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Dec 2, 20191 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...

25th of November - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

UNH Scotland

Nov 25, 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...

Report: Conference on Women's Mental Health

UNHScotland

Nov 21, 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...

UN Conference on Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East

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...

Shannon McCracken

Nov 14, 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...

UN House Scotland

Oct 23, 20193 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...

Friends of Earth Scotland: Plastic and the Climate Emergency

UNH Scotland

Oct 7, 20191 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...

Opposing Pro War Policies and Modern Day Threats such as Climate Change

UNH Scotland

Oct 7, 20191 min read

Opposing Pro War Policies and Modern Day Threats such as Climate Change

The Scottish Peace Network is hosting the event entitled "Opposing Pro War Policies and Modern Day Threats such as Climate Change" this...

UNH Scotland

Oct 7, 20191 min read

Climate Change Meets Politics

Please join lecturer David Warrilow, President of the Royal Meteorological Society on “Climate Change Meets Politics” at 6 p.m. on Friday...

Esther Jourdan

Oct 7, 20193 min read

Mental Health and Single-Parenthood

The final blog post in our series on women's mental health, ahead of our upcoming conference, is from our intern Esther, and looks at the...

Wojciech Krakowiak

Oct 3, 20192 min read

Looking forward: Men’s Mental Health

With World Mental Health Day and the Conference on Women’s Mental Health on the 9th of October approaching, UNHS already wants to look...

Women's Mental Health: Sexual Violence and Domestic Abuse

Shannon McCracken

Oct 3, 20192 min read

Women's Mental Health: Sexual Violence and Domestic Abuse

As part of our blog series about women’s mental health for the upcoming conference on the 9th of October, UN House Scotland and...

Conference on Women's Mental Health: Delegate Pack

UNHScotland

Oct 2, 20191 min read

Conference on Women's Mental Health: Delegate Pack

As we quickly approach the date for our upcoming conference on the 9th of October, UN House Scotland and Soroptimist International...

Esther Jourdan

Sep 27, 20193 min read

Oral Contraceptives and Mental Health

In the second of our series of blogs on women's mental health in connection with our upcoming conference, our intern Esther explores the...

Women's Mental Health and the Justice System

Shannon McCracken

Sep 25, 20192 min read

Women's Mental Health and the Justice System

As we approach World Mental Health Day on the 10th of October and our upcoming mental health awareness conference, UN House Scotland has...

Photocall Scottish Parliament: Thursday 26 September

UNHScotland

Sep 23, 20191 min read

Photocall Scottish Parliament: Thursday 26 September

Join with ICAN Scottish Partner organisations and MSPs to attend a press and photocall outside the Scottish Parliament at 12.45 on...

UNHScotland

Sep 23, 20191 min read

Don't Bank on the Bomb Media Report

Don't Bank on the Bomb*, a part of the ICAN partnership (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons), has published a report on...

UNHScotland

Sep 23, 20191 min read

UN International Day of Peace

Saturday 21 September was the UN International Day of Peace. It has been commemorated since 1981 and this year UN Secretary-General...

WILPF 2019 Autumn Seminar: Women Go Green for Peace

UNHScotland

Sep 19, 20191 min read

WILPF 2019 Autumn Seminar: Women Go Green for Peace

The UK section of the Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF) will be hosting its annual Autumn Seminar on Saturday, 23...

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