- 2012-01-16
Applicants who sent the online application form by January 15th have time until the 21th in order to complete the application.
- 2011-12-14 Deadline for applications has been extended to January 15th 2012. Good Luck!
- 2011-11-03
31 October 2011 –
The United Nations today
launched the International Year of Cooperatives with the General Assembly President underlining their role as catalysts of socially-inclusive development and capacity to empower communities through jobs and income generation.
“Cooperatives contribute to food security, rural development, and other social services,” said Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, opening the Assembly’s plenary meeting to launch 2012 as the International Year.
“They are not only provide productive employment opportunities to marginalized groups including women, youth, persons with disabilities, older persons and indigenous people, but also make a valuable contribution through the technical assistance programmes of their human resources development component.”
The Assembly had earlier decided that 2012 will be observed as the International Year of Cooperatives in recognition of their contribution to socio-economic development, particularly with regard to poverty reduction, employment creation and social integration. The theme of the year will be ‘Cooperative enterprises help build a better world.’
Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro pointed out that as the world witnesses growing public discontent as a result of the financial and economic crises, the international community could learn from the cooperative movement, which, she said, balanced both economic viability and social responsibility.
“As self-help organizations, cooperatives are inherently people-centred. They not only meet material needs, but also the human need to participate proactively in improving one’s life.
“Moreover, with democratic decision-making processes and a focus on cultivating member skills and capacities, cooperatives offer a model for harnessing the energies and passions of all,” said Ms. Migiro.
During the year, efforts will be made to expand public awareness of the role of cooperatives – especially in relation to the fulfilment of the internationally-agreed poverty reduction and socio-economic development targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Efforts will also be made to encourage the growth of cooperatives worldwide and strengthen them through policies and legal frameworks that facilitate their growth.
“By virtue of their organizational characteristics, cooperative enterprises are user-owned and community responsive. They continue to aggregate economic power enabling communities to compete successfully in the global economy,” Mr. Al-Nasser added.
At an informal roundtable on the role of cooperatives in sustainable development, Sha Zukang, the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, pointed out that cooperatives had an important role to play in the transition to a green economy, saying they offered a business model with comparative advantage in creating socially-inclusive and environmentally sound economic practices.
“Cooperatives have also been noteworthy for their contributions to rural development and agricultural productivity across both the developed and developing world,” said Mr. Sha, who is also Secretary-General of next year’s UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20).
Across Europe, for example, cooperatives account for some 60 per cent of the processing and marketing of agricultural commodities, and they also hold a 50 per cent share in the supply of inputs,” Mr. Sha added.
At a news conference at UN Headquarters, Mr. Sha described cooperatives as “self-help organizations” that generated employment and improved incomes, thus contributing to poverty reduction. “Cooperatives also strengthen local economies and communities by tapping local resources and opportunities,” he said.
In Rome, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) stressed that smallholder farmers reap benefits from joining agricultural cooperatives through boosting their bargaining power and sharing resources to enhance food security and reduce poverty.
“Ranging from small-scale to multi-million dollar businesses across the globe, cooperatives operate in all sectors of the economy, count over 800 million members and provide 100 million jobs worldwide – 20 per cent more than multinational enterprises,” the three Rome-based agencies said in a statement.
In 2008, the largest 300 cooperatives in the world had an aggregate turnover of $1.1 trillion, comparable to the gross domestic product (GDP) of many large economies, the agencies pointed out.
- 2011-10-21
SEGRETARIO GENERALE
MESSAGGIO IN OCCASIONE DELLA GIORNATA DELLE NAZIONI UNITE
24 Ottobre 2011
Tra pochi giorni la comunità mondiale raggiungerà i sette miliardi di persone.
Qualcuno afferma che il nostro pianeta è troppo popolato. Io sostengo che abbiamo la forza di sette miliardi di persone.
Il mondo ha fatto progressi inimmaginabili dalla nascita delle Nazioni Unite, che oggi compiono sessantasei anni.
