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2013
May
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UN World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
-In 2001, UNESCO adopted the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity and in December 2002, the UN General Assembly, in its resolution 57/249, declared May 21 to be the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. The day provides us with an opportunity to deepen our understanding of the...
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Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
-The Global Platform gathers together the world's disaster risk community from Governments, parliamentarians, mayors, international and intergovernmental organizations, NGOs, local community representatives, scientific and academic institutions and private businesses. The Global Platform continues to shape the future of disaster risk reduction and provides fresh perspectives to how we can collectively...
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CSID Bangladesh Research Group
-The CSID Bangladesh Research Group will present research findings from agricultural, biological and health sciences. Visting speakers from Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) will present on 'Crop Production under Unfavorable Ecosystems in Bangladesh'
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Ending impunity for sexual violence
-UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Bangura will give a lecture on 'Ending impunity for sexual violence' at the University of Aberdeen on 9th May at 1300 in the Arts Lecture Theatre.
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David Livingstone Legacy: International Development Agenda with 21st Century Technology
-The University of Strathclyde is celebrating the 200th anniversary of David Livingstone's birth with an event on 2nd May in the Barony Hall. The event will showcase the range of international development activity by current students of his institution in Malawi and many other African countries. Strathclyde currently has four...
April
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Achieving an effective UN: securing human rights and safeguarding international laws and norms
-Alistair will focus on three of UNA-UK's most important policy areas, namely, securing human rights for all, safeguarding international laws and norms and achieving an effective United Nations.
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DSA and Social Policy Association joint conference
-"Meeting Emerging Global Policy Challenges: What can Social Policy and International Development Studies Learn from Each Other?"
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World Malaria Day
World Malaria Day was instituted by WHO Member States during the World Health Assembly of 2007. It is an occasion to highlight the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment for malaria prevention and control.
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Conflict Free St Andrews Conference on Congo
-This year's conference of the Coalition for a Conflict Free St Andrews is entitled "Moving forward in the eastern democratic republic of congo: the roles to be played by the international community"
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The role of China in development in sub-Saharan Africa
-This presentation by Mike Martin will look at Chinese economic engagement in sub-Saharan Africa -realities, myths and prospects All welcome