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SIDA Spring Conference 2025: Engage for impact and unite for change
By Georgiana Bugeag and Elena Kerr SIDA’s annual international development conference brought together a vibrant mix of organisations,...
UN House Scotland
Apr 74 min read
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SIDA Conference 2025
By Mariia Shymko We were honored to attend the SIDA Conference 2025 in Edinburgh. This conference explored strategies for the sustainable...
UN House Scotland
Apr 31 min read
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Beijing+30 at CSW69 2025: the Gender Equality Marathon in a Hostile Era
By Georgiana F Bugeag The 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), held in March 2025, commemorated the 30th...
UN House Scotland
Apr 15 min read
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3MSP: Gender Mainstreaming in the TPNW – Shaping a Just and Equal Future
By Elena Kerr Today Ireland, Mexico and the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research co-hosted an event including the moderator...
UN House Scotland
Mar 84 min read
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3MSP Day 4: The Forgotten Victims – Nuclear Weapons and the Silent Suffering of Children
By Luisa Hofmann The side event “The Impact of Nuclear Weapons on Children” was sponsored by Ireland, Thailand and the International...
UN House Scotland
Mar 82 min read
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3MSP Day 4: Beyond Uranium Mining – Global Roots of Nuclear Injustice – Affected Communities and Allies
By Elena Kerr This event was sponsored by Affected Communities and Allies Working Group and ICAN Germany. With speakers from affected...
UN House Scotland
Mar 73 min read
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3MSP Day 2: Challenging Nuclear Deterrence – A Moral and Ethical Imperative
By Luisa Hofmann The side event “Interfaith, Intergenerational and Inter-Sectoral Dialogue on the Moral Imperatives to Eliminate Nuclear...
UN House Scotland
Mar 52 min read
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3MSP Day 2: State of play of the humanitarian and environmental consequences of France's nuclear explosions in Algeria
By Elena Kerr and Charlie Franklin-White This event was hosted by ICAN France and included the facilitator Lena Mentzinger, and the...
UN House Scotland
Mar 53 min read
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3MSP Day 2 – Shaping the narrative: placing humanity at the centre of nuclear debates
By Elena Kerr This event was hosted collaboratively between the ICRC and other national Red Cross associations, representing Italy,...
UN House Scotland
Mar 52 min read
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3rd Meeting of States Parties: An Update from New York
Here we are at the 3MSP for the TPNW. We are listening to Annie Jacobson (author of Nuclear War) speak of the minutes it takes for an...
UN House Scotland
Mar 41 min read
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3rd Meeting of States Parties: Day One
By Elena Kerr Listen to and hear our Anangu Story This side event was hosted by the Nuclear Truth Project where the main speaker was...
UN House Scotland
Mar 44 min read
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The Nordic Youth Seminar on Climate and Biodiversity in Sweden
By Elena Kerr On the weekend of the 7th of February, I had the opportunity to spread awareness and knowledge about the work of the UN...
UN House Scotland
Feb 181 min read
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"Taking a human rights-based approach to the minimum income guarantee”: A Seminar by the Poverty Alliance
By Elena Kerr and Leen Shoura On Thursday the 14th of November we attended an engagement seminar on behalf of the UNHS Human Rights team,...
UN House Scotland
Nov 22, 20242 min read
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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...
UN House Scotland
Nov 13, 20244 min read
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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...
UN House Scotland
Oct 30, 20246 min read
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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...
UN House Scotland
Sep 26, 20242 min read
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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...
UN House Scotland
Sep 5, 20242 min read
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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’....
UN House Scotland
Jul 17, 20241 min read
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SIDA Spring Conference 2024
By Elena Kerr Scotland’s International Development Alliance held an insightful, engaging, and inspiring spring conference on the 16th of...
UN House Scotland
Apr 21, 20243 min read
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