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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
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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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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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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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08 December 2022COP15 has started
Since December 7, the World Summit on Nature COP15 has been taking place in Montreal, Canada.
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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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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
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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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10 December 2021New Podcast Episode: The UN Campus in Bonn – Speaking to the architect of the new UN Bonn building
A new podcast episode of 'Inside UN Bonn' was launched today. Soon, UN Climate Change staff will move into a new building on the UN Campus in Bonn.
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02 December 2021UN Bonn Merchandise now Available in Bundesbüdchen
In light of UN Bonn's 25th anniversary, we have created a UN Bonn product line to promote the Sustainable Development Goals and rise awareness of the United Nations in Bonn.
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01 November 2021UN Secretary-General: COP26 Must Keep 1.5 Degrees Celsius Goal Alive
See statement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres at COP26 World Leaders Summit below:
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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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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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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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07 September 2021New Podcast Episode on the International Day for Clean Air and blue skies
Air pollution is a global problem with far-reaching impacts due to its transboundary nature.
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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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25 August 2021The New Podcast of the United Nations in Bonn: ‘Inside UN Bonn’
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the United Nations in Bonn, UN Bonn has launched the podcast ‘Inside UN
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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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08 July 2021UN Bonn Product Line is Now Online
In light of UN Bonn's 25th anniversary, we have created a UN Bonn product line to promote the Sustainable Development Goals and rise awareness of the United Nations in Bonn.
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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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01 July 2021Global Call for Innovative Solutions in Cleantech and Sustainable Land Management
Apply for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization’s (UNIDO) Global Call 2021 and showcase your solution for global challenges such as climate change, land management and sust
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11 June 2021UN Secretary General Guterres on the 25th Anniversary of UN Bonn
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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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25 May 2021Auswärtiges Amt: Schreibwettbewerb 25 Jahre UN-Campus Bonn
Welche Bedeutung hat Bonn als UN-Standort für Sie?
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18 May 2021Photo competition “25 years United Nations in Bonn”
Are you an amateur or professional photographer who loves the City of Bonn? Don’t miss your chance to enter our #UNBonn25 Photo Competition!
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10 May 2021The Small Wonders of Bonn – the 25th Anniversary of Germany’s UN City
When the German Bundestag decided on June 20, 1991, to move the parliament and government back to Berlin, it was a black day for the city on the Rhine.
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30 December 2020The Secretary-General New Year’s Video Message 2021
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has set “building a global coalition for carbon neutrality — net zero emissions — by 2050” as the central ambition of the United Nations in 2021.
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23 October 2020United Nations Day: Exhibition Instead of Fair
On Saturday, October 24, the United Nations will celebrate its 75th anniversary.
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22 October 202024th UN Organization Joins UN Family in Bonn
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Opens Office in Bonn, Germany
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21 October 2020UN Day on 24 October: Bonn Buildings Will Be Lit up in Blue
To mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, the United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe (UNRIC), with the support of UN Under-Secretary-General Fabrizio Hochschild, ha
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24 September 2020Nations United Movie: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and five years since the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals.
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18 September 2020New UN Organisation for Bonn in 2021
The Global Geodetic Centre of Excellence (GGCE), a new UN organisation will open on the UN Campus in Bonn in 2021.
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12 August 2020UNIDO ITPO Germany presents study on the impact of COVID-19 on agribusiness and the food industry in African and Asian markets
As the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded, concerns over ensuring food security have been voiced in many countries around the world.
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06 August 2020A Tree of Peace for Bonn’s Rheinaue Park
In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a small Muku tree was planted near the Japanese garden in Bonn’s Rheinaue.
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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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02 July 2020Global E-waste Surging: Up 21 per cent in 5 Years
A record 53.6 million metric tonnes (Mt) of electronic waste was generated worldwide in 2019, up 21 per cent in just five years, according to the UN’s Global E-w
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28 April 2020Petersberg Climate Dialogue: ‘The highest cost is the cost of doing nothing’
UN Secretary-General calls for ‘green recovery’ from pandemic
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10 April 2020United Nations Global Call Out To Creatives - help stop the spread of COVID-19
You have the power to change the world. The UN needs your help to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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- Health
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07 April 2020The UN Secretary-General's Message on World Health Day
World Health Day this year comes at a very difficult time for all of us.
