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Mar 22, 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...

Mar 22, 20172 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...

Mar 18, 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...

Nov 10, 201614 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...

Sep 23, 201613 min read

The Long Road to Resettlement

Introduction United Nations House Scotland, in collaboration with Médecins sans Frontières, hosted “The Long Road to Resettlement...

Sep 23, 20164 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...

Jun 22, 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...

May 8, 20162 min read

Paving the path to a brighter future - Mzungu! How are you?!

From the moment I entered the dusty, red, rural town of Ndhiwa, the word ‘Mzungu’ has been my personal cheer-leading chant. Roughly...

Feb 23, 20161 min read

Climate Change Conference: Global Challenges; Local Solutions

UN House Scotland presented an opportunity to explore the impact of the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference. COP21 ushered in the first...

Feb 6, 20163 min read

Ban Ki-Moon address to UNA-UK audience at Central Hall Westminster

On Friday 5th February, members of staff from UN House Scotland and the United Nations Association Scotland travelled to London to listen...

Jan 23, 20163 min read

Arab Transitions: Analysing the Post-Arab Spring Context

The Arab Transitions project, funded through the European Commission’s FP7 framework, continues to offer valuable insight into the...