27 February 2018
UNU’s work toward the 17 Sustainable Development Goals
UNU recently launched its Sustainable Development Explorer, a new campaign highlighting UNU’s work to support the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015, the SDGs unite global action to overcome the world’s biggest challenges, from hunger and poverty to equality and peace.
24 February 2018
Gender Responsive Budgeting: Short course held in Reykjavik
UNU-GEST offered a short course in gender responsive budgeting, held at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik, 19-23 February 2018 for 29 participants from 17 countries
23 February 2018
Fisheries Training Program 20th cohort of fellows ready for graduation
Monday February 26 United Nations University Fisheries Training Program will hold a graduation ceremony for its 20th cohort of fellows.
20 February 2018
#IcelandToo? How Patriarchy Is Perpetuated
Dr. Cynthia Enloe, feminist writer, theorist and professor at Clark University, USA, will give an open lecture based on her new book The Big Push: Exposing and Challenging the Persistence of Patriarchy on Tuesday, 27 February 2018 at 12:00 to 13:15 in the Aula of the University of Iceland, Main Building.
19 February 2018
Dr. Klatzer is the fourth lecturer in the 2018 lecture series
Dr. Elisabeth Klatzer is the fourth lecturer in the 2018 RIKK & UNU-GEST lecture series during spring term 2018. Dr. Klatzer is a specialist and civil-society activist on feminist economics and gender responsive budgeting. Her lecture is titled “Budgeting for Women’s Rights: Tax Justice and Gender Equality”
19 February 2018
Quality management: Presentation of fellows' final projects
The final set of presentations will be focused on fish processing and quality management and take place at the headquarters of MATÍS Vínlandsleið 12 Reykjavík, Wednesday February 21st from 09:00.