CHORUS POUR LES LANGUES: LE MULTILINGUISME, DES PRINCIPES AUX ACTE

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CHORUS POUR LES LANGUES: LE MULTILINGUISME, DES PRINCIPES AUX ACTES

Multilingualism, from Principles to Actions

The event will be in French and interpreted into English.
Date: 21 March 2011
Time: 1.00pm-2.45pm (EST)
Venue: http://videoportal.unu.edu  

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Event Summary

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 : «Chorus pour les langues: le multilinguisme, des principes aux actes».

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 "Multilingualism, from principles to actions".

 Speakers

• Dr. Jean-Marc Coicaud, Director of United Nations University Office in New York. 

• Mr Kiyo Akasaka, Under Secretary General for the United Nations Department of Public Information and Coordinator of multilingualism at the United Nations.

• H.E. Mr.Moussa Makan Camara, Ambassador, Permanent Observer of the Francophone to the United Nations

• Mr Dominique Hoppe, Co-ordinator of the Association of Francophone Public Servants in the International Organizations. 

• Prof. Philippe Van Parijs, Professor of Philosophy, Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium).

• Prof. Emilienne Baneth-Nouailhetas, Director of Research, National Center for Scientific Research (France)

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Contact: Portia Gama

Email: unuony@unu.edu

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Citizenship and Immigration In A Globalized World

Citizenship and Immigration

In A Globalized World 

With Patrick Weil

 Senior Research Fellow, French National Center for Scientific Research

   

Date: Thursday, 3rd March, 2011  

Time: 1:15p.m. - 2:30p.m.

Venue: Conference Room 7, Temporary North Lawn Building, UN headquarters, New York

    

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 The United Nations University Office at the United Nations is organizing a discussion as part of the UNU Midday Forum entitled "Citizenship and Immigration in a Globalized World" presented by Patrick Weil, Senior Research Fellow at the French National Research Center, University of Paris, Pantheon-Sorbonne.

 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, jus soli vs. jus sanguinis) that reflect different national identities or meanings of citizenship. 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.

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^th 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. 

The event is part of the UNU Midday Forum Series, 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.

 Speaker:  

Patrick Weil, Senior Research Fellow, French National Center for Scientific Research

 Moderator:

Jean-Marc Coicaud, Director of United Nations University Office at the UN, New York

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 Contact: Portia Gama 

Email: unuony@unu.edu

Tel: 212-963-6387

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The Future of Global Development: Is It In Entrepreneurship?

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The Future of Global Development: Is It In Entrepreneurship?  

With   

Wim Naudé, Senior Research Fellow and Project Director, United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

and 

Robert Strom, Director of Research and Policy, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation  

    

Date: Thursday, 24 February, 2011

Time: 1:15p.m. - 2:30p.m.

Venue: Online   

  

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The United Nations University Office at the United Nations is organizing a discussion as  part of the UNU Worldwide In New York Series entitled "The Future of Global Development: Is It In Entrepreneurship?" presented by Wim Naudé, Senior Research Fellow and Project Director, United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) and Robert Strom, Director of Research and Policy, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.  

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 Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (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).

   

This event, based on the research and the book, will attempt to tackle the following questions:

• What is the nature of economic development and its relationship with various concepts of entrepreneurship?
• What are the main concerns and issues in the measurement of entrepreneurship in relation to development?
• What can we learn from the wider availability of data on entrepreneurship in developing countries?
• How is the relationship between the state and entrepreneurship evolving?

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.

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 Secretariat, UN agencies, academia, NGOs and the private sector to exchange ideas on important topics related to the UN.  

  Speakers:

• Wim Naudé, Senior Research Fellow and Project Director, United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

• Robert Strom, Director of Research and Policy, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

  Moderator:

• Jean-Marc Coicaud, Director of United Nations University Office at the UN, New York

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For free registration click here     

 Contact: David Woods 

Email: unuony@unu.edu

Tel: 212-963-6387

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Truth, Errors, and Lies: Politics and Economics in a Volatile World*

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UNU Midday Forum Series Presents:

 Truth, Errors, and Lies: Politics and Economics in a Volatile World* 

With Grzegorz W. Kolodko, Professor of Political Economy, Kozminski University, Warsaw    

Time: 1:15p.m. - 2:30p.m., 3 February 2011 (New York Time)   

Venue: Online 
 

*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.   

