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The impact of the EU on regionalization elsewhere

admin — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:35:39 +0000

The EU and World Regionalism, co-edited by Philippe De Lombaerde of UNU-CRIS, investigates the impact that the EU has on regionalization in other parts of the world, and whether that impact has been direct as well as indirect.

UNU, Dentsu sign collaboration agreement

admin — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:13:33 +0000

The UNU has signed an agreement with and Japanese advertising and media company Dentsu to collaborate on joint projects. The aim is to "garner the wisdom of humankind" in search of new values for the twenty-first century.

UNU Holds two global seminars in Africa

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:45:31 +0000

In October, the UNU held sessions of its Global Seminar series in Namibia and Ghana. The former considered “Africa’s Natural Resources: From Conflict to Sustainable Development” while the latter focused on “Strategies for Sustainable Development and the Pressures of Globalization".

UNU Rector Osterwalder receives Matteo Ricci Award

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:24:15 +0000

Prof. Dr. Konrad Osterwalder, Rector of the UN University, is the recipient of the 2009 Matteo Ricci International Award. Established in 1998 by the Faculty of Political Science of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Milan), the award recognizes the unique contributions of individuals to bridge cultural and intellectual divides for the betterment of mankind. The award ceremony, held on 27 Oct., marked the fourth time this award has been bestowed. In his speech, delivered in Italian, Rector Osterwalder recognized the role of dialogue, justice, dignity, risk and responsibility as defining features of humanity. He affirmed that the UNU is uniquely placed to encourage the dialogue of trust among cultures that is necessary to arrive at viable responses to sustainable global development.

UN Day Symposium looks at human security

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:59:31 +0000

United Nations Day (UN Day) is observed annually worldwide on 24 October to commemorate the founding of the United Nations in October 1945. To celebrate UN Day 2009, on Friday, 23 October, the UNU presented an academic symposium and, along with UN agencies in Japan, welcomed the public to outdoor activities, exhibitions and performances at United Nations…

Strengthening the global food architecture

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:02:15 +0000

The 2008 episode of food price explosion, political turmoil, and human suffering revealed important flaws in the current global food architecture. This UNU-WIDER paper argues that four failures in market functioning and policymaking need to be addressed.

Prof Plate retires as UNU-EHS advisor

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:33:37 +0000

In September, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. e.H. Erich J. Plate retired from the Advisory Committee of UNU-EHS. He had been a member since the inauguration of the committee in 2003, when UNU-EHS was founded.

Assessing sub-regional cooperation in Europe

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:12:58 +0000

This BRIGG paper provides an assessment of the new European sub-regional groups. It explores why and how sub-regionalism has proliferated in Europe since the 1990s, analyses what functions sub-regional groups perform, and evaluates their significance.

UNU affiliated economist wins Nobel Prize

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:11:52 +0000

The co-winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Economics, Elinor Ostrom, has been associated with UNU-WIDER for more than a decade. She a contributor to the UNU-WIDER research project on Land Distribution, Land Reform and Economic Growth and more recently worked on the 2004 UNU-WIDER conference on "Unlocking Human Potential".

UNU hosts “science and technology” lectures

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:55:09 +0000

As part of the UNU’s continued focus on Africa, Prof. Mohamed H.A. Hassan and Prof. Joseph O. Malo delivered lectures on “Science and Technology: The African Perspectives” at UNU Headquarters in Tokyo.