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09 December 2009 - UPEACE Campus, San Jose, Costa Rica.

Primer Rector, Presidente del Consejo y Presidente Emérito de la Universidad para la Paz

09 December 2009 - San José, Costa Rica.

El Ex Presidente Rodrigo Carazo Odio, también fungió como Primer Rector, Presidente del Consejo y Presidente Emérito de la Universidad para la Paz.

08 December 2009 - San José, Costa Rica.

Conflict Resolution of the Boruca Hydro-Energy Project: Renewable Energy Production in Costa Rica

8-18 December 2009 - UPEACE Campus, San José, Costa Rica.

The working environment in the social sector is changing at a rapid rate; therefore leading a nonprofit organization in this climate is a dynamic and challenging endeavour.

01 December 2009 - Turkey.

UPEACE signed a cooperation agreement with Bahcesehir University in Turkey.

26 November 2009 - Monaco.

"Peace and Sport, l'Organisation pour la Paix par le Sport" and UPEACE signed a Partnership Agreement.

10 November 2009 - Manila, The Philippines.

UPEACE organized three very important events regarding the Asia Leaders Programme at the campus of Ateneo de Manila University in The Philippines.

7-9 November 2009 - San José, Costa Rica.

Religions for Peace Global Youth Network is starting a year-long campaign on disarmament for shared security with an inaugural event which will be held from 7 to 9 November 2009.

01 November 2009 - San José, Costa Rica.

Three-day workshop designed for business executives and those interested in working in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

26 October 2009 - UN Headquarters, New York..

Rector Maresca and UPEACE Permanent Observer to the UN, Narinder Kakar, received a cordial welcome from the Secretary-General.

15 October 2009 - UN Headquarters, New York.

The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) of the UN General Assembly considered the Report of the Secretary-General on the University for Peace on 12 October 2009.

21 September 2009 - UPEACE Campus, San José, Costa Rica.

Students and Staff celebrate the International Day of Peace

27 August 2009 - Washington, DC.

UPEACE/US Executive Director and Peace Education 06 Alum, Nick Martin won the 2009 Global Fellow by the International Youth Foundation

19 August 2009 - UPEACE Campus, Costa Rica.

Welcome message from the Rector John J. Maresca

04 August 2009 - Afghanistan.

Hizako Ishizaki, from UPEACE to Afghanistan working for Peace.

27 July 2009 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The first class of the MA in Peace and Security Studies had its graduation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Saturday 25 July 2009.

13 July 2009 - San José, Costa Rica.

The University for Peace (UPEACE), affiliated to the United Nations, celebrated its Commencement 2009 on Friday 10 July in San José, Costa Rica.

13-18 July 2009 - UPEACE Campus.

How can we educate for peace and sustainable development in the fast-paced 21st century?

The world is changing at an extremely rapid pace, affecting the essence of how we learn, interact, and work. As educators, can we create learning experiences to equip our students for a future that is constantly changing?

18 June 2009 - UPEACE campus.

Publication of the African community of UPEACE

16 June 2009 - San Salvador, El Salvador..

Material prepared by students in the MA programme of Media, Peace and Conflict Studies under the Professor Alvaro Sierra's advice.

08 June 2009 - San José, Costa Rica.

Impartido en Español.

08 June 2009 - UPEACE Campus.

Featuring: Electoral Mission to el Salbvador, V Day and Africa and Middle East Day. English and Spanish.

04 June 2009 - UPEACE Campus.

UPEACE announces the release of our Spring 2009 issue of the the Peace and Conflict Review, available online at www.review.upeace.org.

11 May 2009 .

Former UPEACE professor Simon Stander announces the launch of his new book on the roots of the financial crisis entitled WHY CAPITALISM SURVIVES CRISES: THE SHOCK ABSORBERS. His article in this months PCM elaborates on this theme and gives more information about the publication

30 April 2009 - Manila, Philippines.

Rector John Maresca and Father Bienevenido Nebres, President of Ateneo de Manila University, spoke during the opening ceremony that took place on 14 April 2009.

20 March 2009 - San Salvador, El Salvador.

More than 40 UPEACE students were international observers in the presidential elections in El Salvador, which took place on Sunday 15 March 2009.

06 March 2009 - UPEACE Headquarters..

UPEACE has been accepted by the PRME Steering Committee to participate in the PRME initiative.

05 March 2009 .

Featuring University for Peace Model UN Conference (UPMUNC) 2009 and European Night.

18 February 2009 - UNESCO Headquarters, Paris .

The Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, and the Rector of the University of Peace , Mr John J. Maresca, met at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris to discuss ways of strengthening cooperation between the two organizations.

16 February 2009 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Themes included: non violent strategies, indigenous ideas on peace in Africa, language and peace, memory and trauma healing and the role of sport in peacebuilding

28 January 2009 - UPEACE Campus, San josé, Costa Rica.

Written by UPEACE Professor Tony Karbo.

27 January 2009 - UPEACE Campus, San José Costa Rica.

New Book published by Dr. Victoria Fontan, Director of Academic Development and Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies of UPEACE

27 January 2009 - Katmandu, Nepal.

UPEACE organized and conducted a curriculum development workshop in Nepal

01 January 2009 .

UPEACE was featured in the BBC World Service

01 January 2009 - Costa Rica.

On Saturday December 13, the community of La Carpio held a festival and parade in which 23 UPEACE students participated.