Viviamo più a lungo. Un numero sempre maggiore di nostri figli sopravvive. Ogni giorno cresce il numero di quanti vivono in uno stato di diritto democratico.
Come abbiamo potuto riscontrare durante quest’ultimo drammatico anno, le persone di tutto il mondo si stanno mobilitando per difendere i propri diritti umani e le proprie libertà.
Eppure… tutti questi progressi sono adesso in pericolo. A causa della crisi economica. Dell’aumento del tasso di disoccupazione e di diseguaglianza. Del cambiamento climatico.
Troppe persone nel mondo vivono in uno stato di paura. Troppe credono che i governi e l’economia mondiale non potranno esaudire le loro aspettative.
In questo momento di crisi, esiste solo una soluzione possibile: l’unità dei nostri propositi.
I problemi a livello mondiale richiedono soluzioni adeguate a tale portata.
Occorre obbligare tutte le nazioni ad agire in maniera unitaria attraverso un programma a favore della popolazione mondiale.
Questa è la vera missione delle Nazioni Unite:
Costruire un mondo migliore.
Non abbandonare nessuno.
Lottare per i più poveri e i più vulnerabili in nome della pace e della giustizia sociale nel mondo.
In commemorazione di questa giornata speciale, riconosciamo che:
Mai nella storia il ruolo delle Nazioni Unite è stato più necessario.
In questo mondo ogni giorno più interconnesso, tutti abbiamo qualcosa da dare e qualcosa da guadagnare se lavoriamo insieme.
Uniamoci, con la forza di essere sette miliardi di persone, in nome del bene comune mondiale.
- 2011-10-10
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- 2011-02-14 Per iscriversi alla sezione orientamento Go International è necessario compilare il modulo online
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- 2011-02-02
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- 2011-01-27
31 Gennaio-Incontro con Anand Sharma, Ministro indiano del Commercio e dell'Industria-India and Italy: An Enhanced Global Partnership
31 gennaio 2011, ore 9:00, Sala delle Colonne - Viale Pola, 12
Evento promosso da Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry, CONFINDUSTRIA e LUISS Guido Carli
Ore 9.00 Registrazione partecipanti Ore 9.30 Introduce e modera: Massimo Egidi, rettore LUISS Guido Carli Overwiew: Andrea Goldenstein, Head Global Relations OECD Intervengono: Anand Sharma, Ministro indiano del Commercio e dell'Industria,Rajan Bharti Mittal, Presidente FICCI
- 2011-01-13 APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR ROMEMUN 2011 HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO JANUARY 28th.
- 2010-12-21 Bruxelles, 20 dicembre 2010
Il Segretario Generale ONU ribadisce il suo ammonimento contro gli attacchi alle forze di mantenimento della pace in Costa d'Avorio
Il Segretario Generale Ban Ki-moon ha enfatizzato il suo ammonimento contro gli attacchi sferrati a danno delle forze ONU di mantenimento della pace in Costa d'Avorio, nel tentativo di danneggiare il loro operato, e ha dichiarato che saranno presi provvedimenti contro i responsabili delle «gravi violazioni» commesse.
«Ogni attacco contro le forze ONU sarà considerato un attacco contro l'intera comunità internazionale ed i responsabili di tali azioni saranno consegnati alla giustizia », ha affermato Ban Ki-moon in una dichiarazione diffusa dal suo portavoce, il quale ha aggiunto che il Segretario Generale era consapevole delle dichiarazioni del portavoce di Laurent Gbagbo, in cui si richiedeva il ritiro delle forze ONU. « Qualsiasi altra azione volta a ostacolare o danneggiare le operazioni ONU sarà inaccettabile », si legge nella dichiarazione.
Le operazioni ONU in Costa d'Avorio (UNOCI) continueranno ad adempiere al proprio mandato, a monitorare e documentare tutte le violazioni dei diritti umani, l'istigazione all'odio e alla violenza, cosi come gli attacchi alle forze di pace ONU, ha affermato Ban Ki-moon. A Ginevra, l'Alto Commissario per i Diritti Umani, Navi Pillay, ha espresso preoccupazione circa l'escalation di violenza e le violazioni dei diritti umani in Costa d'Avorio, in atto dal 16 dicembre, e ha ribadito la propria determinazione ad assicurare i responsabili alla giustizia, affinché siano giudicati per le loro azioni.
