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</div></b><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Date:</strong> Monday, 13 June 2011<strong> </strong></span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Time:</strong> 1.15 - 2.45pm (EST)<strong> </strong></span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Venue:</strong> Conference Room 7, North Lawn Building</span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">United Nations Headquarters, New York</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&et=1105890610281&s=116005&e=001GZbvqWMXwA8ntOWnpk7P3EBXK-4yXLcRDJpwn8LwUAVV1mEa6Mqw1NdhvIR0CN5Zy7VbEytjWfPfjsK5PqwfP4UahX4dQ168MuucYrLyQZdyIdXZOGidUQ==" shape="rect" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="199" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.313" style="cursor: move;" vspace="5" width="199" /></a></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Due to overwhelming response for the UNU Legitimacy Series, we have added one more seminar: <strong>Legitimacy and Development</strong>. We hope you'll join us! </span></div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">This seminar considers the opportunities and challenges of United Nations development activities. The UN takes part in many development initiatives around the world aimed at addressing economic, social, political and environmental challenges. How effective are the UN's development initiatives? Is the work under-taken by the UN considered to be legitimate and helpful by the communities it is meant to serve? What does the lack of comprehensive progress in the Millennium Development Goals mean for developing countries and what more needs to be done to address this? This seminar considers the opportunities and challenges of UN development activities.</span></div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The seminar is part of the<b> UNU Legitimacy Series</b>, which provides a platform for critical discussions with academics and public intellectuals about issues of legitimacy as they arise in various aspects of the work of the United Nations.</span></div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Chairs:</b></span></div><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Jean-Marc Coicaud</b>, Director, United Nations University Office in New York.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Ian Hurd</b>, Associate Professor at Northwestern University and visiting fellow at the Niehaus Center on Globalization and Governance at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University</span></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Speakers</b>:</span></div><ul><li style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Jomo Kwame Sundaram</strong>, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><em style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other speakers to be confirmed</em></span> </li>
</ul></div>ak.Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643736633221333998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909111942078833020.post-66916803539559311892011-06-01T13:41:00.000-07:002011-06-01T13:41:44.749-07:00Legitimacy and Peace Operations<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="center" style="color: #001a81; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>UNU Legitimacy Series</strong></span></div><div align="center" style="color: #001a81; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="color: #001a81; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="color: black;">Legitimacy and Peace Operations</span> </strong></span></div><div align="center" style="color: #001a81; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong>Date:</strong> Wednesday, 8 June 2011<strong> </strong></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong>Time:</strong> 1.15 - 2.30pm (EST)<strong> </strong></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong>Venue:</strong> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&et=1105771624966&s=116005&e=001nd04TvpIR0i7D2Q0n2-PHWr49FCStSSGmnFgZQRiPFYF2HXHfijN5RvEjAYBDm1bL-G7FlnGRMqevMgNlp5gnlaM71oj8EeVVlpYqzaI5fDZpe1fjl12BQ==" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">UNU Video Portal</a> </div><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Operations in defense of international peace and security are highly prominent representations of the United Nations in the world, prompting frequent questions about the legitimacy of their presence. Do UN peace and security operations reinforce or undermine the legitimacy of the organization as a whole? This session considers the connections between legitimacy and peace operations in practice, and examines the challenges and opportunities presented by these missions.</span></div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The seminar is part of the<b> UNU Legitimacy Series</b>, which provides a platform for critical discussions with academics and public intellectuals about issues of legitimacy as they arise in various aspects of the work of the United Nations.</span></div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Chairs:</b></span></div><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Jean-Marc Coicaud</b>, Director, United Nations University Office in New York.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Ian Hurd</b>, Associate Professor at Northwestern University and visiting fellow at the Niehaus Center on Globalization and Governance at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University</span></li>
</ul><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Speakers</b>:</span></div><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Roland Paris</strong>, University Research Chair in International Security and Governance, University of Ottawa</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Ms. Leanne Smith</strong>, Deputy Chief, Peacekeeping Best Practices Section Policy, Evaluation and Training Division</span></li>
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</div></b></span></div><div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Calibri,Arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Contact</b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">: Portia Gama</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Email</b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">: </span><a href="mailto:gama@unu.edu" shape="rect" style="color: red; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">unuony@unu.edu</a><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><strong style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Phone</strong><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">: (1) 212-963-4381 </span></span></span></div></div>ak.Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643736633221333998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909111942078833020.post-42804135180983655412011-05-30T07:52:00.000-07:002011-05-30T07:52:32.216-07:00Environmental & Social Risk Analysis Online Course<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Environmental & Social Risk Analysis (ESRA) Online Course provides in-depth and personalised training. Tutors engage with participants online on a daily basis, providing guidance and facilitating debates. As a participant, you will be involved in a range of activities, from simulating implementation of environmental and social policies and guidelines and analysing case studies, to carrying out exercises based on your own clients’ environmental and social impacts. </span></div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Courses in 2011:</strong></span></div><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 2em;"><tbody>
<tr><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Dates</b></span></td><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Language</b></span></td><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Tutors</b></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">14 February - 4 March</span></td><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">Spanish</span></td><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">Lawrence Pratt (Costa Rica) and Edgar Rojas (Colombia)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">28 February - 18 March</span></td><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">English</span></td><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">Lawrence Pratt (Costa Rica) and Christina Wood (South Africa)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">28 March - 15 April</span></td><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">French</span></td><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">Isabelle Blaes (France)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">9 - 27 May</span></td><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">Spanish</span></td><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">Lawrence Pratt (Costa Rica) and Edgar Rojas (Colombia)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">30 May - 17 June</span></td><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">English</span></td><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">Lawrence Pratt (Costa Rica) and Melissa Makwarimba (Mozambique)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">1 - 19 August</span></td><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">Spanish</span></td><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">Lawrence Pratt (Costa Rica) and Edgar Rojas (Colombia)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">8 - 26 August</span></td><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">English</span></td><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">Lawrence Pratt (Costa Rica) and Jacylyn Shi (China)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">3 - 21 October</span></td><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">French</span></td><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">Isabelle Blaes (France) and Regina Scharf (United States)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">31 October - 18 November</span></td><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">Spanish</span></td><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">Lawrence Pratt (Costa Rica) and Edgar Rojas (Colombia)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">7 - 25 November</span></td><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">English</span></td><td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">Lawrence Pratt (Costa Rica) and Mariángeles Camargo (United States) </span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 1em 5em 0em 1em;"><div class="bodytext"><span style="font-size: small;"><em>The ESRA Online Course Partners also offer <b>Private Editions</b> of the courses to the staff of a single FI or of a small group of FIs. Contact us for further information on terms and conditions.</em></span></div></div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Target audience</b>: Risk managers and analysts in commercial, corporate, investment and retail banking in or dealing with developing countries and emerging markets. </span></div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A limited number of places are also available for representatives from relevant stakeholder audiences including: supervisory/regulatory bodies, banking associations, government agencies, academic institutions, NGOs and civil society organisations involved in finance and sustainability issues. </span></div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Please note that places for non-financial institution representatives are limited. Courses will <b>not</b> address how to financially analyse or how to set up a business plan for an environmental/socially oriented project in search of funding. The courses teach participants how to include environmental and social variables in the traditional analysis made by financial analysts when making lending and/or investment decisions, whatever the nature of the project.</i></span> </div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Contents</b>: Each course is made up of five consecutive modules:</span></div><ol style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Introduction to Sustainable Finance</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Identification of Environmental and Social Risks</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Categorization</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Evaluation of Environmental and Social Risks </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Administration of Environmental and Social Risks</span></li>