16 December 2008 .

A six time visiting professor in the International Law and Human Rights Programme, Dr. Theo van Banning, died yesterday in Rome.

15-19 December 2008 - Dakar, Senegal.

Femmes Africa Solidarite in collaboration with the University for Peace will be offering a one week course.

15-20 December 2008 - Geneva, Switzerland.

This 16 hour UPEACE graduate course, designed for busy professionals, explores contemporary opportunities, challenges, pathways and obstacles to nuclear disarmament and arms control.
Venue: Geneva School of Diplomacy & International Relations, Geneva, Switzerland

3-5 December 2008 - UPEACE Campus, San Jose, Costa Rica.

This three-day workshop offered by the UPEACE Centre for Executive and Professional Education is designed for business executives and those interested in working in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

24 November 2008 - San José Campus, Costa Rica.

UPEACE received the official visit of Ambassador Jorge Urbina, President of the United Nations Security Council, and Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission

14 November 2008 - UPEACE Campus, San Jose, Costa Rica.

The University for Peace (UPEACE) today awarded an honorary degree of Doctor in Humane Letters to Mr. Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of the Nippon Foundation, for his worldwide leadership role in the fight against leprosy and the stigmas unfairly associated with the disease.

24 October 2008 - Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines.

UPEACE held its first graduation ceremony in Asia on United Nations Day, 24 October, on the campus of Ateneo de Manila University in The Philippines.

23 October 2008 - Manila, Philippines..

The University for Peace (UPEACE) will hold its first graduation ceremony in Asia on United Nations Day, 24 October, on the campus of Ateneo de Manila University in The Philippines.

16 October 2008 - Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines, UPEACE Campus, San Jose, Costa Rica.

Scholarship for Asian students available!

26 September 2008 - UPEACE Campus, San Jose, Costa Rica.

UPEACE is honoured to have resident distinguished scholar Christopher Mitchell with us this semester.

25 September 2008 - UPEACE Campus, San Jose, Costa Rica.

How Blogs and Social Networking Sites are Changing the Arab World

28 August 2008 - UPEACE Campus, San Jose, Costa Rica.

The new group of UPEACE students are here.

11 July 2008 - San José, Costa Rica..

UPEACE would like to congratulate the 2008 graduates and wish them the best in their professional careers.

Photo and video Gallery available.

20 June 2008 .

UPEACE announce the launch of the new alumni website: www.upeacebuilders.org

29 May 2008 - UN General Assembly, New York.

The UN Delegations Women's Club (UNDWC) has launched a project known as WOMEN for PEACE for promoting participation of women, particularly young women, in peace processes, and strengthening of their influence in the construction of cultures of peace. The project was successfully launched at a special multi-cultural event held at the United Nations General Assembly Hall on 11 March 2008 which reflected diverse world cultures to celebrate the 2008 International Women's Day.

28 May 2008 - Manila, Philippines.

The second cohort of students of the Dual Campus Master of Arts in International Peace Studies (DIPS) started their academic programme last 10 April.

26 May 2008 .

Training seminar in international negotiation, mediation, and conflict resolution

23 May 2008 - UPEACE Headquarters, San José, Costa Rica.

The world is changing at an extremely rapid pace, affecting the essence of how we learn, interact, and work. As educators, can we create learning experiences to equip our students for a future that is constantly changing?

1 May-1 June 2008 .

The Africa Peace and Conflict Journal seeks to provide a vehicle for African scholars, and those focusing on Africa, to publish their views on issues of peace and conflict affecting the continent.

The APCJ deals with peace and conflict issues from a multi-disciplinary, and distinctly African perspective. Researchers from across disciplines are invited to submit papers, book reviews and briefings for publication. The APCJ will endeavour to publish reviews reflecting a diversity of topics and a diversity of approaches.

20 February-20 March 2008 .

Theme: Endogenous Knowledge Systems in Africa

The Africa Peace and Conflict Journal seeks to provide a vehicle for African scholars, and those focusing on Africa, to publish their views on issues of peace and conflict affecting the continent.

20 February-31 December 2008 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Internships, The University for Peace, Africa Programme The University for Peace, Africa Programme offers a limited number of UNPAID INTERNSHIP POSITIONS in its Addis Ababa office. These positions are designed for graduate students (post graduate) in the peace and conflict studies field, humanities and social sciences.

18 February 2008 - UPEACE Headquarters.

UPEACE and UPSAM has initiated its plans to conduct the Master Curriculum Development Workshops

10 February 2008 - UPEACE Headquarters.

List of the Memoranda of Agreements signed

04 February 2008 - Geneva, Switzerland.

The Executive Committee of the Council of the University held its Fifteenth Session on 4 February 2008 in Geneva, Switzerland.

28 January 2008 - UPEACE Headquarters, San José, Costa Rica.

The new NRSD Programme students arrive

1-6 January 2008 - UPEACE Headquarters, San José, Costa Rica.

The year 2007 has been a key year of evolutionary change for UPEACE.

21 December 2007-31 January 2008 - Eastren Africa.

UPEACE Africa programme is seeking applications from qualified candidates, who will participate in a series of peace research trainings. Successful candidates will be placed with mentors who will guide them through various writing and analytical processes in addition to attending the training sessions.

21 December 2007-31 January 2008 - Africa.

The UPEACE Africa Programme has secured funding from The Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC) to offer a limited number of scholarships to African students in a Ph.D. programme in peace, conflict, human rights, development or a related field at an African university.

