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Women's Mental Health and the Justice System
As we approach World Mental Health Day on the 10th of October and our upcoming mental health awareness conference, UN House Scotland has...
Shannon McCracken
Sep 25, 20192 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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The 3 Groups to Target to Strengthen Protection against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Scotland
On 29 May 2019, the Scottish Government introduced a new bill to increase protection against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the...
Jurin Katayama Flores
Jul 17, 20194 min read
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Commission on the Status of Women: A Midnight Post
On three emerging themes at CSW63: It is now 12:03 am and we are currently sitting under the room of negotiations, patiently waiting to...
Iuliia Drobysh
Mar 22, 20192 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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Read: Endorsement by MSP Bill Kidd on CSW63 Scottish Preparatory Conference Report
UN House Scotland has received an endorsement from Bill Kidd MSP of its report from our inaugural Preparatory Conference for the UN's...
UNHScotland
Mar 19, 20191 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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International Women's Day 2019: #BalanceforBetter
This International Women’s Day, the world is looking to forge a #BalanceforBetter. Celebrating the achievements of women in social,...
Laura Rutherford
Mar 8, 20192 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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International Women's Day: #PressforProgress
With the World Economic Forum's 2017 Global Gender Gap Report findings telling us that gender parity is over 200 years away - there has...
UNHScotland
Mar 8, 20181 min read
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Human Trafficking as a Women's Issue: International Women's Day 2018
On International Women's Day, and in support of our See Me, Free Me initiative, UNHS wishes to highlight the plight of women and girls...
Joanna Harlos
Mar 8, 20182 min read
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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...
Claire LeBlanc
Dec 14, 20174 min read
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What You Should Know: SDG5
In February 2017, the Spanish company Memondo Network’s information and entertainment portal, 'Cribeo’, made a video about the current...
UN House Scotland
May 11, 20172 min read
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Report on the UNESCO Scottish Launch of the Global Education Monitoring Report
Contributions from: Marilisa Dolci, Marie Bellanger and Robyn Lewis UN House Scotland, in collaboration with: UNESCO, Link Community...
Katie Armour
Nov 10, 201614 min read
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