</ol><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Course contents and materials can only be accessed by participants. The course modules cannot be disaggregated. </span></div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.unepfi.org/fileadmin/training/esra_programme.pdf">Course Programme</a> <span class="SubText">(PDF: 34KB)</span></span> </div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Duration</b>: Three weeks </span></div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Time commitment</b>: Two hours/day on average, Monday to Friday </span></div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Timetable</b>: Flexible, participants to set their own study times </span></div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Cost*</b>:</span></div><table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-left: 3em;"><tbody>
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<tr> <td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">Representatives of multinationals, multilaterals, private banks and large public FIs</span></td> <td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">750 USD</span></td> </tr>
<tr> <td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">Representatives of small local banks, sme/microfinance oriented entities</span></td> <td class="datacell"><span style="font-size: small;">600 USD</span></td> </tr>
</tbody></table><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>*</b><span class="SubText">Discounts are available for Programme Partner members or associates (e.g. UNEP FI Signatories)</span></span> </div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Please note that course fees serve exclusively to cover the costs of running the course. </span></div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Applications</b>: All applications should be submitted via our online form at least one week prior to the course you wish to participate in. Please consult our <a href="http://www.unepfi.org/fileadmin/training/esra_faq.pdf">FAQs</a> concerning applications. </span></div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>On-line registration: <a href="http://www.unepfi.org/onlinetraining/index.php?lang=english">English</a> <a href="http://www.unepfi.org/onlinetraining/index.php?lang=espanol">Spanish</a></b></span> </div><div class="bodytext" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em>The ESRA Online Course is a product of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, and the INCAE Business School, with the support of the Ecobanking Project. Initially developed in Spanish in 2006 by the UNEP FI Latin American Regional Task Force, with the support of Bank of America, the English-language edition of the course was produced in 2007 thanks to the support of FMO. The French edition of the Course was produced in 2010 thanks to the support of DEG - Deutsche Investitions-und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH ("DEG"), Promotion et Participation pour la Coopération économique (Proparco) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD).</em></span> </div></div>ak.Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643736633221333998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909111942078833020.post-56754196286000050512011-05-21T09:29:00.001-07:002011-05-21T09:29:30.457-07:00Final call for applications for HREA e-learning courses -- September-December 2011<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div bgcolor="#ffffff" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Dear Colleagues,<br />
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HREA is issuing a final call for applications for the following upcoming e-learning courses:<br />
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- <a href="http://lists.hrea.org/phplist/lt.php?id=Kh5VBgJWDARbDhgFAwcAVU4EAlQBAg%3D%3D" target="_blank" title="The United Nations Human Rights System"><strong>The United Nations Human Rights System</strong></a> (23 May-3 July 2011)<br />
- <a href="http://lists.hrea.org/phplist/lt.php?id=Kh5VBgJWDARbDxgFAwcAVU4EAlQBAg%3D%3D" target="_blank" title="Use of ICTs and Social Media for Human
Rights Work"><strong>Use of ICTs and Social Media for Human Rights Work</strong></a> (15 June-30 August 2011)<em><br />
</em>- <a href="http://lists.hrea.org/phplist/lt.php?id=Kh5VBgJWDANSBhgFAwcAVU4EAlQBAg%3D%3D" target="_blank" title="Armed Conflict, Human
Rights and Humanitarian Law"><strong>Armed Conflict, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law</strong></a> (19 September-4 December 2011)<br />
- <a href="http://lists.hrea.org/phplist/lt.php?id=Kh5VBgJWDANSBxgFAwcAVU4EAlQBAg%3D%3D" target="_blank" title="Child Rights Programming
(19E10)"><strong>Child Rights Programming</strong></a> (14 September-29 November 2011)<br />
- <a href="http://lists.hrea.org/phplist/lt.php?id=Kh5VBgJWDANSBBgFAwcAVU4EAlQBAg%3D%3D" target="_blank" title="Election Observation (16E10)"><strong>Election Observation</strong></a> (14 September-29 November 2011)<br />
- <a href="http://lists.hrea.org/phplist/lt.php?id=Kh5VBgJWDANSBRgFAwcAVU4EAlQBAg%3D%3D" target="_blank" title="Gender Mainstreaming (7T10)"><strong>Gender Mainstreaming</strong></a> (31 August-15 November 2011)<br />
- <a href="http://lists.hrea.org/phplist/lt.php?id=Kh5VBgJWDANSAhgFAwcAVU4EAlQBAg%3D%3D" target="_blank" title="Human Rights Advocacy"><strong>Human Rights Advocacy</strong></a> (14 September-29 November 2011)<br />
- <a href="http://lists.hrea.org/phplist/lt.php?id=Kh5VBgJWDANSAxgFAwcAVU4EAlQBAg%3D%3D" target="_blank" title="Monitoring & Evaluation in the NGO Sector"><strong>Monitoring & Evaluation in the NGO Sector</strong></a> (14 September-29 November 2011)<br />
- <a href="http://lists.hrea.org/phplist/lt.php?id=Kh5VBgJWDANSABgFAwcAVU4EAlQBAg%3D%3D" target="_blank" title="Monitoring Women's Rights"><strong>Monitoring Women's Rights</strong></a> (14 September-29 November 2011)<br />
- <a href="http://lists.hrea.org/phplist/lt.php?id=Kh5VBgJWDANSARgFAwcAVU4EAlQBAg%3D%3D" target="_blank" title="Project Development and Management in the NGO
Sector"><strong>Project Development and Management in the NGO Sector</strong></a> (14 September-29 November 2011)<br />
The application deadline is <strong>1 June 2011</strong>. Applications can be submitted online. For further information about each course please click on the course link above. For a listing of all upcoming courses, please visit <a href="http://lists.hrea.org/phplist/lt.php?id=Kh5VBgJWDANSDhgFAwcAVU4EAlQBAg%3D%3D" target="_blank"><strong>www.hrea.org/courses</strong></a> <br />
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Best wishes, <br />
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Sandra Quintin <br />
Distance Learning Programme, HREA <br />
<a href="http://lists.hrea.org/phplist/lt.php?id=Kh5VBgJWDANSDxgFAwcAVU4EAlQBAg%3D%3D" target="_blank"><strong>http://www.hrea.org/courses/</strong></a><br />
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<strong>About HREA's Distance Learning Programme</strong> <br />
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Since 2002, over 4,000 human rights defenders, development workers, staff members of international organisations and graduate students have successfully participated in Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)'s e-learning courses. <br />
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Further information about HREA's Distance Learning Programme can be found at: <a href="http://lists.hrea.org/phplist/lt.php?id=Kh5VBgJWDANTBhgFAwcAVU4EAlQBAg%3D%3D" target="_blank">http://www.hrea.org/DLP/</a> <br />
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HREA - <a href="http://lists.hrea.org/phplist/lt.php?id=Kh5VBgJWDANTBxgFAwcAVU4EAlQBAg%3D%3D" target="_blank">www.hrea.org</a><br />
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Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) is an international non-governmental organisation that supports human rights learning; the training of activists and professionals; the development of educational materials and programming; and community-building through on-line technologies.</div></div></div>ak.Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643736633221333998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909111942078833020.post-75825600248098374792011-05-14T08:43:00.000-07:002011-05-14T08:43:14.482-07:00Legitimacy and Civil Society<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="center" style="color: #001a81; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>UNU Legitimacy Series</strong></span></div><div align="center" style="color: #001a81; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <strong><span style="color: black;">(Live Webcast)</span> </strong></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><br />
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</tbody></table><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The relationship between the United Nations and its partners in the private sector and civil society involves accommodating diverse parties with competing values and priorities, and potentially contradictory notions of legitimacy. This session examines the challenges of legitimacy, focusing on key questions of the processes and politics of accountability, from the perspective of the UN's relations with various non-state actors. These include, but are not limited to, local groups that interact with UN field operations, partner groups that provide funding or operational expertise, activist NGOs that seek to influence the UN, and countless other groups and individuals with a stake in UN operations.</span></div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The seminar is part of the UNU Legitimacy Series, which provides a platform for critical discussions with academics and public intellectuals about issues of legitimacy as they arise in various aspects of the work of the United Nations.</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /></span><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Speaker </b></span></span></div><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Thomas Christiano</strong>, Professor of Philosophy and Law, University of Arizona</span></li>
<li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Valerie Sperling</strong>, Associate Professor of Political Science, Clark University</span></li>
<li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Robert Skinner</strong>, Associate Director, United Nations Foundation Office in New York</span></li>
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<b>Email</b>: <a href="mailto:gama@unu.edu" shape="rect" style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span class="il">unuony@unu.edu</span></a><br />