«Quando le persone sono vittime di crimini, occorre condurre delle indagini, in base alle quali, possano renderne conto dinanzi alla legge», ha affermato Navi Pillay, ricordando gli oltre 50 omicidi e 200 ferimenti degli ultimi tre giorni.
« Il deterioramento delle condizioni di sicurezza nel paese e l'interferenza con la libertà' di movimento del personale ONU, hanno reso difficile investigare sull'elevato numero di violazioni dei diritti umani commesse », ha dichiarato Navi Pillay in un comunicato stampa.
La Costa d'Avorio è piombata nel caos politico dopo che l'attuale presidente ha rifiutato di proclamare la vittoria del suo oppositore. L'ONU ha proclamato vincitore il leader dell'opposizione, nonché Presidente eletto, Alassane Ouattara, in occasione delle elezioni del 28 novembre, mentre il Presidente uscente Laurent Gbagbo dichiarava di aver vinto.
Ban Ki-moon ha dichiarato che gli attacchi sono stati perpetrati da alcuni reparti delle forze di sicurezza ivoriane fedeli a Gbagbo e che altri attacchi agli osservatori ONU sono stati compiuti dai Young Patriots (Giovani Patrioti), un gruppo legato all'attuale Presidente, provocando il ferimento di due persone. Il Segretario Generale ha ricordato che il Consiglio di Sicurezza si incontrerà a breve per discutere della situazione in Costa d'Avorio e del rinnovo del mandato UNOCI, che si terminerà il 31 dicembre 2010.
«La comunità internazionale ha denunciato all'unisono il tentativo di Gbagbo di restare al potere. Le dichiarazioni pubblicate dalla Comunità Economica degli Stati dell'Africa Occidentale e dall'Unione Africana a tal proposito, dimostrano che anche il continente africano è unito e intende rispettare la volontà, democraticamente espressa, del popolo ivoriano e pertanto riconosce Ouattara come Presidente eletto», si legge nella dichiarazione.
Navi Pillay ha affermato che l'UNOCI è stato informato di centinaia di vittime uccise da individui in uniforme, forze di sicurezza e milizie armate, cosi come di detenzioni forzate e sequestri. “Chiedo a tutte le parti di rispettare i diritti umani di tutti gli ivoriani, senza discriminazione”, ha affermato Navi Pillay. “I funzionari ONU in Costa d'Avorio sono in stato d'allerta e continueranno a monitorare da vicino la situazione nel paese”.
Per saperne di piu
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=37114&Cr=ivoire&Cr1=
- 2010-12-15 RomeMUN-Application's deadline for foreign students has been postponed to January 7th 2011.
- 2010-12-14 We are pleased to inform you that ISPI is planning the second edition of the Advanced Diploma in International Humanitarian Law and Peace Operations, intended for members of the armed forces, young and mid-career professionals of international organizations directly involved in peace operations and those who have an academic and legal expertise in humanitarian law or peace operations.
The Advanced Diploma, organised in cooperation with the International Institute of Humanitarian Law, is also open to those who have successfully completed an ISPI Diploma in ÂEmergencies and Humanitarian Interventions or those who have attended seminars at the International Institute of Humanitarian Law.
Special attention will be given to theoretical and practical aspects of the complex scenarios of peace operations.
The Advanced Diploma consists of five courses, three residential (from 31st January to 5th February 2011 at ISPI, via Clerici 5, Milan, Italy) and two distance learning courses.
All classes will be held in English.
For further information, please visit ISPI website (www.ispionline.it) or contact Valeria Sciacovelli (valeria.sciacovelli@ispionline.it).
- 2010-12-11 TOKYO – On 26 November 2010 the agreement for the establishment of the UNESCO-UNU Chair on regional integration, migration and free movement of people was signed by the Rector of the United Nations University, Professor Konrad Osterwalder, the Director-General of UNESCO, Ms. Irina Bokova, and the Director of the United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies, Mr. Luk Van Langenhove.
