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  "United Nations University and Sustainable Mountain Development" -Mtn-Forum On-Line Library Document
UNU undertakes multidisciplinary research on pressing global problems, provides advanced training through workshops and postgraduate fellowships, and disseminates knowledge by way of conferences, publications, and other information vehicles.
UNU has been actively involved in mountain-related issues over the past two decades since the launch of its project on "Highland-Lowland Interactive Systems" in 1978, later renamed "The Mountain Ecology and Sustainable Development" programme.
UNU is a founder member of the International Mountain Society (IMS) newly-reformed with the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) at the University of Berne.
www.mtnforum.org /resources/library/unusm00a.htm   (452 words)

  
 Employment with UNU
The United Nations University (UNU) was established by the General Assembly of the United Nations to be an international community of scholars engaged in research, capacity building and dissemination of knowledge in furtherance of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.
The UNU is not a traditional university in the sense of having a faculty, campus or students, nor does it award degrees.
Staff members separating from UNU before reaching that age are entitled to either a lump-sum withdrawal settlement instead of a pension, or (if they have at least five years of contributory service) a deferred retirement benefit, or (if, in addition, they are over 55 years of age) an early retirement pension at a reduced rate.
www.unu.edu /employment   (1842 words)

  
 UNU   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
The United Nations University (UNU) is an international academic organization that undertakes research, postgraduate training and dissemination activities to promote the United Nations' aims of peace and progress.
Currently, UNU's academic activities are carried out by the Academic Division at its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, and through eight research and training centres and programmes located in various parts of the world.
As such, the UNU does not act as a funding agency and is unable to support projects which are outside its own programme of work.
new.reliefweb.int /training/t36.html   (263 words)

  
 GK's C code: unrrdu / unu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
Slice at a position along an axis unu dice...
Binary operation on two nrrds, or on a nrrd and a constant unu 3op...
Usage: unu slice [-i ] -a -p [-o ] -i = input nrrd -a = axis to slice along (int) -p = position to slice at: o gives 0-based index o M- give index relative to the last sample on the axis (M == #samples-1).
teem.sourceforge.net /unrrdu/index.html   (505 words)

  
 United Nations University : UNU
United Nations University (UNU) is a university established on December 6, 1973 by adoption of resolution 3081 by the United Nations General Assembly, upon the suggestion of U Thant[?], UN Secretary-General at the time.
UNU is headed by a Rector, and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
The annual budget of UNU is approximately USD 70 million per annum.
www.wordlookup.net /un/unu.html   (288 words)

  
 IAPSO - Inter-Agency Procurement Services Office   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
The UNU is an international academic organization, which plays a unique role in world affairs and in promoting the United Nations’ aims of peace and progress.
The UNU is an autonomous body of the United Nations with academic freedom guaranteed by its Charter.
UNU's Procurement Unit makes every effort to ensure that the procurement process is made as progressive and transparent as possible and, in this respect, UNU follows competitive bidding procedures in which due regard is given to price, conformity with requirements, support services and delivery.
www.iapso.org /supplying/AgencyInfo.asp?AgencyID=11   (842 words)

  
 Building Research Capacity - Background   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
The four key roles of UNU are to be an international community of scholars, to be a bridge between the UN and the international academic community, to be a think-tank for the UN system, and to be a builder of capacities, particularly in developing countries.
UNU has 13 Research and Training Centres and Programmes all over the world.  It has 211 staff from over 30 countries, and the Governing Council consists of 24 international experts acting in their personal capacities.
UNU's main activities are research, policy studies, capacity building, dissemination and communication, and knowledge networks.
www.odi.org.uk /rpeg/J_Young/Building_Res_Capacity/Organisations/UNU.html   (112 words)

  
 Cooperation agreements with UCT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
The UNU is based in Tokyo and coordinates a worldwide network of research and training centres and programmes.
The UNU's aim is to strengthen research and advanced training institutions, particularly in developing countries.
The UNU has prioritised fields of study for 1997, which include peace and governance, development, environment, and science and technology.
web.uct.ac.za /depts/dpa/monpaper/97-no02/unu.htm   (205 words)

  
 GK's C code: unrrdu / unu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
Map nrrd through univariate lookup table unu rmap...
Map nrrd through *regular* univariate map ("colormap") unu imap...
Map nrrd through *irregular* univariate map ("colormap") unu save...
teem.sourceforge.net /unrrdu   (505 words)

  
 INCORE : About: UNU
Located adjacent to the UNU Centre in Tokyo, UNU/IAS is one of the newest research and training centres in the UNU system.
Based in Amman, The UNU Leadership Academy was established in April 1995 by agreement between the United Nations University and the Government of Jordan.
The trademark of the training is to give university graduates engaged in geothermal work very intensive on-the-job training in their chosen fields of specialization.
www.incore.ulst.ac.uk /about/unu_affiliates.html   (825 words)

