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		<title>Apply by 30 June for New &#8220;Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security&#8221; MSc Degree Programme</title>
		<link>http://unu.edu/news/announcements/msc-degree-in-geography-of-environmental-risks-and-human-security.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 18:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new cutting‐edge Master of Science degree programme, which will begin in October 2013, is now accepting applications (until 30 June 2013). The &#8220;Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security&#8221; programme will provide postgraduate students with the detailed knowledge, critical understanding, and strategies and tools required to take an interdisciplinary approach towards environmental risks and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Call for Papers: 2013 LABEL Workshop on Human and Environmental Security</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 06:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>daniel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Luxembourg’s Consortium for Comparative Research on Regional Integration and Social Cohesion (RISC) and the Belgian and Luxemburgish Association of Latin-Americanists (LABEL), with support from the UNU Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), invite authors from any social field to submit original paper and panel proposals to the 2013 LABEL workshop on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Call for Papers: ICEGOV2013</title>
		<link>http://unu.edu/news/announcements/first-call-for-papers-icegov2013.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>daniel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Paper submissions are now being accepted for the 7th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV2013) to be held in Seoul, Republic of Korea from 22–25 October 2013. The conference is being organized by the National Information Society Agency, Republic of Korea, and the Center for Electronic Governance at the United Nations University [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apply Now for 2013 ProSPER.Net–Scopus Young Scientist Award</title>
		<link>http://unu.edu/news/announcements/apply-for-2013-prospernet-scopus-young-scientist-award.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>daniel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Applications are now being accepted for the 2013 Prosper.Net-Scopus Young Scientist Award in Sustainable Development. The deadline for submissions is midnight GMT on 30 June 2013. The Prosper.Net-Scopus Young Scientist Award is given annually to young scientists or researchers who have made significant contributions in the area of sustainable development. This year the award is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Call for Applications: Regional Centres of Expertise on ESD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 03:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>daniel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The United Nations University is accepting applications from organizations interested in joining the global network of Regional Centres of Expertise (RCE) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). An RCE is a network of existing formal, non-formal and informal education organizations, mobilized to deliver ESD to local and regional communities. RCEs aspire to achieve the goals of the UN Decade [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Call for Papers: Sept. Conference on Inclusive Growth in Africa</title>
		<link>http://unu.edu/news/announcements/seeking-papers-on-inclusive-growth-in-africa.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 02:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>daniel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Rapid and sustained poverty reduction requires &#8220;inclusive growth&#8221; that enables people to contribute to and benefit from the development process. Although Africa’s economic performance has improved considerably since the 1980s and early 1990s, many questions remain unanswered. For instance: Has recent progress in Africa been under- or over-stated? Are certain social groups being excluded from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5th Executive Training on Foundations of Government Information Leadership in Uganda, 22-26 July 2013</title>
		<link>http://unu.edu/news/announcements/5th-executive-training-on-foundations-of-government-information-leadership-in-uganda-22-26-july-2013.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pchan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Center for Electronic Governance at the United Nations University International Institute of Software Technology (UNU-IIST), Uganda Technology and Management University (UTAMU) and the Uganda National Information Technology Authority (NITA), in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), are jointly organizing a week of Executive Training on Foundations of Government Information Leadership. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apply by 28 February for a JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship</title>
		<link>http://unu.edu/news/announcements/2013-jsps-unu-postdoc-fellowships.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 02:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bill</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme is jointly organized by the United Nations University and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). It is designed to enable young researchers to conduct advanced research relevant to the main thematic focus of the UNU Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS, Yokohama) or the UNU Institute for Sustainability [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Submission Deadline for Eisaku Sato Essay Contest is 31 March</title>
		<link>http://unu.edu/news/announcements/eisaku-sato-memorial-essay-contest.html</link>
		<comments>http://unu.edu/news/announcements/eisaku-sato-memorial-essay-contest.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mmatsuki</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Submissions are now being accepted for the 29th Eisaku Sato Essay Contest. This international contest is open to anyone who has an interest in both the United Nations University and the designated contest topic. There are no restrictions as to age, nationality or profession. The topic of the 2013 contest is: Many people expect the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Call for Papers: Industrial Development and Policy in Africa</title>
		<link>http://unu.edu/news/announcements/seeking-papers-on-african-industrial-development-and-policy.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 02:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bill</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[While the last three decades were boom times for industrial development in low- and middle-income countries, industry has been moving out of Africa. Since 1980, industry in Africa has declined as a share of both global production and trade.The diversity and sophistication of industrial production and exports also has declined in most African economies. Today, [...]]]></description>
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