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Human Rights Day - 70th Anniversary of the UDR
Today is the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1950, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 10 December as...
UNHScotland
Dec 10, 20191 min read
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SDG2: Zero Hunger in Scotland
As we approach our event on SDG2: Zero Hunger this Thursday the 5th of December at the University of Edinburgh, we have crafted a short...
Consuella Zhao
Dec 2, 20193 min read
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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: 2nd of December
The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is a yearly event on December 2, organized by the United Nations General Assembly. The...
UNHScotland
Dec 2, 20192 min read
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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...
UNHScotland
Dec 2, 20191 min read
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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...
UNH Scotland
Nov 25, 20191 min read
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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
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UN General Assembly First Committee
The UN General Assembly First Committee just wrapped up last Friday, as diplomats finished voting on resolutions. Overall, organizations...
UNHScotland
Nov 21, 20191 min read
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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...
UNHScotland
Nov 21, 20191 min read
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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...
Shannon McCracken
Nov 14, 20191 min read
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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...
UN House Scotland
Oct 23, 20193 min read
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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...
UNH Scotland
Oct 7, 20191 min read
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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
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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...
UNH Scotland
Oct 7, 20191 min read
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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...
Esther Jourdan
Oct 7, 20193 min read
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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...
Wojciech Krakowiak
Oct 3, 20192 min read
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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...
Shannon McCracken
Oct 3, 20192 min read
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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...
UNHScotland
Oct 2, 20191 min read
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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...
Esther Jourdan
Sep 27, 20193 min read
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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...
Shannon McCracken
Sep 25, 20192 min read
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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
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