<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><channel><title>United Nations University</title><atom:link href="http://unu.edu/events/archive/book-launch/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><link>http://unu.edu</link><description>United Nations University</description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:00:40 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en-US</language><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title>The End of Diplomacy?</title><link>http://unu.edu/events/archive/book-launch/the-end-of-diplomacy.html</link><comments>http://unu.edu/events/archive/book-launch/the-end-of-diplomacy.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 05:25:38 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator>bill</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://unu.edu/events/upcoming/?post_type=event&#038;p=34649</guid><description><![CDATA[In a recent column, New York Times columnist Roger Cohen, discussing the diplomatic stalemate over Syria, argued that diplomacy is in its death throes. Others would say that it is only a certain type of diplomacy that is coming to an end. How has globalization affected diplomatic practices? 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There are reasons to believe that industrialization will continue to be a [...]]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://unu.edu/events/archive/book-launch/economic-development-via-industrialization.html/feed</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>0</slash:comments></item><item><title>Release of 2012 Global Go-To Think Tanks Ranking Report</title><link>http://unu.edu/events/archive/book-launch/release-of-2012-global-think-tanks-rankings.html</link><comments>http://unu.edu/events/archive/book-launch/release-of-2012-global-think-tanks-rankings.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:00:08 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator>bill</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://unu.edu/events/archive//?post_type=event&#038;p=32485</guid><description><![CDATA[The United Nations University will host the launch of the &#8220;2012 Global Go-To Think Tank Index,&#8221; with Dr. James G. McGann of the the University of Pennsylvania. The report focuses on the rise of think tanks in G20 and BRIC countries. As Dr. McGann emphasizes, the importance of this report &#8220;lies in its ability to highlight [...]]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://unu.edu/events/archive/book-launch/release-of-2012-global-think-tanks-rankings.html/feed</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>0</slash:comments></item><item><title>Latin American Urban Development into the 21st Century</title><link>http://unu.edu/events/archive/book-launch/latin-american-urban-development-into-the-21st-century.html</link><comments>http://unu.edu/events/archive/book-launch/latin-american-urban-development-into-the-21st-century.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 02:04:10 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator>sdietrich</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://unu.edu/events/archive//?post_type=event&#038;p=29973</guid><description><![CDATA[The 20th century witnessed global processes of urbanization on an unprecedented scale, to the extent that more than half of the world&#8217;s population now lives in urban areas for the first time in human history. Latin America is the developing world&#8217;s most urbanized region, with over 75 per cent of its population currently residing in [...]]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://unu.edu/events/archive/book-launch/latin-american-urban-development-into-the-21st-century.html/feed</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>0</slash:comments></item><item><title>Launch of World Risk Report 2012</title><link>http://unu.edu/events/archive/book-launch/launch-of-worldriskreport-2012.html</link><comments>http://unu.edu/events/archive/book-launch/launch-of-worldriskreport-2012.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 02:24:44 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator>bill</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://unu.edu/events/archive//?post_type=event&#038;p=30024</guid><description><![CDATA[In the run up to the International Day for Disaster Reduction (October 13) , UNU and its partners will launch of the 20212 editiion of the WorldRiskReport. Edited and published by Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft (Alliance Development Works), and developed in cooperation with UNU-EHS, the WorldRiskReport 2012 combines the expertise of development practitioners, the scientific knowledge of UNU as well as [...]]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://unu.edu/events/archive/book-launch/launch-of-worldriskreport-2012.html/feed</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>0</slash:comments></item><item><title>The Global Water Crisis: Addressing an Urgent Security Issue</title><link>http://unu.edu/events/archive/book-launch/book-launch-the-global-water-crisis.html</link><comments>http://unu.edu/events/archive/book-launch/book-launch-the-global-water-crisis.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 07:00:45 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator>bill</dc:creator><guid isPermaLink="false">http://unu.edu/events/archive//?post_type=event&#038;p=28703</guid><description><![CDATA[We are in the midst of a global water crisis, with shifting population dynamics and growing economic activity placing an increased demand on finite freshwater resources. Water is the key link to securing a peaceful future —  by stimulating cooperation and innovation, and by offering opportunities to ensure equity, promote development, and support growth — but only [...]]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://unu.edu/events/archive/book-launch/book-launch-the-global-water-crisis.html/feed</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>0</slash:comments></item></channel></rss><!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/Database Caching 16/40 queries in 0.021 seconds using memcachedObject Caching 350/409 objects using memcachedServed from: unu.edu @ 2013-05-23 07:27:03 by W3 Total Cache -->