<strong>Phone</strong>: (1) 212-963-4381 </span></div><div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,Calibri,Arial,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> From Maria Em</span></span></b></span></div></div>ak.Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643736633221333998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909111942078833020.post-26115276297811418822011-05-14T08:41:00.001-07:002011-05-14T08:41:39.923-07:00Homo Europaeus: Where do Europeans stand in the Globalization Era?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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Date: Thursday, 26 May 2011</b><b><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Where do Europeans stand in the globalization era? </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Do they form a new unified, cohesive social group, or do they remain nationalists at heart? Are they ready to play a bigger role in international affairs, or will they continue to rely on the US government? Will they be akin to artifacts in a museum compared to emerging economies, or will they seek to become major brokers of peace and stability? Will they be able to solve their debt issues before the US and Japan? Are European and American values still compatible, or are they drifting apart? The seminar will offer some insights into these questions, and also engage the audience in a dialogue on these issues. <span> </span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>The seminar is part of the <b>UNU Midday Forum Series, </b>which offers an intimate and informal platform of discussion for the UN permanent missions, the UN Secretariat, UN agencies, academia, NGOs and the private sector to exchange ideas on important topics related to the UN.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Speaker </b></span></span></div><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Antoine Ripoll</strong>, Chairman's Chief of Staff, European Parliament</span></li>
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Date: Wednesday, 18 May 2011</b><b><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>In this seminar, Professor Charles Sampford argues that our fundamental problem is that an unsustainable, high-carbon version of the "good life" was developed in the west, and increasingly sought by the rest. The development of sustainable versions of the good life and mechanisms that put a price on carbon is essential. The speaker examines carbon trading schemes which create property rights in carbon emissions activities and allocate them to the countries which do the most environmental damage.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Professor Sampford outlines a number of arguments for the superiority of carbon taxes over carbon trading schemes and outlines a proposal for a carbon added tax (CAT) which operates like a VAT. He also indicates how the legal and ethical norms and the institutions that monitor carbon could form a 'Global Carbon Integrity System'.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>The seminar is part of the <b>UNU Midday Forum Series, </b>which offers an intimate and informal platform of discussion for the UN permanent missions, the UN Secretariat, UN agencies, academia, NGOs and the private sector to exchange ideas on important topics related to the UN.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Speaker </b></span></span></div><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Charles Sampford</strong>, Director, Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law; President, International Institute for Public Ethics <span><b> </b></span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Moderator</b></span></span></li>
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>This seminar will show how changes in price structure and sustainable infrastructure can lead to poverty reduction in a green economy. The speaker argues that the transition towards a low carbon green growth can be realized without a fundamental restructuring of the price structure, by internalizing ecological prices through environmental taxes and environmental fiscal reform. The two core features of environmental fiscal reforms, revenue neutrality and double dividend, are powerful tools for changing the price structure while stimulating economic growth. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>In terms of sustainable infrastructure, the speaker makes a case for developing countries to promote sustainable infrastructure through urban planning and design, green buildings and making the switch from private transportation to public transportation modes so that they are not locked into unsustainable consumption and production patterns.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Speakers </b></span></span></div><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Rae Kwon Chung</strong>, Director, Environment and Development Division, UNESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand </span></li>
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>This is a side event of the </span><span lang="EN">19<sup>th</sup> UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD19) in New York organized by UNU-ONY </span><span lang="EN">and the Interagency Committee (IAC) for the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD).</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN">The side event aims </span><span lang="EN">to highlight the role of education in promoting consumption and production systems that lead to low carbon, inclusive growth. In order to meaningfully contribute to this goal, the stakeholders of sustainable consumption and production (SCP), including children and young people, need to be engaged in empowering learning processes, leading to more sustainable practices.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN">M</span><span>embers of the Interagency Committee for the DESD will present and assess ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) actions that have the potential to reorient modern consumption and production patterns. The discussion will focus on analysis of the processes and projects that simultaneously pursue two interrelated goals: 1) engagement and empowerment of the key SCP stakeholders, including youth and children, through learning processes, and 2) facilitating consumption and production that leads to low carbon inclusive societies. By doing so, both process and results of learning and empowerment will be discussed. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Speakers </b></span></span></div><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Kazuhiko Takemoto</b></span><span>, Senior Fellow, United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies</span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Zinaida Fadeeva</b></span><span>, Research Fellow, United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies</span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Mark Richmond</b></span><span>, Director, Division of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development, UNESCO </span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Stephanie Hodge</b></span><span>, Programme Specialist responsible for Cross-Sector Coordination, UNICEF</span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Suchitra Sugar</b></span><span>, Consultant, </span><span>UNICEF Education Section</span></span></li>
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>This is a side event of the </span><span lang="EN">19<sup>th</sup> UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD19) in New York organized by UNU-ONY </span><span lang="EN">and the Interagency Committee (IAC) for the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD).</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN">The side event aims </span><span lang="EN">to highlight the role of education in promoting consumption and production systems that lead to low carbon, inclusive growth. In order to meaningfully contribute to this goal, the stakeholders of sustainable consumption and production (SCP), including children and young people, need to be engaged in empowering learning processes, leading to more sustainable practices.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN">M</span><span>embers of the Interagency Committee for the DESD will present and assess ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) actions that have the potential to reorient modern consumption and production patterns. The discussion will focus on analysis of the processes and projects that simultaneously pursue two interrelated goals: 1) engagement and empowerment of the key SCP stakeholders, including youth and children, through learning processes, and 2) facilitating consumption and production that leads to low carbon inclusive societies. By doing so, both process and results of learning and empowerment will be discussed. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Speakers </b></span></span></div><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Kazuhiko Takemoto</b></span><span>, Senior Fellow, United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies</span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Zinaida Fadeeva</b></span><span>, Research Fellow, United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies</span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Mark Richmond</b></span><span>, Director, Division of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development, UNESCO </span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Stephanie Hodge</b></span><span>, Programme Specialist responsible for Cross-Sector Coordination, UNICEF</span></span></li>
<li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Suchitra Sugar</b></span><span>, Consultant, </span><span>UNICEF Education Section</span></span></li>
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>This seminar explores the far-reaching political, diplomatic and security consequences of the recent rapid changes in the Arab world, from the perspective of security studies.<span> </span>It seeks answers to the following questions: How can governments and organizations - both directly and indirectly linked to the change - navigate the new global political landscape that has emerged as a result? Have the trends of globalization, such as security threats and migration, helped or hindered the ability of world governments to deal with the political and diplomatic issues that arise from these changes?</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Luis Peral</b></span><span>,</span><span>Research Fellow, European Union Institute for Security Studies</span></span></li>
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</div><div align="justify" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;">The <b>United Nations University Office at the United Nations</b> is organizing an event as part of the UNU Midday Forum Series entitled <b>"Realizing the Development Potential of Diasporas". </b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span> This event will focus on the much claimed but little studied proposition that the contribution of Diasporas to sending economies extends well beyond the remittance flows these economies receive. Particular attention is paid to the issue of Diaspora investment and entrepreneurship. There will be an analysis of the financial and non-financial channels of Diaspora contribution and areas where policies can effectively leverage diaspora capital to facilitate development. The speakers will emphasize the importance of public policies to widen the role of Diasporas in contributing to development. They will also suggest a categorization of diaspora activities and a framework for understanding diaspora diversity and its impact on development. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span> <b>Speakers:</b></span></div><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"><span><b>Krishnan Sharma</b></span><span>, </span><span>Economic Affairs Advisor, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations (UNDESA)</span></li>
</ul><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"><span><b>Paul Ladd</b></span><span>, </span><span style="color: black;">Advisor to UNDP on issues related to inclusive globalization, including development finance, debt sustainability, trade and migration.</span></li>
</ul><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"><span><b>Manuel F. Montes</b></span><span>, </span><span>Chief, <span style="line-height: 115%;">Development Strategy and Policy Analysis Unit, UNDESA</span></span></li>
</ul><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span><b>Moderator:</b></span></div><ul type="disc"><li style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"><b>Jean-Marc Coicaud</b></span><span lang="EN-GB">, Director of the United Nations University, Office at the United Nations in New York (UNU-ONY).</span></li>
