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The Fragile Promise of Human Rights in a Changing World - Reflections from the 2024 Ruth Adler Lecture

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The Fragile Promise of Human Rights in a Changing World - Reflections from the 2024 Ruth Adler Lecture

By Luisa Hofmann and Elena Kerr On Monday the 4th of November we attended the 2024 Ruth Adler Human Rights Lecture at the University of...

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Nov 51 min read

Human Trafficking CPG

On October 29th, 2024, the Human Trafficking cross-party group (CPG) of the Scottish Parliament reconvened. UN House Scotland is proud to...

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US Election 2024: Thoughts from Four US Interns at UNHS

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Nov 44 min read

US Election 2024: Thoughts from Four US Interns at UNHS

With the United States election less than a week away, we examine the differences between the two candidates, focusing on key policies...

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UN House Scotland

Oct 306 min read

The UN Summit of The Future 2024

By Georgiana F. Bugeag The Global Significance of the Summit The UN Summit of the Future ("the Summit") brought nations together in a...

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WOMEN AND CITIES – AN EMERGING RHIZOMATIC MOVEMENT

UN House Scotland

Oct 245 min read

WOMEN AND CITIES – AN EMERGING RHIZOMATIC MOVEMENT

By Dr May East Women and cities - what it is the Earth asking from us? (Vert by Diez Office, AHEC, OMC°C) I like to think about the...

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Oct 140 min read

UNA - North Ireland Model UN Event

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UN House Scotland

Oct 70 min read

365 Days Since October 7th

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UN House Scotland

Oct 23 min read

UN International Day of Non-Violence

By Anna Kwan Non-Violence or The Knotted Gun, Carl Fredrik Reutersward (1980) | Courtesy Non-Violence Project Today, October 2nd, is the...

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UNA Scotland Launches the UNAS Earth Ambassadors

UN House Scotland

Sep 262 min read

UNA Scotland Launches the UNAS Earth Ambassadors

Media Release EDINBURGH, Scotland, 26 September 2025 -- today, UNA Scotland announced the launch of the UNAS Earth Ambassadors, a group...

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SIDA (Scotland's International Development Alliance) Annual Conference 2024

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Sep 52 min read

SIDA (Scotland's International Development Alliance) Annual Conference 2024

By Magnus Storvik and Nina Munson SIDA (Scotland's International Development Alliance) Annual Conference 2024: Collaborating for Future...

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Leading the Way: How Scotland is Championing the Rights of Children and Young People in the United Kingdom

UN House Scotland

Aug 165 min read

Leading the Way: How Scotland is Championing the Rights of Children and Young People in the United Kingdom

By Ewan Brown On Tuesday 16th of July 2024, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act...

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Beyond COP: Conversations with Youth Report

UN House Scotland

Jul 171 min read

Beyond COP: Conversations with Youth Report

On Tuesday 27th February the UNA Scotland Beyond COP team hosted their third COP event, titled ‘Beyond COP: Conversations with Youth’....

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UN House Scotland

May 155 min read

Vienna, a feminist urbanism pioneer

By Justine Vonpierre Gender planning, gender-sensitive cities, inclusive cities… these concepts are rightly all the rage in European...

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UN House Scotland

May 21 min read

The Gaza Strip Famine

A blog post by Diana Barbacioru.

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UN House Scotland

Apr 271 min read

A History Of UN House Scotland: Official Booklet in Norwegian

Last year, UN House Scotland published an official history booklet which detailed how civil society organisations can engage with the...

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UN House Scotland

Apr 213 min read

SIDA Spring Conference 2024

By Elena Kerr Scotland’s International Development Alliance held an insightful, engaging, and inspiring spring conference on the 16th of...

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UNHS Cities Event Series (2024) - “Urban Crossroads: where policy meets community”

UN House Scotland

Apr 52 min read

UNHS Cities Event Series (2024) - “Urban Crossroads: where policy meets community”

In the early 20th century, Scottish biologist Patrick Geddes played a leading role in establishing urban planning as a social science. In...

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UN House Scotland

Mar 111 min read

Forced Climate Migration POP

The UNA St Andrews team have published their next Parliamentary One Pager on forced climate migration.

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UN House Scotland

Mar 93 min read

Political Literacy - 'Now or Never'

By Jerome Bailey One of the signs of a progressive and healthy society is an educated citizenry who know their rights and their...

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UN House Scotland

Mar 81 min read

Happy International Women's Day!

Happy International Women’s Day to you all. At UNHS we share celebration today, International Women's Day, with many organisations and...

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