http://isp.unu.edu/news/ http://isp.unu.edu/news/rss/index.php Find out the latest news at United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP) en-us 22 October 2012 10:37:36 +0900 isp.unu.edu 60 http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/unu-holds-ceremony-to-welcome-new-cohort-of-students.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/unu-holds-ceremony-to-welcome-new-cohort-of-students.html 13 September 2012 00:00:00 +0900 On Monday, 10 September, the United Nations University held a ceremony at UNU Headquarters in Tokyo. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/global-forum-in-nagasaki.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/global-forum-in-nagasaki.html 19 August 2012 00:00:00 +0900 UNU held a global forum on 10–11 August 2012, exploring the role of education in realizing a world free from nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, and in countering the threat of conventional weapons. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/unu-graduates-first-masters-degree-students.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/unu-graduates-first-masters-degree-students.html 31 July 2012 00:00:00 +0900 On the morning of 20 February 2012, the UNU Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP) held an Opening Ceremony of the Postgraduate Courses on Building Resilience to Climate Change at UNU headquarters in Tokyo. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/zimbabwes-prime-minister-tsvangirai-speaks-on-democratization-in-africa.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/zimbabwes-prime-minister-tsvangirai-speaks-on-democratization-in-africa.html 26 July 2012 00:00:00 +0900 The Right Honourable Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of the Republic of Zimbabwe, delivered a public lecture at UNU headquarters on Friday, 20 July. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/only-15-of-gold-and-silver-used-in-high-tech-goods-is-recovered.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/only-15-of-gold-and-silver-used-in-high-tech-goods-is-recovered.html 9 July 2012 00:00:00 +0900 This was the message delivered by experts to participants at the recent GeSI and StEP E-Waste Academy. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/only-15-of-gold-and-silver-used-in-high-tech-goods-is-recovered.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/only-15-of-gold-and-silver-used-in-high-tech-goods-is-recovered.html 9 July 2012 00:00:00 +0900 This was the message delivered by experts to participants at the recent GeSI and StEP E-Waste Academy. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/rio20-symposium.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/rio20-symposium.html 6 July 2012 00:00:00 +0900 The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 20-22 June, 2012 to discuss global environmental issues. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/cecar-africa-kickoff-meeting-in-ghana.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/cecar-africa-kickoff-meeting-in-ghana.html 28 May 2012 00:00:00 +0900 The CECAR-Africa project collaborating institutions on 2nd of May, 2012 held a kickoff meeting at UNU-INRA in Accra, Ghana. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/ojcb-programme.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/ojcb-programme.html 17 May 2012 00:00:00 +0900 UNU-ISP is accepting applications from young researchers for training in developing countries; the deadline is 20 July, 2012. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/unu-study-documents-dutch-ewaste-flows.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/unu-study-documents-dutch-ewaste-flows.html Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0900 The Dutch WEEE Flows report suggests that to meet the EU′s ambitious e-waste collection goal, governments will have to take steps to make electrical recycling easier for consumers. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/un-cecar-renewable-energy-conference.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/un-cecar-renewable-energy-conference.html Wed, 18 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0900 The 6th UN-CECAR Renewable Energy International Conference will be held at Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) on 22–23 May 2012. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/unu-isp-and-mofa-co-host-symposium-on-nagoya-protocol.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/unu-isp-and-mofa-co-host-symposium-on-nagoya-protocol.html Fri, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0900 Participants discussed issues regarding domestic implementation of this protocol on international governance of biodiversity. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/application-deadline-extended-for-msc-programme.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/application-deadline-extended-for-msc-programme.html Thu, 8 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0900 The application deadline for the UNU-ISP master's degree programme has been extended to 30 April 2012. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/international-conference-on-sustainability-science-in-arizona.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/international-conference-on-sustainability-science-in-arizona.html Fri, 2 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0900 In its third international conference, the International Conference on Sustainability Science (ICSS) was held to find sustainability solutions that define the conduct of science. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/exploring-the-human-consequences-of-natural-disasters.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/exploring-the-human-consequences-of-natural-disasters.html Fri, 2 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0900 An intensive two-day research workshop at UNU headquarters and Waseda University considered how a “human security” approach can help us understand and respond to such catastrophes. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/unu-holds-opening-ceremony-for-climate-change-courses.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2012/unu-holds-opening-ceremony-for-climate-change-courses.html Thu, 1 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0900 On the morning of 20 February 2012, the UNU Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP) held an Opening Ceremony of the Postgraduate Courses on Building Resilience to Climate Change at UNU headquarters in Tokyo. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/unu-signs-mou-with-ministry-of-science-and-technology-of-china.