14-Dec-2006 United Nations University Joint International Conference Algiers, Dec. 17-19 About 200 experts from 25 countries are convening in Algiers Dec. 17-19 to advise shifts
5-Dec-2006 United Nations University Tony Shorrocks The richest 2% of adults in the world own more than half of global household wealth according to a
24 Oct 06 United Nations University Some 300,000 combatants under age 18 – some as young as six and 40% of them girls – are
17 Jan 06 United Nations University Asia suffered 220 landslides in the past century – by far the most of any world region – but
11 Nov 05 United Nations University Amid predictions that by 2010 the world will need to cope with as many as 50 million people escaping
16 Jun 05 United Nations University Growing desertification worldwide threatens to swell by millions the number of poor forced to seek new homes and livelihoods.
08 Jun 05United Nations UniversityVast genetic resources – “blue gold” on the international deep seafloor – need protection from unfettered commercial exploitation, warns a new
15 May 05 United Nations University A global education system in which a fully portable personal computer is as common as a pencil or textbook
01 May 05 United Nations University Since the start of the war of 2003 some 84% of Iraq’s higher education institutions have been burnt, looted
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment / United Nations University March 30, 2005 A landmark study released today reveals that approximately 60 percent (15 out of 24) of
21 Mar 05 United Nations University South America’s giant Pantanal wetlands, one of the world’s most bio-diverse ecosystems, is at growing risk from intensive peripheral
14 Jan 05 United Nations University The rapid and extensive underground expansion of mega-cities – for subways, malls, parking and public utilities – takes place
03 Nov 04 United Nations University, Programme for Biotechnology in Latin America and the Caribbean The use of biotechnologies originally intended to remedy crop infestations and
13 Jun 04 United Nations University Janos Bogardi The number of people worldwide vulnerable to a devastating flood is expected to mushroom to 2 billion
23 Mar 04 United Nations University Up to one-fifth of the world’s people lack sufficient zinc in their diet, while an estimated one-third live in
07 Mar 04 United Nations University Government incentives are quickly needed worldwide to extend the life of personal computers and slow the growth of high-tech
United Nations University 19 Feb 2004 To decide whether a new product seeking patent protection is novel or based upon traditional knowledge, officials require free
10 Feb 04 United Nations University A new breed of fund managers looking to pressure businesses to improve social, environmental and ethical performance, a phenomenon
01 Feb 04 United Nations University Work should be stepped up on international agreements to oversee prospecting efforts in Antarctica by research institutions, universities and
30 Nov 03 United Nations University In an effort to help raise the quality of water management expertise worldwide, the United Nations University has authorized
United Nations University, Institute for Water, Environment and Health New Assistant Director Brings Extensive Experience in Move to UNU-INWEH Headquarters; Will organize UN Global Conference on
United Nations University 20 June 2003 The institution of asylum is “under grave threat” as nations erect ever-higher walls during the war on terrorism, leading