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Recognizing Universal Children's Day with Model UN
United Nations Universal Children’s Day was established in 1954 and is celebrated on November 20th each year to promote international...
UNH Scotland
Nov 20, 20181 min read
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Podcast: Fossil Free Now!
Fossil Free Now follows the campaign of Fossil Free Glasgow, a group of volunteers organising for the Glasgow City council to renounce to...
UNHScotland
Nov 20, 20181 min read
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SCISA Seminar Series Presented at Scottish Interfaith Week
UN House Scotland and its work for promoting peace received much attention as the Scottish Interfaith Week was rounded off at an event in...
Simen Jordsmyr
Nov 19, 20182 min read
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POP: Is Scotland on the Path to Climate Justice?
By Ojasvee Arora and Verena Aedo Graphic Display by Federico Aedo Today, Monday, November 12, UN House Scotland has sent to MSPs a new...
UNH Scotland
Nov 12, 20181 min read
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We Need to Think About the Air We Breathe
On the 30th of October until the 1st of November the World Health Organisation (WHO) together with UN Environment (amongst other...
Linnea Sjögren
Nov 11, 20183 min read
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SDG Network: Preparing for VNRs
The Voluntary National Review (VNR) is a mechanism designed to facilitate the sharing of experiences, including successes, challenges and...
UNHScotland
Oct 28, 20181 min read
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What is R2P? (POP)
In our latest Parliamentary One-Pager, Chris toward explores the Responsibility to Protect, or R2P, its history, and its importance in...
Chris Toward
Oct 20, 20181 min read
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The Importance of World Mental Health Day
It is the 10th of October 2018 and it is world mental health day. Today is a day to focus on the third SDG: ‘Good health and well-being...
Linnea Sjögren
Oct 10, 20184 min read
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'See Me, Free Me' Report Available
Following the successful 'See Me, Free Me" Campaign and conference in March 2018, a comprehensive report on human trafficking is now...
UNH Scotland
Sep 3, 20181 min read
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How to Be Responsible in a World of Fast Fashion
One important question regarding sustainability and our consumption habits is the one regarding the clothes that we wear. In an area of...
Linnea Sjögren
Jul 23, 20184 min read
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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...
Chris Toward
Jul 17, 20183 min read
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Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East: the Creation of a WMDFZ
Former UNHS intern Samantha Ku presents on the state of WMDFZ. The attempt to create, and subsequently enforce, a WMDFZ (Weapons of Mass...
Erin Thomson
Jul 17, 20184 min read
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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...
UNHScotland
Jul 12, 20181 min read
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Choosing Between Local and Organic
In reducing our own climatic impact, what food we choose to purchase plays a huge role. Ideally, everyone would purchase organic food at...
Linnea Sjögren
Jul 2, 20183 min read
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Desk Space Available
Starting in July, UN House Scotland has desk space available to rent. Our offices have an ideal City Centre location close to Waverley...
UNHScotland
Jun 25, 20181 min read
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Let’s Put an End to the Plastic Era
I live in a coastal town and the beach is central to my lifestyle. To my great despair I often find heaps of rubbish flushed up on the...
Linnea Sjögren
Jun 18, 20183 min read
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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...
UNHScotland
Jun 14, 20181 min read
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POP: Nuclear Prohibition Treaty
Since its passing in July 2017, 59 nations have signed the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, and 10 nations have ratified...
UNHScotland
Jun 12, 20181 min read
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Sectarian Polarisation in the Middle East
Photos by Dr. Jehan Al-Azzawi 'Ancient sectarian hatreds are tropes we often come across in public discussion of the Middle East', noted...
Shreeya Sud
Jun 10, 20183 min read
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Report: Scotland's Path to Climate Justice
Download the report. On the 27th of April 2018, UN House Scotland (UNHS)hosted the conference ‘Scotland’s Path to Climate Justice’ in the...
UNHScotland
Jun 6, 20181 min read
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