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1-2 June, Helsinki, Finland
Project Planning Meeting of UNU/WIDER on "New Roles and Functions for the UN and the Bretton Woods Institutions"
2-25 June, Macau
UNU/IIST Course on Creating Web Pages
4-5 June, New York, USA
Brainstorming Session on the UNU project on “Legitimacy of International Organizations,” hosted by the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs
5 June, Tokyo
Commemoration Ceremony at the GEIC for World Environment Day, along with the launch of the Inter-University Environmental Forum (IEF) [Related press release]
6 June, Bonn, Germany
Workshop on NGOs and Climate Change: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives
Objective: To focus on both the theoretical and practical perspectives of NGOs in the climate change convention, as well as begin a review of NGOs in other processes for comparative purposes.
8-10 June, Helsinki, Finland
Fourteenth Meeting of the UNU/WIDER Board
8-12 June, Tokyo
UNU-Tsukuba University Short Training Course on Economic Development, sponsored by the Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (closed meeting)
10 June, Tokyo
Workshop on Targeting Zero Emissions for the Utilization of Renewable Resources (UNU/IAS)
10 June, Tokyo
Workshop on Targeting Zero Emissions for the Utilization of Renewable Resources (Biorefinery, Chemicla Risk Reduction, Lignocellulosics Economy), dedicated to the fist anniversary of the signing of the agreement of cooperation between UNU/IAS and Institute of Industrial Science (IIS), University of Tokyo)
12-13 June, Oxford, England
Planning meeting of the project, "Institutions and development" (UNU/WIDER)
12-13 June, Helsinki, Finland
Planning meeting of the project, "Information technology and growth," directed by Professor Matti Pohjola (UNU/WIDER)
15-16 June, Stockholm, Sweden
Meeting on "War, Hunger and Displacement: The Economics and Politics of the Prevention of Humanitarian Emergencies," for presentation of the results of the UNU/WIDER project on the Wave of Emergencies of the Last Decade: Causes, Extent, Predictability and Response, hosted by the Swedish International Development Cooperation (SIDA)
20 June-10 July, Cuernavaca, Mexico
Advanced Training Course on Scale-up of Biotechnological Bioprocesses (UNU/BIOLAC)
Objective: To review the state-of-the-art of scaling-up biotechnological process, including fermentation, bioseparations and production of recombinant proteins.
22 June, Tokyo, Japan
Open Symposium on Development Cooperation, co-organized with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Programme and participants' list
Objective: To discuss the modality of development assistance based on a “new development strategy,” focusing on the role of the international organizations and the coordination among them. The leaders of several major international organizations, representatives from NGOs and ODA recipient countries, including World Bank Senior Vice President Joseph Stiglitz, UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy, UNIDO Director General Carlos Magerinos, and UNDP Associate Administrator Rafeeudin Ahmed will participate in the discussions.[Related press release]
22-23 June, Tokyo, Japan
Conference on Asia and Africa in the Global Economy (22 June - closed workshop; 23 June - Public Forum)
Objective: To present and discuss the papers emanating from the UNU Project on Asia and Africa in the Global Economy. The priority is to produce an agenda for action through which marginalized African countries could improve their external performance. The conference is organized jointly with the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC).
22-25 June, Tokyo, Japan
RADIUS Training Programme for Local Government Officials, in cooperation with the IDNDR Secretariat in Geneva
Objective: To teach city government officials responsible for disaster management planning about earthquake damage estimation and seismic risk management and to develop a training manual that can be used in urban areas around the world. The training will be followed by field trips from 26-30 June to the cities of Kobe, Fukui, and Osaka.[Related press release]
23 June, Tokyo, Japan
Lecture by Professor Haresh Shah, Chairman of the World Seismic Safety Initiative and Stanford University professor, concerning practical methods of seismic risk assessment. [Related press release]
24-26 June, Vancouver, Canada
Meeting on Globalization and the Sustainability of Cities in the Asia-Pacific Region
29 June-19 July, Accra, Ghana
International Training Course in Plant Tissue Culture (UNU/INRA)
Objective: To train manpower required for embryo rescue to facilitate wide crosses between cultivated species and their wild relatives, conservation of vegetatively propagated crops, such as yams, cassava, cocoyam and Frafra potato and other indigenous African food crops, rapid propagation of elite clones, and disease avoidance and disease elimination to facilitate international transfer of germplasm.
