1 February 2018
Programme for RIKK and UNU-GEST spring lecture series
The spring term lecture series, organized by RIKK and UNU-GEST, is up and running. The series is dedicated to the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights to honour the 70th anniversary of the foundational human rights document.
26 January 2018
Let’s take a closer look at SDG5: Gender Equality
We at UNU-GEST hold the SDG5, achieving gender equality, close to our hearts. Naturally, the majority of our work aims at finding new ways to overcome social, political, educational and health barriers that deny women equal rights and opportunities.
24 January 2018
Second lecture of joint lecture series of RIKK and UNU-GEST
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Auga is the second lecturer of this term’s joint lecture series of RIKK and UNU-GEST. She will be giving her talk „Human Rights, Gender and Religion. Controversies in Political, Social, Cultural and Sexuality Discourses“, on Thursday 25th of January in the lecture hall of the National Museum of Iceland.
23 January 2018
MSc defence by Moneer Alnethary
Moneer Fathel Alnethary, MSc Fellow in geology at the University of Iceland will give a presentation on his MSc project on Friday 26 January, 2018 at 14:00 at University of Iceland, Askja building, room N-36.
23 January 2018
17 Goals to Achieve a Better World: New Campaign Highlights UNU’s Work on the Sustainable Development Goals
Adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015, the SDGs unite global action to overcome the world’s biggest challenges, from hunger and poverty to equality and peace. UNU’s work is uniquely comprehensive, spanning the full breadth of the SDGs. Some 400 UNU researchers worldwide are engaged in more than 180 research projects
23 January 2018
UNU launches Sustainable Development Explorer
On 22 January, United Nations University (UNU) launched its Sustainable Development Explorer, a new campaign highlighting UNU’s work to support the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).