The UNESCO-UNU Chair will start its activities in 2011, and will be located at UNU-CRIS in Bruges in cooperation with the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Professor Bob Deacon, Shieffield University and Associated Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS has been appointed as first chair holder.
The objective of the UNESCO-UNU Chair is to creatively address the opportunities and challenges of regional integration, the social dimension of regional integration, migration and in particular free movement of people within South Africa and the Southern African region.
- 2010-12-09
Corruption:
A Crime Against the MDGs.
Corruption is a serious crime that can undermine social and economic development in all societies.
No country, region or community is immune.
This year UNODC and UNDP have developed a joint global campaign, focusing on how corruption hinders efforts to achieve the internationally agreed upon Millennium Development Goals and impacts education, health, justice, democracy, prosperity and development.
From http://www.unodc.org/yournocounts/
- 2010-12-02 1 December 2010 – Significant progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS has been achieved over the past three decades, but the world must not relent in its efforts to roll back the pandemic, United Nations officials said today, stressing the importance of preventing new infections and deaths.
“Our common goal is clear: universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. We must also work to make the AIDS response sustainable,” Mr. Ban said in his message to mark World AIDS Day, observed annually on 1 December.
He pointed out that despite the untold suffering and death that AIDS had visited upon mankind, the global community had united with passion to take action and save lives.
From http://www.unric.org/en/latest-news/26394-welcoming-results-in-global-aids-fight-un-urges-world-not-to-relent
- 2010-12-02
UN chief urges countries to ratify legal treaties to fight slavery
2 December 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today marked the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery by urging States to bring into force all the legal instruments necessary to eradicate the scourge.
Although States worldwide support laws banning slavery, the practice still persists in many forms, he noted in his message for the Day, which is observed annually on 2 December.
“Modern slavery is a crime. People who perpetrate, condone or facilitate it must be brought to justice. Victims and survivors have a right to remedies and reparations,” he stated.
Mr. Ban said that many legal instruments exist to fight the practice, praising the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which entered into force in 2003, and the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to ensure recognition of slavery as a crime against humanity.
He urged the international community to contribute generously to the UN’s Trust Fund to help victims of slavery.
da http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=36933&Cr=SLAVERY&Cr1
- 2010-11-29
Deadline for international students Scholarship (RomeMUN Plus) has been postponed to December 5th 2010.
- 2010-11-18
the Secretary-General
MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL PHILOSOPHY DAY
18 November 2010
Philosophy helps us to define who we are and how we relate to each other – and to the world we live in.From the belief systems of ancient civilizations to the new frontiers of medical ethics, philosophical inquiry and exploration continue to make significant contributions to human progress.This year, World Philosophy Day celebrates the International Year of Rapprochement of Cultures, an initiative of UNESCO. It also falls during the ob
servance of the International Year of Youth, which is promoting dialogue and mutual understanding. Philosophy deals routinely in universals – in broadly shared questions about human existence, beliefs and behaviour. That gives it uncommon and unexpected power to help build bridges between people, and to open channels for communication among cultures. So let us use this essential expression of the human mind to change the minds of men and women – for that is where, as UNESCO's own Charter so memorably states, true peace begins. On this International Philosophy Day, let us pledge to do our part to guard against the politics of polarization, and to reject stereotypes, ignorance and hatred. Let us instead fortify our societies through reason and dialogue – the lifeblood of philosophical debate.
And let us recognize the critical role that the age-old tradition of philosophy can play in our modern, interconnected world.
- 2010-11-17
Professioni di domani: il tuo futuro lavorativo nel contesto europeo
L’aumento dell’occupazione è uno degli obiettivi della strategia “Europa 2020”: entro i prossimi 10 anni il 75% degli europei di età compresa tra 20 e 64 anni dovrà avere un lavoro. Questo l’obiettivo che l’Europa si pone. Ma di che tipo di lavoro si tratta? Quali sono le politiche da attuare per agevolare l’incremento occupazionale degli Stati membri?
