| Issue 18: July-August 2002 |
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
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 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
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. MORE
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. MORE