22 November 2015
Women and Policing in South Africa: A 21st Century Perspective
A lecture by Professor Shanta Balgobind Singh who is an Associate Professor within the programme of Criminology and Forensic Studies, School of Applied Human Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
7 November 2015
Delegation of Indian business women visits Iceland
UNU-GEST was introduced at a meeting with a delegation of 42 women from the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Ladies Organisation (FICCI-FLO)
2 November 2015
UNU-GEST, UNU-FTP and Matís joint research presented at the University of Iceland
Joint research efforts of UNU-GEST, UNU-FTP and Matís were presented at the Þjóðarspegillinn Conference in Social Sciences held at the University of Iceland on October 30th
28 October 2015
UNU-GEST meets Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the Executive Director of UN Women
UNU-GEST management team met with Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and the Executive Director of UN Women, in Iceland last week.
16 September 2015
A Question of Parity and Empowerment: SDG#5
In addition to being the year when UN Member States agree to the 2030 Agenda on sustainable development, 2015 stands out regarding actions for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. This year bears witness to many landmark events that have changed how these issues are viewed within the global community and at national level.
8 September 2015
UNU-GEST Director participated in WAW! 2015
The Director of UNU-GEST, Dr. Irma Erlingsdóttir, recently returned from Japan where she joined female political leaders, academics, managers and members of civil society in discussions on advancing women’s empowerment and agency on national and international levels at the World Assembly for Women (WAW!) 2015 conference held in Tokyo