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United Nations University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 Update, the newsletter of the United Nations University UNU relocated its Institute of Advanced Studies to the Minato Mirai 21 development in Yokohama, Japan in March, 2004. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Nations_University   (247 words)

University for Peace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The University for Peace is an international university established by United Nations resolution 35/55 which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1980 and to which 180 states are parties. This compares to the United Nations University, which is concerned with more general global problems. This university or other tertiary education institution article is a stub. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/University_for_Peace   (125 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. All staff members are required to contribute to the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF). The UNU is not a traditional university in the sense of having a faculty, campus or students, nor does it award degrees. www.unu.edu /employment   (1842 words)

UN Chronicle: How unique is UNU? - United Nations University The University Charter, in article 1,states that the institution "shall devote its work to research into dhe pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of the United Nations and its agencies, with due attention to the social sciences and the humanities as well as natural sciences, pure and applied". The University projects networkseeks to insert itself into the larger network of the international scientific community, United Nations research institutions and non-governmental organizations by participating in their projects and metings, or by organizing joint activities and publications. It was in the late 1960s that he decided that the United Nations system would benefit from having an international university as a member of its family of organizations. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1309/is_v23/ai_4656183   (1065 words)

United Nations University To that end, the University prepared a mission statement as a step towards sharpening the focus of its institutional goals as an international educational institution and autonomous entity of the United Nations in a rapidly evolving global environment. The University continues to strengthen its interaction with the United Nations system and is making an intensive and concerted effort to ensure that the results of its work feed into the deliberations and operational activities of the United Nations. The Governing Council of the United Nations University (UNU) held its forty-first session from late November to early December 1994 at Accra. www.un.org /docs/SG/SG-Rpt/ch2d.htm   (983 words)

UN Chronicle Online Edition United Nations agencies are working around the clock, are sending supplies and teams of emergency workers to the survivors of an earthquake that left an estimated 30,000 dead and 40,000 injured in Pakistan. On 27 October, members of the wider United Nations community gathered at UN Headquarters in New York to celebrate the Organization’s sixtieth anniversary, as well as the 100th birthday of its second Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjöld. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the United Nations on 1 September offered aid to the United States, with UN agencies prepared to provide “water storage tanks, water purification tablets, high-energy biscuits, generators, planes, tents and other emergency supplies, as well as experienced staff members”. www.un.org /Pubs/chronicle   (1411 words)

NYU Law, Library - Foreign & International, United Nations Researching the United Nations by Mary Rumsey at the University of Minnesota. As a regional arrangement under Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, the OSCE has been established as a primary instrument in its region for early warning, conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation in Europe. Provides the The United Nations Charter, information on UN organs (document symbols), and main bodies. www.law.nyu.edu /library/foreign_intl/un.html   (630 words)

United Nations Documents & Publications It is responsible for the economic and social activities of the United Nations. United Nations documents generally include an element that identifies during which particular organizational meeting the document was distributed. The basic collection of United Nations documents is the microfiche collection from 1946 to date which is kept in the Social Sciences Resource Center. www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/jonsson/int/un.html   (2791 words)

UNU Online Learning/Media Studio - Home This is the first time that Joomla has been adopted by a United Nations organisation. The PEACESAT team (Pan-Pacific Education and Communication Experiments by Satellite) at the University of Hawaii is the Secretariat for the course, which is hosted on their Moodle learning management system. Candidates should be permanently resident outside the United Kingdom and normally not UK nationals. www.onlinelearning.unu.edu   (1010 words)

Two Billion Vulnerable To Floods By 2050; Number Expected To Double Or More In Two Generations The number of people worldwide vulnerable to a devastating flood is expected to mushroom to 2 billion by 2050 due to climate change, deforestation, rising sea levels and population growth in flood-prone lands, warn experts at the United Nations University. This story has been adapted from a news release issued by United Nations University. New Space Views Of Southeast Asian Floods Aid United Nations Disaster Relief Efforts (October 13, 2000) -- Emergency food supplies being rushed to victims of the current flooding in Southeast Asia are being planned with the help of a new type of image from NASA's Terra spacecraft and a unique global... www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2004/06/040614081820.htm   (1605 words)