  
 Sujet :   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
The UNU Centre offers fellowships to researchers, practitioners from NGOs and government agencies as well as project staff from developing countries who participate in a course on current theory and practice of land degradation assessment in the context of projects to protect the environment and promote human welfare and livelihoods.
UNU Ph.D. Internships provide Ph.D. candidates who have been accepted in Ph.D. programmes, particularly at universities in developing countries, with the opportunity to conduct part of the research for their dissertation at one of UNU's research and training centres.
To help alleviate this situation, UNU facilitates the integration of developing country academic and professionals into the international academic communities through the provision of grants for the organization of workshops or conferences in developing countries, and for the travel of participants from developing countries to various networking events.
www.bio-intel.org /sd/5sdprog1.htm   (1599 words)

  
 ASEAN and UNU Forge Closer Ties on Sustainable Development Cooperation, Tokyo, 24 August 2004
ASEAN, as it endeavors to establish the ASEAN Community by the year 2020, is striving for a clean and green ASEAN with fully established mechanisms for sustainable development to ensure the protection of the region’s environment, the sustainability of its natural resources and the high quality of life of its people.
UNU Rector van Ginkel said that the UNU has the expertise and the good connection with top-level universities and research institutes around the world to support ASEAN’s efforts in achieving growth with sustainable development.
He pointed out that it is now necessary for ASEAN Member Countries to have a good understanding of all pertinent issues in trade and environment, and to develop their capacity in order to negotiate them in international forums efficiently.
www.aseansec.org /16328.htm   (430 words)

  
 INCORE : Research
The UNU was established by the United Nations General Assembly on 6 December 1973 [Resolution 3081 (XXVIII)]
The UNU Governing Council features 24 international experts acting in their personal capacities.
UNU HQ is complemented by 13 Research and Training Centres and Programmes around the world – click here for more information.
www.incore.ulst.ac.uk /about/unu_more.html   (218 words)

  
 GK's C code: nrrd: Visible Female Color Data Processing: Inter-slice Brightness Problem   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
unu swap -a 1 2 -o ysum.nrrd unu quantize -i xsum.nrrd -b 8
unu quantize -b 8 -o histax.ppm convert histax.ppm doc/histax.png
unu histax -a 0 -b 256 -t float -o histaxcol.nrrd unu heq -i histaxcol.nrrd -b 1024 -s 2 -a 0.7 \
teem.sourceforge.net /nrrd/head/problem.html   (1217 words)

  
 UNU Update: Issue 39
UNU Institute for New Technologies will host an international seminar on Contributions to the Development Agenda on Intellectual Property Rights September 23-24 in Maastricht.
The UNU Office in New York has 13 events on its schedule for the coming year with contributions from most Research and Training Centers and Programmes.
Eight UNU Press publications were the basis for a seminar called Putting Ideas to Work: The impact of powerful ideas on international reforms, held in New York June 21.
www.update.unu.edu   (409 words)

  
 :: UNU-EHS
UNU-EHS was introduced during the 50th session of the UNU Council.
UNU and BICC signed a "Memorandum of Understanding" at the reception held on the occasion of the 29th Conference of UNU Directors in Bonn on the 5th of April 2005.
The memorandum was signed by Professor Dr. Hans van Ginkel, UNU Rector and Vice General-Secretary of the UN and Peter Croll, Director of the Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC).
www.ehs.unu.edu   (3014 words)

  
 South America’s vast pantanal wetland may become next everglades, UNU experts warn
The UNU analysis says a warming of 3° to 4°C could eliminate 85% of all remaining wetlands in the world.
Recognizing the importance of cooperation at the regional level between Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay--the three countries in whose territory the wetland lies-- stakeholders at the workshop convened by UNU-PREP and UNU IAS in Brazil in October 2003 expressed their willingness to draft a treaty for the sustainable management of the Pantanal wetland.
Established by the U.N. General Assembly in 1973, UNU is an international community of scholars engaged in research, advanced training and the dissemination of knowledge related to pressing global problems.
www.innovations-report.com /html/reports/environment_sciences/report-42063.html   (1335 words)

  
 UNU Ltd.| Classifieds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
The UNU web site is available to students and members of this site only, to facilitate the buying or selling second-hand items on-line.
UNU is in no way responsible for item/s that are purchased through this system.
No warranty is given by UNU as to the suitability of any items nor will UNU be involved in the storage, delivery of items, or the collection of monies on behalf of either buyers or sellers.
www.campuscentral.com.au /classifiedssubcat.asp?Id=7   (154 words)

  
 Archivi del Sud - Contami unu Contu (Logudoro)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
Deves andare ai cudda montagna chi ch'elthe attesu attesu, in cussa montagna b'ada» a nadu «unu palattu, in cussu palattu b'ada unu gancellu, in su gancellu b'ada unu cane ch'iltha sempre appeddende; tando» a nadu «tue cando isse elthe appeddende no lu timas, si no lu times» a nadu «t'abberi su gancellu e tue intras.
Poi» a nadu «as'a crobare unu serpente, de cussos serpentes mannos» a nadu «de una mala frigura, chi parede» a nadu «chi ti chefad'ingullire.
Tando ch'intrada e crobada, nachi, su pohu ipinu, da unu momentu a s'ateru, nachi, tottu offiadu, offiadu, offiadu cun cuddos oios, nachi, abbaidendesila; e issa timendelu, issa timendelu.
www.archividelsud.it /samples_vol1_e.html   (3416 words)

