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06 February 2024United Nations Development Programme: Guest lecture at Freie Universität Berlin on the development of the African continent
Researchers and students from Freie Universität Berlin went into dialogue with Ahunna Eziakonwa, Assistant Administrator and UNDP Regional Director for Africa, and Melanie Hau
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06 December 2023Cities and the Challenge of Climate Change
Under the theme ‘Urban Transformation: When Capacity-building and Innovation Work To
- UN Bonn
- UNU
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25 October 2023New UN University report warns about risk tipping points with irreversible impacts on people and planet
Bonn, Germany 25 October – A United Nations University report released today finds that drastic changes are approaching if risks to our fundamental socioecological systems are not
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25 May 2023New UNU report highlights lessons for building climate resilience based on experiences from the 2021 floods in Western Europe
Climate change has increased the frequency and intensity of floods across the globe.
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11 April 2023New UNEP Young Talent Pipeline, in partnership with UNV: applications now open
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched a new talent acquisition initiative called
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22 March 2023UNU-EHS: Side Event at UN Water Conference
The UN 2023 Water Conference, co-hosted by Tajikistan and the Netherlands, will take place this year at UN Headquarters in New Yo
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04 January 2023How UNV celebrated International Volunteer Day in Arab States
The International Volunteer Day campaign in 2022 focused on solidarity through volunteering.
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- Volunteerism
- Education and Training
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03 January 2023UNU-EHS and UNDRR release new report
The Institute for Environment and Human Security of the United Nations University (UNU-EHS) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction released a new report on the
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- Disaster Risk Reduction
- Climate Change
- Sustainable Development
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08 December 2022COP15 has started
Since December 7, the World Summit on Nature COP15 has been taking place in Montreal, Canada.
- UN Bonn
- Climate Change
- Sustainable Development
- IPBES
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05 December 2022UN Volunteers celebrate International Volunteer Day 2022
The value and impact of volunteers is celebrated every day of the year, but a special day is set aside each year t
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- Volunteerism
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31 August 2022United Nations University - EHS launches #InterconnectedRisks report
In 2021/2022, the world yet again witnessed catastrophic disasters happening around the globe, from record-breaking heat to floods, extreme drou
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- Disaster Risk Reduction
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18 August 20225 Facts on disaster risk and the SDGs
The global community continues to reel from the COVID-19 pandemic and has also become increasingly aware of the impacts of natural hazards and the climate
- UN Bonn
- Sustainable Development
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01 August 2022Launch of a New UN Report “Interconnected Disaster Risks” on 31 August
Our world today is facing an unprecedented level of extreme events impacting people and na
- UN Bonn
- Disaster Risk Reduction
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25 July 2022UN University: A Concern in the Summer: 5 Facts on Heat Stress
The past few weeks have seen an extreme heatwave in parts of the Northern hemisphere.
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- Disaster Risk Reduction
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06 July 2022Graduation Returns to the UN Campus
The Joint Master’s of Geography of Environment and Human Security recently gathered in the Langer Eugen at the UN Campus and online to celebrate the graduation of 41 students.
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- Disaster Risk Reduction
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01 July 2022UNU-EHS: 5 Facts on Disaster Risk and the SDGs
The global community continues to reel from the COVID-19 pandemic, and has also become increasingly aware of the impacts of natural hazards and the climate crisis.
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- Disaster Risk Reduction
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20 June 2022World Refugee Day: Engaging Refugee UN Volunteers as agents of change in Jordan
Refugee UN Volunteers are contributing to the development and wellbeing of their own and host communities in Jordan.
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- Volunteerism
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15 June 2022UN Bonn Entities Will Join Open House at Villa Hammerschmidt
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier invites visitors to explore Villa Hammerschmidt, his official residence, in Bonn on Saturday, 18 June 2022, from 12 to 7 p.m.