È per rispondere a queste domande che Europarlamento24, il portale d’informazione europea realizzato dal Sole 24 Ore Business Media e Jlag, ha deciso di coinvolgere gli studenti universitari e i neolaureati italiani che si accingono ad entrare nel mercato del lavoro europeo, sul tema “Professioni di domani: il tuo futuro lavorativo nel contesto europeo”.
Gli studenti e i neolaureati sono invitati a produrre un elaborato su questo tema, andando a compilare la scheda seguente. Possono partecipare gli studenti italiani universitari di età compresa fra 18 e 28 anni. Il migliore elaborato verrà premiato con una collaborazione editoriale retribuita con Europarlamento24.
Per ulteriori info contattate la redazione di Europarlamento24 a redazione.europarlamento24@businessmedia24.com
- 2010-11-10
Message from Irina Bokova,
Director-General of UNESCO
on the occasion of the World Science Day for Peace and Development
10 November 2010
Science cannot develop in isolation. It flourishes through the dialogue of individuals, through the interaction of cultures and communities and through the meeting of minds. It prospers in a soil that is rich in diversity and in a climate that favours diffusion and cross-fertilisation. Ideas must migrate to develop, they must be shared to take root, and they must be accessible for all to benefit.
The theme of this year’s World Science Day for Peace and Development, “Science for the rapprochement of peoples and cultures,” could not be better chosen, especially as UNESCO has been designated to lead the 2010 International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures. Harnessing the power of science to bring peoples and cultures together, to make the most of the great diversity of humanity, and to foster peaceful development lies at the core of UNESCO’s mandate.
- 2010-11-08 UNEP launches '30 Ways in 30 Days' to inspire action on climate change
Nairobi, Kenya, 1 November 2010 - What do solar loans, sustainable tourism, tea plantations, forests in Panama and African financiers have in common?
The answer is quite simple: all are part of the global solution to climate change, and part of the United Nation's Environment Programme's "30 ways in 30 Days" initiative, launched today.
From today, a month out from the start of the UN Climate Convention meeting in Cancun, Mexico, UNEP will release online case studies to show that solutions to climate change are available and can be copied and scaled up around the world. The examples are just the tip of the iceberg and highlights in terms of existing successful climate initiatives and programmes.
UNEP's aim is to show that across the world, in myriad ways, from community-based programmes to entrepreneurial endeavours, solutions are available to help confront the challenges of climate change and to help countries, communities and businesses move towards low-emission climate-resilient growth.
- 2010-10-22
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL
MESSAGE FOR UNITED NATIONS DAY
24 October 2010
On United Nations Day, I express my great appreciation to the millions of people throughout the world who believe deeply in our work for peace, development and human rights, and who uphold our ideals and help us achieve our goals. To all of you, friends and fellow citizens of the world, I say: thank you. Sixty-five years ago on this date, the founding Charter of the United Nations entered into force. Every year on UN Day, we reaffirm our global mission. We reassert the universal values of tolerance, mutual respect and human dignity. And we recognize the progress we have made together: gains in literacy and life expectancy the spread of knowledge and technology... advances in democracy and the rule of law. But above all, UN Day is a day on which we resolve to do more. More to protect those caught up in armed conflict, to fight climate change and avert nuclear catastrophe; more to expand opportunities for women and girls, and to combat injustice and impunity; more to meet the Millennium Development Goals. Last month’s MDG Summit at the United Nations generated political momentum as well as financial commitments that are especially significant in these difficult economic times. I am determined to press ahead as the 2015 deadline approaches. Despite our problems, despite polarization and distrust, our interconnected world has opened up vast new possibilities for common progress. Let us commit to do even more to realize the great vision set out in the UN Charter.
- 2010-10-18 Sono aperte le iscrizioni al RomeMUN 2011!!!Non perdere l'occasione di essere protagonista!
Application to RomeMUN 2011 are now open!!!Don't miss the chance to be protagonist!
