Call for Papers: Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges
The American International University - Bangladesh, a UNAI member institution in Bangladesh, is organizing its 1st AIUB International Conference on Arts and Social Sciences titled "International Conference on Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges", to be heldonline from 12 - 13 January 2022.
This conference will facilitate the exchange of ideas and information among researchers from diverse fields of arts and social sciences who are deliberating on a wide range of issues such as poverty elimination, gender equality, rule of law, environmental protection, media’s role in promoting good governance and development, digital inclusion, quality education, public health facilities, food security, among others.
The deadline for abstracts submission is 10 December 2021. For more information click .
Call for Applications: Countering the Use of ICTs for Criminal Purposes
Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) issued acall for applications to participate in the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes, which will hold its first session in New York on 17- 28 January 2022. The UN General Assembly that established such Ad Hoc Committeerequested the Chair of this body, in consultation with UNODC, to draw up a list of representatives of among others, academic institutions,including those with expertise in the field of cybercrime, who may participate in the Ad Hoc Committee.
Interested stakeholders are thus welcome to apply by filling out the application form at the latest by midnight on 1st December 2021, NY time. The form may be accessed at .
2021 Global University President Forum
2021 GLOBAL UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTFORUM
10-12 December 2021, London
Strategic Themes：
New Normal and Rethinking:
Building Quality Higher Education Systems
Global Trends, Opportunities, and Challenges in Post Covid-19 Era
Co-organizers:
TheUnited NationsAcademic Impact (UNAI)
Research Centerfor Technological Innovation, Tsinghua University (RCTI)
China Association of Higher Education (CAHE)
China Association for Management of Technology (CAMOT)
Hosted by
The University of Law (ULaw)
University of West of Scotland (UWS)
Global University System (GUS)
Geely Talent Development Group
ELITE Innovation College Cambridge (EICC)
Call for Submissions: Health and Sustainability
Sustainabilityis an international, cross-disciplinary, scholarly,peer-reviewed, and open-access journal of environmental, cultural, economic, and social sustainability of human beings.Itprovides an advanced forum for studies related to sustainability and sustainable development, and is published semimonthly online.
Call for Papers: SDGs, A Global Scientific Conference
The Federal University of Paraná, a UNAI member institution in Brazil, is organizing through its International Cooperation Unit, the SEE-U: Sustainable Development Goals, a global scientific conference, that will take place virtually from 1 - 3 December 2021. The event aims to discuss ways to promote the engagement of universities, communities, and policymakers in creating strategies to tackle the global challenges faced by our world, by accomplishing the SDGs.
The conference is open to the public and there is no cost to attend or to submit papers.
The deadline for submissions is 19 November. For more information click .
Call for Papers: Critical Perspectives onHuman Rights
The City College of New York, part of the City University of New York (United States) invites submissions for its SecondCritical Perspectives onHuman Rights Conference, that will take place from 20 - 22 April 2022.
Call for Papers: Global Crises: Responses and Recoveries
The Interdisciplinary Studies Section of the International Studies Association, in collaboration with the University of Crete will host an international conference in Rethymno, Greece, from 17 - 19 June, 2022.The theme of the conference will be:Global Crises: Responses and Recoveries.
Call for Papers: Water and the SDGs
UCLOpen: Environment isa new,openand transparentopen accessjournal promoted by the University College London, a UNAI member institution in the United Kingdom, where high-impact disciplinary and interdisciplinary research is published thatshowcasesradical and critical thinking on real-worldissues. The journalwelcomes submissions across all aspects of environment-relatedresearch and the generation of new knowledge.
Water is one of the Earth’s most distinguishing features. It is essential to life. It is a fundamental part of our society and economy. Water shortages could be made worse with our changing climate leading to more frequent or even more severe droughts. Likewise, flooding could become worse because of increased periods of intense rainfall or because a combination of factors to which sea-level rise (driven by ocean expansion and polar melt) will add makes coastal erosion and flooding that much more of an issue.
12th Global Conference for Regional Centres of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development
The 12th Global RCE (Regional Centres of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development) Conference, will be held onlinefrom 16 - 18 November 2021,under the theme Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: action through learning in a time of global crises.This event, organized by theGlobal RCE Service Centre at the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS),will provide an opportunity for participants to collectively share, explore and build on the knowledge, skills, and values to build the capacities and actions needed to achieve the SDGs.
The program is available . For information on registration, click .
2021 International Law Weekend
The American Branch of the International Law Association is organizing its annual International Law Weekend.This two-and-a-half-day conference features over 30 panels, and many of the world’s leading international lawyers and diplomats participate. This year, the event isscheduled for 28 - 30 October 2021 and will take place online.
The theme selected for this year’s conference isReinvesting in International Law, as follows:
Call for Papers: Africa’s Fiscal Space, Fragility and Conflict
Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) is accepting expressions of interest for thecall for papers on“Africa’s fiscal space, fragility and conflict”. Kindly submit a short proposal (maximum 1,000words) toosaa@un.orgwith the subject line“Call for Papers – Africa’s fiscal space, fragility and conflict”by 5pm (NY time) on30 November 2021.
THE Climate Impact Forum: How Can Universities Accelerate The Global Transition To Net Zero?
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Times Higher Education (THE) will co-hostTHE Climate Impact Forumon 28 October 2021.The event will convene a new discussion with government ministers, education leaders, industry investors, and leading youth voices to identify, share, challenge, and inspire the higher education sector to take a more significant role in accelerating the socio-economic transformation required to achieve net-zero.
The forumaims to produce clear and credible opportunities for universities to position themselves to have a greater impact through their teaching, research, and public engagement, that will meet the demands of young people from across the world and the policy commitments of government leaders.
For more information click .
Call for Inputs: Global Sustainable Development Report 2023
The is a United Nations publication aimed to strengthen the science-policy interface at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development. Drafted by an independent group of scientists (IGS) appointed by the Secretary-General and supported by a task team of six UN-system agencies, the GSDR is published every four years.
For the 2023 report, the IGS is seeking inputs from experts from various disciplines (natural scientists, social scientists, policymakers, practitioners, etc.) from across the world. Inputsin the form of short responses to key questions, as well as the submission of relevant publications. They are interested both in peer-reviewed scientific publications and other sources of knowledge documented in written form, i.e. reports, working papers, ‘white’ papers, evaluations, etc.
Call for Submissions: Thematic Report to the UN Human Rights Council “Social Protection: A Reality Check”
The , intends to dedicate his report to the 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council, to be presented in June 2022, to the gap between legal coverage and effective coverage in the area of social protection as well as to situation of informal workers. The report will seek to identify the obstacles individuals and households face in seeking to access social protection and to propose recommendations for how to overcome them.
The Special Rapporteur invites all interested governments, civil society organizations, academics, international organizations, activists, corporations and others, to provide written input for his thematic report. Respondents are requested to limit their comments to a maximum of 2,500 words. Additional supporting materials, such as reports, academic studies, and other types of background materials may be annexed to the submission.
Call for Papers: WTO Trade for Peace Programme
The Trade for Peace Programme of the , aims to promote trade as a pathway to development and sustainable peace in fragile and conflict-affected states by highlighting the potential role of trade and economic integration in the peace, security and humanitarian fields. The Programme seeks to strengthen interdisciplinary insights into relationships between trade, peace, stability and shared prosperity.