News

16 October 2017

Graduation of Fellows 2017

The 39th session of the UNU-GTP closed on Friday 13th of October, with 23 UNU Fellows in the six month specialized courses.
7 October 2017

Feminist Resistance to the Rise of Nationalism and Populism

The RINGS Conference “Feminist Resistance to the Rise of Nationalism and Populism” was be held 4–6 October 2017 at the University of Iceland. It is organized by the EDDA Research Center and RIKK – Institute for Gender, Equality and Difference in collaboration with the United Nations Gender Equality and Training Programme (UNU-GEST)
5 October 2017

Release of Geothermal Training in Iceland 2016

The UNU-GTP yearbook "Geothermal Training in Iceland 2016" has now been published on print and released online and is now available for download under publications.
Short course participants and instructors
29 September 2017

SDG Short Course II on Feasibility Studies for Geothermal Projects held in El Salvador

„SDG Short Course II on Feasibility Studies for Geothermal Projects“ was held in El Salvador during September 17-23 in cooperation with LaGeo S.A. de C.V. As the name implies, the course was the second in a series of short courses held in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and it was the tenth event to be held jointly by UNU-GTP and LaGeo since 2006.
26 September 2017

UNU Fellows of the Six Month Training Programme will introduce their final projects

On Monday, 2 October 2017, the UNU Fellows of the Six Month Training Programme will introduce their final projects.
25 September 2017

Global Day of Action: Calling for progress on the Sustainable Development Goals

On September 25th, we celebrate the second anniversary of the Sustainable Development Goals. The Global Day of action is a global mobilization of civil society organizations, NGOs, activists, SDG advocates and committed individuals to share their voices on the #GlobalGoals. In September of 2015, UN member states agreed to a set of 17 “Global Goals” as part of their Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”), an initiative known formally as ”Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.