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Wall Street Journal article on the Encyclopedia of World Problems

Wed, 12/12/2012 - 14:41
Encyclopedia of World Problems Has a Big One of Its Own
Chronicle of Woes From Alien Abductions to Dandruff Finds Itself Short on Funds

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142412788732371700457815874242023092...

Branding the city of Philadelphia as an international destination

Thu, 22/11/2012 - 17:30

ECOSOC makes use of social media

Mon, 01/10/2012 - 17:02

United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/unecosoc). It is the UN platform on economic and social issues.

Please also join the Twitter account of the President of @unecosoc. It is the UN platform on economic and social issues.

Thank you very much for your support.

Best Regards,

Conference: Internationalismus, transnationale Solidaritaetsnetzwerke, Antifaschismus u. Antistalinismus in den 1920er/-30er

Mon, 01/10/2012 - 16:21
Internationalismus, transnationale Solidaritaetsnetzwerke, Antifaschismus u. Antistalinismus in den 1920er/-30er Jahren

Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung (Potsdam); Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung (Berlin); Åbo-Akademie (Finnland); Institut für Soziale Bewegungen der Ruhr-Universität (Bochum); Grundstücksgesellschaft FMP1 (Berlin);
Bernhard H. Bayerlein; Uwe Sonnenberg; Holger Weiss
12.10.2012-13.10.2012,
Berlin,
Münzenbergsaal, Franz-Mehring-Platz 1

New Reading Room at UN Library Named for Visionary American Philantropist John D. Rockefeller Jr

Mon, 10/09/2012 - 18:16
New Reading Room at UN Library Named for Visionary American Philantropist John D. Rockefeller Jr.

On the occasion of the 85th anniversary of the gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr. for the League of Nations Library, the United Nations will inaugurate a new reading room for the League of Nations and United Nations Archives.

The celebration will consist of two main events:

ISTR conference plenary sessions - streaming live July 10th & 13th

Tue, 10/07/2012 - 16:34

LIVE STREAM OF ISTR's 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PLENARY SESSIONS!

Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)

Sat, 23/06/2012 - 22:43

announcement from the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs.

In preparation for the Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which will be held in New York from 2 to 27 July 2012, the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs has launched a special website (English only) http://www.un.org/disarmament/ATT/ and prepared a series of information materials (please see attachments)

The General Assembly has convened a Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), from 2 to 27 July

Reflections on 30th Anniversary of June 12 Peace Rally (FPA blog)

Sat, 23/06/2012 - 02:02

Reflections on 30th Anniversary of June 12 Peace Rally (FPA blog)

http://foreignpolicyblogs.com/2012/06/16/reflections-30th-anniversary-ju...

One last lesson from Elinor Ostrom

Mon, 18/06/2012 - 13:44

One last lesson from Elinor Ostrom

http://euricse.eu/en/news/one-last-lesson-elinor-ostrom

See the lecture Prof. Elinor Ostrom delivered on the occasion of the 21st IEA Annual Hayek Memorial Lecture on the subject of 'The Future of the Commons: Beyond Market Failure and Government Regulation'.

UNRISD - Internship: Social and Solidarity Economy

Mon, 04/06/2012 - 22:02
Internship: Social and Solidarity Economy
Closing date: 1 Jul 2012
Vacancy number: INT058

UNRISD is now accepting applications for an internship position, under the supervision of the Deputy Director, in the area of Social and Solidarity Economy.
Required qualifications:

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