Environment and Sustainable Development "The research programmes of the institutions of the University shall include, among other subjects, economic and social change and development; the environment and the proper use of resources; basic scientific research and the application of the results of science and technology in the interests of development www.unu.edu /esd.html   (46 words)

EduSite: ICT and the United Nations University The United Nations University is a global, networked university acting as a think-tank for the UN system, in collaboration with an international community of scholars. Five years later, the UNU Institute of Advanced Studies was inaugurated in Tokyo and has initiated a number of flagship ICT projects including the Virtual University and the Universal Networking Language. The Global Virtual University Initiative launched at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development is a good example of the types of projects that fall under this category. www.edusite.nl /edusite/nieuws/12164   (775 words)

UN Panel of External Auditors The United Nations Board of Auditors was established by the General Assembly in December 1946 (Resolution 74 (I)) to carry out external audit of the accounts of the United Nations organization and its funds and programmes and to report findings and recommendations to the General Assembly through the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions. Co-ordination with other audit activities in the United Nations system is ensured through the Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations, the specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency, which was established by the General Assembly in 1959 (Resolution 1438 (XIV)). The members of the Board are expected to be available for approximately two weeks each year for meetings of the Board and Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations, the specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency. www.unsystem.org /auditors   (1894 words)

ASIL Electronic Resource Guide The United Nations is an international organization formed after World War II in 1945 to promote international peace, security, and cooperation under the terms of the Charter of the United Nations (http:www.uncharter/about). The UN Charter, Universal Declarations of Human Rights, Statute of the International Court of Justice, and various treaties and conventions are among the founding documents of the United Nations. See the United Nations and International Organizations sections of EISIL. www.asil.org /RESOURCE/un1.htm   (7036 words)

United Nations The Repertory is a legal publication containing analytical studies of the decisions of the principal organs of the United Nations under each of the Articles of the Charter of the United Nations. United Nations News Center at http://www.un.org/News is the best place to find UN press releases. It includes information about meetings of United Nations bodies, the symbols of major documents to be considered at the meetings (before official release), and summaries of actions taken at the previous day's meetings. www.law.columbia.edu /library/Research_Guides/internat_law/un   (5872 words)

News Mississippi State University Libraries Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution. library.msstate.edu /resources/guides/unitednations.asp   (8 words)

Lehigh University - United Nations - About Us At a ceremony at the United Nations in August 2004, Shashi Tharoor, Under-Secretary-General for Communications, presented Ron Yoshida, Lehigh’s Provost Emeritus, with a certificate officially recognizing the university’s status. "Lehigh University has conducted numerous United Nations-related programs and events over the last five years, so becoming an NGO is a natural progression of what has already been a very positive relationship,” says Bill Hunter, Lehigh University Representative to the United Nations. Lehigh University - United Nations - About Us lu/un partnership shashi tharoor ngo non-governmental organization united nations www.lehigh.edu /~inunited/about_us.htm   (451 words)

United Nations University, Office at the UN, New York United Nations University, Office at the United Nations - New York United Nations University, Office at the UN, New York UNU-ONY works in close cooperation with UNU Centre Academic Division and UNU Research and Training Centres and Programmes around the world to bring their research and information to the United Nations Headquarters in New York www.ony.unu.edu   (420 words)

United Nations University Global Seminar -- Hawai‘i Session 2005 Students and young professionals will engage with scholars, artists, and experts working in the global network of the United Nations and international universities. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Please indicate in your essay if you have prevoiusly participated in a UNU Global Seminar (include the session name and year). www.hawaii.edu /shaps/unconf/2005   (573 words)

