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No. 41: MARCH-MAY 2006 |
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Cross-cultural
leadership goal of expanded institute in Jordan
With global issues demanding global solutions,
UNU has officially opened an expanded International Leadership Institute designed to foster leadership with a global, intercultural outlook.
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Plan for new Mahatma Gandhi
peace centre at Madras university
UN University has signed an agreement with the University of Madras to establish the Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution. MORE
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UN University Press
releases four new titles
Security
Sector Reform andPost-Conflict Peacebuilding examines the complexity of security sector reform and civil-military relations.
Crossing
National Borders:
Human Migration Issues in
Northeast Asia looks at the political, social, economic and
cultural dimensions of interactions between border-crossing individuals
and host communities.Enhancing
Participation and Governance in Water Resources Management aims to promote understanding of how public participation can improve water resource management.
Spatial
Disparities in Human
Development: Perspectives from Asia, a cross-country study of how
spatial divisions align with political and ethnic tensions to undermine
political and social stability.
UNU tackles land degradation
in the Balkans
UNU is consolidating its international reputation in sustainable land management by playing a leading role on several regional and global projects. MORE
Open source softwater boon
for South, says UNU expert
Open source software offers a way to break the South's technological dependence on industrialised countries, according to Mike Reed, director of UNU-IIST. MORE
New books released on regional
integration, monetary policies
The first results of a UNU Comparative Regional Integration Studies project on monitoring regional integration have been published in a new book. MORE
Land administration courses
planned in Africa, Asia
The International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, an associated institution of UNU, is establishing a School for Land Administration Studies. MORE
Tongyang named sustainable
development education centre
The city of Tongyong in Korea's South Kyongsang Province is to become a regional center for promoting UNU's education for sustainable development programme. MORE
UNU-WIDER announces
conference on health equity
UNU-WIDER is calling for papers to be presented at its international conference on Advancing Health Equity to be held in Helsinki September 29-30. MORE
FOCUS ON BIOSPHERE RESERVES
Transboundary
cooperation in
Amazon basin ecosystems
UNU is co-sponsor of an international
workshop on Amazon Biosphere Reserves: An Integrative Transboundary
Initiative at the University of Guyana, Georgetown, April 24-26.
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calendar of events & meetings |
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Open source, open medicine take
centre-stage at UNU symposium
Can an Intellectual Property regime designed to protect private interests be reformed to benefit all? This is one of the issues explored at a recent UNU-MERIT symposium. MORE
Second seminar on Africa-Asia
education dialogue
The Africa-Asia University Dialogue for Basic Education Development project twins African and Asian universities to promote a self-reliant approach to improving basic education. MORE
Peace breaking out all over,
expert tells conference
Despite popular perceptions, the world is becoming more peaceful, according to a global authority on international conflict speaking at a conference at the University of Ulster. MORE
Water innovations on show
at SUMAMAD workshop
Solar-powered desalination to provide water for desert dwellers was among many innovations showcased at an international workshop co-organized by UNU-INWEH. MORE
UNU hosts forum on women
in decision making
United Nations agencies in Japan organized a half-day forum to celebrate International Women’s Day on the theme of Women in Decision-Making. MORE
Rector honoured
during visit to China
UN University Rector Hans van Ginkel was guest of honour at a banquet hosted by China's Vice Minister of Science and Technology, Shang Yong, during a visit to China in March. MORE
UNU-CRIS makes presence felt
at international policy forum
UNU-CRIS made important contributions to the successful outcome of the International Forum on the Social Science – Policy Nexus held in Argentina and Uruguay in February. MORE
New York events highlight
leadership, economic growth
First it was the challenges of leadership, then economic development took centre stage at separate events organised by the UN University Office in New York. MORE
Healthy ecosystems buffer
against natural disasters – UNU
UNU has urged governments to incorporate Millennium Ecosystem Assessment findings in national planning, promoting ecosystem services that reduce the impact of natural disasters. MORE
Integrity is the missing
link in good governance
Corruption and poor governance will only be overcome through greater emphasis on ethics and integrity in leadership, concluded the first World Ethics Forum. MORE
Students get tips on being
model UN delegates
Ten students from universities across Japan were at UNU Centre March 15 to practise their presentations to the National Model United Nations Conference. MORE
WTO must strive for coherent
trade, sustainability policies
Bringing policy coherence to both trade and sustainable development issues should be a priority for both the Doha Round and the everyday activities of the WTO. MORE
Action must be taken against
peacekeeper sexual predators
The problem of peacekeepers as sexual predators has been known at least since the late 1980s but action has not been taken to end the abuses. MORE