21 December 2007-31 January 2008 - Africa.

The UPEACE Africa Programme has secured funding from The Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC) to offer ten fellowships to African students who are currently engaged in data collection and dissertation writing for the award of a PhD in peace, conflict, human rights, development or a related field.

10 December 2007 .

Open to business executives and those interested in engaging with CSR.

04 December 2007 .

Scholarships for practitioners from the Central American or Caribbean regions are available.

04 December 2007 - Indonesia.

A five day Training of Trainers workshop on "Exploring Peace Education in a Muslim Context" started the 26th November 2007, at the Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia.

11 November 2007 - UPEACE Headquarters, San José, Costa Rica..

Julio Maria Sanguinetti assumes his mandate as President of the Council of the University for Peace

10-12 November 2007 - UPEACE Headquarters, San josé, Costa Rica.

The working environment in the nonprofit sector is changing at a rapid rate due to changes in information flows, new technologies, growing partnership options, and more.

02 November 2007 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

UPEACE is the executing partner of the project.

07 October 2007 - Costa Rica.

On Sunday 7 October, twenty seven students from our University participated as international electoral observers of the referendum in Costa Rica.

07 October 2007 - Costa Rica.

Members of the UPEACE community were accredited as International Observers in the Costa Rica's Referendum

1 October-1 December 2007 .

Theme: Endogenous Knowledge Systems in Africa. The Africa Peace and Conflict Journal seeks to provide a vehicle for African scholars, and those focusing on Africa, to publish their views on issues of peace and conflict affecting the continent.

19 September 2007 - UPEACE Headquarters, San José, Costa Rica .

The University for Peace welcomed the Class of 2008 to its Costa Rica campus

10 August 2007 - UPEACE.

The University for Peace (UPEACE) has recently launched an initiative named the Special Scholarship Fund to support students from developing countries, who need financial aid in order to attend the University during the academic year 2007-2008.

09 August 2007 - UPEACE.

This book addresses the multiple facets of the contribution of transboundary conservation initiative to more peaceful relationships between countries.

06 July 2007 - Costa Rica.

San José, 6 July 2007. The University for Peace (UPEACE) held its Commencement 2007 on Friday 6 July 2007 at 9.00 am at the National Auditorium in San José, Costa Rica.

30-29 June 2007 - UPEACE Headquarters, San José, Costa Rica..

San José, 29 June 2007. The United Nations affiliated University for Peace (UPEACE) is pleased to announce the election of Mr. John J. Maresca as new Rector of the University.

29 June 2007 - UPEACE Headquarters, San José, Costa Rica..

San José, 29 June 2007. The United Nations affiliated University for Peace (UPEACE) is pleased to announce that Mr. Julio María Sanguinetti, former President of Uruguay, has been appointed as a new Member of the UPEACE Council.

29 June 2007 - UPEACE Headquarters, San José, Costa Rica.

The world is changing at an extremely rapid pace, affecting the essence of how we learn, interact, and work.

29 June 2007 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The primary purpose of this workshop is to introduce participants to the concepts of conflict, peace and development, develop participants appreciation of the nexus between conflict, peace and development, as well as develop mechanisms for strengthening conflict, peace and development linkages in Africa.

20 June 2007 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Researchers from any discipline political science, media studies, law, sociology, etc are invited to submit book reviews and briefings for publication. The APCJ will endeavour to publish reviews reflecting a diversity of topics and a diversity of approaches. Book reviews should be 1,500 words maximum and briefings should be 2,000 words maximum, there will be a preference for reviews of decisive works that have transformed global thinking in the past thirty years. It is hoped that these reviews and briefings will serve to address the growing demand for research on the continent.

20 June 2007 .

The Africa Programme of the University for Peace is launching in Januray 2008 a new academic journal dealing with conflict and peace issues from a multi-disciplinary, and distinctly African perspective. The "Africa Peace and Conflict Jornal" will provide a vehicle for African scholars, and those focussing on Africa, to publish their views on issues of conflict and peace affecting the continent.

05 June 2007 - UPEACE Headquarters, San José, Costa Rica.

UPEACE and Universidad Interamericana de Costa Rica signed a Memorandum of Agreement.

4-9 June 2007 - UPEACE Headquarters, San José, Costa Rica.

The working environment in the nonprofit sector is changing at a rapid rate due to changes in information flows, new technologies, growing partnership options, and more.

28 May-1 June 2007 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The primary purpose of this workshop is to introduce participants to the concepts of conflict prevention, management and resolution, develop participants appreciation of the fundamental causes and conditions of conflicts in Africa, as well as explore the applicability of traditional African conflict resolution mechanisms and their effectiveness.

28 May-5 June 2007 - UPEACE Headquarters, San José, Costa Rica.

UPEACE Human Rights Centre Organizes its First Professional Course on The Practice of Human Rights Protection on the Field

14 May 2007 - UPEACE Headquarters, San José, costa Rica.

Prospects and Challenges of the African Human Rights System

23-27 April 2007 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The Africa programme of the University for Peace (UPEACE) organized from 23 to 27 April 2007, a Peace Research Capacity Building Workshop. The Workshop was co-organized with The Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA). Some 25 Lecturers and researchers from various universities and research centres in Africa participated in the event.

23-27 April 2007 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The prime objective of the research workshop is to develop and in some instances upgrade the skills of participants in peace research so as to enhance teaching and research capacity of UPEACE Africa Programme partners in Africa. Application deadline, Friday, 30 March 2007.

