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ISSUE 38: JULY–AUGUST 2005 |
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UNU report calls for rules to
govern deep seabed research
Genetic resources on the international deep sea floor need protection from commercial exploitation, warns a new report from UNU Institute for Advanced Studies. MORE
New foundation to fund
chair at UNU-EHS
The newly established Munich Re Foundation has agreed to finance a Chair on Social Vulnerability at UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security. MORE
Public Participation in the
Governance of International
Freshwater Resources
Highlights areas for further development of public participation in the management of watercourses. MORE
Seeking a better connection
for African universities
UNU is joining forces with the International Telecommunications Union in a feasibility study to determine how African universities can get better access to the Internet. MORE
Boom and bust, shocks and
setbacks on the road to success
The agricultural sector of many of the world's poorest countries is booming. But there are many potholes on the road to long-term success. (Second of two parts) MORE
New UNU ads broadcast
on CNN International
The fourth in an annual series of UN University television public service announcements is being broadcast to television viewers worldwide on CNN International. MORE
Countries torn over how to
regulate bioprospecting
Drug companies, facing legal uncertainties and unrealistic expectations of benefit-sharing, are avoiding using natural products for R&D, says a new policy brief from UNU-INTECH. MORE
Two billion dryland dwellers in
peril as land degrades – report
Growing desertification worldwide threatens to swell by millions the number of poor forced to seek new homes and livelihoods, international experts warn in a new report. MORE
A hydrogen-fuelled future
for developing countries?
UNU Institute for New Technologies is organising an international conference to promote hydrogen fuel cell technology in developing countries. MORE
Irish lessons about civil society
and conflict resolution
The role of civil society in preventing and managing the Northern Ireland conflict will be the focus of an International Conflict Research seminar at the United Nations July 18. MORE
Networks should enhance
human contact, says Rector
A ubiquitous network society should be oriented towards community and cultural enhancement, UNU Rector Hans van Ginkel told the Tokyo Ubiquitous Network Conference. MORE
Geothermal Training Programme
welcomes class of 2005
Twenty new UNU fellows from 11 countries will take part in the 27th annual session of the UNU Geothermal Training Programme which opened in Reykjavik May 11. MORE
INTECH loses a friend with
death of Sanjaya Lall
Current and former staff members at UNU Institute of New Technologies are mourning the death of Sanjaya Lall, the eminent academic who died suddenly in June. MORE
UNU-GTP is major presence at
World Geothermal Congress
Graduates of UNU Geothermal Training Programme wrote or co-wrote 20 percent of the papers presented at this year's World Geothermal Congress in Turkey. MORE
South Pacific university signs
up for Internet water course
UNU-INWEH and the University of the South Pacific have signed an agreement to establish a regional centre of the UN Water Virtual Learning Centre in Fiji. MORE
New issues of Work in
Progress, WIDER Angle
The latest issues of two UNU newsletters – Work in Progress and WIDER Angle – were published recently. MORE
Conference focuses on education
for sustainable development
The UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development was officially launched in the Asia-Pacific region at a conference co-organised by UNU and UNESCO. MORE
Fifty complete UNU
International Courses
Fifty graduate students and young professionals participated in the six-week UNU International Courses held May 16 to June 24 at UNU Centre in Tokyo. MORE
The anomalies killing
non-proliferation
The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty is the most successful arms control agreement in history. Yet eminent commentators warn that it is in grave danger of collapse. MORE
Design for sustaining peace
East Timor has been a wonderful success story for the first part of immediate post-conflict relief, but has barely begun the next, more arduous journey to recovery and development. MORE
