which are 17 interrelated goals and 169...

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) captures the full spectrum of human rights abuses committed under human trafficking such as...

Human trafficking is a global issue that affects developing and developed countries alike; the practice is found within the United...

Friday, 7 July, gave everyone cause for celebration, not just because it was finally the weekend, but because the United Nations adopted...

The crisis created by the war in Syria is a multi-faceted challenge which started in 2011. As of December 2015, it was estimated that 4.3...

At least 1.3 billion people lack access to energy worldwide. This is a significant obstacle to social and economic development. In Kenya,...

In February 2017, the Spanish company Memondo Network’s information and entertainment portal, 'Cribeo’, made a video about the current...

This post is part of the Pathways to Peace Seminar Series. Registration for Yemen: The Forgotten People is now open. ‘Yemenis are not...

There are nearly 2,2 billion people that live below the global poverty line ($2 USD). 470 million jobs are needed globally for new...

A new report from the European Leadership Network (ELN) has identified at least five potential near-term crisis between Russia and the...

US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, speaks outside the General Assembly on 27 March, 2017 in New York. (Image Courtesy AFP) More than...

On 16 September, 2016, SCISA and UN House Scotland Hosted a seminar dedicated to understanding the necessary components to a peaceful...

There are 51 trillion microplastic particles currently polluting the world’s waters. We add to those at the rate of eight million tons...

NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION AT SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT Humanitarian and Environmental Impacts and Responsibilities of Hosting Nuclear Weapons...