13 April 2007 - UPEACE Headquarters, San José, Costa Rica.

Mr. Lees and his wife Christina will be moving to Europe

10 April 2007 - Manila, Phillipines.

New Dual Campus Master of Arts in International Peace Studies launched.

9-13 April 2007 - Mbodiène, Sénégal.

Deadline for aplication: 8 March 2007

25 March 2007 - UPEACE Headquarters, San José, Costa Rica.

UPEACE Centre for Executive and Professional Education offered a unique week-long seminar entitled Social Entrepreneurship in Latin America.

14 March 2007 - UPEACE Headquarters, San José, Costa Rica.

Conference: "Is peace possible in a world of chaos?"

26 February 2007 .

Report of UPEACE Africa Programme activities conducted in 2006

26 February 2007 - The Hague, Netherlands.

On Feb. 13-14 UPEACE convened a successful international climate change and vulnerability conference in The Hague.

22 February 2007 - UPEACE Headquarters, San Jose, Costa Rica.

Humanitarian Crisis and International Response: Toward a Sustainable Peace in Darfur"

09 February 2007 - University of Sierra Leone.

The Africa Programme organized, in partnership with the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies of Fourah Bay College University of Sierra Leone,

15 January 2007 - UPEACE Headquarters, San José, Costa Rica.

UPEACE welcomed the new group of students

08 January 2007 - UPEACE Headquarters, San Jose, Costa Rica.

Georges Tsaï, Executive Vice Rector of the University for Peace, took up his functions as Acting Rector

10 December 2006 - UPEACE Hedquarters, San José, Costa Rica.

The UN-mandated University for Peace (UPEACE) officially launched the UPEACE Human Rights Centre today on the occasion of International Human Rights Day.

28 November 2006 - Toronto.

Final Report on Diaspora Conference

20 November 2006 - UPEACE Headquarters, San José, Costa Rica.

The Centre for Executive and Professional Education will offer its first course, "Nonprofit Leadership: Maximizing Impact" from January 8-26.

30 October 2006 .

UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, presented the Sixty-first session of the General Assembly of the United Nations a Report on the University for Peace.

27 October 2006 - UPEACE Headquarters San Jose, Costa Rica.

This week UPEACE hosted graduate students and faculty of the Conflict Resolution Programme of Kennesaw State University of Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

19-20 October 2006 - Toronto, Canada.

Expert Forum "Capacity Building for Peace and Development: Roles of Diaspora"

17 October 2006 - Manila, Philippines.

UPEACE signs agreement with Ateneo de Manila University to develop an International Peace Studies Dual Campus MA Programme

13 October 2006 .

UPEACE is glad to announce that its yearly magazine, in printed and in pdf format, is already published.

25 September 2006 - Geneva, Switzerland.

The UPEACE Geneva Office (with Dr. Amr Abdalla acting as overall moderator and Ambassador Sahnoun presenting the welcome address), in collaboration with the Business Humanitarian Forum (BHF) and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), successfully organized a training workshop on "Public-Private Partnerships in Peacebuilding" in Geneva on the 26th of September 2006

20 September 2006 - San José, Costa Rica.

The University for Peace (UPEACE) is proud to congratulate its Rector, Ms. Julia Marton-Lefèvre, who was recently selected to lead the World Conservation Union (IUCN), the worlds leading conservation authority.

24 August 2006 - San José, Costa Rica.

The University for Peace welcomed the Class of 2007 to its Costa Rica campus on 23 August, the first of three days of Orientation for new students.

10 August 2006 - Toronto.

UPEACE is calling for submissions from emerging artists for its next exhibition, "Connect! Exploring the complexity of Diaspora". Deadline: August 10

7-9 August 2006 - Nairobi, Kenia.

Journalists and broadcasters from over 25 African countries will be attending this UPEACE conference that will take place in Nairobi on 7-9 August 2006. The main issue that will be discussed is the future of Africa's newsmedia. The conference is being organised in partnership with the Nation Media Group, publishers of the largest selling newspaper in Eastern Africa, the Daily Nation.

30 June 2006 - UPEACE San José.

San José , 30 June 2006 . The University for Peace (UPEACE) held its Commencement 2006 on Friday 30 June 2006 at 9.00 am at the National Auditorium in San José, Costa Rica.

19 June 2006-23 June 2008 - Winnepeg, Manitoba.

UPEACE Professor Victoria Fontan taught as part of a team of professors in the inaugural summer peacebuilding institute of UPEACE and the University of Winnipeg. The institute focussed on "Multiethnic Cities and Peacebuilding:Linking the Global and the Local" and was attended enthusiastically by both tertiary students and community practitioners.

13-16 June 2006 - Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Following the course development seminar on "Religious Identity, Islam and Peacebuilding" held in Dushanbe in February 2006, a training of trainers seminar took place during 13-16 June 2006 as the next important step of a Norway-funded project. The aim of the seminar was to finalize the course curricula developed during the first seminar in February, to train educators, trainers and civil society representatives on using the academic and training models and to discuss with participants how to best apply various teaching resources for practical teaching and training. The specific educational objective of the course on Religious Identity, Islam and Peacebuilding consists of developing and spreading concepts and skills for dealing with conflicts through alternative mechanisms for dispute resolution which spring from a combination of authentic Islamic knowledge and traditions, and contemporary academic and practical resources in the field of peace and conflict studies.