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19 May 2022United Nations University InstUNU-EHS and UNDRR launch the new report “Rethinking Risks in Times of COVID-19”
As world leaders are traveling to Bali to meet at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 and discuss how to better prevent and red
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07 April 2022Five facts on drought risk, from the UNU Lead Author of GAR Special Report on Drought 2021
Droughts affect millions of people and many domains, and incur costs that are mostly laid on the shoulders of the most vulnerable.
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04 April 2022UN Volunteers: Capturing the Stories of those Overcoming Adversity in Haiti
Borja Lopetegui Gonzalez (Spain) serves as a UN Volunteer Communications Specialist with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Haiti.
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23 March 2022UN Bonn Will Join Earth Hour on 26 March 2022
UN Bonn with its 25 entities will join Earth Hour on Saturday 26 March 2022. It will turn off its lights from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm local time. Join UN Bonn and speak up about why nature matters!
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10 February 2022New building on the UN Campus officially handed over to the United Nations in Bonn
On February 10, 2022 the new building on the UN Campus was officially handed over to the United Nations in Bonn.
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07 February 2022Launch of the UNU Climate Resilience Initiative
To attend the event, register here.
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19 January 2022New Podcast Episode: UN Volunteers – Volunteering in a peacekeeping mission in Mali
A new podcast episode of 'Inside UN Bonn' was released today. It explores work of the UN Volunteers program, which is headquatered on the UN Campus in Bonn.
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18 January 2022UN Bonn entities at the career fair for International Organizations
Several UN Bonn entities will join the career fair for international organizations organized by the German Foreign Ministry on 27 and 28 January 2022.
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02 December 2021United Nations Report encourages policy makers to ‘Build Forward Better’ together with volunteers
The fourth State of the World’s Volunteerism Report (SWVR) ‘Building Equal and Inclusive Societies’ presents new evidence on volunteer–state partnerships
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- Volunteerism
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13 October 2021New InsuRisk Report focuses on social protection
Every year on 13 October the United Nations celebrates the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).
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- Disaster Risk Reduction
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21 September 2021New Podcast Episode on How Disasters are Interconnected
Our world today is facing an unprecedented level of extreme events impacting people and nature, evident in the ever-increasing frequency of severe weather events, epidemics and human-made disasters
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- Disaster Risk Reduction
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08 September 2021New Report by UNU-EHS: Disaster Risks in an Interconnected World
Nobody is an island. We are interconnected. Our actions have consequences − for all of us. As we become ever-more interconnected, so do the risks we share.
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- Disaster Risk Reduction
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26 August 2021Media Advisory: Virtual press briefing for launch of new UN University report “Interconnected Disaster Risks 2020/2021”
When: Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 11.00 a.m. CET
Where: Virtual event. Please register here.
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03 August 2021Transform to Survive: A Sustainable Future for all?
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of UN Bonn, UNU-EHS is organizing a virtual panel discussion on creating innovative solutions to global crises and triggering the transformation towards an i
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21 July 2021Recruiting persons with disabilities to serve as UN Volunteers
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is pleased to announce the recruitment of persons with disabilities for UN Volunteer assignments funded by the Swedish Internat
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- Volunteerism
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02 July 2021HLPF 2021 UNU Side Event Carbon Neutrality & Social Transformation: Are We on Track to Arrive at a Justice-based Transition?
UNU-IAS, UNU-EHS and UNU-INRA, with the UN Economic Commission for Africa,
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- Climate Change
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10 June 2021UNU-EHS Master’s students and alumni pick up trash in Bonn’s Rheinaue park on World Environment Day 2021
This past Saturday marked World Environment Day, and in the spirit of the day, students and alumni from the Joint Master’s of Geography of Environment
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13 January 2021UN Women and UNV launch new Young Women Leaders Initiative
UN Women and UNV launch the new Young Women Leaders Initiative to create professional opportunities for leaders of tomorrow and further enhance diversity in UN Women.
