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Dec 14, 20174 min read

Human Trafficking in Scotland: An Overview of Legislation and Figures

In the last few years, the Scottish government has earnestly addressed the issues of human trafficking and exploitation within the...

UNHScotland

Dec 10, 20171 min read

UNHS at Scottish Parliament

During the week of 4 December 2017, UNHS was thrilled to host a stall at Scottish Parliament, sharing our work to promote and achieve the...

Model United Nations (MUN) #FirstforFife Report: 5 things we can all learn from 11 year olds

Toluwa Oyeleye

Dec 2, 20174 min read

Model United Nations (MUN) #FirstforFife Report: 5 things we can all learn from 11 year olds

On St. Andrew's Day, 30th November 2017, United Nations House Scotland (UNHS) hosted the first ever MUN (Model United Nations) for...

Simen Jordsmyr

Nov 28, 20173 min read

Busy times for UN House Scotland

With several events back-to-back within the last week of November and the first weeks of December, UN House Scotland is entering the...

UNHS Presentation on Aid Effectiveness submitted to Zambian High Commissioner to the UK

UN House Scotland

Nov 21, 20172 min read

UNHS Presentation on Aid Effectiveness submitted to Zambian High Commissioner to the UK

H.E. Muyeba Chikonde with Atishay Mathur at Zambia House in London In a flattering letter to Lorenzo Medici, Machiavelli anxiously offers...

The Developing Rohingya Crisis- Parliamentary One Pager

Katie Armour

Nov 20, 20171 min read

The Developing Rohingya Crisis- Parliamentary One Pager

Sent to MSPs on 20 November, 2017, this POP (Parliamentary One-Pager) aims to bring the Scottish Parliament's attention to the developing...

Gari Donn

Nov 18, 20172 min read

Thinking About Poverty in Scotland

"Mothers protest at homelessness" says the placard at a demonstration in Edinburgh. I wonder: At what point do we all say, enough is...

UNHScotland

Nov 14, 20171 min read

World Food Day Report Available Now

UNHS is proud to release our latest report, following our participation in World Food Day 2017. The report includes background on global...

Claire LeBlanc

Nov 14, 20172 min read

Modern Day Slavery: A 2017 Update

The International Labour Organization (ILO) recently released their new report, the 2017 Global Estimates on Modern Day Slavery, and the...

Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery: Introducing the Socio-Ecological Model

UN House Scotland

Nov 13, 20172 min read

Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery: Introducing the Socio-Ecological Model

Human trafficking is a multi-faceted challenge with social, political and economic dimensions, affecting various countries around the...

Hope and the Democratisation of Governance

UN House Scotland

Nov 6, 20173 min read

Hope and the Democratisation of Governance

Gordon Brown Speaking at McEwan Hall, University of Edinburgh Speaking at the University of Edinburgh on a Sunday evening, Gordon Brown...

UN House commissions Presentation on Effectiveness for Small Aid Programmes

UNH Scotland

Nov 1, 20171 min read

UN House commissions Presentation on Effectiveness for Small Aid Programmes

United Nations House Scotland has commissioned a presentation with Atishay Mathur's research findings on the case of Scotland’s new...

Gari Donn

Oct 24, 20172 min read

UNHS Statement on United Nations Day

"Today the UN continues to make a vital contribution to our collective security by providing a forum for countries to solve problems...

UN House Scotland

Oct 13, 20173 min read

An Heir to Nehru’s India

Dr. Shashi Tharoor and Atishay Mathur (with Nehru’s Biography)on October 3rd A day after the lecture on the ‘inglorious empire’ at the...

Nukewatch Warns of Nuclear Weapons Convoys Threat

Simen Jordsmyr

Oct 10, 20173 min read

Nukewatch Warns of Nuclear Weapons Convoys Threat

The network Nukewatch concluded that Scotland is not ready for the event of a serious accident involving a nuclear weapons convoy on its...

UNHS Partner, ICAN, Wins 2017 Nobel Peace Prize

UN House Scotland

Oct 6, 20171 min read

UNHS Partner, ICAN, Wins 2017 Nobel Peace Prize

View Press Release UNHouse Scotland is excited by the news that our partner organisation, ICAN, has won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize! We...

UN House Scotland

Sep 28, 20171 min read

UNHS Report on the Crisis in Yemen

In May 2017, UNHS hosted a seminar and conference titled 'Yemen: The Forgotten People," focused on the ongoing conflict in Yemen....

Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons signed at UN

Gari Donn

Sep 21, 20172 min read

Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons signed at UN

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

Human Trafficking: The Regional Dimension of a Global Problem

Claire LeBlanc

Aug 3, 20173 min read

Human Trafficking: The Regional Dimension of a Global Problem

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

Human Trafficking: Forced Labor and Exploitation

Claire LeBlanc

Jul 30, 20172 min read

Human Trafficking: Forced Labor and Exploitation

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

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