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International Year of Forests, 2011

International Year of Forests, 2011

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June 2011Iraq - Security Council Report Expected Council Action • Key Recent Developments • Key Issues • Options • Council and Wider Dynamics • UN Documents • Other Relevant Facts • Other SCR Reports on this Issue Expected Council A ction The activities of the high-level coordinator, who advises the Security Council on the Iraq and Kuwait missing-persons issue, are currently authorised through 30 June. It is expected that the Council will receive a report on the issue and a briefing from the high-level coordinator in June. The Council will likely decide whether to extend the coordinator’s activities before the end of the month. In addition, the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) terminates as of 30 June 2011.

ited Nations Millennium Development Goals The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which range from halving extreme poverty rates to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015 – form a blueprint agreed to by all the world’s countries and all the world’s leading development institutions. They have galvanized unprecedented efforts to meet the needs of the world’s poorest. The UN is also working with governments, civil society and other partners to build on the momentum generated by the MDGs and carry on with an ambitious post-2015 development agenda. News on Millennium Development Goals Launch of the UN Sustainable Development Goals RUITS Home - Anglia Ruskin University In the context of accelerating technological advancements, favorable governmental policies and more sophisticated management structures, global networks continue to be expanded and strengthened at an impressive pace. Such developments include many opportunities, challenges and threats for rapidly growing international relations. However, successfully working and/or living together very much depends on the level of individual competence for the successful negotiation of cultural identities and on practical communication skills. Of particular importance in this context is the process of second language acquisition which provides the individual with the linguistic skills and the intercultural competences to cope with an increasingly globalised environment. As the movement of peoples across Europe and beyond keeps growing at an impressive pace, a strong focus will be set on aspects of current migration and diaspora.

Home - Global Sustainability Institute (GSI) - Anglia Ruskin University Delivering sustainability requires an integrated view of the world. The GSI is committed to playing a key role in the development of practical solutions to the challenges facing humanity. Key to this is the bringing together of information needed to make decisions with the people capable of implementing action. The GSI's research focuses on personal motivations and systems change set against the challenges of sustainability. Our core research question is how does the system influence the individual, and how does the individual influence the system? The 'system' is the political, financial, industrial and social frameworks that contribute to challenges we face and lock us into future pathways.

International Affairs: Legal and Political Aspects (MSc Econ IR Optional Module) The module explores how law and politics structure international affairs. It explores the basic elements of public international law and the nature of politics in a partially globalized and legalized world. Central to the module is the apparent tension between law and politics in post 1945 world and this theme is explored in the context of key legal and political issues form the nature of statehood, to the use of force.

International Relations <h2>Overview</h2> Programme Details PROGRAMME LENGTH MSc 12 months full-time, 24 months part-time PgDip 9 months full-time, 18 months part-time Aims MA in International Relations : International relations, security and global governance : ... : Study with us Dissertation (International Relations) 45 credits Summer teaching, year 1 This module provides you taking the programme with the opportunity to complete under expert supervision a dissertation on a topic of your choosing relevant to the course themes. The subject will be chosen in consultation with the Programme Convenor. You will embark on preparation of the dissertation following completion of the Research Methods and Professional Skills module and submission of a research outline. A desk-based or original empirical study will be undertaken, enabling you to pursue in-depth research on an aspect of international relations.

MA in Conflict, Security and Development : International relations, security and global governance : ... : Study with us Conflict, Security and Development 30 credits Autumn teaching, year 1 This module analyses the complex relationships that lie at the heart of the development-security nexus in the Global South, especially Africa, South Asia and the Middle East. The module focuses on three key areas. First you will explore the extent to which cycles of insecurity and violence affect the possibility of development for large sections of the world's population.

International Relations and Security MA Core modules Contemporary Controversies in International Security: Intervention Terrorism and Self-Defence he end of the Cold War fundamentally altered the nature of international security, heralding the emergence of new issues and threats. In the contemporary era the locus and nature of the paramount threats have altered, with intra-state conflicts and non-state actors characterising sources of insecurity.

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