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</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span>The <b>United Nations University Office at the United Nations</b> is organizing an event as part of the UNU Worldwide in New York Series entitled <b>"Coping with Global Environmental Change, Disasters and Security".</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span>During the conference the speakers will present the recently published<i> Global Environmental and Human Security Handbook for the Anthropocene</i> (GEHSHA), which comprises 95 peer-reviewed chapters which were written by 164 authors, and analyzes concepts of military and political hard security and economic, social and environmental soft security. Regional focuses include the Near East, Asia, and North and Sub-Sahara Africa, as well as addressing hazards in urban centers. </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The major focus of this conference will be on coping with global environmental change - climate change, desertification, water, food and health - and with hazards and strategies pertaining to social vulnerability and resilience-building. The speakers will also examine scientific and political strategies, policies and measures - such as early warning of conflicts and hazards - and discuss a political geo-ecology and a "Fourth Green Revolution." </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span> <b>Speakers</b></span></div><ul type="disc"><li style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"><b>Jean-Marc Coicaud</b></span><span lang="EN-GB">, Director of the United Nations University, Office at the United Nations in New York (UNU-ONY). </span></li>
</ul><ul type="disc"><li style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"><b>H.E. Ambassador Professor Dr. Joy Ogwu</b></span><span lang="EN-GB">, Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations, author of a foreword. </span></li>
</ul><ul type="disc"><li style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"><b>H.E. Ambassador Dr. Peter Wittig</b></span><span lang="EN-GB">, Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations.</span></li>
</ul><ul type="disc"><li style="text-align: justify;"><span><b>Mr. Jorge Laguna-Celis, </b></span><span>Delegate to the Second Committee, representing thePermanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations.</span></li>
</ul><ul type="disc"><li style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"><b>Hans Günter Brauch</b></span><span lang="EN-GB">, Adj. Professor, Free University of Berlin; senior CASA fellow, UNU-EHS (Bonn); chairman of AFES-PRESS, Germany; co-editor, author. </span></li>
</ul><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li><span lang="ES"><b>Úrsula Oswald Spring</b></span><span lang="ES">, Professor, Centro Regional de Investigaciones Multidisciplinarias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (CRIM-UNAM, Cuernavaca, Mexico); first MR Chair on Social Vulnerability, UNU-EHS; co-editor, author.</span></li>
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="FR">L'Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, l'Université des Nations Unies et le Département de l'Information des Nations Unies organisent dans le cadre de la célébration de la Journée de la Langue française aux Nations Unies, un Séminaire sur le thème : «<b>Chorus pour les</b> <b>langues: le multilinguisme, des principes aux actes</b>».</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The International Organization of La Francophonie, the United Nations University Office at the United Nations and the United Nations Department of Public Information organized as part of the celebration of the French Language Day at the UN, a seminar on "<b>M</b><b>ultilingualism, from principles to actions</b>".</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <b>Speakers</b></span></div><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" type="disc"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Dr. Jean-Marc Coicaud</b>, Director of United Nations University Office in New York. </span></li>
</ul><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" type="disc"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Mr Kiyo Akasaka</b>, Under Secretary General for the United Nations Department of Public Information and Coordinator of multilingualism at the United Nations.</span></li>
</ul><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" type="disc"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><b>H.E. Mr.Moussa Makan Camara</b>, Ambassador, Permanent Observer of the Francophone to the United Nations</span></li>
</ul><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" type="disc"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Mr Dominique Hoppe</b>, Co-ordinator of the Association of Francophone Public Servants in the International Organizations. </span></li>
</ul><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" type="disc"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Prof. Philippe Van Parijs</b>, Professor of Philosophy, Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium).</span></li>
</ul><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" type="disc"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Prof. Emilienne Baneth-Nouailhetas</b>, Director of Research, National Center for Scientific Research (France)</span></li>
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<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> <div style="border-width: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b>Contact</b>: Portia Gama</div></b></span></div><div align="left" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Email</b>: <a href="mailto:gama@unu.edu" shape="rect" style="color: red; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span class="il">unuony@unu.edu</span></a></span></div><div align="left" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=4909111942078833020" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="il"><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From Maria Em </b></span></span></div></div>ak.Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643736633221333998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909111942078833020.post-72493659340007453532011-05-14T08:19:00.000-07:002011-05-14T08:19:44.282-07:00Citizenship and Immigration In A Globalized World<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 24pt;"> <div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c00000;"><b>Citizenship and Immigration </b></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #c00000;"><b>In A Globalized World</b></span> </div></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">With<strong> Patrick Weil</strong></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> <span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Senior </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Research Fellow, French National Center for Scientific Research </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <span style="color: black;"> </span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Date:</strong> Thursday, 3rd March, 2011</span> </div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Time:</strong> 1:15p.m. - 2:30p.m</span><span style="color: black;">.</span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Venue: </strong></span><span style="color: black;">Conference Room 7, Temporary North Lawn Building, UN headquarters, New York</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <span style="color: black;"> </span> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=f46pjyeab.0.zf5eqyeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0582&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ony.unu.edu%2Fevents-forums%2Fnew%2FMDForums%2F2011%2Fcitizenship-and-immigration-in.php" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">For more information and to register to attend the event click here</a> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> </div><div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span><span>The <b>United Nations University Office at the United Nations</b> is organizing a discussion as part of the UNU Midday Forum entitled <b>"Citizenship and Immigration in a Globalized World"</b> presented by </span><span><b>Patrick Weil, </b></span><span>Senior </span><span>Research Fellow at the French National Research Center, University of Paris, Pantheon-Sorbonne.</span></span></div><div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span><span>In the last twenty-five years, nationality laws have been the subject of polarizing debates. The first set of disputes concerned the content of these laws: scholars have emphasized several 'structural' oppositions (ascription vs. consent, <em>jus soli</em> vs. <em>jus sanguinis</em>) that reflect different national identities or meanings of citizenship. </span><span>The second and more recent set of debates has arisen from a crisis of legitimacy of "nationality." Nationality is said to have been undermined both by external competition from other affiliations and by its own inegalitarian qualities. </span></span></div><div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span>The presentation will show how old debates over the differences in the content of various states' nationality laws have become irrelevant. Nationality laws based on jus sanguinis (a French invention) or on jus soli (a tradition maintained by the British) have their own history developed independently of conceptions of national identity. The second set of debates has exaggerated the crisis of citizenship. In fact, far from being dépassé, National State citizenship has developed a new vitality. Once based, before the American and French Revolutions, on allegiance and protection of the King and transformed in the 19<sup>th</sup> century into a conditional status based on rights but also on duties, citizenship has recently reached a new stage of its development as an element of an unalienable sovereignty. Therefore, in the context of globalization, a new strategic collaboration between the individual and the state has emerged as their interests have converged.<span> </span></span></div><div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span>The event is part of the <b>UNU Midday Forum Series, </b>which offers an intimate and informal platform of discussion to the UN permanent missions, the UN Secretariat, UN agencies, academia, NGOs and the private sector to exchange ideas on important topics related to the UN.</span></div><div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: black;">Speaker:</span> </div><div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Patrick Weil</strong>, Senior Research Fellow, French National Center for Scientific Research</span></div><div align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"> </span><span>Moderator: </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> <div align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Jean-Marc Coicaud</strong></span>, <span style="color: black;">Director of United Nations University Office at the UN, New York</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"> </span>For more information <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=f46pjyeab.0.zf5eqyeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0582&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ony.unu.edu%2Fevents-forums%2Fnew%2FMDForums%2F2011%2Fcitizenship-and-immigration-in.php" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">click here</a> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span><span style="color: red;">For free registration</span> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=f46pjyeab.0.8f5eqyeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0582&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fevent%2F1350761163" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">click here</a></span><span style="color: black;"> <span style="color: black;"> </span> </span><span> </span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <span style="color: black;">Contact: Portia Gama </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">Email: <a href="mailto:ununyevents@unu.edu" shape="rect" target="_blank"><span class="il">unuony@unu.edu</span></a> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">Tel: 212-963-6387</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><b>From Maria Em </b></span></div></span></span></div>ak.Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643736633221333998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909111942078833020.post-19944680726517959452011-05-14T08:17:00.000-07:002011-05-14T08:17:10.832-07:00The Future of Global Development: Is It In Entrepreneurship?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <div align="center" style="color: red; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b>**Webcast**</b></i></span><span><i><b> </b></i></span></div><div align="center" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: #c00000;"><i><b>The Future of Global Development: Is It In Entrepreneurship? </b></i></span></div><div align="center" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;">With<strong> </strong></span> <b> </b></div><div align="center" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><b>Wim Naudé</b>, Senior Research Fellow and Project Director, United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">and </div></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><b>Robert Strom</b></b>, Director of Research and Policy, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span> <b><b> </b></b></span> <div align="center" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> <span style="color: black;"> </span> </div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Date:</strong> Thursday, 24 February, 2011</span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Time:</strong> 1:15p.m. - 2:30p.m</span><span style="color: black;">.</span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Venue: </strong>Online</span> <span style="color: black;"> </span> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=rq7qyweab.0.hh6kpqeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0582&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ony.unu.edu%2Fevents-forums%2Fnew%2FWWNY%2F2011%2Fthe-future-of-global-developme.php" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">For more information and to register to attend the event click here</a></span> </div> <div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">The <b>United Nations University Office at the United Nations</b> is organizing a discussion as part of the UNU Worldwide In New York Series entitled <b>"<i>The Future of Global Development: Is It In Entrepreneurship?</i>"</b> presented by <b>Wim Naudé</b>, Senior Research Fellow and Project Director, United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) and <b> Robert Strom</b>, Director of Research and Policy, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. </div></span></span> <div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">This event aims to bring to the fore the most contemporary and pressing issues surrounding development and entrepreneurship. Although much is expected of entrepreneurship, it remains however a misunderstood terrain. The event will draw on a new publication entitled<b><i> Entrepreneurship and Economic Development</i></b> (edited by Wim Naudé and published by Palgrave Macmillan, December 2010) and the two year project at UNU-WIDER which led to it. Contributing to this richly dynamic area of research, and emphasizing the importance of institutions for understanding how entrepreneurs can play an innovative role to the greatest benefit of society, the book has been described as "...the single most informative work on the topic of entrepreneurship and economic development in print...a must read", (Prof. Roger R. Stough, George Mason University).</div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">This event, based on the research and the book, will attempt to tackle the following questions:</div><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li align="justify" style="text-align: justify;">What is the nature of economic development and its relationship with various concepts of entrepreneurship? </li>
<li align="justify" style="text-align: justify;">What are the main concerns and issues in the measurement of entrepreneurship in relation to development? </li>
<li align="justify" style="text-align: justify;">What can we learn from the wider availability of data on entrepreneurship in developing countries? </li>
<li align="justify" style="text-align: justify;">How is the relationship between the state and entrepreneurship evolving? </li>
</ul><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">This event comes at a time when global development prospects have been dimmed by rising food prices, debt crises, and fiscal austerity in advanced economies, threats of currency wars, and the dangers of climate change. More and more, citizens in developing countries are relying on innovative private sector-driven initiatives to get by. At the event, Dr. Wim Naudé, editor of the UNU-WIDER publication, will explain with reference to its various chapters why the encouragement of entrepreneurship is important, why the state has a vital role to play, and what can be done to ensure that innovative and productive entrepreneurship flourish.</div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span>The UNU is the academic and research arm of the United Nations. The event is part of the UNU Midday Forum Programme, which offers an intimate and informal platform of discussion to the UN permanent missions, the UN<span> Secretariat, UN agencies, academia, NGOs and the private sector to exchange ideas on important topics related to the UN.</span></span><span><b> </b></span></div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"> <div align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: black;"><strong>Speakers:</strong></span></div><ul><li align="justify" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: top;"><b>Wim Naudé</b>, Senior Research Fellow and Project Director, United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)</li>
</ul></span></div><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li align="justify" style="text-align: justify;"><b><b>Robert Strom</b></b>, Director of Research and Policy, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation</li>
</ul><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"> <div align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"> <strong>Moderator: </strong></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> <ul><li align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Jean-Marc Coicaud</strong></span>, <span style="color: black;">Director of United Nations University Office at the UN, New York</span></li>
</ul><div align="left" style="color: red; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"> </span>For more information <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=rq7qyweab.0.hh6kpqeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0582&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ony.unu.edu%2Fevents-forums%2Fnew%2FWWNY%2F2011%2Fthe-future-of-global-developme.php" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">click here</a> </div><div align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><span><span style="color: red;">For free registration</span> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=rq7qyweab.0.lrapzweab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0582&p=http%3A%2F%2Ftfgdwebcast.eventbrite.com%2F%3Fref%3Debtn" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">click here</a></span><span style="color: black;"> <span style="color: black;"> </span> </span><span> </span></div></div><div align="left" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><br />
</div><div align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"> <span style="color: black;"><strong>Contact:</strong> David Woods </span></div><div align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:ununyevents@unu.edu" shape="rect" target="_blank"><span class="il">unuony@unu.edu</span></a> </span></div><div align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Tel:</strong> 212-963-6387</span></div><div align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;"><b>From Maria Em </b></span></div></span></div></div>ak.Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643736633221333998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909111942078833020.post-40914645489093408522011-05-14T08:13:00.000-07:002011-05-14T08:13:30.402-07:00Truth, Errors, and Lies: Politics and Economics in a Volatile World*<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><strong>LIVE ONLINE WEBCAST</strong></span> </span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;">UNU Midday Forum Series Presents: </span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <div align="center" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: #c00000;"><b><i>Truth, Errors, and Lies: Politics and Economics in a Volatile World* </i></b></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div><div align="center" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;">With </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Grzegorz W. Kolodko</strong></span><span style="color: black;">, </span><span style="color: black;">Professor of Political Economy, Kozminski University, Warsaw</span></span> </span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;"><span> </span> </span></div><div align="center" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Time: </strong></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">1:15p.m. - 2:30p.m</span><span style="color: black;">., </span></span><span style="color: black;">3 February 2011 (New York Time) </span><span style="color: black;"><strong> </strong></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Venue:</strong> Online</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><br />
<span style="color: black;"> </span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;">*The title of the 3 February Midday Forum has been changed. Please disregard the previous announcement on this event. If you have already registered, there is no need to do so again. </span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=ivgm8oeab.0.jzf58oeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0582&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ony.unu.edu%2Fevents-forums%2Fnew%2FMDForums%2F2011%2Ftruth-errors-and-lies-politics.php" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">For more information and to register to attend the event click here</a></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> <span style="color: black;"> </span></div><div align="justify" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span lang="PL" style="color: black;">Grzegorz W. Kolodko is a professor of political economy and Director of Transformation, Integration and Globalization Economic Research at Kozminski University in Warsaw. Professor Kolodko is considered a key architect of Polish economic reforms. While he served as the Polish Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance (1994-97, 2002-03), he played a leading role in achieving the entry of Poland into the OECD and the European Union. Professor Kolodko is also the author of numerous academic books, research papers and articles. </span></div><div align="justify" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span lang="PL" style="color: black;">In this talk, Professor Kolodko will draw on research from his latest book, <i>Truth, Errors, and Lies: Politics and Economics in a Volatile World</i> (Columbia University Press, 2011). The book presents a critical analysis of the neoliberalism that dominated policymaking in the last quarter of the twentieth century. Professor Kolodko will discuss alternative approaches to economic policy, and how they could change the rules of the economic game.