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Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons signed at UN
We live in exciting times - not least because the Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons has been signed at the UN! On Wednesday 20 September...
Gari Donn
Sep 21, 20172 min read
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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
Aug 3, 20173 min read
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Reports from New York- Nuclear Weapons Ban
Friday, 7 July, gave everyone cause for celebration, not just because it was finally the weekend, but because the United Nations adopted...
Dagmar Medeiros
Jul 12, 20172 min read
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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...
Isabella Krabbe
May 11, 20173 min read
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Defusing Future Crises: Russia and the West
A new report from the European Leadership Network (ELN) has identified at least five potential near-term crisis between Russia and the...
UNH Scotland
Mar 31, 20171 min read
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Nuclear Weapons Ban Talks Begin
US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, speaks outside the General Assembly on 27 March, 2017 in New York. (Image Courtesy AFP) More than...
UNH Scotland
Mar 28, 20171 min read
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'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...
UNH Scotland
Mar 22, 20171 min read
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The Long Road to Resettlement
Introduction United Nations House Scotland, in collaboration with Médecins sans Frontières, hosted “The Long Road to Resettlement...
Marie Bellanger
Sep 23, 201613 min read
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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...
UN House Scotland
Jun 22, 20164 min read
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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...
UN House Scotland
Jan 23, 20163 min read
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Eurotunnel Vision: Challenging Perceptions on the refugee Crisis
On the 21st of September, UN House Scotland and the United Nations Association Edinburgh were proud to host the “Eurotunnel Vision”...
UN House Scotland
Sep 8, 20153 min read
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