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2013
July
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Does population matter?
-UN demographics experts have put the world population at 10.1 billion by 2100. Campaigners argue that those numbers will dramatically affect biodiversity, climate change, regional conflict, poverty and resource security, and propose urgent measures to help curb population growth. Professor Danny Dorling argues that our worries might be overblown, and...
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Transparency International Summer School on Integrity
-Over the past four years the TI School on Integrity has become a go-to event for senior students and young professionals from all over the world. Selected participants get a chance to learn from leading anti-corruption experts and put their ideas in practice with the help of School competitive action...
June
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Conference on Cultural Diplomacy in the African Union
-Cultural Diplomacy in Africa: A Forum for Young Leaders (CDA) is a network of young individuals from across the world, who share an interest in the African continent. The program is based on the recognition that cultural diplomacy represents an important tool in helping Africa to address the challenges it...
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World Refugee Day
The UN General Assembly, on 4 December 2000, adopted resolution 55/76 where it noted that 2001 marked the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, and that the Organization of African Unity (OAU) had agreed to have International Refugee Day coincide with Africa Refugee Day...
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CSID-Nepal Research Group
-Presentation of latest research findings from Nepal by two University of Aberdeen doctoral students and Dr Ian Harper (University of Edinburgh) and AK N Paudel and Min Bhatta (University of Aberdeen)
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World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly declared June 17 the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought to promote public awareness of the issue, and the implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in those countries experiencing serious drought and/or desertification, particularly in Africa.
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Future Connections 2013
-Future Connections 2013 is a researcher-led, interdisciplinary event for PhD students with an interest in sustainable development.
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World Environment Day
Commemorated on 5 June since 1972, WED is one of the principal vehicles through which the UN stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and encourages political attention and action.
May
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RwSA Rwanda Film Festival Showcase
-The theme will be to introduce you to film in Rwanda and to spotlight the Rwanda Film Festival also known as Hillywood (because it spreads its net over the 1000 hills of Rwanda) which has established itself as the one of the country's most important cultural events and...
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International Day of UN Peacekeepers
-The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, which is commemorated each year on the 29th of May, is an occasion to salute the 120,000 peacekeepers serving in 17 missions in some of the most volatile and dangerous environments in the world.