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UNESCO chief Irina Bokova (right) and Soumaïla Cissé sign agreement

UN partners with West African nations to boost information technology in universities

11 February 2011

The United Nations agency tasked with promoting education and the West African monetary union today signed an agreement to launch a $12 million project to boost the information and communications technology (ICT) capacity of universities by creating a regional virtual library network.

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New UN-backed benchmarking system gives greater weight to university research

20 October 2010

Created on the premise that current rankings do not adequately measure universities’ performance, a new United Nations-backed benchmarking system seeks to give greater weight to the research activities of these institutions.

UN officials discuss accountability at public forum

20 November 2007

Accountability for enhancing the effectiveness of the United Nations was discussed by key officials from across the system today at a forum in New York organized by the UN University (UNU).

Ban Ki-moon heralds role of academia in promoting economic development

13 November 2007

Academic and research institutions play a vital role in promoting development, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today as he kicked off the inaugural symposium of the joint Africa Series initiative of the United Nations University (UNU) and Cornell University.

Secretary-General appoints Swiss physicist as new Rector of UN University

9 May 2007

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today named Konrad Osterwalder, a Swiss physicist, as the new Rector of the United Nations University (UNU), which serves as the world body’s think tank.

Small band of rich controls majority of global wealth, UN study finds

5 December 2006

The richest 2 per cent of people in the world own more than half of all household wealth, while the poorer half of the global population control just 1 per cent, according to a study released today by the United Nations University (UNU).

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