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06 April 2020Secretary General Condemns Violence Against Women and Girls during COVID-19
UN Secretary General António Guterres has strongly condemned the increasing domestic violence against women and girls during the corona pandemic.
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01 April 2020COVID-19: Strong Community Engagement Despite Social Distance
All over the world, people are affected to varying degrees by the drastic and unprecedented measures taken to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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20 March 2020COVID-19: “We are at war with a virus”– UN Secretary-General
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres urged the world’s nations to unite in their battle against the COVID-19 virus on Thursday (March 19).
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18 March 2020Statement by Bonn's Lord Mayor Sridharan on Covid-19
Dear UN Bonn and international Community,
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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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10 March 2020UN Cinema presents "Push"
The next UN Cinema event will take place on 18th March. UNRIC will screen the documentary "PUSH" by Fredrik Gertten.
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29 January 2020UN Bonn Preview 2020 connects UN Organizations, Local Media, and Civil Society
On January 28, 2019 UN Bonn hosted the annual preview providing local media and NGO representatives with an outlook on this year’s priorities, activities, and events.
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20 January 2020New UNIDO publication on Quality Infrastructure and the SDGs
If companies want to access and compete in new markets, they have to demonstrate the quality and safety of their goods and services and comply with international standards i
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07 January 2020The United Nations launches 75th anniversary dialogues: The biggest global conversation on the world's future starts now.
January 1, 2020 saw the launch of the UN75 initiative - the largest, most inclusive conversation on the role of global cooperation in building a better future for all.
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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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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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09 October 2019UNU-Hosted SCYCLE Programme Moving to UNITA
Tokyo, Geneva, Bonn, 09 October 2019 ― The United Nations University (UNU) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreeing
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01 October 2019Rory O’Neill visits Bonn for UN Cinema screening of “The Queen of Ireland”
Rory O’Neill, also known as Panti Bliss, attended the UN Cinema screening of “The Queen of Ireland” in Bonn on 30 September.
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05 September 2019International Symposium: "Leaving No One Behind - Gender Equality for Global Goals"
The International Symposium 2019 on Women's Rights "Leaving No One Behind - Gender Equality for Global Goals" will take place on September 26 on the premises of Deutsche Welle in Bonn.
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04 September 2019UN-Cinema presents "The Queen of Ireland"
The United Nations Regional Information Centre (UNRIC) invites you to the UN-Cinema screening of “The Queen of Ireland” – an uplifting documentary about Ireland’s superstar drag queen Panti Bliss a
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29 August 2019Exhibition Opening: Poster Exhibition of 74 Years After the Atomic Bomb Attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
On September 2, a poster exhib
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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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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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11 June 2019Interns Wanted for the UNRIC Office in Bonn
The United Nations Regional Information Centre is looking for interns in the Bonn office from mid-July to mid-November 2019 (duration 8 to 12 weeks).
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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.
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28 March 2019Girls' Day at UN Bonn
Every year on Girls' Day, girls and young women can get a glimpse into professional fields that they would otherwise seldom consider and in which women are underrepresented.
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28 March 2019Girls' Day at UN Bonn
Every year on Girls' Day, girls and young women can get a glimpse into professional fields that they would otherwise seldom consider and in which women are underrepresented.
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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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20 March 2019Opening of the UN photo exhibition "People on the way - a global history"
Every two seconds, a human being is forced to flee. 68.5 million people are on the run.
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19 March 2019UN Bonn launches Photo Exhibition at Haus der Bildung in Bonn
Today the photo exhibition "People on the Move – a Global History" will be launched at 6.30 pm at Haus der Bildung in Bonn.
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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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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
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- Education and Training
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28 January 2019UN, World Economic Forum and Partners Come Together to Address E-Waste Challenges
Technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution show a huge potential and could lead to “dematerialization”, better product tracking, take-back and recycling, and products sold as services.
- Sustainable Development
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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.
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