</span></div><div align="justify" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">Speaker:</span> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"> <div align="justify" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The event is part of the <b>UNU Midday Forum Series, </b>which offers an intimate and informal platform of discussion to the UN permanent missions, the UN Secretariat, UN agencies, academia, NGOs and the private sector to exchange ideas on important topics related to the UN.</span></div></span><span style="color: black;"> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Grzegorz W. Kolodko</strong></span><span style="color: black;">, </span><span style="color: black;">Professor of Political Economy, Kozminski University, Warsaw</span></span></div></span><span> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span>Moderator: </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Jean-Marc Coicaud</strong></span>, <span style="color: black;">Director of United Nations University Office at the UN, New York</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: top;"> </div><div style="color: red; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">For more information <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=ivgm8oeab.0.jzf58oeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0582&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ony.unu.edu%2Fevents-forums%2Fnew%2FMDForums%2F2011%2Ftruth-errors-and-lies-politics.php" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">click here</a></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span><span style="color: red;">For free registration</span> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=ivgm8oeab.0.eekn6oeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0582&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwithertheworldwebcast.eventbrite.com" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">click here </a></span></div></span><span> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;">Contact: Sarah Lucas </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;">Email: <a href="mailto:lowe@unu.edu" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">lucas@unu.edu</a></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;">Tel: 212-963-6387</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;"><b>From Maria Em </b></span></div></span></span></span></span></div>ak.Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643736633221333998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909111942078833020.post-25568590987646835472011-05-14T08:11:00.000-07:002011-05-14T08:11:21.718-07:00"Innovative Ideas in Combating Poverty: Opportunities & Challenges"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><strong>LIVE ONLINE WEBCAST</strong></span> </span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"> UNU Current Affairs Series Presents: </span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <div align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">2010 AARP-UN Briefing Series on Global Aging</span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div></span></span> <div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span>Opening Address by <b>Professor Dr. Konrad Osterwalder </b></span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB">United Nations University; Under-Secretary-General, United Nations </span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"> <div align="center" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Time: </strong></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">1:00p.m. - 3:30p.m</span><span style="color: black;">.,</span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Date:</strong> 8th & 9th</span><span style="color: black;"> of February 2011 (New York Time,EST) </span><span style="color: black;"><strong> </strong></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Venue:</strong> Online</span><span style="color: black;"> <br />
</span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=6dhsvoeab.0.8ofs8oeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0582&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ony.unu.edu%2Fevents-forums%2Fnew%2FCA%2F2011%2F2011-aarpun-briefing-series-on.php" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">For more information and to register to attend the event click here</a></span> <span style="color: black;"> </span></div><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span>AARP, in cooperation with the United Nations Programme on Ageing, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), and United Nations University (UNU) will organize a series of luncheon briefings on key global aging issues from February 8-9, 2011.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span>The fifth annual AARP UN Briefing Series will commemorate the UN Commission for Social Development 49th session (February 8-19, 2011), which will devote its priority theme to "Poverty Eradication". To inform the discussions of the commission, innovative ideas in combating poverty along with the opportunities and challenges of global aging will be discussed. AARP will work with UNDESA and UNU to convene two luncheon briefings to bring together government delegates, NGOs, foundations, and academics.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span>We are pleased to announce that madame </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=6dhsvoeab.0.7ofs8oeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0582&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarpinternational.org%2Fbio%2Fbio_show.htm%3Fdoc_id%3D1450095" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Michelle Bachelet</a><span><b>, former President of Chile and current Under Secretary General and Executive Director of UN Women</b></span><span> will deliver the keynote address at the briefing. </span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span>Additional Speakers include: </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=6dhsvoeab.0.6ofs8oeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0582&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarp.org%2Fabout-aarp%2Fleadership%2Finfo-2010%2FLee_Hammond.html" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Lee Hammond</a><span>, AARP President; </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=6dhsvoeab.0.5ofs8oeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0582&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarpinternational.org%2Fbio%2Fbio_show.htm%3Fdoc_id%3D1135935" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Rosemary Lane</a><span>, UN Programme on Ageing, Department of Economic and Social Affairs; </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=6dhsvoeab.0.4ofs8oeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0582&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarpinternational.org%2Fbio%2Fbio_show.htm%3Fdoc_id%3D1454428" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Michael J. Hodin</a><span>, Adjunct Senior Fellow, the Council on Foreign Relations; </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=6dhsvoeab.0.apfs8oeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0582&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarpinternational.org%2Fbio%2Fbio_show.htm%3Fdoc_id%3D799867" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Josh Collett</a><span><b>, </b></span><span>Vice President, International Affairs, AARP; </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=6dhsvoeab.0.bpfs8oeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0582&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarpinternational.org%2Fbio%2Fbio_show.htm%3Fdoc_id%3D1463903" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Nicola Armacost</a><span><b>, </b></span><span>Managing Director and Co-founder, Arc Finance; </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=6dhsvoeab.0.cpfs8oeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0582&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarpinternational.org%2Fbio%2Fbio_show.htm%3Fdoc_id%3D1463904" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Ivan Simonovic</a><span><b>, </b></span><span>Assistant <wbr></wbr>Secretary-General, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - New York; </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=6dhsvoeab.0.dpfs8oeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0582&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarpinternational.org%2Fbio%2Fbio_show.htm%3Fdoc_id%3D1468251" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Dr. Anne Degrand-Guillaud</a><span><b>, </b></span><span>Directorate General of Employment and Social Affairs, European Commission; </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=6dhsvoeab.0.epfs8oeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0582&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarpinternational.org%2Fbio%2Fbio_show.htm%3Fdoc_id%3D1469187" shape="rect" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Thomas Stelzer</a><span>, Assistant Secretary General Department for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations; and others.</span></div><div style="color: red; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> For more information<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=6dhsvoeab.0.8ofs8oeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0582&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ony.unu.edu%2Fevents-forums%2Fnew%2FCA%2F2011%2F2011-aarpun-briefing-series-on.php" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">click here</a></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span> <div style="color: red; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span><span style="color: red;">For free registration</span> </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=6dhsvoeab.0.fpfs8oeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0582&p=http%3A%2F%2Faarpwebcast.eventbrite.com%2F" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">click here</a><span style="color: black;"> </span></div> </span><span></span>Contact: Na Yan</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;"> Email: <a href="mailto:lowe@unu.edu" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">nayan@unu.edu</a></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;">Tel: 212-963-6387</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;"><b>From Maria Em </b></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></div>ak.Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643736633221333998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909111942078833020.post-39823959164862465792011-05-14T08:08:00.000-07:002011-05-14T08:08:54.754-07:00Wither the World? Wither the Civilization?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 18pt;"><strong>LIVE ONLINE WEBCAST</strong></span> </div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;">UNU Midday Forum Series Presents: </span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div align="center" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;">With </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Grzegorz W. Kolodko</strong></span><span style="color: black;">, </span><span style="color: black;">Professor of Political Economy, Kozminski University, Warsaw</span></span> </span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;"><span> </span> </span></div><div align="center" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Time: </strong></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">1:15p.m. - 2:30p.m</span><span style="color: black;">., </span></span><span style="color: black;">3 February 2011 (New York Time) </span><span style="color: black;"><strong><br />