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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.

In this talk, Professor Kolodko will draw on research from his latest book, Truth, Errors, and Lies: Politics and Economics in a Volatile World (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.

Speaker: 

The event is part of the UNU Midday Forum Series, 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.

Grzegorz W. Kolodko, Professor of Political Economy, Kozminski University, Warsaw

Moderator:

Jean-Marc Coicaud, Director of United Nations University Office at the UN, New York

  

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Contact: Sarah Lucas 

Email: lucas@unu.edu

Tel: 212-963-6387

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"Innovative Ideas in Combating Poverty: Opportunities & Challenges"

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 UNU Current Affairs Series Presents: 

2010 AARP-UN Briefing Series on Global Aging

Opening Address by Professor Dr. Konrad Osterwalder

United Nations University; Under-Secretary-General, United Nations

Time: 1:00p.m. - 3:30p.m.,

Date:  8th & 9th of February 2011 (New York Time,EST)  

Venue: Online
 

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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.

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.

We are pleased to announce that madame Michelle Bachelet, former President of Chile and current Under Secretary General and Executive Director of UN Women will deliver the keynote address at the briefing. 

Additional Speakers include: Lee Hammond, AARP President; Rosemary Lane, UN Programme on Ageing, Department of Economic and Social Affairs; Michael J. Hodin, Adjunct Senior Fellow, the Council on Foreign Relations; Josh Collett, Vice President, International Affairs, AARP; Nicola Armacost, Managing Director and Co-founder, Arc Finance; Ivan Simonovic, Assistant Secretary-General, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - New York; Dr. Anne Degrand-Guillaud, Directorate General of Employment and Social Affairs, European Commission; Thomas Stelzer, Assistant Secretary General Department for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations; and others.

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  Contact:  Na Yan

 Email: nayan@unu.edu

Tel: 212-963-6387

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Wither the World? Wither the Civilization?

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UNU Midday Forum Series Presents:

With Grzegorz W. Kolodko, Professor of Political Economy, Kozminski University, Warsaw    

Time: 1:15p.m. - 2:30p.m., 3 February 2011 (New York Time)
 

Venue: Online 

For more information and to register to attend the event click here

   

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.

In this talk, Professor Kolodko will draw on research from his latest book, Truth, Errors, and Lies: Politics and Economics in a Volatile World (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.

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 Secretariat, UN agencies, academia, NGOs and the private sector to exchange ideas on important topics related to the UN.

Speaker: 

Grzegorz W. Kolodko, Professor of Political Economy, Kozminski University, Warsaw

 

Moderator:

Jean-Marc Coicaud, Director of United Nations University Office at the UN, New York

  

For more information click here

For free registration click here
 

  Contact: Sarah Lucas 

Email: lucas@unu.edu

Tel: 212-963-6387

From Maria Em

2010 The Global Go-To Think Tanks Index

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 UNU Current Affairs Series

  Time: 10:00a.m.- 12:30p.m.

Tuesday, 18 January, 2011 (New York Time) 

Venue: Online

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Moderator:   

The United Nations University Office at the United Nations is organizing a discussion as a part of the Current Affairs Series entitled "2010 The Global Go-To Think Tanks Index" with Dr. James G. McGann, 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, Global Think Tanks, Policy Networks and Governance, was published in December 2010 (Routledge, Global Institutions Series). 

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. 

The United Nations University is the academic and research arm of the United Nations. The UNU Office at the UN Current Affairs Series 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. 

 Speaker:   

James G. McGann, Director of Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program and Assistant Director of the International Relations Program at the University of Pennsylvania

Jean-Marc Coicaud, Director of United Nations University Office at the UN, New York

   For more information click here

 For free registration click here  

 Contact:

Francis Lowe

Email: lowe@unu.edu

Tel: 212-963-6387

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