14-Dec-2006 United Nations University Joint International Conference Algiers, Dec. 17-19 About 200 experts from 25 countries are convening in Algiers […]
5-Dec-2006 United Nations University The richest 2% of adults in the world own more than half of global household wealth
24 Oct 06 United Nations University Some 300,000 combatants under age 18 – some as young as six and 40%
17 Jan 06 United Nations University Asia suffered 220 landslides in the past century – by far the most of
11 Nov 05 United Nations University Amid predictions that by 2010 the world will need to cope with as many
16 Jun 05 United Nations University Growing desertification worldwide threatens to swell by millions the number of poor forced to
08 Jun 05United Nations UniversityVast genetic resources – “blue gold” on the international deep seafloor – need protection from unfettered
15 May 05 United Nations University A global education system in which a fully portable personal computer is as common
01 May 05 United Nations University Since the start of the war of 2003 some 84% of Iraq’s higher education
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment / United Nations University March 30, 2005 A landmark study released today reveals that approximately 60 percent
21 Mar 05 United Nations University South America’s giant Pantanal wetlands, one of the world’s most bio-diverse ecosystems, is at
14 Jan 05 United Nations University The rapid and extensive underground expansion of mega-cities – for subways, malls, parking and
03 Nov 04 United Nations University, Programme for Biotechnology in Latin America and the Caribbean The use of biotechnologies originally intended
13 Jun 04 United Nations University The number of people worldwide vulnerable to a devastating flood is expected to mushroom
23 Mar 04 United Nations University Up to one-fifth of the world’s people lack sufficient zinc in their diet, while
07 Mar 04 United Nations University Government incentives are quickly needed worldwide to extend the life of personal computers and
United Nations University 19 Feb 2004 To decide whether a new product seeking patent protection is novel or based upon
10 Feb 04 United Nations University A new breed of fund managers looking to pressure businesses to improve social, environmental
01 Feb 04 United Nations University Work should be stepped up on international agreements to oversee prospecting efforts in Antarctica
30 Nov 03 United Nations University In an effort to help raise the quality of water management expertise worldwide, the
United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health New Assistant Director Brings Extensive Experience in Move to UNU-INWEH Headquarters; Will
United Nations University 20 June 2003 The institution of asylum is “under grave threat” as nations erect ever-higher walls during