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/unu-signs-mou-with-ministry-of-science-and-technology-of-china.html Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0900 UNU and the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China (MOST) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/human-security-towards-new-development.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/human-security-towards-new-development.html Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0900 UNU-ISP and jfUNU jointly held a symposium on Human Security- Towards New Development - International Law, Natural Disasters, Peace Building, and Educational Development. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/united-nations-biodiversity-decade-launched-in-kanazawa.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/united-nations-biodiversity-decade-launched-in-kanazawa.html Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0900 The United Nations Decade on Biodiversity (UNDB) was launched in Kanazawa, Japan, on 17 December 2011. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/cecar-africa-workshop.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/cecar-africa-workshop.html Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0900 The agreement was signed during an exploratory CECAR-Africa workshop at the University of Ghana in Accra, on 2-3 December 2011. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/jsps_fellowship.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/jsps_fellowship.html Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0900 UNU-IAS is now accepting applications for JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/u-tokyo-unu-joint-diploma-programme.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/u-tokyo-unu-joint-diploma-programme.html Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0900 University of Tokyo and UNU establish a joint diploma programme in the International Postgraduate Programme. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/applications-open-for-ewaste-academy.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/applications-open-for-ewaste-academy.html Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0900 Solving the E-waste Problem (StEP) Initiative will be organizing the first instalment of the E-waste Academy (EWA) for policymakers and small and medium sized enterprises. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/first-step-open-meeting-in-africa-in-addis-ababa-ethiopia.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/first-step-open-meeting-in-africa-in-addis-ababa-ethiopia.html Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0900 During the 1st Open StEP Meeting in Africa a group of StEP members met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with Ethiopian governmental and non-governmental stakeholders. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/esda-international-symposium.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/esda-international-symposium.html Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0900 On 13 October 2011, UNU-ISP hosted an International Symposium on the Role of Higher Education for Sustainable Development in Africa, at UNU Headquarters in Tokyo. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/helping-disaster-victims-symposium.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/helping-disaster-victims-symposium.html Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0900 The seminar brought together experts on diverse aspects of disaster management, to discuss ways to support the recovery of victims of natural disasters and to empower them through grassroots community development and governance. http://isp.unu.edu/research/projects/agrodiversity/events/workshop2010/index.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/creating-global-leaders-in-sustainability.html Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0900 To deepen research on biological and cultural diversity-based sustainable development strategies and build on the experiences in the MMSEA countries, a joint international conference on “Biological and Cultural Diversity for Sustainable Mountain Development” was held on June 20-24, 2010 in Yunnan, China. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/creating-global-leaders-in-sustainability.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/creating-global-leaders-in-sustainability.html Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0900 On 12 September, UNU-ISP launched its 2011 Intensive Core Courses (IC), part of the UNU-ISP Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Sustainability, Development, and Peace, at UNU Headquarters in Tokyo. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/ipbes_workshop.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/ipbes_workshop.html Wed, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0900 On 12 September, the Ministry of Environment of Japan submitted the documented outcome of this workshop to the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP). You can download the document in PDF format. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/training-programme-on-climate-change-downscaling-approaches.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/training-programme-on-climate-change-downscaling-approaches.html Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0900 UNU-ISP would like to invite applications for the 6-days Training Programme on Climate Change Downscaling Approaches and Applications in Water and Food Sectors. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/cecar-africa-signed-agreement-with-ghanaian-institutions.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/cecar-africa-signed-agreement-with-ghanaian-institutions.html Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0900 On 25 August 2011, UNU Vice-Rector Prof. Kazuhiko Takeuchi on the record signed agreement with Ghanaian institutions after a two week visit in the West African nation to discussthe framework of CECAR-Africa initiative. http://isp.unu.edu/about/jobs/2011/conference-assistant-undb.html http://isp.unu.edu/about/jobs/2011/conference-assistant-undb.html Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0900 Under the general direction of the Director of UNU-ISP, the Conference Assistant shall provide logistics support for the following tasks in the launching event of the UN Decade on Biodiversity (UNDB), scheduled for 17-19 December 2011, in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/unu-isp-holds-project-workshop-on-climate-change-diplomacy.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/unu-isp-holds-project-workshop-on-climate-change-diplomacy.html Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0900 In partnership with the Catholic University of Santo Domingo, UNU-ISP organized a project workshop on climate change diplomacy and small island developing states, 14 - 15 July, 2011. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/ojcb-application-guidelines.