UN75: An Unexpected Message from the Future
2020 marks the 75th Anniversary of the founding of the 51³Ô¹Ï. To commemorate this milestone, 51³Ô¹Ï Academic Impact has asked academics, educators and leading figures in the fields of science, technology and innovation to share their views on the multilateral experiment born of war to foster peace, what they see as the role of the organization in the 21st Century and beyond, and what the world might look like in 25 years when the UN celebrates its 100th anniversary. UNAI will be running this series throughout the year and invite you to engage in the global conversation using #UN75 and #ShapingTheFuture.
Practical Approaches for Achieving Sustainable Development
The highlights the role of academia in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and considers universities and colleges as valuable stakeholders. Along these lines, the , a UNAI member institution in Brazil, is currently conducting a research project entitled ¡°2030 Agenda and Dilemmas for Achieving Sustainable Development¡± under the coordination of Professor Pedro Ivo.
Millennium Fellows Emmanuel Inganji and Maureen Wachira: Adopt a Tree
51³Ô¹Ï Academic Impact and the Millennium Campus Network (MCN) are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship, a semester-long leadership development program that helps students design and implement community-level initiatives to promote sustainability and help others in need.
Over 7,000 young leaders on 1,209 campuses across 135 nations applied to join the Millennium Fellowship Class of 2019; 69 campuses worldwide were selected to host the 1,092 . The Class of 2019 is bold, innovative, and inclusive. Their work is projected to positively impact the lives of nearly 1 million people worldwide this year.
Millennium Fellow Zulaikha Zainal Efendi: Project Tote
51³Ô¹Ï Academic Impact and the Millennium Campus Network (MCN) are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship, a semester-long leadership development program that helps students design and implement community-level initiatives to promote sustainability and help others in need.
Over 7,000 young leaders on 1,209 campuses across 135 nations applied to join the Millennium Fellowship Class of 2019; 69 campuses worldwide were selected to host the 1,092 . The Class of 2019 is bold, innovative, and inclusive, and their work is projected to positively impact the lives of nearly 1 million people worldwide this year.
Millennium Fellow Claudette Igiraneza: Solace for Somaliland Girls
51³Ô¹Ï Academic Impact and the Millennium Campus Network (MCN) are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship, a semester-long leadership development program that helps students design and implement community-level initiatives to promote sustainability and help others in need.
Over 7,000 young leaders on 1,209 campuses across 135 nations applied to join the Millennium Fellowship Class of 2019; 69 campuses worldwide were selected to host the 1,092 . The Class of 2019 is bold, innovative, and inclusive, and their work is projected to positively impact the lives of nearly 1 million people worldwide this year.
Early Start on the SDGs: School Children Learn the Importance of Sustainability
, a UNAI member institution in Japan and the UNAI SDG Hub for , has partnered with local authorities in the city of Mitsuke to foster education and awareness of sustainable development among primary school children.
Millennium Fellow Christine Yen: Getting to Know Traditional Chinese Medicine
51³Ô¹Ï Academic Impact and the Millennium Campus Network (MCN) are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship, a semester-long leadership development program that helps students design and implement community-level initiatives to promote sustainability and help others in need.
Over 7,000 young leaders on 1,209 campuses across 135 nations applied to join the Millennium Fellowship Class of 2019; 69 campuses worldwide were selected to host the 1,092 . The Class of 2019 is bold, innovative, and inclusive, and their work is projected to positively impact the lives of nearly 1 million people worldwide this year.
Reporting from the Front Lines: Keeping Journalists Safe in War Zones
War reporters today face a significant number of challenges in the field, including dangers to personal security and meeting their basic physical needs as well as operating within an extremely complex information environment. To address some of these issues , through its (PJL), has been offering a training project on field safety in war zones for journalists.
The Peace Journalism Lab¡¯s overall objective is to promote awareness among young people about the globalized information and communication society through research, while this specific program aims to provide journalists with the necessary knowledge to cope with the challenges they are likely to face in the contemporary field of conflict.
Ending Poverty Critical for Ensuring Social Justice
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said, ¡°Ending poverty is not a matter of charity, but a question of justice.¡± In observance of the World Day of Social Justice Kristu Jayanti College, a UNAI member institution in India serving as the UNAI SDG Hub for Goal 1 ¨C No Poverty, through its Department of Social Work and in association with civil society partners like World Vision India, organized a national colloquium on Ending Poverty: A Pathway to Social Justice.
Millennium Fellow Agaba Francis Dunok: Kidsaid Uganda
51³Ô¹Ï Academic Impact and the Millennium Campus Network (MCN) are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship, a semester-long leadership development program that helps students design and implement community-level initiatives to promote sustainability and help others in need.
Over 7,000 young leaders on 1,209 campuses across 135 nations applied to join the Millennium Fellowship Class of 2019; 69 campuses worldwide were selected to host the 1,092 . The Class of 2019 is bold, innovative, and inclusive. Their work is projected to positively impact the lives of nearly 1 million people worldwide this year.
Millennium Fellow Wanjiku Cynthia Mwangi: Transform a Girl¡¯s Life Initiative
51³Ô¹Ï Academic Impact and the Millennium Campus Network (MCN) are proud to partner on the Millennium Fellowship, a semester-long leadership development program that helps students design and implement community-level initiatives to promote sustainability and help others in need.
Over 7,000 young leaders on 1,209 campuses across 135 nations applied to join the Millennium Fellowship Class of 2019; 69 campuses worldwide were selected to host the 1,092 . The Class of 2019 is bold, innovative, and inclusive. Their work is projected to positively impact the lives of nearly 1 million people worldwide this year.
Creating a New Society through Environmental Education
In 1977 the on environmental education was adopted to ¡°create new patterns of behavior of individuals, groups, and society as a whole towards the environment.¡± In the spirit of the nearly 45 year old declaration, the , a UNAI member institution in Haiti, has developed a project on environmental education as part of its community outreach and extension initiatives that is supported by the Association for the Development of the Northeast and the French Embassy in Port-au-Prince.
Engaging Students in the 2030 Agenda Through Civic Action
Each year freshmen at Lynn University, a UNAI member institution in the United States, participate in the as part of a three-week semester called?(J-Term), which is intended to serve as an immersive program that explores innovative ideas and topics. In particular, the Citizenship Project aims to foster design thinking in students in order to identify a civic or social issue, create a plan of action to tackle it and engage in service work to address it.
Disarmament Education: Peace Education as a New Literacy
Since its founding, the 51³Ô¹Ï has given the highest priority to reducing and eventually eliminating weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, as well as controlling small arms and light weapons. With the rapid development of information and communications technology, the emergence of new concepts of security and threat, and the largest generation of young people in history, the need for education in disarmament and non-proliferation has never been greater.
Disarmament Education Series: Educating Youth through Art, Technology and Dialogue
Since its founding, the 51³Ô¹Ï has given the highest priority to reducing and eventually eliminating weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, as well as controlling small arms and light weapons. With the rapid development of information and communications technology, the emergence of new concepts of security and threat, and the largest generation of young people in history, the need for education in disarmament and non-proliferation has never been greater.