SDG17 2/3

2nd Meeting of States Parties in New York – Day 1

Nov 28, 20232 min read

2nd Meeting of States Parties in New York – Day 1

Yesterday (Monday 27 November) was the start of the 2nd Meeting of States Parties (2MSP) of the TPNW. Belgium will attend as an observer...

ICAN Sunday Day of Action at the UN in New York 2023

UN House Scotland

Nov 27, 20231 min read

ICAN Sunday Day of Action at the UN in New York 2023

Melissa Parke Executive Director of ICAN at the Opening Session Lunch break in Central Park! Last session for this ICAN meeting. Speakers...

UN House Scotland

Nov 26, 20231 min read

Opening Session of Campaigners Meeting

Greetings from New York at the opening session of the Campaigners meeting of ICAN prior to TPNW meetings tomorrow at the UN! Look out for...

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...

2022 Snapshot of UN System SDG Implementation

UN House Scotland

Aug 23, 20221 min read

2022 Snapshot of UN System SDG Implementation

Repost from UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Report: https://sdgs.un.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/summary_responses...

UN House Scotland

Nov 25, 20212 min read

GEM Report November News Alert

New PEER country profiles on climate change education Released in time for the COP26 taking place in Glasgow, Scotland, the GEM Report...

COVID-19 In Vietnam under the lens of the UN Sustainable Development Goals

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...

In Our Hands: A Documentary by Robert Richter

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...

Wojtek Krakowiak

May 1, 20201 min read

Making Global Goals Local Business

In times of this unprecedented crisis, it is obvious to say that the global pandemic has severely hit every aspect of our lives. There is...

An Interview with former President Gorbachev on COVID-19

UN House Scotland

Apr 6, 20203 min read

An Interview with former President Gorbachev on COVID-19

Shared by Pavel Palazhchenko, Mikhail Gorbachev's interpreter Q: How did you take the news of the pandemic? A: I think I took it the way...

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...

The Illegality of American Departure from the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty

Hannah Barrett

Aug 5, 20193 min read

The Illegality of American Departure from the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty

Dr. Timmon Wallis, Executive Director of NuclearBan.US, denounced United States President Donald Trump on the 3rd of August for pulling...

UNHScotland

Oct 28, 20181 min read

SDG Network: Preparing for VNRs

The Voluntary National Review (VNR) is a mechanism designed to facilitate the sharing of experiences, including successes, challenges and...

Observations and reflections of the role of R2P at the UN

Chris Toward

Jul 17, 20183 min read

Observations and reflections of the role of R2P at the UN

I am fortunate enough to be an intern at the United Nations HQ in New York for 5 weeks with The Temple of Understanding: an interfaith...

Building the Future We Want– A Reflection on the Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Conference

Christina McKay

Mar 30, 20183 min read

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...

Human Trafficking in Scotland: An Overview of Legislation and Figures

Claire LeBlanc

Dec 14, 20174 min read

Human Trafficking in Scotland: An Overview of Legislation and Figures

In the last few years, the Scottish government has earnestly addressed the issues of human trafficking and exploitation within the...

UN House Scotland

Sep 28, 20171 min read

UNHS Report on the Crisis in Yemen

In May 2017, UNHS hosted a seminar and conference titled 'Yemen: The Forgotten People," focused on the ongoing conflict in Yemen....

Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons signed at UN

Gari Donn

Sep 21, 20172 min read

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...

UN House Scotland

Aug 28, 20171 min read

UNHS-WFUNA Partnership

On 25 August, staff at UNH Scotland welcomed WFUNA Treasurer Sundeep Bhutoria to the office. Mr Bhutoria is in Edinburgh for British...

Human Trafficking: Forced Labor and Exploitation

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...