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/ojcb-application-guidelines.html Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0900 UNU-ISP is pleased to announce that applications are now available for On-the-Job Research Capacity Building for Sustainable Agriculture in Developing Countries (OJCB). http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/blood-and-borders-book-launched.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/blood-and-borders-book-launched.html Wed, 27 July 2011 00:00:00 +0900 Blood and Borders: The Responsibility to Protect and the Problem of the Kin-State was officially launched on 15 July 2011 at the International Peace Institute (IPI) Vienna Office. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/sado-noto-farm-methods-listed-as-giahs.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/sado-noto-farm-methods-listed-as-giahs.html Thu, 30 June 2011 00:00:00 +0900 The farming methods of Sado, Niigata Prefecture and Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture were officially designated to the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) . http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/redd-for-forest-communities-in-laos.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/redd-for-forest-communities-in-laos.html Wed, 29 June 2011 00:00:00 +0900 UNU-ISP and National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute of Lao PRD (NAFRI) jointly organized the project methodology workshop “REDD+ for forest Communities” in Luang Phabang, Lao PDR from 19 to 21 June 2011. http://isp.unu.edu/about/jobs/2011/research_assistant_manage03.html http://isp.unu.edu/about/jobs/2011/research_assistant_manage03.html Wed, 29 June 2011 00:00:00 +0900 One position is available now: Research Assistant – Environmental Monitoring and Governance in Asian Coastal Hydrosphere http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/moe-cecar-project.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/moe-cecar-project.html Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 +0900 UNU-ISP has launched a new project on climatic and ecological changes in Asian agriculture as a part of the Environment Research and Technology Development Fund of the Ministry of the Environment, Japan. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/post-earthquake-rebuilding-support-symposium.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/post-earthquake-rebuilding-support-symposium.html Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 +0900 In response to the massive earthquake and tsunami which hit Northeastern Japan, UNU-ISP hosted a symposium to address ways to rebuild, and also explore the possibilities for environmentally friendly sustainable policies. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/unu-isp-directors-visit-to-hamburg.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/unu-isp-directors-visit-to-hamburg.html Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 +0900 On 5 May 2011 UNU Vice Rector and UNU-ISP Director, Kazuhiko Takeuchi, and the Head of UNU-ISP Operating Unit SCYCLE, Ruediger Kuehr, jointly visited the Free and Hanseatic City Hamburg, Germany and met with city officials... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/unu-globa-seminar-in-ghana-march2011.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/unu-globa-seminar-in-ghana-march2011.html Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 +0900 UNU-ISP organized the fourth global seminar in Ghana from March 8th to 10th, 2011. The seminar which was co-facilitated by the UNU Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA) on the theme “Natural Resources and Sustainable Development... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/us-teams-with-global-partners-to-curb-ewaste.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/us-teams-with-global-partners-to-curb-ewaste.html Mon, 2 May 2011 00:00:00 +0900 EPA grant will help track, recycle and properly manage millions of end-of-life computers, TVs and cell phones destined for Africa, Asia... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/expert-workshop-on-human-security-and-natural-disasters.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/expert-workshop-on-human-security-and-natural-disasters.html Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0900 UNU-ISP held an expert workshop at UNU headquarters in Tokyo, co-organized with the Human Security Program of the University of Tokyo, to examine the relevance and significance of a human security framework in preparing for, reacting to, and understanding the impacts of natural disasters on people... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/gesi-and-step-celebrate-41st-earth-day.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2011/gesi-and-step-celebrate-41st-earth-day.html Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0900 The Global eSustainability Initiative (GeSI) and the Solving the E-waste Problem (StEP) Initiative, which is hosted by United Nations University, celebrate Earth Day by announcing a partnership to address the global challenge of electronic waste. This partnership highlights key 21st century aspects of Earth Day’s four decade long focus on accelerating a green economy and promoting environmental awareness... http://isp.unu.edu/about/jobs/index.html http://isp.unu.edu/about/jobs/index.html Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0900 UNU-ISP is Now accepting applications for the following positions: a Programme Assistant, two Programme Associates, a Research Associate and a Senior Research Fellow. http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/japan-earthquake-message-from-director.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/japan-earthquake-message-from-director.html Thu, 17 March 2011 00:00:00 +0900 I extend my heartfelt sympathies to everyone affected by the tragic Tohoku Earthquake on March 11th, 2011. I pray for the swift success of relief and recovery efforts and would like to express my deep respect to all those working hard braving the earthquake aftershocks, tsunami and nuclear power plant radiation risks, to help the affected... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/building-resilience-to-climate-change-course-opening.