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- Volunteerism
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07 January 2021Together We Can: Celebrating Shramdaan, the Spirit of Volunteerism, in India
For centuries, selfless service or Shramdaan, community service or a voluntary contribution towards community welfare, has been central to India’s social fabric and culture. To commend an
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22 December 2020Appointment of the Executive Coordinator of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV)
Statement by Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator
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- Volunteerism
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16 December 2020UN Bonn meets to Discuss Human Development in the Anthropocene
The COVID-19 pandemic is the most recent crisis facing the humankind, but unless we ease the pressure on nature, it might not be the last, warns the new report by the United Nations Development Pro
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- Sustainable Development
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15 December 2020Making Information Available for Migrants in Tajikistan
Supporting vulnerable groups and communities with up-to-date services and information is among the key areas that UN Volunteers contribute to in Europe and Central Asia.
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- Volunteerism
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05 December 2020International Volunteer Day 2020 – Together We Can through Volunteering
Millions of volunteers worldwide have risen to the challenges posed by COVID-19 in the last nine months.
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- Volunteerism
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06 November 2020Volunteers at the UN: The Rich Human Talent Countering COVID-19
by Toily Kurbanov, Deputy Executive Coordinator of UN Volunteers
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- Volunteerism
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20 October 2020Internationaler Tag der Freiwilligen 2020
Gemeinsame Ziele durch Freiwilligenarbeit erreichen
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- Volunteerism
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05 August 2020New Vice-Rector for UNU-ViE and Director for UNU-EHS
As of 1 August 2020, Dr. Shen Xiaomeng assumed the role of UNU Vice-Rector in Europe (UNU-ViE) and Director of the UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS).
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- Disaster Risk Reduction
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13 July 2020UNV’s Pioneer Knowledge Portal on Volunteerism Goes Live
On 13 July, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme will launch an online portal on volunteerism.
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- Volunteerism
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06 July 2020Former UN Volunteer supports LGBTI and other vulnerable Venezuelan migrants in Brazil
In all crises, those in situations of vulnerability are inevitably the ones who suffer the most. In northern Brazil, this is true for Venezuelan migrants, facing the COVID-19 pandemic.
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22 June 2020The UN at 75: How does UN Volunteers Strengthen its Mandate in the COVID-19 Context?
At the beginning of 2020, no one could have imagined that in May we would be immersed in a global pandemic that would challenge the socioeconomic foundations of development.
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20 April 2020Skilled UN Volunteers join the fight against COVID-19 in West and Central Africa
With the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are more than 2,750 active cases identified in West and Central Africa to date.
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09 April 2020COVID-19: UN Volunteers support WHO in the Arab States
This year, World Health Day arrives as healthcare systems across the globe are facing the unprecedented challenge of COVID-19 outbreak.
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03 April 2020UN Volunteers join COVID-19 response
The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is placing strains on health systems and essential public services throughout the world.
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- Volunteerism
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31 March 2020UNV Executive Coordinator addresses UN Volunteers on COVID-19
Olivier Adam, Executive Coordinator of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme: "The COVID19 pandemic is challenging the world and is challenging each one of us.
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- Volunteerism
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13 March 2020Apply now for the 2020 Summer Academy on World Risk and Adaptation Futures: Social Protection
The United Nations University’s Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) is organizing the Summer Academy together with Munich Re Foundation (MRF), in collaboration with t
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18 December 2019UNFCCC – UNU Early Career Climate Fellowship Programme
The UNFCCC – UNU Early Career Climate Fellowship Programme offers young people from developing countries a unique opportunity to start their career at the interface between intern
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- Climate Change
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17 December 2019Enhancing Security, Co-existence and Refugee Protection Through Refugee Outreach Volunteers
In collaboration with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and partners have developed and implemented volunteer initiatives with refugees
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- Volunteerism
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04 December 2019International Volunteer Day: Advancing disability inclusion
Tomorrow’s International Volunteer Day (IVD) is an opportunity for us all to promote volunteerism, encourage go
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31 October 2019A better life for future generations? An interview with Dr. Simone Sandholz on World Cities Day
This year’s World Cities Day, celebrated on 31 October, has the theme “Innovations and better life for future generations.” We have talked to UNU-EHS expert Dr.
