Issue 18: July-August 2002

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GLOBAL SCIENCE PANEL ON POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENT
Panel calls for population to be included on Johannesburg agenda
Efforts to improve human well-being and preserve the quality of the environment will fail unless population is placed at the core of the sustainable development agenda, says an international panel co-organized by UN University.  MORE

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT
UNU submits seven-point action plan to G8 Summit
A seven-point action plan for Africa – developed by UN University following an international conference earlier this year – was considered by leaders of the G8 countries during last month's Kananaskis summit. MORE

ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Symposium marks start of new forest policy initiative
UN University's Environment and Sustainable Development Programme is launching a new project focusing on forest policy development in central and eastern Europe and the former Commonwealth of Independent States. MORE

AGREEMENT WITH SHIMADZU CORP
Project to monitor POPs in coastal areas of East Asia
UN University will sign an agreement with Shimadzu Corporation of Kyoto this month to begin a three-year project on Environmental Monitoring and Governance in the East Asian Hydrosphere. MORE
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
New policy brief on bio-pharmaceuticals and health
The 1995 agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPs) is one of the issues examined in a new Technology Policy Brief on Bio-Pharmaceuticals and Health from UNU Institute for New Technologies. MORE

NEW BOOK FROM UNU PRESS
Trade and environment analyses revised in wake of Seattle fiasco
UNU Press is releasing a new edition of the book Trade, Environment, and the Millennium to provide an overview of the key issues for negotiation at the World Trade Organisation's Qatar Ministerial meeting and beyond. MORE

RESEARCH IN CENTRAL ASIA
Applications open for Akino research fellowships
UN University is again inviting applications for the annual Akino Memorial Research Fellowships under the theme of Peace and Environment in Central Asia.
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WORLD INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS RESEARCH
New book examines governance needs of globalized economy
The governance needs of the world economy and polity are examined in depth for the first time in a new book from UNU World Institute for Development Economics Research. MORE
INTERNATIONAL NETWORK ON WATER, ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH
UN flag raised to inaugurate new headquarters
The flag of the United Nations was raised in Hamilton June 22 during a ceremony to inaugurate the new headquarters of the UN University International Network on Water, Environment and Health. MORE
JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT
UNU releases report on managing sustainable development
UN University has released a key policy report entitled Improving the Management of Sustainable Development — Towards a New Strategic Framework for Large Developing Countries: China, India, and Indonesia. MORE
PUBLIC FORUM
Experts gather to discuss peace and environment in Central Asia
Experts on Central Asia will gather at UNU Centre in Tokyo July 16 when UN University hosts a public forum on Recent Issues in Peace and Environment in the region. MORE
WIDER ANNUAL LECTURE
Winners and losers in two centuries of globalization
The noted economist Jeffrey G. Williamson will deliver this year's WIDER Annual Lecture on the topic Winners and Losers in Two Centuries of globalization. MORE
THREE-DAY CONFERENCE
Meeting will focus on growing threat to coastal environment

Coastal conservation, rehabilitation and resource management will be highlighted at a UN University conference  on Conserving Our Coastal Environment to be held at UNU Centre, Tokyo  July 8-10. MORE
GLOBAL SEMINAR SERIES
Hokkaido session to focus on media and information 
Information and Media in the Age of Globalization will be the topic of the 2nd UNU Global Seminar – Hokkaido Session, to be held August 27- 30 at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.  MORE
INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES
UNU to host forum on Johannesburg Summit
UN University and the UNU Institute of Advanced Studies will host a public forum July 11 to raise awareness of the World Summit on Sustainable Development among the Japanese public. MORE
CALL FOR PAPERS
Conference on spatial inequality in Latin America
UNU World Institute for Development Economics Research is calling for papers for its conference on Spatial Inequality in Latin America being organized by the Institute of Public Policy and Development Studies at Universidad de las Americas-Puebla, Mexico, November 1-3. MORE
Calendar of events and meetings for 2002
JAYANTHA DHANAPALA & RAMESH THAKUR
Let's get together against terrorism
As we contemplate the awful prospect of terrorists using weapons of mass destruction, it is worth examining the merits of setting up an international commission to propose practical solutions.
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