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UNU-GEST is organizing a panel on Nordic Africa Days 2016 which will be held in Uppsala, Sweden 23-24 September. Paper proposals, not exceeding 300 words shall be submitted no later than 3 May

Professor Jeff Hearn will give the lecture “Men of the World ... and what to do about them: resistance, responsibilities and responses”, on 31 March at 12 o’clock in The National Museum’s lecture hall.

Each year the University of Iceland celebrates Green Days where environmental issues are addressed. This year the theme is "Changing World - Changing Life" as climate change is placed in the spotlight. Two UNU-GEST fellows, Stella Tereka and Harriet Pamara presented on gender in climate change in Uganda.

Milica Minić, Gender and development specialist and researcher, will give a lecture on 17 March at 12 o’clock in The National Museum’s lecture hall in Reykjavik. The lecture will address knowledge production, exchange and reception within feminist epistemic communities of Iceland and Serbia.

A 2015 UNU-GEST alumni from Mozambique uses his gender expertise in his new post to reduce the vulnerability of people and ecosystems through improved transboundary governance and management of natural resources

On 3 March, Dr. Anne Flaspöler will give the lecture „Peacekeeping Training in Africa: International Expectations vs Training Realities“ held at the National Museum’s lecture hall at 12 o´clock.