12-14 June 2006 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

It is in the light of their core mission of entrenching peace in Africa as a sine qua non for sustainable development that the African Union Commission and the University for Peace are convening this conference as a contribution towards entrenching a culture of peace in Africa.

27 May 2006 - 1 Yonge Street. Queens Quay and Yonge Street.

Creativity Unleashed will bring together academics, social workers and artists to recognize and celebrate community-driven innovations and creativity that strengthen urban peace and prevent violence. A key feature of "Creativity Unleashed" is that it seeks to bring a global perspective to local discussions of urban violence, by providing a unique space to promote cross-cultural sharing of experiences in building peaceful communities and acting against urban violence.

3-4 May 2006 - Khartoum, Sudan.

In cooperation with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the University for Peace (UPEACE) Africa Programme held a Curriculum Development Workshop on Education for Peace in Sudan in Khartoum, 03-04 May 2006.

06 April 2006 - CIDA, Ottawa.

UPEACE Rector Emeritus Martin Lees provided a sobering lecture for CIDA staff, as part of CIDA's Poverty Reduction Speaker Series.

06 April 2006 - San José, Costa Rica.

Delegates from Earth Charter International and the University for Peace met yesterday with President-Elect Oscar Arias of Costa Rica to discuss areas of potential collaboration during Mr. Arias' term of office. Mr. Arias, a Nobel Peace Prize winner who was recently re-elected after years away from political office, will be inaugurated on 8 May 2006. The Costa Rican government has traditionally been a strong supporter of the Earth Charter in international fora, such as the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development and the 2004 World Congress of the IUCN.

3-7 April 2006 - Pretoria, South Africa.

In accordance with one of the aims of UPEACE to develop and increase capacity in the teaching of conflict and peace studies in Africa, the UPEACE Africa Programme has recently concluded a short course on Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution. The course was held in Pretoria from 3 to 7 April 2006 with participants form 16 African countries.

1 April-31 May 2006 - Geneva, Switzerland.

Admission process is now open for the certificate course of advanced studies in Environmental Diplomacy. This course comprises 10 modules, partly given in an intensive two-week course period in Geneva during 26 August-10 September 2006, preceded by a period of distance learning in July-August 2006, and followed by preparation of a thesis. This course is a joint effort of the United Nations Environment Programme, the University of Geneva, UNITAR and University for Peace. Vera Narodnitzkaia, Director of the Central Asia Programme, represented UPEACE at this partnership and co-ordinated the development of UPEACE's module. Another module coordinator, Tom Deligiannis, Assistant Professor of UPEACE, will teach the module on Environmental Diplomacy during the face-to-face teaching session in Geneva.

16 March 2006 - San José, Costa Rica.

The fourth annual University for Peace Model United Nations Conference (UPMUNC 2006) is taking place at the headquarters of the University for Peace in San José, Costa Rica. One hundred and eighty participants are attending UPMUNC 2006, including UPEACE students and staff, and students from other prestigious national and international Universities. The event wraps up on 18 March 2006.

13 March 2006 - San José, Costa Rica.

During her recent stay at the University as Visiting Professor in the Department of International Law and Human Rights, Dr. Magdalena Sepulveda, former Co-Director of the Department, discussed plans for the continuation and enhancement of the Department's Human Rights Educational Project (HREP).

10 March 2006 - San José, Costa Rica.

On Friday, 10 March 2006, Messrs. Daniel Glinz, Deputy Regional Delegate of the ICRC, and Georges Tsaï, Vice Rector of UPEACE, signed the II Memorandum of Agreement between the International Committee of the Red Cross and the University for Peace. Through this MOA the ICRC will continue supporting education on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and implementing the principles and norms of this field of law in order to apply the new objectives defined by ICRC in all agreements to be signed with universities and higher-education institutions.

08 March 2006 - San José, Costa Rica.

March 8th is International Women's Day and will be celebrated at UPEACE by a student-run production of Eve Ensler's famous international play "The Vagina Monologues." Students Elisa Audo, Junyke Zulu and Alex MBallo from the MA in Gender and Peace Building are coordinating the activity with the support of twenty-five students who are also part of the production. The activity will take place in the Council Room from 5 to 7pm.

6-8 March 2006 - Istanbul, Turkey.

From 6-8 March 2006, professor Jennifer Hazen attended a workshop on "Building National Capacities for Conflict Prevention and Transformation". The workshop was held in Istanbul, Turkey, and was hosted jointly by the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Department of Political Affairs. The workshop, attended by nearly 100 participants, focused on understanding new and emerging approaches to conflict prevention and conflict transformation, sharing national experiences of UN country teams, and developing concrete practical strategies for furthering the efforts of the UN in areas of building social cohesion and promoting good governance, development, and peacebuilding.

6-10 March 2006 - Sao Paulo, Brazil.

A UPEACE mission was in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from 6 through 10 of March 2006. The team  composed of Tatiana Benavides, Carlos García, Betty Mc Dermot and Victor Valle- facilitated a strategic planning workshop for the recently created Open University for Environment and Culture of Peace, UMAPAZ in the Portuguese acronym.

05 March 2006 - Amman, Jordan.

AMMAN (JT) A delegation from the UN-affiliated University of Peace (UPEACE) visited the Kingdom last week to take practical steps towards the establishment of a regional centre for peace-building and conflict resolution in partnership with UPEACE.

