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Sep 21, 20201 min read
Open Letter from Former Leaders and Ministers
An announcement from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Australia We're excited to share with you an open letter from...
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UN House Scotland
Sep 18, 20201 min read
UN International Day for Peace
PLEASE DISREGARD OUR PREVIOUS POST. Our previous post on the UN International Day for Peace contained misleading information. We...
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UN House Scotland
Aug 23, 20204 min read
The Human Cost of UK Arms Export Policy is Evident in Yemen
By Jessica Craig Taken from https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2015/09/yemen-the-forgotten-war/ In July 2020, the UK government...
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UN House Scotland
Aug 10, 20201 min read
WILPF - Commemoration of Nagasaki and Hiroshima Bombings: Never Again
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom have produced another video commemorating the Nagasaki and Hiroshima bombings....
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UN House Scotland
Aug 9, 20202 min read
ICAN: Saint Kitts and Nevis ratifies UN nuclear weapon ban treaty on Nagasaki anniversary
By ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) https://www.icanw.org/saint_kitts_and_nevis_ratifies_un_nuclear_weapon_ban_tr...
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UN House Scotland
Aug 9, 20201 min read
"Witnessing Nuclear Carnage, Then Devoting Her Life To Peace" from The New York Times
Article from The New York Times By Motoko Rich https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/06/world/asia/hiroshima-japan-setsuko-thurlow.html
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UN House Scotland
Aug 6, 20201 min read
ICAN: What could we do with the billions spent on nuclear weapons?
ICAN has created a video titled "What can we do with the billions spent on nuclear weapons?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q0fg3W_Wb4&...
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UN House Scotland
Aug 6, 20203 min read
Hiroshima Peace Declaration 2020
By Mayor Kazumi Matsui On August 6, 1945, a single atomic bomb destroyed our city. Rumour at the time had it that "nothing will grow here...
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UN House Scotland
Aug 6, 20202 min read
ICAN: Free Screenings of 'Gods of Metal' and 'The Ultimate Wish'
Update from ICAN Photo Taken from: https://teuri.planetyze-touch.com/tw/guidebook/16 As part of the world-wide commemorations of the...
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UN House Scotland
Aug 5, 20201 min read
Peace Art and Music Gather Artists for a 24-hour Broadcast to mark the 75th Anniversary of Hiroshima
Peace Art & Music Gather International Artists for a Live, 24-hour Global Broadcast on 6 August to Mark the 75 Anniversary of the...
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UN House Scotland
Aug 4, 20201 min read
U.S. Missile Test Less Than 48 Hours Before 75th Anniversary of Hiroshima Atomic Bombing
Please find below an article by Sandy Jones on how the U.S. has launched a missile test less than 48 hours before the 75th Anniversary of...
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UN House Scotland
Aug 4, 20203 min read
Where Can We Find Positive Peace?
By Isabel Remers In my classes studying peace and conflict, it is a correct assumption to make that we all, young and optimistic, want...
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UN House Scotland
Aug 3, 20203 min read
Scottish First Minister Confirms Rejection of Nuclear Weapons and Support for the Nuclear Ban Treaty
ICAN in Scotland The Scottish First Minister, in her reply to a letter from Setsuko Thurlow, who at the age of 13 survived the US nuclear...
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UN House Scotland
Aug 3, 20202 min read
Actor Michael Mears commemorates the 75th Anniversary of Hiroshima
Announcement by the Edinburgh Peace & Justice Centre Team Actor Michael Mears will perform a series of one-man and two person plays...
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UN House Scotland
Aug 3, 20203 min read
Report: Nuclear Weapons and Climate Change
Report published by Don't Bank on the Bomb Scotland. You may download the report here: Ahead of Hiroshima anniversary, new report...
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UN House Scotland
Jun 30, 20203 min read
BLM: Why Education Is Essential
By Grace Broad The only way we can achieve real, societal change is by taking ownership of our ignorance when it comes to racism. As a...
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UN House Scotland
Jun 17, 20202 min read
Statement from the UNA-UK Team
Yesterday, Tuesday 16 June, the Prime Minister announced the Government’s intention to merge the Department for International Development...
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UN House Scotland
Jun 15, 20203 min read
BLM: Campaigning for Change in Scotland
By Grace Broad Photo Taken by Jackob Bowd in Edinburgh In Scotland, anti-racism protests have gone forward in support of the Black Lives...
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UN House Scotland
Jun 13, 20204 min read
Racism, Police Brutality and Justice
By Pat Black, Soroptimist International Advisor 2019-2021 Recent events especially in the USA have highlighted issues related to racism,...
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UN House Scotland
Jun 13, 20201 min read
In Our Hands: A Documentary by Robert Richter
Taken from http://richtervideos.com/InOurHands/ At the UN Second Special Session on Disarmament, 38 years ago today, 1m people marched...
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