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Youth Climate Activism and Climate Education

Apr 3, 20201 min read

Youth Climate Activism and Climate Education

Our latest Parliamentary One Pager on Youth Climate Activism and Climate Education expresses the youth's concerns on the climate crisis....

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COVID-19: Secretary-General Calls for Global Ceasefire

Louise Sjöblom

Mar 26, 20201 min read

COVID-19: Secretary-General Calls for Global Ceasefire

In an appeal issued on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged warring parties across the world to lay down their weapons and...

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Humanitarian Impacts of Nuclear Weapons Conference

UN House Scotland

Mar 5, 20201 min read

Humanitarian Impacts of Nuclear Weapons Conference

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) hosted a...

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UNHScotland

Feb 11, 20201 min read

UNHS Interns

The busy year has started and our interns are working on many SDG projects, on health, hunger, education, gender, cities, climate, peace...

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International Day of Education 2020:
Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace in Chajul, Gu

UN House Scotland

Feb 5, 20202 min read

International Day of Education 2020: Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace in Chajul, Gu

Photograph taken by Catriona Spaven-Donn One organisation working at a grassroots level to create change and promote “learning for for...

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UN House Scotland

Feb 5, 20202 min read

International Day of Education 2020: Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace in Chajul, Gu

Photograph taken by Catriona Spaven-Donn On 24th January, UNESCO marked the International Day of Education by emphasising the importance...

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Grace Broad

Dec 17, 20192 min read

Shannon Puts Food Hunger on the Agenda

On 5 th December 2019, UNHS held their recent awareness event at Edinburgh University: Zero Hunger. Shannon McCracken – one of our UNHS...

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CSW64 Beijing Platform for Action 25 years on
Women Re-Shaping Technology

UNHScotland

Dec 12, 20191 min read

CSW64 Beijing Platform for Action 25 years on Women Re-Shaping Technology

Please join Soroptimist International Scotland South and United Nations House Scotland this 5th of February for our conference on...

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Human Rights Day - 70th Anniversary of the UDR

UNHScotland

Dec 10, 20191 min read

Human Rights Day - 70th Anniversary of the UDR

Today is the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1950, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 10 December as...

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Consuella Zhao

Dec 2, 20193 min read

SDG2: Zero Hunger in Scotland

As we approach our event on SDG2: Zero Hunger this Thursday the 5th of December at the University of Edinburgh, we have crafted a short...

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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: 2nd of December

UNHScotland

Dec 2, 20192 min read

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: 2nd of December

The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is a yearly event on December 2, organized by the United Nations General Assembly. The...

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The Catholic Church and the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

UNHScotland

Dec 2, 20191 min read

The Catholic Church and the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

The Catholic Church has been a leading proponent of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), which 122 states, including...

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International Protest: the Violence Against Women

UNHScotland

Nov 28, 20191 min read

International Protest: the Violence Against Women

Soroptimist International and United Nations House Scotland on the 25th November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence...

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25th of November - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

UNH Scotland

Nov 25, 20191 min read

25th of November - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: Why this International Day? Violence against women is a human rights...

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Report: Conference on Women's Mental Health

UNHScotland

Nov 21, 20191 min read

Report: Conference on Women's Mental Health

On the 9th of October 2019, UN House Scotland in collaboration with Soroptimist International Scotland South hosted the Conference on...

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UNHScotland

Nov 21, 20191 min read

UN General Assembly First Committee

The UN General Assembly First Committee just wrapped up last Friday, as diplomats finished voting on resolutions. Overall, organizations...

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UN Conference on Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East

UNHScotland

Nov 21, 20191 min read

UN Conference on Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East

In January 2018, UNHS co-hosted with ICAN a PrepCon on the issue of Weapons of Mass Destructions in the Middle East. We continue to see...

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UNHScotland

Nov 20, 20191 min read

POP-Conference on Women's Mental Health

On the 9th of October, UN House Scotland in collaboration with Soroptimist International hosted the Conference on Women's Mental Health....

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Shannon McCracken

Nov 14, 20191 min read

SDG 2: Zero Hunger Event

Please join UNHS on the 5th of December outside the University of Edinburgh Main Library for our event on SD2 (Zero Hunger) and Food...

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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...

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