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G8 Dialogue Series with Professor Gary Sampson
Thursday, 15 May 2008, 4:00 to 5:30 pm, at United Nations University, Elizabeth Rose Hall

G8 Dialogue with Professor Tatsuro Kunugi
Thursday, 24 of April 2008, 4:00 to 5:30 pm, United Nations University, Elizabeth Rose Hall

G8 Dialogue with Professor Kiyoshi Kurokawa
Wednesday, 16 of April 2008, 4:00 to 5:30 pm, United Nations University, Elizabeth Rose Hall

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Call for RCE applications
2008/04/04
The call for applications for new RCEs is now open. Deadline for expressions of interest is 18 April 2008. Application deadline: 11 July 2008

Press Release: Indigenous Knowledge Helping to Combat Climate Change - Forum
2008/04/02
Press Release: Indigenous Knowledge Helping to Combat Climate Change - Forum

Vacancy Announcements
2008/04/02
UNU-IAS is now accepting applications for positions based in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The application deadline has been extended to 15 April 2008!

	Institutional Interplay: Biosafety and Trade
	Scaling Urban Environmental Challenges
	Pacific Genes and Life Patents
	Effective Implementation of NBSAPs: Using a Decentralized Approach
	UNU-IAS Pocket Guide: Access to Genetic Resources, Benefit Sharing and Bioprospecting

In July 2008, the Group of Eight (G8) Summit will be held in Hokkaido Toyako, Japan. See http://www.ias.unu.edu/G8

Click to learn more about the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

The Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) will be held in May 2008 in Yokohama, Japan.

See http://www.ias.unu.edu/TICAD