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Sep 23, 20191 min read

Don't Bank on the Bomb Media Report

Don't Bank on the Bomb*, a part of the ICAN partnership (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons), has published a report on...

European Leadership Network group statement on nuclear arms control

UNH Scotland

Sep 12, 20191 min read

European Leadership Network group statement on nuclear arms control

Below is a message from our partner at the European Leadership Network: Today, 110+ members of the European Leadership Network’s senior...

The Illegality of Nuclear Weapons: Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Seminar

Jessica Craig

Sep 12, 20191 min read

The Illegality of Nuclear Weapons: Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Seminar

On Thursday 22nd August, UN House Masters Placement Intern Jana Riemslagh hosted a seminar entitled 'The Illegality of Nuclear Weapons:...

Kazakhstan becomes 26th state party to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

UNHScotland

Aug 30, 20191 min read

Kazakhstan becomes 26th state party to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Below is a message from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). We are pleased to report that on 29 August, the...

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...

Our (Non) Nuclear Future: Good Reads Following the US/North Korea Meeting

UNHScotland

Jun 14, 20181 min read

Our (Non) Nuclear Future: Good Reads Following the US/North Korea Meeting

UN SecGen Antonio Guterres Addresses the US-North Korea Meeting. Photo: UN Photo/Manuel Elias. This week the leaders of the United States...

Burns Supper to be held at Serenity Cafe

UNHScotland

Jan 15, 20181 min read

Burns Supper to be held at Serenity Cafe

Leading up to the invitational conference on a Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East, UNHS is hosting a Burns Supper...

Motion Submitted to Recognize Ambassador Elayne White Gomez

UNHScotland

Jan 13, 20181 min read

Motion Submitted to Recognize Ambassador Elayne White Gomez

On 12 January, 2018, MSP Bill Kid entered a motion at Scottish Parliament to congratulate Ambassador Elayne White Gomez of Costa Rica for...

Nukewatch Warns of Nuclear Weapons Convoys Threat

Simen Jordsmyr

Oct 10, 20173 min read

Nukewatch Warns of Nuclear Weapons Convoys Threat

The network Nukewatch concluded that Scotland is not ready for the event of a serious accident involving a nuclear weapons convoy on its...

First 50 Signatories to the Prohibition Treaty

UN House Scotland

Sep 26, 20171 min read

First 50 Signatories to the Prohibition Treaty

As of today, 26 September 2017, over 50 countries have signed the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. UNHS congratulates...

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...

Reports from New York- Nuclear Weapons Ban

Dagmar Medeiros

Jul 12, 20172 min read

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...

UNH Scotland

Mar 28, 20171 min read

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...

Humanitarian and Environmental Costs and Responsibilities of Nuclear Weapons

UN House Scotland

Mar 18, 20172 min read

Humanitarian and Environmental Costs and Responsibilities of Nuclear Weapons

NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION AT SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT Humanitarian and Environmental Impacts and Responsibilities of Hosting Nuclear Weapons...

UNHScotland

Dec 10, 20161 min read

Nuclear Disarmament Conference

Images from the UNHS/ACRONYM Institute Conference on the Humantitarian and Environmental Impacts and Responsibilities of Nuclear Weapons....