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/building-resilience-to-climate-change-course-opening.html Tue, 1 March 2011 00:00:00 +0900 On Monday, 28 February, the UNU Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP) held an opening ceremony at UNU Headquarters in Tokyo for its credited postgraduate courses on Building Resilience to Climate Change... http://isp.unu.edu/publications/books/2010/foreign-direct-investment.html http://isp.unu.edu/publications/books/2010/foreign-direct-investment.html Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0900 This book results from a UNU-ISP research project which explored various approaches to encouraging and regulating foreign investment in the uniquely challenging environment of a post-conflict country. It identifies ways in which policymakers in post-conflict countries can design a foreign investment strategy that brings real and meaningful economic development as part of the wider peacebuilding process... http://isp.unu.edu/research/projects/esda/events/workshop_CapeTown2010.html http://isp.unu.edu/research/projects/esda/events/workshop_CapeTown2010.html Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0900 Education for Sustainable Development in Africa (ESDA) is a project to develop and test a graduate-level education programme for professionals to be engaged in sustainable development in Africa... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/jsps_fellowship_2011.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/jsps_fellowship_2011.html Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0900 JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme was launched in 2002, and it is jointly organized by UNU and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)... http://isp.unu.edu/publications/books/2011/slaM_book.html http://isp.unu.edu/publications/books/2011/slaM_book.html Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0900 Prof. Kazuhiko Takeuchi, the Director of United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP) and Dr. Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, the Chief Executive Director of the Japan Foundation for the United Nations University (JFUNU) signed the agreement of scholarship grants to students of the UNU-ISP Master’s Degree Programme on 28 Oct 2010... http://isp.unu.edu/capacity/gs/2010/shonan/index.html http://isp.unu.edu/capacity/gs/2010/shonan/index.html Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0900 The participants of this year’s UNU Global Seminar learned about the future prospects for shaping a sustainable global society through lectures by experts and practitioners in various fields. Then, all the participants together attempted to elaborate a strategy for human survival through vigorous exchanges of opinions among the lecturers and attendees during question-and-answer periods and group discussions... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/jfunu_extends_scholarship_grants.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/jfunu_extends_scholarship_grants.html Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0900 Prof. Kazuhiko Takeuchi, the Director of United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP) and Dr. Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, the Chief Executive Director of the Japan Foundation for the United Nations University (JFUNU) signed the agreement of scholarship grants to students of the UNU-ISP Master’s Degree Programme on 28 Oct 2010... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/StEP_general_assembly.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/StEP_general_assembly.html Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0900 Recently more than 45 StEP Members traveled to London to participate in the 2010 Solving the E-waste Problem Initiative (StEP) General Assembly. The venue and facilities were hosted and provided by fellow StEP Member Cisco Systems at their UK Headquarters just outside of London... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/r2p_workshop.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/r2p_workshop.html Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0900 Recently more than 45 StEP Members traveled to London to participate in the 2010 Solving the E-waste Problem Initiative (StEP) General Assembly. The venue and facilities were hosted and provided by fellow StEP Member Cisco Systems at their UK Headquarters just outside of London... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/international_peace_cooperation_symposium.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/international_peace_cooperation_symposium.html Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0900 UNU-ISP hosted the Second International Peace Cooperation Symposium, which was jointly organized with the International Peace Cooperation Headquarters of the Cabinet Office... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/apabis_conference.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/apabis_conference.html Fri, 5 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0900 UNU-ISP hosted the annual APABIS conference at UNU headquarters in Tokyo on 4 – 5 November. In the week before the 2010 APEC Meetings in Yokohama, leading experts from academia, the private sector and the public sector assessed the current global financial and environmental crises, and explored new ways of governing and doing business... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/cop10_agriculture_and_biodiversity.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/cop10_agriculture_and_biodiversity.html Wed, 3 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0900 United Nations University (UNU), Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) jointly organized the side event “Agriculture and Biodiversity” at the tenth Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to draw international attention to the challenge for co-existence of agriculture and biodiversity... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/tiri_sign_cooperation_agreement.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/tiri_sign_cooperation_agreement.html Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0900 A memorandum concerning cooperation between the United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace and the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute (TIRI) was signed by Prof. Takeuchi, vice-rector of UNU and director of UNU-ISP and Dr. Kataoka, president of TIRI on 28 October 2010... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/cop10_statement_to_high_level_segment.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/cop10_statement_to_high_level_segment.html Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0900 The recent high-level meeting of the General Assembly on Biodiversity emphasised the importance of fully realizing the Convention’s three objectives. The Strategic Plan for Biodiversity, the ABS Protocol and the Resource Mobilisation Strategy will provide the platform for the Convention to achieve these objectives in the years ahead... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/cop10_message_of_governors_summit.