During the three-day visit, UPEACE Rector Julia Marton-Lefevre and Dean for Academic Programmes Amr Abdalla met with representatives from the Royal Court and senior officials including Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khalid Touqan and Commandant of the Royal Jordanian National Defence College Maj. Gen. Mohammed Fahed Allaf.

26 February-4 March 2006 - Madrid, Spain.

From 26 February to 4 March 2006, Dean for Latin America and the Caribbean, Dr. Victor Valle traveled to Spain to have several meetings with private and public organizations in Madrid.

22 February 2006 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 22 February 2006, the Natural Resources and Sustainable Development Students attended its San José Environmental Seminar #3 at the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS). This organization is a non-profit consortium that has grown to include 63 universities and research institutions from the United States, Latin America and Australia

21 February 2006 - San José, Costa Rica.

On Tuesday, February 21st, Peace Education students Nick (U.S.A), Brandon (U.S.A), Geoff (Canada), Koe (Japan), Zahid (Pakistan), Dody (Indonesia) and Azad (Bangladesh) participated in a public presentation, with their programme director, Prof. Abelardo Brenes Ph.D., of the State of the Nation Report on Education in Costa Rica. Every year since 1995, the four Costa Rican public universities have jointly published a report on the State of the Nation in Sustainable Human Development, in an effort to provide public access to vital trends in Costa Rican development. It serves as a kind of social, economic, environmental, and political mirror for the society and is influential in governmental policy-making

20 February 2006 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 14 February 2006, students from the MA in Gender and Peace Building, visited the San Rafael Hospital of Alajuela as part of the course, "A Gender Analysis of the Environment and Sustainable Development". Visiting professors Vivienne Solís Rivera, Ivannia Ayales and Patricia Madrigal, will be teaching this course until 21 February.

20-23 February 2006 - Dushhanbe, Tajikistan.

During 20-23 February 2006 a course development seminar on "Religious Identity, Islam and Peacebuilding" was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan as a first event of a Norway-funded project. The seminar was led by UPEACE Professors Amr Abdalla, Dean for Academic Studies, and Mahmoud Hamid, Department of Environmental Security.

20-23 February 2006 - Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Curriculum Development Seminar on Religious Identity, Islam and Peacebuilding February 2006, Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

17 February 2006 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 17 February 2006, five students from the MA Programmes in International Law participated in the National Round of the 2006 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.

15-16 February 2006 - Alexandria.

From 15-16 February 2006, Rector Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Dr Amr Abdalla, Dean for Academic Programmes and Dr. Jean-Bosco Butera, Director of the Africa Programme, attended an invitation by Mrs. Mubarak to the opening of the Peace Studies Institute at the Alexandria Library.

13 February 2006 - San José, Costa Rica.

The students from the MA in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development are currently taking a course called " San José Environmental Seminar". The students will visit all the organizations in Costa Rica that are dealing with environmental issues.

13 February 2006 - San José, Costa Rica .

UPEACE student from the Second International Short Course in Gender and Peacebuilding, won first place in a contest organized by Peru 21 and the United Nations Population Fund

12-15 February 2006 - Sweden.

What do a compass, an amoeba, a pyramid, and the stratosphere have in common? The staff of the Earth Charter Center for Education for Sustainable Development at UPEACE were wondering the very same thing before our recent training seminar in Sweden from Feb. 12 -15. They are in fact the names of tools and methods for working towards sustainability and include indicators for sustainability (Compass), a methodology for building consensus on sustainable development planning (Pyramid), strategies for diffusing change (Amoeba) and strategic analysis tools (StrateSphere).

09 February 2006 - San José, Costa Rica .

Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Director of the Department of Human Rights and Social Affairs with the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visited the UPEACE campus on 9 February 2006.

She offered a lecture focusing on the initiative led by Brazil, in partnership with France, Chile, Spain, Germany and Algeria, to establish the International "Action against Hunger and Poverty". The lecture took place from 11.00 am to 12.00 pm, Council Room. Students and staff attended.

9-10 February 2006 - San José, Costa Rica.

From 9-10 February 2006, our new Dean for Latin America and the Caribbean, Dr. Victor Valle, attended an international seminar on human security, which was convened by the the government of Mexico and sponsored by government of Japan. The activity took place at the main building of the Mexican Foreign Ministry and lasted two days.

08 February 2006 - UPEACE, Costa Rica.

By publishing this book, the Central Asia Programme continues its research on the Tajik Peace Process.

07 February 2006 - San José, Costa Rica.

From 7-11 February 2006, professors Amr Abdalla and Jennifer Hazen taught the opening module of the Diploma in Conflict Resolution course in Sri Lanka at the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies in Colombo. This module, attended by 41 participants, provided participants with an introduction to the theories and practice of conflict resolution. This module acts as the foundation for the remainder of the program. The participants came from a wide range of backgrounds, including the military, the government, and local and international NGOs. Participants actively engaged in the course through group discussions, simulations, and group presentations.

05 February 2006 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 5 February 2006, International Peace Studies students Paul Rushton, Benjamin Hess, Rachel Kutzley, Nicolas Eliades and Joseph Brothers were accepted as members of the Electoral Observers International Mission to the Costa Rican elections.

01 February 2006 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 1 February 2006, the UPEACE Asian students celebrated the diversity of Asia and Asian Diaspora through various activities that started at 1:00 pm with a movie, followed by a discussion in the audiovisual room.

