 The newsletter of United Nations University and its international network of research and training centres/programmes |
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| Issue 29: January-February 2004 |
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Graduates of
Internet water
course to get
first-ever
UNU diploma
In
an effort to help raise the quality of water management expertise
worldwide, UN University has authorized a diploma to be granted to graduates of a unique online
training program called the UN Water
Virtual Learning Center.
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Itaru Yasui appointed to
head ESD programme
Itaru Yasui, Professor at the Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, has been appointed UNU Vice-Rector for Environment and Sustainable Development. MORE
New Bonn programme
gets ready to begin work
The latest addition to the UNU network of research and training institutes has a founding director and could be fully operational before mid-2004. MORE
Bid to strengthen FNP
activities in Latin America
Former fellows of the UNU Food and Nutrition Programme from Latin America are joining forces to strengthen the programme's activities in the region. MORE
ENVIRONMENT
& SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
UNU designing project
to
protect Pamir-Alai mountains
The unique and fragile environment of the
High Pamir-Alai mountains in central Asia is the focus of a new project to
be undertaken by UN University.
MORE
New video gives overview
of UNU structure, projects
United Nations University has a new five-minute corporate video that provides an overview of the organisation's history, structure and work.
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The world's role in solving
the problems of South Asia
South Asia and the World explores the role the UN can play in domestic and international efforts to alleviate the pressing problems facing the countries of South Asia. MORE
Protecting war's
youngest victims
Protecting children from war and rehabilitating those who become victims of armed conflict will be the central themes of an international conference. MORE
Calculating the cost
of war and peace
The economic implications of conflict and peace-keeping will be one of the key themes of the conference Making Peace Work in Helsinki June 4-5. MORE
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Leader of Green Revolution to lecture
at INTECH
Prof. M S Swaminathan (right),
one of three Indians on Time magazine's list of the 20 most
influential Asians of the 20th Century, will deliver the third annual
Amilcar Herrera lecture at UNU Institute
for New Technologies April 7. MORE
Experts to discuss coastal
pollution, aquaculture
Pollution and the impact of aquaculture on the coastal environment will be the focus areas at the fourth International Workshop on Marine Environment. MORE
Applications open for 2004
International Courses
Applications are open for the fifth programme of UN University International Courses (UNU/IC) being conducted at UNU Centre, Tokyo May 17- June 25. MORE
Calendarof events
& meetings
2004
New
York
Vappu Taipale to
chair UNU Council
Vappu Taipale has been named chair of the UNU. The appointment was made during the 24-member council's 50th annual meeting held in Tokyo in December. MORE
Inter-linkages model 'best
hope for better environment'
The UN must focus on linking global environmental policy with regional, national and local implementation, says the coordinator of UNU's Inter-linkages Initiative. MORE
UNU signs agreement with
Aoyama Gakuin University
UN University (UNU) has reached agreement with Tokyo-based Aoyama Gakuin University to strengthen and expand cooperation between the two institutions. MORE
Two UNU side events
at Geneva meeting
UN University sent a delegation and organized two side events at the recent World Summit on the Information Society, held in Geneva December 10-12. MORE
Kyoto pact down
but not out
The Kyoto Protocol is not dead, despite a recent confusing announcement by the Kremlin's chief economic adviser that Russia will not ratify it. MORE
Democracy vs. GDP growth
in India and China
China is the world's biggest country and India is the world's biggest democracy. Each accounts for one-sixth of the world's people. Their fates matter. MORE
Is Japan to mainland Asia
what Britain is to Europe?
Three decades of success in containing nuclear weapons rested on three pillars – norms, treaties and coercion – each of which has been crumbling in the last few years. MORE