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Oct 15, 20192 min read

Conference on Women's Mental Health

On Wednesday the 9th of October United Nations House Scotland (UNHS) co-hosted a conference with Soroptimist International at the Albany...

Oct 10, 20193 min read

Reflection on the UK’s VNR

“The Voluntary National Review process has brought the spotlight from what we do abroad to what we do at home. We have made progress. On...

Oct 7, 20192 min read

UN House Scotland Mental Health Awareness Event

UN House Scotland and Soroptomist International will be hosting an afternoon of talks and expert-led discussion on Women’s Mental Health...

Sep 10, 20194 min read

Mongolia Report - Reflections on Mongolia’s Air Pollution Problem

Mongolia. The vast and mysterious expanse of land enclosed between China to the South and Russia to the North seems to have changed very...

Aug 22, 20193 min read

US abortion law is preventing women across the world from achieving gender equality

The global gag rule also known as the Mexico City Act is a piece of legislation that prevents NGOs from receiving USAID funding if they...

Jul 30, 20193 min read

Why the UK (and Europe) should offer sanctuary to more refugees

Sustainable Development Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages In light of calls from faith leaders for...

Jul 29, 20192 min read

Greta Thunberg delivers speech to the French National Assembly

On 23 July, Greta Thunberg gave a passionate speech to the French National Assembly on climate change and the need for immediate action....

Jul 15, 20193 min read

Are SDGs successfully implemented in Vietnam?

Vietnam, my home country, is hardly known to Western public other than its war with the US, despite the subordinate’s important...

Jun 12, 20191 min read

UNHS Work Experience Placement: Yumi

Check out this new article from our work experience Student, Yumi! Yumi joined UNHS for a week in May and wrote this piece based on her...

Jul 12, 20181 min read

How is the UK Measuring Up to the SDGs?

UKSSD (UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development) has released their latest report, "Measuring up How the UK is performing on the UN...