27 December 2018
World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report for 2018 Released - Iceland Sits at the Top
On December 18th the World Economic Forum (WEF) released the annually published Global Gender Report for 2018. For the tenth year in a row, Iceland sits at the top of the index, followed by Norway, Sweden and Finland.
22 December 2018
Season´s greetings
Dear friends of UNU-LRT.
The year 2018 will soon come to an end. On that occasion we would like to thank everyone we have collaborated with during the year and we look forward to a continuing collaboration. We send our best wishes for the festive season ahead and wish you a Happy New Year.
21 December 2018
Season's Greetings
The board, staff and fellows of the United Nations University - Fisheries Training Programme in Iceland send you best wishes for the festive season and a Happy New Year.
12 December 2018
New MOOC on business driven landscape restoration
In celebration of the Word Soil Day on 5 December, the ENABLE consortium announced the creation of a new massive open online course (MOOC) on Business Model Innovation for Sustainable Landscape Restoration, which is now open for registration. The MOOC is co-created by UNU-LRT and other partners in the ENABLE consortium and will be launched on 14 February 2019.
7 December 2018
SDG Short Course III on Geothermal Exploration and Development held in Kenya
SDG Short Course III on Geothermal Exploration and Development was held in Kenya during 7-27 November.
7 December 2018
UNU-GEST and the Icelandic Red Cross sign a Memorandum of Understanding
Last week, the United Nations University Gender Equality Studies and Training (UNU-GEST) Programme and the Icelandic Red Cross signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU expresses an interest in collaborating in developing gender equality projects and sharing of expertise in the field of humanitarian and developing work, in Iceland and internationally.