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/cop10_message_of_governors_summit.html Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0900 Satoyama and satoumi landscapes are socio-ecological systems in Japan which have been shaped by centuries of interaction between locally-specific activities and lifestyles and a rich natural environment. At the same time, they represent irreplaceable cultural landscapes, intimately linked with the identity of the Japanese people, and important regional assets that need to be safeguarded for future generations... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/islam_and_terrorism_in_pakistan.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/islam_and_terrorism_in_pakistan.html Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0900 UNU-ISP hosted a workshop that discussed the issue of Islamism and Terrorism focusing on the situation in Pakistan from a gender perspective... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/cop10_governors_biodiversity_summits.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/cop10_governors_biodiversity_summits.html Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0900 Two governors’ summits focusing on the socio-ecological systems known as satoyama (terrestrial) and satoumi (coastal) landscapes were convened on October 19 and 20 in Nagoya by the United Nations University (UNU), the Global Environment Outreach Center (GEOC) and the Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MOE)... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/two_books_launched_at_unesco.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/two_books_launched_at_unesco.html Thu, 7 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0900 UNU’s Office in Paris (UNU-OP) and UNESCO held an event to launch the UNU Press books “Engaging Civil Society: Emerging Trends in Democratic Governance" and "Building Trust in Government: Innovations in Governance Reform in Asia". These books, part of the “Trends and Innovations in Governance” series, result from collaborative research conducted by the UNU Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP) and the East-West Center, University of Hawaii... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/StEP_e-waste_summer_school.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/StEP_e-waste_summer_school.html Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0900 Eindhoven/ Hoboken: During the second NVMP-StEP E-waste Summer School an international group of young researchers looked at the growing problem of waste electronic and electrical equipment, more commonly known as e-waste... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/inaugural_ceremony_postgrad.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/inaugural_ceremony_postgrad.html Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0900 Eindhoven/ Hoboken: During the second NVMP-StEP E-waste Summer School an international group of young researchers looked at the growing problem of waste electronic and electrical equipment, more commonly known as e-waste... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/womens_empowerment.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/womens_empowerment.html Wed, 8 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0900 UNU-ISP hosted an experts’ meeting and a public forum to assess progress made towards integrating women’s voices, perspectives and skills in conflict prevention and peacebuilding. The day of events at UNU headquarters in Tokyo was organized by UNU-ISP, Global Action to Prevent War (GAPW), Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/inaugural_ceremony.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/inaugural_ceremony.html Fri, 3 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0900 The United Nations University (UNU) celebrated the launch of a new postgraduate programme, the Master of Science in Sustainability, Development, and Peace, offered by the UNU Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP), with a ceremony and symposium on Friday, 3 September... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/isp_policy_forum.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/isp_policy_forum.html Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0900 UNU-ISP recently invited Ms Machiko Kanetake to present her research on the topic of 'Regulating the UN Security Council’s Authority Exercised vis-à-vis Non-state Actors: The Case of Targeted Sanctions against Al Qaeda/Taliban’... http://isp.unu.edu/research/projects/manage/events/workshop2010/index.html http://isp.unu.edu/research/projects/manage/events/workshop2010/index.html Thu, 5 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0900 Since 2007, Department of Environmental Science (DES), Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) and the United Nations University Institute of Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP) have implemented a collaborative project to create opportunities for Cambodian students to gain practical knowledge through group research, field trips and study sessions... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/towards_cancun2010.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/towards_cancun2010.html Wed, 7 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0900 Patricia Espinosa, Mexico’s secretary of foreign affairs and the chair of COP16, spoke at UNU July fifth on Mexico’s preparations for the COP16 climate summit to be held in Cancún later this year... http://isp.unu.edu/research/projects/esda/events/workshop_Nirobi2010.html http://isp.unu.edu/research/projects/esda/events/workshop_Nirobi2010.html Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0900 Education for Sustainable Development in Africa (ESDA) is a project being developed for to be engaged in sustainable development in Africa. It’s a project of United University Institute for Sustainability and Peace... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/responsibility_to_protect_of_civilians.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/responsibility_to_protect_of_civilians.html Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 +0900 In partnership with the Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law (IEGL), the Australia Pacific Civil Military Centre of Excellence, the United Nations University Institute of Sustainability of Peace is commencing a landmark research project examining the relationship between Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and the Protection of Civilians (PoC) in armed conflict situations... http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/ic2010_opening.html http://isp.unu.edu/news/2010/ic2010_opening.html Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 +0900 UNU extends a very warm welcome to the students of the 2010 International Courses. Fifty-six students from thirty-seven countries will study at UNU Headquarters in Tokyo from May 10 to June 18. This is the 12th year of the UNU International Courses...