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- Cities
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12 September 2019UNV and the State of Palestine Partner to Enhance Volunteering for the 2030 Agenda
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Palestinian International Cooperation Agency (PICA) on 26 August 2019.
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- Volunteerism
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14 August 2019Researchers Study Floods and Transboundary River Catchment in Togo and Benin
The transboundary catchment of the Mono River in Togo and Benin is experiencing frequent and severe flooding.
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13 August 2019International Youth Day 2019: Role of Mentors & Enhancing Education by Volunteering
The WHO European Regional Centre for Environment and Health (ECEH) and UN Volunteers celebrated the International Youth Day on 12 August under this year’s theme “Transforming education”.
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23 July 2019Call for papers - Global change and sustainability transformations: technology-society interface
Director of the UN University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU – EHS) , Professor Dirk Messner, is editor for a new journal, Global Perspectives (GP), launched by the University
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22 July 2019UNV's Ebola Emergency Response to Support WHO in DRC
Last week, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Dr.
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01 May 2019Last Call for Applications: 2019 Summer Academy on World Risk and Adaptation Futures - Demographic Change
A major global challenge today is the ability to take appropriate decisions to navigate countries and communities to a secure, sustainable future.
- UN Bonn
- Education and Training
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04 April 2019UNV Supports the Efforts of UN Women Towards Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Africa
Since its creation in 2010, the partnership between the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (U
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27 March 2019Art and Sustainability evening organized by UNU-EHS, DIE and University of Bonn
UNU-EHS, the German Development Institute (DIE) and the University of Bonn jointly organize an evening on Art and Sustainability, which will take place on 3 April 2019 at the Univ
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22 March 2019The Sun, the Earth and the Weather in cities: more than a movie title! - Op-ed by Dr. Simone Sandholz, UNU-EHS
Opinion-editorial by Dr.
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22 March 2019Wetlands help protect us from floods and purify our water - Op-ed by Zita Sebesvari and Yvonne Walz of UNU-EHS
Opinion-editorial by Zita Sebesvari and Yvonne Walz, United Nations University, Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) located in Bonn
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- Water
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06 March 2019Students of the UN University Are Offered a Chance to Simulate Real-life Migration Policy Decisions
Five students from the International Joint Master’s Programme in Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security recently competed in the NASPAA-Batten Simulation Com
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- UNU-EHS
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14 February 2019Fourth PEDRR International Science-Policy workshop on ecosystem-based approaches for disaster risk reduction and adaptation hosted by UNU-EHS
Over the last decade, the Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR) has supported Member States, major stakeholders and local communities in promoting ecosystem-based so
- UN Bonn
- Education and Training
- UNU-EHS
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08 February 2019UNDP Leadership Week at UN Campus Bonn: The driving force of the UN reform agenda
BONN – The new UNDP Resident Representatives gathered in Bonn/Germany from 4 – 8 February to finalize their preparations for the implementation
- UN Bonn
- Education and Training
- UNV
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07 February 2019UNV and UNFPA partner on Young Innovators Fellowship Programme
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme and UN Population Fund (UNFPA) are partnering on a Young Innovators Fellowship Pro
- UN Bonn
- Education and Training
- UNV
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23 January 2019Driving Better Humanitarian Outcomes Through Communication and Coordination in Sudan
At the end of March 2018, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) and its partners estimated that 5.5 million people in Sudan require huma
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- UNV
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18 January 2019Book release: Urban Climate Resilience in Southeast Asia
Springer just launched a new book on Urban Climate Resilience in Southeast Asia that was co-edited by Dr.
- Climate Change
- UNU-EHS