24 April 2017
MOOC on Landscape restoration for sustainable development: A business approach
UNU-LRT has created a massive open online course (MOOC) on Landscape restoration for sustainable development: A business approach, with its partners in the ENABLE partnership. The course will be launched on 1 May and will be open for all and free of charge. The course is designed for business students and professionals as well as anyone with an interest in business-driven landscape restoration. This is an exciting opportunity to spread the knowledge of how restoring degraded landscapes can return natural, social and financial capital that supports people’s livelihoods and wellbeing. For more information about the MOOC see this teaser video and flyer.
24 April 2017
UNU Annual Report has been published
The Annual Report of the United Nations University has been published. The report includes information on the activities and selected highlights of UNU in 2016.
22 April 2017
Bringing Gender to the Environmental Table: UNEP’s Global Gender Assessment
A symposium on UNEP’s Global Gender Assessment will be held on 24 April, in cooperation of UNU-GEST, RIKK – Institute for Gender, Equality and Difference, and the interdisciplinary Environment and Natural Resources programme, at the University of Iceland.
19 April 2017
"Gender and Energy" joint lecture by UNU-GEST and UNU-GTP
The UNU Geothermal Training Programme is hosting a special event on gender and energy "UNU Gender and Energy Short Course" in cooperation with the UNU Gender Equality Studies Programme.
19 April 2017
UNU-GEST fellow Bisharo Ali, from Somalia, featured in the Icelandic National TV for her efforts towards alleviating Somali humanitarian crisis.
Bisharo Ali is leading a series of fundraising activities to alleviate the humanitarian crisis currently happening in Somalia in collaboration with Icelandic Red Cross.
19 April 2017
Lecture on the Rise of the Black Lives Matter Movement
Lecture series event "The Rise of the Black Lives Matter Movement: Race and Policing in the United States" by Dr. Rashawn Ray, University of Maryland, U.S. The secture will take place on 21 April from 12-13h at the National Museum of Iceland lecture hall.