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The mission of the UNU is to contribute, through research and capacity building, to efforts to resolve the pressing global problems that are the concern of the United Nations and its Member States. The UNU aims to fulfil its mission by performing four key roles that are based on the mandate given to the University by its Charter: to be an international community of scholars; to form a bridge between the United Nations and the international academic community; to serve as a think-tank for the United Nations system; and to contribute to capacity building, particularly in developing countries.
To help increase the research and training capacities, the UNU's current activities are grouped in two main areas: environment and sustainable development, and peace and governance. The UNU holds conferences, seminars, and consultative meetings around the world and responds quickly to meet current concerns. Its colloquia and publications address pivotal problems, such as conflict resolution, peace and good governance, development economics, science and technology, and environmental issues. Findings and knowledge gained from UNU's research activities are also provided to opinion leaders and policy makers through its participation in global conferences organized by the United Nations, which have included the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro (1992), the World Social Summit in Copenhagen (1995), the World Conference on Women in Beijing (1995), the World Conference on Higher Education in Paris (1998), the Conferences of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The UNU has its own scholarly press that produces academic publications and operates in the production of five professional journals. Work in Progress and UNU Nexions newsletters, annual reports, and several brochures are also issued to report on the ongoing research and developments in the UNU network.
Additional United Nations University Material: Policy Briefs | Working Papers
Books
Title: Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Resolution: Theory, Practice, and Annotated References
Author: Heather L. Beach, Jesse Hammer, J. Joseph Hewitt, Edy Kaufman, Anja Kurki, Joe A. Oppenheimer, and Aaron T. Wolf
Date: 2000Title: The Global Environment in the Twenty-first Century: Prospects for International Cooperation
Author: Pamela S. Chasek (Editor)
Date: 2000Title: Human Rights and Comparative Foreign Policy
Author: David P. Forsythe (Editor)
Date: 2000Title: Development Cooperation in Practice: The United Nations Volunteers in Nepal
Author: Joel Rehnstrom
Date: 2000Title: Trade, Environment, and the Millennium
Author: Gary P. Sampson, W. Bradnee Chambers (Editors)
Date: 2000Title: Asia's Emerging Regional Order: Reconciling Traditional and Human Security
Author: William T. Tow, Ramesh Thakur, and In-Taek Hyun (Editors)
Date: 2000Title: Democracy, Governance, and Economic Performance: East and Southeast Asia
Author: Ian Marsh, Jean Blondel, and Takashi Inoguchi (Editors)
Date: 1999