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28 October 2009 - WIDER Angle
The latest updates from UNU-WIDER Read more...
22 October 2009 - Developing Countries in the World Economy: The Future in the Past? Online and in printed copies
The WIDER Annual Lecture is a major event in the UNU-WIDER calendar, providing an opportunity for a distinguished speaker to present new insights and... Read more...
22 October 2009 - 13th WIDER Annual Lecture by Professor Ronald Findlay - view the lecture online.
The WIDER Annual Lecture is a major event in the UNU-WIDER calendar, providing an opportunity for a distinguished speaker to present new insights and... Read more...
24 September 2009 - UNU-WIDER: More Needed Than Ever
Finn Tarp, New Director at UN University-WIDER* Read more...
23 September 2009 - WIDER Angle
The latest updates from UNU-WIDER Read more...
2 September 2009 - New Director Starts at UNU-WIDER
Danish development economist Finn Tarp took up his post as director of United Nations University– World Institute for Development Economics Research... Read more...
14 August 2009 - UNU-WIDER welcomes new board members
UNU-WIDER is pleased to announce the addition of three new members to its board: Read more...
11 August 2009 - WIDER Angle
The latest updates from UNU-WIDER Read more...
16 July 2009 - WIDER Angle - July 2009
The latest updates from UNU-WIDER Read more...
15 July 2009 - Recovering from the Global Crisis: Towards an Action Plan for Africa and the Least Developed Countries
A UNU-WIDER recent event held 25 June 2009. Read more...
29 May 2009 - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visits UNU-WIDER
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon paid a visit to UNU-WIDER’s premises in Helsinki as part of his first official mission to Finland. Read more...
14 May 2009 - Africa Most at Risk from the Current Recession
At a UNU-WIDER seminar on the impact of the global recession on the poorest countries, UNU-WIDER Senior Researcher Wim Naudé pointed out that Africa... Read more...
30 April 2009 - Announcement
Anthony Shorrocks has concluded his service as Director of UNU-WIDER on 30 April 2009. Read more...
30 April 2009 - Press release - Next Director of UNU-WIDER
Professor Finn Tarp of Denmark Appointed as Next Director of UNU-WIDER Read more...
14 April 2009 - WIDER Angle newsletter
The WIDERAngle is available free of charge, and features news and articles, with links to further reading and resources. Read more...
9 April 2009 - Launch of the UNU-WIDER book 'Personal Wealth from a Global Perspective'
London School of Economics, 24 March, 2009 Read more...
8 April 2009 - UNU-WIDER workshop on Entrepreneurship and Conflict 20-21 March
Londonderry, 20-21 March 2009 Read more...
8 April 2009 - Launch of the UNU-WIDER book 'Making Peace Work – the Challenge of Social and Economic Reconstruction'
University of Ulster, Londonderry. 20 March 2009. Read more...
10 March 2009 - WIDER Angle newsletter
The WIDERAngle will comprise three elements Read more...
24 February 2009 - UNU Lecture Series 'Emerging Thinking on Global Issues' held at UN Headquarters, New York.
'Explaining the Financial Crisis and What It Means for the Future of Global Development' by Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz. Read more...
5 February 2009 - Five UNU-WIDER books
Available online and free. Read more...
21 January 2009 - WIDER book 'Making Peace Work' launched in Berlin
Making Peace Work book presentation and seminar. Hosted by DIW Berlin and the United Nations Association of Germany Read more...
27 November 2008 - Introducing the new WIDER Angle
WIDER Angle newsletter has evolved - Read more...
21 November 2008 - Launch of the World Development Report 2009 Reshaping Economic Geography
28 October 2008 - WIDER-HECER Seminar
Event Announcement: Finance and Trade Remain Sources of Growth for Developing Countries. Read more...
2 October 2008 - Photo gallery
UNU-WIDER Conference on Frontiers of Poverty Analysis; Photo gallery. Read more...
12 August 2008 - The Climate Change Challenge online and in printed copies
This Annual Lecture by Kemal Derviş, head of the United Nations Development Programme, stresses the development side of climate change, in particular... Read more...
31 May 2008 - WIDER Angle 2008-1
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21 April 2008 - Photo gallery
Annual Lecture 11 Photo gallery. Read more...
17 April 2008 - Comercio, Tecnología y Productividad: China, India, Brasil y las Economías Emergentes
Dominican Republic’s internet based publication: article by Amelia U. Santos-Paulino. Read more...
16 April 2008 - Wiley-Blackwell announce free online papers
Wiley-Blackwell announce UNU-WIDER special section papers free online. Read more...