The UNU Calendar of Events in New York (including UN Headquarters, diplomatic missions to the UN, NGOs, and the academic community of the New York area) brings together the research being done around the world by the UNU research and training centers. The calendar of events offers a combination of panel discussions, workshops, brainstorming sessions, book launches, and training activities. The events usually take place in the main building of the UN headquarters.
6 September 2006
Introduction of UNU to the United Nations NGO Section
(Briefing) UN Department of
Public Information NGO Section (DPI
NGO Section)
China and India: What's In It For Africa?
(Panel Discussion) UNU World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), in cooperation with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
International Migration and Development: Patterns, Problems, and Policy Directions
Press Conference: Mr. Jeff Crisp, Special Advisor on Policy and Evaluation in the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and Mr. Andres Solimano, Regional Adviser at the Economic Development Division, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, will brief on a seminar to take place in the afternoon on
[Webcast: Archived Video - 41 minutes]
(UNU-WIDER)
Re-Imagining Women's Security in Societies in Transition
(Panel Discussion and Book Launch) UNU International Conflict Research (UNU-INCORE), in cooperation with the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW), and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
Ethics in Action: Can International NGOs do Better in the Field of Human Rights?
(Book Launch) UNU Press, UNU Peace and Governance Programme (UNU-P&G), in cooperation with the UN DPI NGO Section, the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE) (Australia), the Open Society Institute, and the Columbia University Department of Philosophy
6-10 November 2006
Managing American Sprawl: Lessons for Chinese Cities
(Capacity Building / Training) UN University Institute of
Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS),
in cooperation with the State Council of Training of China, Department of
International Cooperation & Development of China, and the Academy of Urban
Planning & Design of China - RESCHEDULED
4 December 2006
Globalization and Mobility: Migration, Gender, and Public Health
(Video Conference with broadcast in Southeast Asia)
UNU Online Learning Center, in cooperation with Keio University
(Tokyo), and
DESA/DAW
5 December 2006
The World Distribution of Household Wealth.
Video Conference with Mr. James Davies, Professor and RBC Financial Group Fellow in the Department of Economics at the University of Western Ontario, and Mr. Edward Wolff, Professor of Economics at New York University. UNU-WIDER
[Webcast: Archived Video - 51 minutes ]
18-9 December 2006
The Role of the Office of the Secretary-General on the Eve of Change
(Workshop)
UNU-P&G and
the UN Institute for Training and Research New York Office (UNITAR-NY)
Should Globalization Be Regulated and To What Effect?
(Book Launch) UNU Press, in cooperation with the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the International Social Science Council, and the University of Lausanne - RESCHEDULED
UN Leadership and Multilateralism in Times of US Primacy
(Book Launch) UNU-P&G in cooperation with the Institute for International Law and Justice at New York University School of Law, United States Institute of Peace, and Cambridge University Press
23 February 2007
A Bug-Free World: Is Error-Free Software Possible?
(Briefing)
UNU Institute for
Software Technology (UNU-IIST) RESCHEDULED
Avoiding War and Conflict Escalation: A Systematic Approach to the Study of International Preventative Measures
(Seminar) UNU-P&G in cooperation with Uppsala University, Sweden
When Art and Science Meet: How Bio-Technology Can Contribute to Art Restoration
(Panel Discussion) UNU Programme for Biotechnology for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNU-BIOLAC), in cooperation with Instituto de Estudios Avanzados (IDEA), Fundacion de Etnomusicologia y Folklore (FUNDEF), Fundación Mercantil, Museo de la Estampa y el Diseño Carlos Cruz-Diez, and Fundación Conservación del Patrimonio Cultural RESCHEDULED
Sustainable Land Management for Global Benefits
(Briefing) UNU Environment and Sustainable Development Programme (UNU-ESD), in cooperation with UNEP; National Aeronautical and Space Administration (USA); National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North-South/Centre for Development and Environment at the University of Bern (Switzerland), The Mountain Institute (USA), Directorate of Protected Areas of the State Committee on Environment Conservation and Forestry of Tajikistan, and the National Center for Mountain Regions Development in Kyrgyzstan
E-Waste - The Underestimated Risk: Curses and Opportunities of an Increasing Problem
(Briefing) UUNU Zero Emissions Forum (ZEF) and UNU Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) ,in cooperation with the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), United States Environmental Protection Agency, University of California Berkeley, Thai Electrical and Electronics Institute, Hewlett Packard and Dell
How Regional Centers of Expertise Can Strengthen Education for Sustainable Development
(Side Event) UNU-IAS
Ecosystems and Peoples: Conducting and Using Integrated Assessments
(Side Event) UNU-IAS
Knowledge Systems and Learning Resources for Strategic Environmental Assessment
(Learning Center) UNU Online Learning Center, in cooperation with the International Association for Impact Assessment at Oxford Brookes University, and Technical University of Lisbon
Why are Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Alternatives in the Transportation and Energy Sectors Important to Developing Countries?
(Side Event) UNU Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) and UNU-IAS, in cooperation with UNCTAD, Environmental Management Programme, College of Graduate Studies, Arabian University (Bahrain), Natural Resources Division of the Department of Science and Technology (South Africa), and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
Environmental Refugees: the Forgotten Migrants
(Panel Discussion) UNU-EHS in cooperation with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Management of Extreme Events and Climate Change
(Training Workshop) UNU-ESD and UNITAR-NY
Waterbase - A Decision Tool for Water Resources Management
(Briefing) UNU-IISTand UNU International Network on Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH)
Bio-Prospecting in the DeepSeabed
(Side Event) UNU-IAS, in cooperation with the UN Division for Oceans and the Law of the Sea's "UN Open-ended informal consultative process on oceans and the law of the sea" (UNICPOLOS)
19 June 2007
Can Regional Integration Contribute to Social Equity?
(Panel Discussion) UNU Comparative Regional
Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS)
28 June 2007
Desertification and the International Policy Imperative
(Panel Discussion)
UNU-INWEH
