A delegation from the UNU Institute for Software Technology (UNU-IIST) visited the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People’s Republic of China on 15 December 2010... »

Globally, in both poor and rich countries, agriculture is one of the few industries that remains largely owner-operated and reliant on family labour. Family farms typically achieve a high degree of efficiency, benefitting from the commitment of fami... »

In late November, UNU and UNESCO agreed to establish a UNESCO–UNU Chair on Regional Integration, Migration and Free Movement of People. This new UNESCO–UNU Chair, to be located at the UNU Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU... »

The Council of the United Nations University convened its 57th session at UNU Headquarters in Tokyo from 29 November though 2 December. The Council, the governing board that formulates the principles and policies which guide the activities and operat... »

During her first official visit to Japan, Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, delivered the keynote address at a UNU Public Symposium on “Climate Change and Education: UNESCO’s Role in the 2010s”. In her presentation at UN... »

The 2010 General Assembly of the Solving the E-waste Problem (StEP) Initiative (a public-private sector initiative coordinated by UNU) was recently held in London. During this annual session, attended by more than 45 StEP members, two new members (fr... »

On 16 November 2010, UNU Headquarters in Tokyo hosted the “Japan Iceland Geothermal Forum 2010″. The event was co-organized by UNU, the Embassy of Iceland in Tokyo, the Japan Energy Association, the Icelandic Chamber of Commerce in Japan,... »

UNU-ISP hosted the annual Asia Pacific Academy of Business in Society (APABIS) conference at UNU Headquarters in Tokyo on 4–5 November. In the week before the 2010 APEC Meetings in Yokohama, leading experts from academia, the private sector and the... »

On 11 and 12 November, UNU is organizing a workshop to solidify the scope and mission of the envisaged new UNU Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and Resources (UNU-FLORES). The focus of the new institute will be on sustainable ma... »

Satoyama and satoumi landscapes are socio-ecological systems in Japan which have been shaped by centuries of interaction between locally-specific activities and lifestyles and a rich natural environment. At the same time, they represent irreplaceable... »