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Jan 5, 20181 min read

POP: Human Trafficking in Scotland

The latest POP from UNHS, distributed to Scottish Parliament on 4 January, 2018, focuses on human trafficking and modern slavery in...

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What Can One Person Do? Advice from Siddharth Kara

UNHScotland

Jan 4, 20183 min read

What Can One Person Do? Advice from Siddharth Kara

SIDDHARTH KARA is a senior fellow and lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, a senior fellow at the Harvard School of...

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UNHScotland

Dec 27, 20171 min read

UNHS Celebrates ICAN Nobel Prize

On 8 December, 2017, UNHS hosted "Peace is the Prize", a celebration of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapon's (ICAN)...

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A Glimpse Inside the UNHS Charity Dinner

UNHScotland

Dec 27, 20171 min read

A Glimpse Inside the UNHS Charity Dinner

On 7 December, 2017, UNHS hosted its first every charity fundraising dinner. Take a look inside our festive event! All photos courtesy of...

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Human Trafficking in Scotland: An Overview of Legislation and Figures

Claire LeBlanc

Dec 14, 20174 min read

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...

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Belgian Prime Minister and Former NATO Sec-Gen Endorse Nuclear Ban

UNHScotland

Dec 13, 20173 min read

Belgian Prime Minister and Former NATO Sec-Gen Endorse Nuclear Ban

This week, Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme and former NATO Secretary General Willy Claes published a joint op-ed showing support for...

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UNHScotland

Dec 10, 20171 min read

UNHS at Scottish Parliament

During the week of 4 December 2017, UNHS was thrilled to host a stall at Scottish Parliament, sharing our work to promote and achieve the...

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Model United Nations (MUN) #FirstforFife Report: 5 things we can all learn from 11 year olds

Toluwa Oyeleye

Dec 2, 20174 min read

Model United Nations (MUN) #FirstforFife Report: 5 things we can all learn from 11 year olds

On St. Andrew's Day, 30th November 2017, United Nations House Scotland (UNHS) hosted the first ever MUN (Model United Nations) for...

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Simen Jordsmyr

Nov 28, 20173 min read

Busy times for UN House Scotland

With several events back-to-back within the last week of November and the first weeks of December, UN House Scotland is entering the...

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UNHS Presentation on Aid Effectiveness submitted to Zambian High Commissioner to the UK

UN House Scotland

Nov 21, 20172 min read

UNHS Presentation on Aid Effectiveness submitted to Zambian High Commissioner to the UK

H.E. Muyeba Chikonde with Atishay Mathur at Zambia House in London In a flattering letter to Lorenzo Medici, Machiavelli anxiously offers...

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The Developing Rohingya Crisis- Parliamentary One Pager

Katie Armour

Nov 20, 20171 min read

The Developing Rohingya Crisis- Parliamentary One Pager

Sent to MSPs on 20 November, 2017, this POP (Parliamentary One-Pager) aims to bring the Scottish Parliament's attention to the developing...

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Gari Donn

Nov 18, 20172 min read

Thinking About Poverty in Scotland

"Mothers protest at homelessness" says the placard at a demonstration in Edinburgh. I wonder: At what point do we all say, enough is...

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UNHScotland

Nov 14, 20171 min read

World Food Day Report Available Now

UNHS is proud to release our latest report, following our participation in World Food Day 2017. The report includes background on global...

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Claire LeBlanc

Nov 14, 20172 min read

Modern Day Slavery: A 2017 Update

The International Labour Organization (ILO) recently released their new report, the 2017 Global Estimates on Modern Day Slavery, and the...

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Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery: Introducing the Socio-Ecological Model

UN House Scotland

Nov 13, 20172 min read

Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery: Introducing the Socio-Ecological Model

Human trafficking is a multi-faceted challenge with social, political and economic dimensions, affecting various countries around the...

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UN Warns: Yemen Faces World's Largest Famine

UNHScotland

Nov 13, 20171 min read

UN Warns: Yemen Faces World's Largest Famine

Photo Courtesy of Thana Faroq Mark Lowcock, the UN under-secretary general for humanitarian affairs, has warned that unless aid...

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Nicola Sturgeon to Speak at UN Climate Change Conference

UNHScotland

Nov 13, 20171 min read

Nicola Sturgeon to Speak at UN Climate Change Conference

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is set to speak at the COP23 Climate Change Conference this week in Bonn, Germany. Sturgeon was...

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Hope and the Democratisation of Governance

UN House Scotland

Nov 6, 20173 min read

Hope and the Democratisation of Governance

Gordon Brown Speaking at McEwan Hall, University of Edinburgh Speaking at the University of Edinburgh on a Sunday evening, Gordon Brown...

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UN House commissions Presentation on Effectiveness for Small Aid Programmes

UNH Scotland

Nov 1, 20171 min read

UN House commissions Presentation on Effectiveness for Small Aid Programmes

United Nations House Scotland has commissioned a presentation with Atishay Mathur's research findings on the case of Scotland’s new...

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Gari Donn

Oct 24, 20172 min read

UNHS Statement on United Nations Day

"Today the UN continues to make a vital contribution to our collective security by providing a forum for countries to solve problems...

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