25 January 2006 - San José, Costa Rica.

On our Web page the Student/Alumni section has been re-designed to include full profiles (with photos, brief up-dated bios and email addresses) of each of our present students, our alumni, and those students whose degrees are pending completion of their thesis. It also provides statistics about them. These will be up-dated regularly.

15 January 2006 - San José, Costa Rica.

Beginning 1 January 2006, Dr. Victor Valle assumed his duties as the new Dean for Latin America and Caribbean Programme

11 January 2006 - San José, Costa Rica.

Last week, a total of 125 students and participants started the UPEACE INSTITUTE with a 2-day skills building workshop on Cross-Cultural Communication and Ethical Decision Making. The workshop was conducted by experienced, world-renowned trainers from LEAD International: Gillian Martin-Mehers and Gitanjali Bedi. In a highly interactive, fun environment, students and participants from over 40 countries shared and learned cultural experiences and pondered related questions of ethics and decision making.

02 January 2006 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 2 January 2006, 25 students from the Dual Masters in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development arrived at UPEACE to conclude their studies. This new group of students had their orientation from 4-6 January at the UPEACE campus and received an introduction to Costa Rica, its history, environment and development, as well as an introduction to the academic life at UPEACE and administrative issues.

5-15 December 2005 - South Africa.

Employment Opportunity: Researcher, peace practitioners in South Africa and another African country.

2-17 December 2005 - Addis Ababa.

Employment Opportunity: Two new positions at UPEACE Africa Programme office in Addis Ababa.

13-17 November 2005 - Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

The workshop attempted to help transform the Niger Delta from a theater of political upheavals, to a region where young people who are fighting for social justice can embrace realistic alternatives to armed struggle by channeling their energies to becoming active agents of social change and nonviolent transformation.

10 November 2005 .

Mr. Jan-Jilles Van der Hoeven, Deputy Resident Representative for UNDP, addressed the UPEACE students on the latest proposal and actions that the General Assembly has adopted in continuing the process of reform at the United Nations.

03 November 2005 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 3 November 2005, a delegation from the National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea visited the UPEACE main campus in Costa Rica as part of a regional visit to organizations active in the field of human rights.

02 November 2005 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 2 November, Mr. Martin Lees, Rector Emeritus gave a lecture titled "The Prospects for Peace and Progress in the 21st Century".

02 November 2005 - Geneva, Switzerland.

Julia Marton-Lefevre, Rector of the University for Peace (UPEACE), and Bineta Diop, Executive Director of Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS), have today signed a Memorandum of Agreement to partner in the process of peace education and in facilitating the establishment of a knowledge network on peace education in the African region.

25 October 2005 - Dakar, Senegal.

DAKAR, SENEGAL: 25 October 2005. African researchers, scholars, and activists from 17 countries are gathered in Dakar for a workshop on peace research capacity building at the Novotel Hotel in Dakar from 24 to 26 October 2005.

19 October 2005 - San José, Costa Rica.

From 20 September to 7 October, Hassan El Menyawi, one of the United Nations-mandated University for Peace's professors, has been teaching a course called "Governance, International Law, and Human Rights." It is a course designed for students studying in the departments of International Peace and Conflict Studies, Peace Education, and Environmental Security and Peace. The course was also open to students from the Natural Resources Department, and two students from that department enrolled.

16-28 October 2005 - Jos and Benin, Nigeria.

Two Teacher Training Workshops were organized by the Africa Programme of the University for Peace (UPEACE) and the National University Commission (NUC) for university teachers selected by their respective universities in Nigeria to teach the new general studies course on peace and conflict resolution.

23 September 2005 - San José, Costa Rica.

Tropically joyous melodies, golden, glittering, flowing robes and Caribbean spicy food characterised last Fridays Cultural Show at the Museo Nacional in San Jose. The show, organised as a promotional activity of the Africa and Diaspora artistic exhibition, brought together a thunderous audience of over 150 UPEACE staff, students and well-wishers from the Costa Rican community to celebrate the Festival de las Flores de la Diaspora Africana.

21 September 2005 - Nairobi.

The Peace Builders series was launched by the Daily Nation in Nairobi, in collaboration with the University for Peace, on 21 September 2005  designated by the United Nations as International Day of Peace. The Daily Nation is East Africas largest selling newspaper  read on a daily basis by around one million people. It circulates throughout the East Africa region.

13 September 2005 - Toronto, Canada.

UPEACE has now started the preparatory work to launch an International Centre of the University for Peace in Toronto, Canada. The Toronto Centre of UPEACE is envisaged as a world focus for education, training research and dialogue on key topics related to the prevention of conflicts and the building of peace, and the promotion of human security, democracy and good governance

05 September 2005 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The Africa Regional Programme hosted a course on Justice Human Rights and Peace at its headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia last week, followed by its planning and evaluation workshop

05 September 2005 - Geneva.

On 5 September 2005, the 10th Session of the Executive Committee of the University took place at the Geneva Office in order to plan for the forthcoming Council Meeting which will be held in Costa Rica on 14-15 November 2005.

01 September 2005 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, represented by Foreign Affairs State Minister, Dr. Tekeda Alemu and the University for Peace, represented by Rector Julia Marton-Lefèvre have signed a host agreement on Thursday, 1 September 2005 regarding the office of the university in Addis Ababa.

24-26 August 2005 - San José, Costa Rica.