</strong></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Venue:</strong> Online</span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=sk8iroeab.0.psljroeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0582&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ony.unu.edu%2Fevents-forums%2Fnew%2FMDForums%2F2011%2Fwither-the-world-wither-the-ci.php" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">For more information and to register to attend the event click here</a></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"> <span style="color: black;"> </span></div><div align="justify" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span lang="PL" style="color: black;">Grzegorz W. Kolodko is Professor of Political Economy and Director of Transformation, Integration and Globalization Economic Research at Kozminski University in Warsaw. Professor Kolodko is considered a key architect of Polish economic reforms. While he served as the Polish Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance (1994-97, 2002-03), he played a leading role in achieving the entry of Poland into the OECD and the European Union. Professor Kolodko is also the author of numerous academic books, research papers and articles. </span></div><div align="justify" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span lang="PL" style="color: black;">In this talk, Professor Kolodko will draw on research from his latest book, <i>Truth, Errors, and Lies: Politics and Economics in a Volatile World</i> (Columbia University Press, 2011). The book presents a critical analysis of the neoliberalism that dominated policymaking in the last quarter of the twentieth century. Professor Kolodko will discuss alternative approaches to economic policy, and how they could change the rules of the economic game.</span></div><div align="justify" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The event is part of the <b>UNU Midday Forum Programme, </b>which offers an intimate and informal platform of discussion to the UN permanent missions, the UN Secretariat, UN agencies, academia, NGOs and the private sector to exchange ideas on important topics related to the UN.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;">Speaker:</span> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Grzegorz W. Kolodko</strong></span><span style="color: black;">, </span><span style="color: black;">Professor of Political Economy, Kozminski University, Warsaw</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"></span> </div><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;"> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span>Moderator: </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Jean-Marc Coicaud</strong></span>, <span style="color: black;">Director of United Nations University Office at the UN, New York</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: top;"> </div><div style="color: red; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">For more information <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=sk8iroeab.0.psljroeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0582&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ony.unu.edu%2Fevents-forums%2Fnew%2FMDForums%2F2011%2Fwither-the-world-wither-the-ci.php" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">click here</a></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span><span style="color: red;">For free registration</span> </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=sk8iroeab.0.mapotoeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0582&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwithertheworldwebcast.eventbrite.com%2F" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">click here</a><span style="color: black;"><br />
<span style="color: black;"> </span></span></div> </span><span> </span><span style="color: black;">Contact: Sarah Lucas </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;">Email: <a href="mailto:lowe@unu.edu" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">lucas@unu.edu</a></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;">Tel: 212-963-6387</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;">From Maria Em </span></div></span></span></span></span></div>ak.Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643736633221333998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909111942078833020.post-49608408866440585202011-05-14T08:06:00.000-07:002011-05-14T08:06:22.762-07:002010 The Global Go-To Think Tanks Index<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="center" style="color: red; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span face="Verdana" size="2">LIVE WEBCAST</span></strong></span></div><div align="center" style="color: red; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span face="Verdana" size="2"> </span></strong><span face="Verdana" size="2" style="color: black;">UNU Current Affairs Series</span></span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;"><strong>Time: </strong><span>10:00a.m.- 12:30p.m</span>.</span></span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Tuesday, 18 January, 2011 (New York Time) </span></span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Venue: </strong><span face="Verdana" size="2">Online</span></span></span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=tvh9mmeab.0.dw6zqmeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0570&p=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FefSmSw" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">For more information and to register your attendance for this event click here </a></span></span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Moderator:</b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span><div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">The <b>United Nations University Office at the United Nations</b> is organizing a discussion as a part of the Current Affairs Series entitled <b>"2010 The Global Go-To Think Tanks Index"</b> with <b>Dr. James G. McGann</b>, Director of Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program and Assistant Director of the International Relations Program at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. McGann is also a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and his latest book,<i> Global Think Tanks, Policy Networks and Governance</i>, was published in December 2010 (Routledge, Global Institutions Series). </div><div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">As Dr. McGann notes in an article written for Foreign Policy, think tanks, also called governments in waiting, are needed by leaders around the world to provide independent analysis, help set policy agendas, and bridge the gap between academia and policy-making. Dr. McGann will discuss the findings from the annual Global Go-To Think Tank Ranking Report, a comprehensive ranking of the world's top think tanks, which serves as an insider's guide to 6500 think tanks around the globe. </div><div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">The United Nations University is the academic and research arm of the United Nations. The UNU Office at the UN <b>Current Affairs Series</b> aims to address ongoing issues of relevance in the areas of international security, development and the environment. The goal is to bring up-to-date analysis on current events and crises by academics and policy makers who have firsthand knowledge and unique insights on the matters at hand. The programme's topics will also echo the items on the policy agenda of the UN and the UNU. </div><div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: top;"><strong> </strong><span><strong>Speaker:</strong></span> <b> </b></div><div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: top;"><b>James G.</b> <b>McGann</b>, Director of Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program and Assistant Director of the International Relations Program at the University of Pennsylvania</div><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b>J</b><b>ean-Marc Coicaud</b>, Director of United Nations University Office at the UN, New York</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span><strong> </strong> </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><strong>For more information</strong></span> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=tvh9mmeab.0.dw6zqmeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0570&p=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FefSmSw" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">click here</a></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;"> </span><span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><strong>For free registration</strong></span> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=tvh9mmeab.0.fw6zqmeab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0570&p=http%3A%2F%2Fthinktankswebcast.eventbrite.com" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">click here</a> </span><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;"> Contact: </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;">Francis Lowe</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;">Email: <a href="mailto:lowe@unu.edu" shape="rect" style="color: black;" target="_blank">lowe@unu.edu</a></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;">Tel: 212-963-6387</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;">Fom Maria Em </span></div></span></span></span></div>ak.Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643736633221333998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909111942078833020.post-29120223136263606022011-05-14T08:03:00.000-07:002011-05-14T08:03:00.804-07:00The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT): Where do we stand? What's next<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;"><strong>**LIVE WEBCAST**</strong></span></span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> UNU Midday Forum</span></span> </div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span> <div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Time: </strong><span>1:15p.m. - 2:30p.m</span>., 15 December, 2010 </span></span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">(New York Time)</span></span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Venue:</strong> watch the event live online</span></span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Calibri" style="color: black;"> </span></span> </div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=u9kt6feab.0.y86y7feab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0558&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ony.unu.edu%2Fevents-forums%2Fnew%2FMDForums%2F2010%2Fthe-nuclear-nonproliferation-t.php" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">For more information and to register for the webcast click here</a></span></span> </div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> </span> <span><span style="color: black;">The NPT is vital to world security. It has near universal membership. It is the only treaty requiring the nuclear-weapon states to negotiate on nuclear disarmament. It is the cornerstone of the nuclear non-proliferation regime. Yet it faces great challenges ahead.</span><span style="color: black;"> <br />
</span><span style="color: black;">Disarmament has been very slow - over 20,000 nuclear weapons remain, modernization programmes are underway, and nuclear deterrence is still practiced. Some proliferation concerns remain in three regions. Many non-nuclear-weapon states still face obstacles to peaceful uses of nuclear energy, while some non-NPT states have received special benefits.</span><span style="color: black;"> <br />
</span><span style="color: black;">The world is now exploring how to close the final chapter in the nuclear weapons story - their elimination through a universal, transparent, verifiable, and irreversible treaty, or a framework of binding legal instruments. The NPT Review Conference last May adopted a 64-point Action Plan to achieve the treaty's key goals, and to promote the establishment of a zone free of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East. And the UN will have many important roles to play in all of these areas over the years ahead.</span></span></span></div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>The event is part of the <b>UNU Midday Forum Programme</b>, which offers an intimate and informal platform to the UN permanent missions, the UN Secretariat, UN agencies, academia, NGOs and the private sector to discuss and exchange ideas and experiences on important topics related to the UN.</span></span></div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><br />