A/RES/51/187. United Nations University Welcomes the completion of the second medium-term perspective, 1990-1995, of the United Nations University and the ongoing work of formulating the third medium-term perspective for the period 1996-2001, being considered by the Council of the University; 2. Requests the Council and the Rector to continue intensifying their efforts to improve the University's interaction and communication with other bodies of the United Nations system, and to continue their efforts to avoid the duplication of work within the system; 4. Also requests the Council and the Rector to enhance further coordination and complementarity between the University's programmes and its research and training centres; 5. www1.umn.edu /humanrts/resolutions/51/187GA1996.html   (113 words)

Subject Guide: United Nations and Other International Resources Mansfield Library The University of Montana-Missoula Catalogue of UN publications and documentation indexed by the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöd Library and the Library of the UN Office at Geneva. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Provides links to the web sites of the United Nations system. www.lib.umt.edu /research/guide/gov_un.htm   (909 words)

The Water Virtual Learning Centre United Nations University - International Network on Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) "A CDROM- and Internet-based Water Virtual Learning Centre providing distance learning opportunities and information on best water management practices for developing countries, is the goal of a new United Nations project" The curriculum will be disseminated through a global electronic network of regional and national training institutions, the first components of which will be established in Africa and the South Pacific. wvlc.uwaterloo.ca /water_virtual_learning_centre.htm   (246 words)

USATODAY.com - Vitamins could help 2 billion kids The university is a Japan-based research institution established by the United Nations. But for up to one-third of the world's population, vitamin and mineral deficiencies are keeping children from reaching their full physical and intellectual potential, according to two reports by UNICEF, the non-profit Micronutrient Initiative and United Nations University. The good news is that supplement programs are cheap and easy to introduce worldwide — at a cost of less than 5 cents per person per year, says Cutberto Garza, director of the Food and Nutrition program of the U.N. University. www.usatoday.com /news/health/2004-03-23-vitamins-usat_x.htm   (409 words)

UNU Update: Issue 39 The newsletter of United Nations University and its Research by UNU Peace and Governance Programme and the City University of Hong Kong fuelled discussion during a workshop at UN headquarters, New York. UN University Rector Hans van Ginkel has announced his decision to retire at the end of August next year. update.unu.edu   (409 words)

United Nations University: UNESCO Mission: "to contribute, through research and capacity building, to efforts to resolve the pressing global problems that are the concern of the United Nations, its Peoples and Member States" portal.unesco.org /es/ev.php-URL_ID=25785&URL_DO=DO_PRINTPAGE&URL_SECTION=201.html   (29 words)

United Nations University - Funding United Nations University and Its Role in Desertification Issues (PDF) (34 KB) Natural Resources Development in the Sahel: The role of the United Nations System www.gm-unccd.org /field/Multi/UNU/pub.htm   (78 words)

United Nations Scholars' Workstation Home Page The United Nations Scholars' Workstation, developed by the Yale University Library and the Social Science Statistical Laboratory, is a collection of texts, finding aids, data sets, maps, and pointers to print and electronic information. The workstation directly supports teaching and research in United Nations Studies as well as the Independent Working Group on the Future of the United Nations, headquartered at the Yale Center for International and Area Studies (YCIAS). Some access restrictions apply in accordance with licensing agreements. www.library.yale.edu /un   (99 words)

Global Futures Studies & Research by the MILLENNIUM PROJECT The American Council for the United Nations University is a U.S. NGO that provides a point of contact between Americans and the primary research organ of the UN - the United Nations University (UNU)- which focuses intellectual resources from all nations on world problems. The Millennium Project of the American Council for the United Nations University is a global participatory futures research think tank of futurists, scholars, business planners, and policy makers who work for international organizations, governments, corporations, NGOs, and universities. The Millennium Project was selected among the "100 Best Practices" by UN Habitat, best 7 foresight organizations by Battelle Northwest for the U.S. Department of Energy, and among the "Top Picks" by Future Survey, of the World Future Society. www.acunu.org   (193 words)

United Nations - Mission statement The Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat is a vital interface between global policies in the economic, social and environmental spheres and national action. United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women and it advises interested Governments on the ways and means of translating policy frameworks developed in United Nations conferences and summits into programmes at the country level and, through technical assistance, helps build national capacities. www.un.org /esa/desa/mission.html   (216 words)

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