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UN House Scotland
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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
Dec 16, 20222 min read
UNRWA and UNHS
Yesterday we had the privilege of speaking with Marc Lassouaoui, the Europe Acting Director and Senior Outreach Manager for Europe at the...
UN House Scotland
Apr 7, 20221 min read
Child Poverty and Human Rights POP
UN House Scotland and Poverty Truth Community Scotland have produced a Parliamentary One-Pager on child poverty and human rights in...
UN House Scotland
Aug 13, 20207 min read
COVID-19 In Vietnam under the lens of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
By Thao Le In the midst of Covid-19, Vietnam was one of the few countries to impose lockdown measures and rapidly build healthcare...
UN House Scotland
Jul 7, 20205 min read
Yemen: Inside the World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis
By Jessica Craig From The Eyes Journal: https://www.theeyesjournal.com/post/the-worst-humanitarian-crisis-in-the-world-the-political-and-...
UNA St Andrews
Nov 4, 20191 min read
Human Trafficking Briefing Paper
Our latest and first Briefing Paper on Human Trafficking by the UNA St Andrews Branch highlights the need for a heightened awareness of...
Jessica Craig
Jul 31, 20191 min read
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...
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...
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...
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...
Claire LeBlanc
Jul 26, 20172 min read
Unjust and Underexposed: An Introduction to Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is a global issue that affects developing and developed countries alike; the practice is found within the United...
Isabella Krabbe
May 11, 20173 min read
Leading up to Yemen: The Forgotten People
This post is part of the Pathways to Peace Seminar Series. Registration for Yemen: The Forgotten People is now open. ‘Yemenis are not...
UNH Scotland
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...