</div><div align="left" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><strong>Speaker:</strong></span></span></div><div align="left" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><strong>Sergio de Queiroz Duarte</strong></span><span>, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs</span></span></div><div align="left" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><br />
</span></span></div><div align="left" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><strong>Moderator:</strong></span></span></div><div align="left" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><strong>Jean-Marc Coicaud</strong>, Director, United Nations University Office at the UN, New York (UNU-ONY)</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;"><strong>For free webcast registration</strong></span> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&t=u9kt6feab.0.lawdageab.h545ltbab.116005&ts=S0558&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwebcastnpt.eventbrite.com" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">click here</a></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Contact: </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Sarah Lucas</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Email: <a href="mailto:lowe@unu.edu" shape="rect" target="_blank">lucas@unu.edu</a></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Tel: 212-963-6387</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">From Maria Em </span></span></div></div>ak.Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643736633221333998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909111942078833020.post-16716618256045840702011-05-14T08:00:00.000-07:002011-05-14T08:03:55.905-07:00The Role of Entrepreneurship in the Attainment and Sustainability of MDGs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h2 align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: auto 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #627d85;"> <span style="color: black;">UNU Midday Forum Series</span></span></span></h2><h2 align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: auto 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #627d85;"><span style="color: red;">**Live Webcast**</span> </span></span></h2><h2 align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: auto 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #627d85;"> </span><b> </b></span></h2><h2 align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">For more information and to register <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&et=1103896157625&s=116005&e=001WGv9GxzHHElQKyvBcbRQvVWW3rQfE1al3M-1rpUzsd-XiBXVuZBWnHY34pNfVUs1aEZRb6SdwiFCnjXD6kJEzX6o1oW1rINIeZJVbItCoPLJL1mUP9RrleFe4HqQC0BoF3UuS07htTN3DHHlt41RWlq7_BE6zUtn0dFqTTwoh7NnLFd5kf71t09x-u29IzYnpiJNorOxt_t_0juoIJUbJg==" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">click here</a></span></span></h2><h2 align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></h2><h2 align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Date: Monday, 15th November, 2010 </b></span></h2><h2 align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></h2><h2 align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Time: 1:15pm-2:30pm (New York time)</b></span></h2><h2 align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></h2><div align="left" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
<span style="color: black;"> <span style="color: black;"><b>Speaker:</b></span></span> </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Justin N. Seruhere</span></span><span style="color: black;">, Minister Plenipotentiary at the Permanent Mission of the United Republic of Tanzania to the UN</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Moderator:</b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;">Jean-Marc Coicaud, Director of United Nations University Office at the UN, New York </span></span></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">FOR FREE REGISTRATION <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&et=1103896157625&s=116005&e=001WGv9GxzHHEl8DpLJUk9pcFoR2PbnW30nSgJTXzRxFmPSBc3hmIUMcVQn8IFbhOk5uCZQ10X4PUycdrtOf0yUbqLZ_UPcnSr9ASjU7kbo-Ab_U-GhYbV4-78smlwq1kTQ" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">CLICK HERE </a></span></span></div><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> <div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;">In this talk, Justin N. Seruhere will discuss the central role of entrepreneurship in the attainment and sustainability of the MDGs in Sub-Saharan Africa, paying attention particularly to the case of Tanzania. He will focus on MDG 1 (the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger) and MDG 8 (the development of a global partnership for development). Drawing on the experience of Tanzania, he will argue that entrepreneurship can provide a new impetus and orientation for initiatives in pursuit of these development goals. </span> </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">The event is part of the <b>UNU Midday Forum Programme, </b>which offers an intimate and informal platform of discussion to the UN permanent missions, the UN Secretariat, UN agencies, academia, NGOs and the private sector to exchange ideas on important topics related to the UN.</span></div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Sarah Lucas</span></span></div><div align="justify" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Tel. 212-963-6387</span></span></div><div align="justify" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Email. <a href="mailto:lucas@unu.edu" shape="rect" target="_blank">lucas@unu.edu</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From Maria Em </span></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div></span></div>ak.Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643736633221333998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909111942078833020.post-70665727662441313802011-05-14T07:58:00.000-07:002011-05-14T08:03:31.969-07:00Food Systems and Health in Sub-Saharan Africa<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="center" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">UNU WORLDWIDE IN NEW YORK SERIES</span></span></div><div align="center" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Live Webcast</span><span style="color: blue;"><br />
</span></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> <div align="center" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;"> Date: </span><span style="color: black;">Friday, 12 November, 2010</span></div><div align="center" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;">Time</span><span style="color: black;">: 1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. New York Time</span></div><div align="center" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;">Venue: Online Event</span></div><div align="center" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; vertical-align: top;"><span style="color: black;">For more information and to register to watch this event live online <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&et=1103866690085&s=116005&e=0017Mgem0jnAU4uMP-EyYGbvsP-D_bnJX5TIsAY7FVnYmegOh4oXhdqkurqHMSNXXofp1tFaBbHNfIR9kvCoMKlsHhOUaxZEqx3BMDdJk63pxsn3Z7lGIoz1EHXkiu2SAVL37R0UtDaHQtCXxCcnEUsN5WG1JJ3DvKKKT5_4RYF8f0LflgJXRq_IRFJle1Snu9qfp63BYsWU_HdiF7Zx6Yz6g==" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Click here</a></span><b><br />
</b></div><div align="justify"><div align="justify"><div align="center"><b>Speaker:</b></div></div><div align="center"><b>Per Pinstrup-Andersen</b>, Professor, Cornell University; 2001 World Food Prize Laureate</div></div></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"> <div><br />
As part of UNU Worldwide in New York Series, the United Nations University Office at the UN, New York (UNU-ONY), is organizing an event entitled "<i>The Interaction Between Food Systems and Health in Sub-Saharan Africa</i>". </div><div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">This event will focus on the most important interactions between food systems and human health, along with suggestions about policy priorities for African food systems that would improve human health. </div><div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The presentation will provide evidence of the potential health and nutrition gains from collaborative action by researchers, policy-makers and program implementers in the health and food sectors. It will be shown, preambulatorily, that the lack of reciprocal discourse between the worlds of research and policy implementation are harmful to health and nutrition, and it will be argued that tearing down the communication barriers between the two sectors would strengthen both sectors and make research, policies and programs more effective in solving both food and health-related problems. </div><div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div align="justify" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The presentation will largely be based on a newly published book, <i>The African Food System and Its Interactions with Human Health</i>, edited by Professor Per Pinstrup-Andersen, published by Cornell University Press in collaboration with the United Nations University. </div><div align="justify"><br />
</div><div align="justify">This book is a product of the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&et=1103866690085&s=116005&e=0017Mgem0jnAU7oijASabt6v05OqXy47NVhOzTiQOeI-E2ZBGDpQ1xT_Mn8FfvVc2p-mGmRsVPhPfxeStiIqeLB57c2bFnjPKoP-IJ9BbPsg9zlTSU8dDM8DjpZcmK-usoW8WOEMX9QIM3uIsnDlNqdpQ==" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">UNU Africa Series</a> symposium. To view other installments in the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&et=1103866690085&s=116005&e=0017Mgem0jnAU7oijASabt6v05OqXy47NVhOzTiQOeI-E2ZBGDpQ1xT_Mn8FfvVc2p-mGmRsVPhPfxeStiIqeLB57c2bFnjPKoP-IJ9BbPsg9zlTSU8dDM8DjpZcmK-usoW8WOEMX9QIM3uIsnDlNqdpQ==" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">UNU Africa Series </a>please <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&et=1103866690085&s=116005&e=0017Mgem0jnAU7oijASabt6v05OqXy47NVhOzTiQOeI-E2ZBGDpQ1xT_Mn8FfvVc2p-mGmRsVPhPfxeStiIqeLB57c2bFnjPKoP-IJ9BbPsg9zlTSU8dDM8DjpZcmK-usoW8WOEMX9QIM3uIsnDlNqdpQ==" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">click here</a>.</div><div align="center"><br />
<span style="color: black;">For more information <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&et=1103866690085&s=116005&e=0017Mgem0jnAU4uMP-EyYGbvsP-D_bnJX5TIsAY7FVnYmegOh4oXhdqkurqHMSNXXofp1tFaBbHNfIR9kvCoMKlsHhOUaxZEqx3BMDdJk63pxsn3Z7lGIoz1EHXkiu2SAVL37R0UtDaHQtCXxCcnEUsN5WG1JJ3DvKKKT5_4RYF8f0LflgJXRq_IRFJle1Snu9qfp63BYsWU_HdiF7Zx6Yz6g==" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Click here</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: black;">To register to view the live webcast <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=h545ltbab&et=1103866690085&s=116005&e=0017Mgem0jnAU4ir5RelaAFGFv6d_bKX0yDqdbVXqjtUihj8KQnqG5VWbKfewRabvMErMbvrw-9-H_Cf1ns4KdPVaGuSaVxAvI_XiVIDZD70klJ5H5uvMzoHPq0lLZzLsFv4gKvsYbxQiUmsJFRGLRWYw==" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Click here</a></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Contact Person: Rodney Jehu-Appiah<br />
Tel: 212-963-6387</div><div align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">E-mail</span><span style="color: black;">: <a href="mailto:lowe@unu.edu" shape="rect" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">jehu-appiah@unu.edu</a></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">From Maria Em </span></div></span></span></div>ak.Makhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643736633221333998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4909111942078833020.post-70505930958843465752011-05-14T00:47:00.000-07:002011-05-14T00:47:53.702-07:00Πρόγραμμα Δια Βίου Μάθησης από το Un University<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style>
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