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United Nations Association-Glasgow Event
UNA monthly meeting entitled Life Beneath Water will be featured at the University of Glasgow on Thursday 19th of September. The event...
UNHScotland
Sep 16, 20191 min read
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The Illegality of Nuclear Weapons: Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Seminar
On Thursday 22nd August, UN House Masters Placement Intern Jana Riemslagh hosted a seminar entitled 'The Illegality of Nuclear Weapons:...
Jessica Craig
Sep 12, 20191 min read
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Secure Scotland Seminar Report Available Now
The Secure Scotland Seminar was held between the 16th and 18th April 2019 at Allanton Peace Sanctuary in Dumfries. The purpose of the...
Jessica Craig
Jul 31, 20191 min read
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Commission on the Status of Women: Delegate Routine
7 am: Early wake-up call to rise and shine! We are excited to start another day, quickly eat some cereal and to head over to the UN...
Iuliia Drobysh
Mar 19, 20193 min read
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Commission on the Status of Women: Day Two and Three
In this blog post, I will share some ideas from the past two days of CSW: "It is not enough to promulgate laws: there should be...
Iuliia Drobysh
Mar 15, 20192 min read
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Commission on the Status of Women: Day One
Hi everyone! My name is Iuliia and I am an intern at the UN House Scotland. This year, I am humbled to represent UNA-UK at the 63rd...
Iuliia Drobysh
Mar 12, 20194 min read
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Scottish Women Make Voices Heard for UN Commission on the Status of Women
On 1 February 2019, UN House Scotland, Soroptimist International and Scottish Women's Convention held a conference in preparation for the...
Laura Rutherford
Mar 6, 20191 min read
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SCISA Seminar Series Presented at Scottish Interfaith Week
UN House Scotland and its work for promoting peace received much attention as the Scottish Interfaith Week was rounded off at an event in...
Simen Jordsmyr
Nov 19, 20182 min read
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'See Me, Free Me' Report Available
Following the successful 'See Me, Free Me" Campaign and conference in March 2018, a comprehensive report on human trafficking is now...
UNH Scotland
Sep 3, 20181 min read
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Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East: the Creation of a WMDFZ
Former UNHS intern Samantha Ku presents on the state of WMDFZ. The attempt to create, and subsequently enforce, a WMDFZ (Weapons of Mass...
Erin Thomson
Jul 17, 20184 min read
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Report: Scotland's Path to Climate Justice
Download the report. On the 27th of April 2018, UN House Scotland (UNHS)hosted the conference ‘Scotland’s Path to Climate Justice’ in the...
UNHScotland
Jun 6, 20181 min read
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UN House Scotland Launches Report on Football and Modern Slavery
After a long process of research and writing, UN House Scotland could finally launch its Football and Modern Slavery Report on 23 May....
Simen Jordsmyr
Jun 5, 20182 min read
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Meeting with the UN Under-Secretary General to prevent Genocide in Scotland
“Genocide may seem far removed from Scotland, but conflicts can happen anywhere when people don’t know and understand their neighbours –...
Elisabetta Paci
May 16, 20182 min read
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UNHS to offer "Contemporary Identities in the Middle East" in June and July
UNHS is pleased to offer for the first time a set of short courses. The inaugural session will be led by Dr. Jehan Al-Azzawi, and takes...
UNHScotland
May 10, 20181 min read
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Do We Have the Right to Know? Nuclear Convoys in Scotland
Image Credit: Nukewatch UK On 2 May, I attended a debate at the Scottish Parliament on nuclear convoys in Scotland. While I have attended...
Samantha Ku
May 7, 20182 min read
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Reflections on NPT2018
Last week, I attended the first week of the 2018 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory Committee at the United Nations Office in...
Samantha Ku
May 7, 20185 min read
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UNHS CIimate Justice Conference ‘Changes the Moral Compass’
Claudia Beamish MSP speaks at UNHS Conference,"Scotland's Path to Climate Justice." Claudia Beamish MSP hailed the impact of the...
Simen Jordsmyr
May 6, 20182 min read
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Gallery: 'Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery In Scotland' Conference
On 23 March, 2018, UN House Scotland hosted "Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery in Scotland: Raising Awareness, Strengthening...
UNHScotland
Apr 3, 20181 min read
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Building the Future We Want– A Reflection on the Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Conference
Last week, I spent the day rapporteuring for the Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Conference (HTMS). Sponsored by the Scottish...
Christina McKay
Mar 30, 20183 min read
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Scotland Launch of the UNESCO GEM Report
Panelists (L-R) – Dr. Alasdair McWilliam (UNESCO), Mr. Atishay Mathur (UN House), Dr. Samantha Ross (Link Community Development) The...
UNHScotland
Mar 10, 20181 min read
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