Dear Friends,
Join a Reality Tour this Summer and become an active citizen diplomat! For the past 30 years our delegations have offered an educational experience that include face-to-face meetings with local activists and organizations working for positive changes in their communities. Join one of our upcoming delegations that are sure to be a life-changing and empowering experience. Meet the People, Learn the Facts, Make a Difference!
Our feature trips for this June newsletter include:
- Per…
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The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-HABITAT, is the agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. The post is located in the Shelter Branch. Under the overall guidance of the Head of the Branch and the direct supervision of the Senior Programme Management Officer, Global Division, and the Programme Management Officer, Global Land Tool…
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To my fellow YAP4D-ers,
Hello! Sorry I've been missing in action lately. The end of the semester is coming up, and that's always a busy time. Here's a job posting that I thought you might be interested in. Apply for the position! Hopefully, you will get it, and then I can say that I know someone that works at the UN office in Nairobi. :-)
My best,
Alison.
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The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) is the UN headquarters in Africa and the representative office of the Secretary-Gener…
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Dear friend,
Do you know what the number one killer of young women in the developing world is?
It's not a disease whose cure eludes us, or a condition which the world lacks the resources to treat. It is pregnancy and childbirth.
Every year, 500,000 women die while trying to give life. That's one every single minute.
The vast majority of these deaths are preventable. As part of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - a set of promises made in the year 2000 to eradicate extreme poverty, impro…
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A program of the International Youth Foundation, YouthActionNet® seeks to develop a new generation of socially conscious global citizens who create positive change in their communities, their countries, and the world. Each year, 20 exceptional young social entrepreneurs are selected as YouthActionNet® Global Fellows following a competitive application process. Supported by Nokia, the yearlong Global Fellowship includes:
Skill-building:
• A seven-day leadership retreat for twenty selected Fellow…
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Jeffrey D. Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, spoke to students and professors at several schools around Columbia University about how sustainable development relates to their disciplines.
Videos from these talks can be found at http://bit.ly/SLA5S
• Management and Sustainable Development: Columbia Business School, November 6, 2008
• Global Cooperation and Sustainable Development: School of International and Public Affairs, November 10, 2008
• Sustainable Urbanizati…
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President Clinton announced at the CGI U Meeting on February 14 that the Pat Tillman Foundation and the Wal-Mart Foundation are sponsoring the 2009 CGI U Outstanding Commitment Awards. The Pat Tillman Foundation, through its new initiative, the Tillman Social Action Fund, will be providing $200,000 to support innovative and sustainable student Commitments to Action across all of the five CGI U focus areas: Energy & Climate Change, Poverty Alleviation, Global Health, Peace & Human Rights,…
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Within delegated authority, the General Services Officer is responsible for the following duties: Supervise and train junior staff supporting General Services operations in the field in key sector locations, including international, UN Volunteers and national staff members. Supervise day to day operational activities in the following Units; - Receiving and Inspection - Property Control and Inventory Unit (PCIU) - Registry and Pouch. Track and follow up on claims and liaise with necessary parties…
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The Information Systems Officer is responsible for the following duties: (1) Conduct policy research/analysis and provide technical input for formulation and implementation of ESCAP's programme of work on Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction, with emphasis on use of relevant information technology, including space-based, and systems for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and management, which includes: (a) collect information, study the current trend and development i…
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View the invitation and RSVP at http://youthconference.eventbrite.com
You are invited to the following event:
Youth Leadership Conference 2009
Date:
Friday, August 14, 2009 at 9:00 AM
- to -
Saturday, August 15, 2009 at 8:00 AM (GMT+0100)
Location:
Bamenda Congress Hall-Cameroon
P.O Box 8203
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Bamenda, Nord Ouest 00237
Cameroon
EVENT DETAILS:
BAMENDA CONGRESS HALL CAMEROON
14-15 August 2009
THEME:
“Youth and the Challenges of Employment”
Sub theme:
“Building Bridges between Generations…
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All students from freshmen to graduate students and alumni welcome!
Open to all University of California and non-University of
California Students.
Documentary Filmmaking in the Caribbean
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad And Tobago
June 28—July 28, 2009
Instructor: Christine Acham (acham@ucdavis.edu)
Deadline April 3rd
Apply Soon Space is LIMITED!!
No experience necessary!!
Apply on line:
Program Web page: https://summer-abroad.ucdavis.edu
Program Overview
This hands-on class focuses on the art of…
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The Consortium of Non-Traditional Security Studies in Asia (NTS-Asia) invites applications for a 3-month Research Fellowship Programme, which will commence in July 2009. The research fellowship comes with a stipend of US$ 8,000 (all inclusive for the duration of the fellowship). Three positions are available for 2009-2010. The positions are intended for outstanding active researchers working on a wide range of non-traditional security issues (NTS) in Asia. Young scholars are encouraged to apply.…
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The Institute of Social Studies has announced a call for papers for its conference, which will take place on 2 and 3 June 2009 at ISS, The Hague. The Development Dialogue is a yearly initiative of PhD candidates at the Institute of Social Studies, in The Hague, The Netherlands. The objective is to exchange the results of recent and ongoing research by young scholars and PhD candidates in different fields of development studies. It provides an opportunity for presenting work in progress as well a…
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The ERF has announced a call for papers for a two day conference on 'Shocks, Vulnerability and Therapy' in Yemen, November 2009. The theme of the plenary sessions this year is Shocks, Vulnerability and Therapy. The themes of the parallel sessions are varied and broad to accommodate diverse research interests. Invitees are researchers conducting research on the ERF region (the Arab countries, Iran and Turkey), whether they are affiliates of ERF or not.
The deadline for submitting proposals for p…
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The European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) announces the 2009 prize for excellence in development research. The prize, worth €1 000, will be awarded for an essay on an issue of development studies in any field of the social sciences submitted and written by a postgraduate student from an EADI member country or attending a programme at an institutional member of the Association.
1. Manuscripts should be submitted as email attachments in Word format to prize20…
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Kasarinlan is an internationally refereed journal published twice a year. It provides a forum for critical and interdisciplinary perspectives on the Philippines and the Third World with special reference to political economy.
The journal is announcing two separate calls for papers. Kasarinlan is issuing an open call for papers for its 2009 editions. The journal is interested in publishing theoretically grounded papers based on original empirical research that is cogent and concise.
The second…
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The NIH Office of Extramural Research has just posted information about an
RFA for the Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research being made
available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the
stimulus bill).
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/challenge_award/
Key Dates
Opening Date: March 27, 2009
Application Due Date(s): April 27, 2009
Peer Review Date(s): June/July 2009
Council Review Date(s): August 2009
Earliest Anticipated Start Date(s): September 30, 2009
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A three day event on the theme, 'Exploring Evidence, Strengthening Action,' organized by RECABIP will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 18th - 22nd May 2009. The symposium will focus on sharing policy, research and practitioner experiences, and assisting participants to design and roll out effective and multi-layered HIV and AIDS responses in tertiary institutions - especially in Sub-Saharan Africa.
For more information please visit: http://www.eldis.org/go/events-and-announcements&id=36434&am…
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Six hundred policy makers, development practioners and researchers will be gathering in Cairo on March 29-April 2 to share experiences and lessons learned on what works and what does not work in terms of development assistance and how can evaluation contribute to development in Africa and elsewhere in the developing world?
Co-hosted by the African Evaluation Association (AfrEA), the Networks of Networks on Impact Evaluation (NONIE) and the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), t…
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