27 November 2018
Book Publication: African Peacekeeping Training Centres
The book by EDDA Researcher Anne Flaspöler, African Peacekeeping Training Centres: Socialisation as a Tool for Peace? has just been published by Routledge. The publication was supported by the EDDA Center and the United Nations University Gender Studies and Training Programme (UNU-GEST).
19 November 2018
Nordic Women Mediators’ Annual Meeting in Copenhagen 21-22 November 2018
On Wednesday and Thursday 21-22 November 2018, the Nordic Women Mediators (NWM) network's annual meeting will take place in Copenhagen.
15 November 2018
Dr. Irma Erlingsdóttir, the Director of the UNU-GEST programme, on an exchange visit in Podgorica
As part of an Erasmus+ partnership with the University of Montenegro, Dr Irma Erlingsdóttir, the Director of the UNU-GEST programme, is this week on an exchange visit in Podgorica.
13 November 2018
UNU-GEST alumni Kevin Ekechukwu Ogbajie was one of the Panellists at the World Youth Forum 2018
From 4th until the 10th November 2017, Egypt held the World Youth Forum in Sharm El-Sheikh and UNU-GEST alumni Kevin Ekechukwu Ogbajie was one of the Panellists attending, discussing innovative start-ups and entrepreneurship. Kevin gave a talk on the project proposal developed during his stay in Iceland, Fish Farming Agribusiness: A Panacea to Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment in Nigeria.
9 November 2018
Deadline for applications for an MSc or PhD Fellowship
The United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme offers former UNU Fellows the opportunity to apply for an MSc or PhD Fellowship.
9 November 2018
Interactive field excursions on bridging ecology and economy
A two-day Experiential Learning module, developed by the ENABLE consortium, was held in southeast Spain in late October. The interactive field excursions focused on equipping the participants with the skills and knowledge required to restore landscapes while bringing back social, cultural, and financial benefits to society.
Participants experienced the impacts of land degradation on nature, society and economy, and studied how to prevent degradation. They also experienced different solutions to restore landscapes based on sustainable business models, and explored the importance of land restoration for ecosystem services. UNU-LRT sponsored two participants from UNU-LRT partner organizations to attend the Experiential Learning module. They were Irene Jamilatu Yenuyet Yaro from the Environmental Protection Agency in Ghana and Enkh‐Amgalan Tseelei from the National Federation of Pasture User Groups of Herders (NFPUG) in Mongolia.