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ISSUE 26: JULY-AUGUST 2003 |
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TECHNOLOGIES INTECH innovation project generates spin-offs worldwide A new training programme is helping policy-makers to evaluate the effectiveness of national innovation policies. MORE ![]()
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WATER,
ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH Grant marks 'coming of age' for UNU-INWEH UNU International Network on Water, Environment and Health has received a C$3 million grant to finance its core operations through 2006. MORE ![]() |
Refugees and Forced Displacement . . . argues that managing refugee movements and protecting displaced people should be an integral part of security policy and conflict management. Regional
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CENTRAL
ASIA STUDY PROGRAMME Applications open for Akino research fellowships UNU is again inviting applications for the Akino Memorial Research Fellowships under the theme of Human Security and Sustainable Development in Central Asia. MORE ![]() |
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UNU-UNESCO CONFERENCE |
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
STUDIES Conference to study forces shaping Information Society The global and regional forces shaping the information society will be examined at an international conference (UNU-CRIS) to be held in Bruges October 9-10. MORE ![]() |
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WATER AND US Essay contest to mark Year of Freshwater UN University is marking International Year of Freshwater 2003 by organising a children's essay contest to encourage young people to think about freshwater issues. MORE ![]() |
BUSINESS PROFILE EuroNews to broadcast feature on UNU A business profile of UN University will be broadcast on EuroNews on Monday July 21 between 11pm and 11:30pm Central European time. MORE ![]() |
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NEW TECHNOLOGIES
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STANDOFF Accident is N. Korea's big nuclear threat – expert A UNU expert has warned that poverty and a low level of technology in North Korea make a nuclear accident a more imminent threat than a deliberate missile attack. MORE ![]() |
PEACE AND GOVERNANCE Throwing out rule book not enough – Thakur Countries that challenge the world order must indicate their alternative system of rules, including dispute resolution, says UNU Vice Rector Ramesh Thakur. MORE ![]() |
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EDUCATION
FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING UNU forges link with Japanese high school UNU and Kanagawa Prefectural Senior High School are undertaking a pilot programme to enhance cooperation with high schools in Japan. MORE ![]() |
ASYLUM
UNDER THREAT![]() human smugglers – report The institution of asylum is "under grave threat" as nations erect higher walls during the war on terrorism, according to a new UN University analysis. MORE ![]() |
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CONFLICT
RESEARCH UNU Press book wins ALA award The UNU Press book Beyond Violence: Conflict Resolution Process in Northern Ireland has won an American Library Association award. MORE ![]() |
GLOBAL
SEMINAR SERIES First Seoul seminar puts N.E. Asia in spotlight Around 100 students and young professionals from Korea, Japan, China and Mongolia attended the inaugural UNU Global Seminar – Seoul Session. MORE ![]() |
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ECONOMIES
IN TRANSITION WIDER study debunks 'fairy tale' of SME boom Reports of a small-business boom sweeping post-communist central and eastern Europe were greatly exaggerated, says a new study by UNU-WIDER. MORE ![]() |
COMMENCEMENT
ADDRESS Academic freedom more important than ever – Rector University autonomy and academic freedom will be crucial in preparing current and future generations for the new globalized world, said UNU Rector Hans van Ginkel. MORE ![]() |
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K.CHARNUNDEESWARI & M.TAEB |
RAMESH
THAKUR Politics of human migrations The growing incidence of population flows in and between countries is creating problems for countries of origin, transit and destination. MORE ![]() |
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THAKUR UN approval of force 'optional' The United States is most unlikely to accept a UN Security Council resolution as a mandatory requirement for the use of military force overseas. MORE ![]() |
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