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UN House Scotland
Apr 2, 20232 min read
Join Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament at Extinction Rebellion's 'The Big One'
Words by Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Photograph by: Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament On Thursday, the UK government unveiled its...
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UN House Scotland
Mar 31, 20234 min read
Two Different Political Perspectives: Access to Healthcare
Words by Hannah Yeager and Lara Thomas Access to healthcare is a fraught topic worldwide and it often becomes politicised as well–the UK...
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UN House Scotland
Mar 30, 20233 min read
A Look Back At COP-27
Words by Fatima Iftikhar A major climate conference was held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2022 and I had the opportunity to...
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UN House Scotland
Mar 16, 20232 min read
Strategic Dialogue in Brussels: UNRWA and the EU advance their strong partnership
Photo by: UNRWA and the EU held their 7th Strategic Dialogue in Brussels, Belgium. © 2023 UNRWA Photo On 6 March, UNRWA and the EU held...
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UN House Scotland
Mar 8, 20231 min read
Callout: Women's History Month Blogs
The UNHS Research Papers Team is issuing a call for abstracts from eager writers worldwide. Our topic for this month’s blog post between...
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UN House Scotland
Mar 8, 20232 min read
Happy International Women's Day from UN House Scotland!
Photograph by: UN Women Africa Every year March 8th recognises International Women's Day, where the history of women's rights movements...
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UN House Scotland
Mar 6, 20231 min read
ICESCR: Report to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR): Report to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural...
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UN House Scotland
Mar 1, 20231 min read
A Humanitarian Approach To Human Rights: A Roundtable On Israel-Palestine Event Report
In September 2022, the Human Rights team established a roundtable which gave a platform to various speakers to discuss different themes,...
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UN House Scotland
Feb 28, 20231 min read
UNHS CSW66 Official Side Event: Dialogue Reflections and Suggestions Report
Members of UN House Scotland's Climate and Gender Team have worked to create a report following their virtual event titled CSW66 Official...
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UN House Scotland
Feb 16, 20231 min read
Nicola Sturgeon Shares Support with the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
In recent comments shared by Janet Fenton, from Words and Actions for Peace (WandA4P), ICAN, SCND, WILPF, Secure Scotland, Peace &...
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UN House Scotland
Jan 25, 20232 min read
UNRWA Appeals for US$ 1.6 billion for health, education and other basic services
News Release from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East GENEVA, 24 January 2023 The United...
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UN House Scotland
Jan 22, 20232 min read
Sunday 22 January marks the second anniversary of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
By: Beret Dernbach Photograph by: International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons The treaty, which entered into force on 22 January...
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UN House Scotland
Jan 22, 20232 min read
Celebrating the Second Anniversary of the Entry into Force for the TPNW
By: Clara Zhang and Hana Shono Photograph by: International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear...
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UN House Scotland
Jan 16, 20233 min read
WILPF Event (December 6th 2022): Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, Scotland
Photograph by: Bioantika Manurung "Political Declaration on Strengthening the Protection of Civilians from the Humanitarian Consequences...
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UN House Scotland
Jan 11, 20236 min read
Wealth of Nations 2.0 Conference 22.11.2022 at the University of Glasgow
Photograph by: Erika Stevenson By Iiris Aliska On 22.11.2023 the Wellbeing Economy Alliance held the second ever Wealth of Nations 2.0...
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UN House Scotland
Dec 31, 20223 min read
The TPNW and stigmatization in action
An end of year message from ICAN In 2021, the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entered into force. This made using...
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UN House Scotland
Dec 16, 20222 min read
UNRWA and UNHS
Yesterday we had the privilege of speaking with Marc Lassouaoui, the Europe Acting Director and Senior Outreach Manager for Europe at the...
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UN House Scotland
Dec 14, 20222 min read
Climate Summit President Warns of Hit to UK 'reputation' if Coal Mine Gets Go-ahead
Words from Rob Merrick Alok Sharma insists mine is not needed and won’t create many jobs – ahead of likely decision within days. The...
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UN House Scotland
Dec 14, 20223 min read
COP27: Lack of Women at Negotiations Raises Concern
Words from Esme Stallard Too few women are participating in COP27 climate negotiations, charities, activists and politicians have warned....
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UN House Scotland
Dec 13, 20228 min read
Qatar's Gamble on Sportswashing: Will It Pay Off?
Featured image courtesy of Robert Wilson via Flickr. Image license found here. No edits were made to this image. By Louie Miller In 2018,...
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