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Unjust and Underexposed: An Introduction to Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is a global issue that affects developing and developed countries alike; the practice is found within the United...
Claire LeBlanc
Jul 26, 20172 min read


Reports from New York- Nuclear Weapons Ban
Friday, 7 July, gave everyone cause for celebration, not just because it was finally the weekend, but because the United Nations adopted...
Dagmar Medeiros
Jul 12, 20172 min read


Inclusive Education for Syrian Refugee Children in Scotland
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...

UN House Scotland
Jun 23, 20174 min read


Solar Kiosk: Bringing Renewable Energy to Rural Kenya
At least 1.3 billion people lack access to energy worldwide. This is a significant obstacle to social and economic development. In Kenya,...
Rebecca Berry
Jun 1, 20173 min read


UNHScotland
May 20, 20170 min read


What You Should Know: SDG5
In February 2017, the Spanish company Memondo Network’s information and entertainment portal, 'Cribeo’, made a video about the current...

UN House Scotland
May 11, 20172 min read


Leading up to Yemen: The Forgotten People
This post is part of the Pathways to Peace Seminar Series. Registration for Yemen: The Forgotten People is now open. ‘Yemenis are not...
Isabella Krabbe
May 11, 20173 min read


What You Should Know: SDG 8
There are nearly 2,2 billion people that live below the global poverty line ($2 USD). 470 million jobs are needed globally for new...
Jenny Kristine Steffensen
Apr 19, 20173 min read


Defusing Future Crises: Russia and the West
A new report from the European Leadership Network (ELN) has identified at least five potential near-term crisis between Russia and the...
UNH Scotland
Mar 31, 20171 min read


Nuclear Weapons Ban Talks Begin
US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, speaks outside the General Assembly on 27 March, 2017 in New York. (Image Courtesy AFP) More than...
UNH Scotland
Mar 28, 20171 min read


'Syria': A Pathways To Peace Seminar
On 16 September, 2016, SCISA and UN House Scotland Hosted a seminar dedicated to understanding the necessary components to a peaceful...
UNH Scotland
Mar 22, 20171 min read


Microbeads: What Are They and Why Are They Dangerous?
There are 51 trillion microplastic particles currently polluting the world’s waters. We add to those at the rate of eight million tons...
Katie Armour
Mar 22, 20172 min read


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

UN House Scotland
Mar 18, 20172 min read


Global Education Monitoring Report Launch
Images from inside the Global Education Monitoring Report Launch. Read the event report for more details about the launch.
UNHScotland
Jan 13, 20171 min read


Nuclear Disarmament Conference
Images from the UNHS/ACRONYM Institute Conference on the Humantitarian and Environmental Impacts and Responsibilities of Nuclear Weapons....
UNHScotland
Dec 10, 20161 min read


Report on the UNESCO Scottish Launch of the Global Education Monitoring Report
Contributions from: Marilisa Dolci, Marie Bellanger and Robyn Lewis UN House Scotland, in collaboration with: UNESCO, Link Community...
Katie Armour
Nov 10, 201614 min read


'Syria' Pathways to Peace Seminar
Images from the 2016 Pathways to Peace Seminar on Syria. View the report for more details on the seminar.
UNHScotland
Oct 28, 20161 min read


The Long Road to Resettlement
Introduction United Nations House Scotland, in collaboration with Médecins sans Frontières, hosted “The Long Road to Resettlement...
Marie Bellanger
Sep 23, 201613 min read


WFUNA’s Sixth Human Rights Youth Program
From the 25 – 29 July 2016, I attended WFUNA’s Human Rights Youth Program at the United Nations in Geneva as a representative of...
Rose Ireland
Sep 23, 20164 min read


Getting to Grips with Guantánamo
UNHS SCISA Expert Kasey McCall Smith (Professor of Human Rights Law at the University of Edinburgh) writes on current cases involving...

UN House Scotland
Jun 22, 20164 min read







