United Nations University

Child soldiers: If children are not prosecuted for war crimes, are they more likely chosen by warlords to perform the worst atrocities?

terry / October 24, 2006

24 Oct 06 United Nations University Some 300,000 combatants under age 18 – some as young as six and 40% […]

terry / January 17, 2006

17 Jan 06 United Nations University Asia suffered 220 landslides in the past century – by far the most of

terry / November 5, 2005

11 Nov 05 United Nations University Amid predictions that by 2010 the world will need to cope with as many

terry / June 16, 2005

16 Jun 05 United Nations University Growing desertification worldwide threatens to swell by millions the number of poor forced to

terry / June 8, 2005

08 Jun 05United Nations UniversityVast genetic resources – “blue gold” on the international deep seafloor – need protection from unfettered

terry / May 15, 2005

15 May 05 United Nations University A global education system in which a fully portable personal computer is as common

terry / May 1, 2005

01 May 05 United Nations University Since the start of the war of 2003 some 84% of Iraq’s higher education

terry / March 30, 2005

Millennium Ecosystem Assessment / United Nations University March 30, 2005 A landmark study released today reveals that approximately 60 percent

terry / March 21, 2005

21 Mar 05 United Nations University South America’s giant Pantanal wetlands, one of the world’s most bio-diverse ecosystems, is at

terry / January 14, 2005

14 Jan 05 United Nations University The rapid and extensive underground expansion of mega-cities – for subways, malls, parking and