  
 BUET- UNU
Therefore, provision of a clean and reliable supply of arsenic-free water is urgently needed for protection of health and well being of people living in areas with heavy arsenic contamination.
In this respect, UNU has teamed up with BUET to investigate a number of treatment technologies and this research work has been extended to testing the technologies at pilot-scale in several villages.
This work is considered to be a key contribution to the larger body of work being done on development, evaluation and validation of arsenic removal technologies and their implementation.
www.sdnbd.org /buet-_unu.htm   (843 words)

  
 UNU Ltd.| University of Newcastle Union LimitedHomepage
All UNU Events are for 18 years and over.
Student Card showing proof of membership and Photo ID is required at all UNU events.
University of Newcastle Union Limited - UNU - will, by providing quality services & facilities, in a friendly & relaxed environment, enhance the personal, social & cultural development of its members.
www.unu.org.au   (72 words)

  
 UNU | ESD Programme | Publications
Liang, L., "Mountains and the International Year of Rice: The Role of the UNU in Advancing Research and Capacity Development", Mountain Research and Development, 24, 2: 74-175 (2004).
Liang, L., Draft report on UNU efforts to contribute to the UNCCD implementation in the African region, May (2004).
Liang, L., Draft poster on UNU efforts to enhance rice diversity for livelihoods for the UNIC exhibition for International Year of Rice 2004.
www.unu.edu /esd/publications.htm   (2006 words)

  
 UNU Library
United Nations University (UNU), an international community of scholars, generates and disseminates knowledge and strengthens capacities relevant to promoting human security and development.
UNU Library is committed to provide reliable and quality library and information services to assist and enhance activities of the university.
The library collection comprises materials on subjects related to such UNU themes as Multilateralism and the UN System; Peace, Security, Human Rights; Economic and Social Change and Development; the Environment and Sustainable Development; and Application of Science and Technology to Development.
www.un.org /unlibraries/unlibe/tokyo.htm   (157 words)

  
 UNU Online Learning - about us staff ng   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
In June 2001, he was promoted to Head of the UNU Tokyo Campus Computing Centre (C3).
UNU/C3 is the result of merging the individual IT units from UNU Centre and UNU/IAS.
The main goal of UNU/C3 is to support and further the objectives of UNU, and to achieve a sustainable competitive edge in addressing global pressing issues through new information and telecommunication technologies.
www.onlinelearning.unu.edu /staff-ng.htm   (157 words)

  
 AC/UNU News Letter, April/March 2000
A UNU study, Kosovo and The Challenge of Humanitarian Intervention, will be available from UNU Press in June 2000 for $39.95, but a distilled version is available from (select UNU Kosovo Study).
Former UNU chairman and director of UNU/WIDER, Mihaly Simai, and Harriet Matejka edited Aspects of Transition, that is issue 13 of the World Development Studies series.
The report "addresses the core problem of the form, pace and character of the relationship that is evolving between the general world trading system and the countries of Eastern and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union.
www.acunu.org /news-m-a-00.html   (893 words)

  
 AC/UNU News Letter, November 1999
About a year after founding UNU/WIDER the UNU set up a program in Caracus, Venezuela called Programme for Biotechnology in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNU/BIOLAC) to promote and develop new technologies in biology in the region.
The UNU Institute for New Technologies (INTECH) was established in Masstricht, the Netherlands in 1990.
The UNU International Leadership Academy (UNU/ILA) was located in Amman, Jordan in 1995 to serve as a focal point for the exchange of information and experience among young future leaders of the world.
www.acunu.org /news-n-99.html   (981 words)

  
 Forwarded: announcement UNU/SIN electronic sem
Under the Network, the UNU has initiated a number of projects which are outlined in the pursuing seminar, as well as name its Network advisors, and outline its plan for further action and linkages with other active international organizations.
Glen Paoletto is the Network Coordinator of the Small Islands Network at the UNU Headquarters based in Tokyo, Japan.
At UNU, Glen Paoletto is primarily responsible for the Programme on Environmental Law and Governance, which deals with international environmental law and governance issues related to sustainable development, as well as teacher training.
www.metla.fi /archive/forest/1995/08/msg00000.html   (318 words)

  
 UNU Online Learning - home
UNU Online Learning presented the beta version of the Ayuquila River e-case study, of particular relevance to REDMESO since University of Guadalajara, the collaborating partner in the production of the e-case study, is also part of the REDMESO network.
The project would have a very strong and innovative capacity building component related to content development, whereby the completed course modules would be made available for use by the partner African universities.
Moreover, UNU Online Learning has been invited to act as topic learning for a session on “Distance learning and e-learning in SEA" at the IAIA special thematic conference entitled "International experience and perspectives in SEA" to be held on 26-30 September 2005 in Prague, Czech Republic.
www.onlinelearning.unu.edu   (803 words)

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