Orientation activities for new UPEACE students were held from 24-26 August 2005. Rector Julia Marton-Lefèvre gave a warm welcome to more than 100 students from 40 countries enrolled in 7 Masters Programmes. They were introduced to staff members and received a general description of the University including its mission, vision and values.

22-27 August 2005 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

In accordance with the UPEACE Africa Programme'x aim to develop and increase capacity in the teaching of conflict and peace studies in Africa, a short course on justice, human rights and peace was organized in Addis Ababa from 22 to 26 August 2005. The short course was hosted by Addis Ababa University and thirty participants from seventeen African countries have attended the course.

05 August 2005 - San José, Costa Rica.

From 8-10 August, the Gender and Peace Studies Department will be organizing a Seminar on "Gender and Peace Building, jointly with the World Research Center (CIMP), in Montevideo, Uruguay.

05 August 2005 - Fairfax, Virginia (USA).

UPEACE signed a Memorandum of Agreement with George Mason University

03 August 2005 - San José, Costa Rica.

A workshop was facilitated by the M.A. Programme in Peace Education, of UPEACE, on August 3, 2005. It is the first of a series of seven workshops that will be offered this year to the staff of the school. The event was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Education, which consider it a priority activity within a new policy of Integral Prevention and Human Development that the Ministrys Regional Directorate of San José is developing within the "Education for All Framework".

25 July-1 November 2005 - Kigali, Rwanda.

The 16 week CD-ROM based distance learning course was launched by a one-day seminar at Rwandan Armed Forces Headquarters in Kigali, 25 April,2005. Participants will follow the course from their office or home getting daily tutoring and guidance from course tutor Dr Gerald Caplan.

27 June 2005 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 1 May 2005, Julia Marton-Lefèvre became the new Rector of the University for Peace. This strong and energetic woman has taken the challenge to contribute to the building of a revitalized foundation for the University as well as the expansion of its academic programmes around the globe.

24 June 2005 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 24 June 2005, the University for Peace conferred graduate degrees upon 82 students from 36 countries. The ceremony was held at the UPEACE campus, located in Ciudad Colón, Costa Rica.

Each graduate received one of the following six Master's degrees: Gender and Peace Building, International Law and Human Rights, International Law and the Settlement of Disputes, Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, International Peace Studies and Peace Education.

15 June 2005 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 15 June 2005, 78 children from the Santa Mónica School in Costa Rica visited the campus of the University for Peace, located in Ciudad Colón, to celebrate International Tree Day. The children arrived at 9:00 a.m., along with teachers and various relatives who came to support their children for the activity.

20 May 2005 - San José, Costa Rica.

The UPEACE headquarters was the host for the "Second Strategic Planning Meeting that took place on 16 17 May 2005, with the participation of 25 staff members from Costa Rica and regional offices. The theme of this second edition of SPG was Managing a Global Institution", which reflects the fact that UPEACE is developing fast and expanding operations in various parts of the world.

03 May 2005 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 22 April 2005, the University for Peace hosted a celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the United Nations. The organization "A World Without Armies" (AWWA) prepared a special programme that included poetry, art, music and film.

28 April 2005 .

Dr Jean-Bosco Butera, senior lecturer at the National University of Rwanda in Butare, has been appointed Director of the Africa Programme of the United Nations-affiliated University for Peace (UPEACE).

27 April 2005 - San José, Costa Rica.

Since 2001, this British citizen has contributed his strength and perseverance to the success of the University for Peace. During his five years as Rector of UPEACE he built a renovated foundation for the University as well as expansion of its academic programmes around the world. Now on 1 May 2005, Mr. Martin Lees says goodbye to his position of Rector and welcomes Mrs. Julia Marton-Lefèvre.

22-26 April 2005 - Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Regional Water Resources and Peacebuilding, April 2005: Almaty, Kazakhstan

UPEACE Course Development and Training Seminar on Regional Water Resources and Peacebuilding in Almaty was attended by forty-five participants from various countries such as Afghanistan, Canada, Finland, Kazazkhstan, Kyrgyztan, Russia, Sweden, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Kingdom, United States and Uzbekistan. This course focused on worldwide experience in preventing conflict though regional management of water resources, while at the same time integrating experience from Central Asia itself. Such a course is of great relevance to all Central Asian countries and serves the dual purpose of training experts and professors already engaged in research and policy-making in this sensitive area of intra-regional relations. As a result of this seminar, the CAP is developing a multi-media package and a compendium of material, which will serve both teaching and training modules both for use in the universities in the region as well as throughout UPEACEs worldwide teaching network.

07 April 2005 - San José, Costa Rica.

On February 25, the director of the Human Rights Center at Buffalo Law School of the State University of New York (SUNY), professor and post-colonial scholar Makau Mutua made a presentation to the students and faculty of UPEACE. Largely based on his book Human Rights: A Political and Cultural Critique, his presentation brought discernible joy and excitement to the audience.

17 March 2005 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 17 March 2005, the University for Peace carried out its second annual cultural festival. "Cultural Festival 2005: Expressing Freedom" took place on the University for Peace campus with the participation of approximately 100 students, staff and families from the surrounding community.

17 March 2005 - University of Costa Rica (UCR), San Jose, Costa Rica.

For the first time in the history of its revitalization, UPEACE has organized an academic event in collaboration with a Costa Rican counterpart.

The workshop, entitled "Conflict Resolution and Peace-building" is one of the many efforts that the University is making to establish academic links at national level and to strengthen its relationship with the Costa Rican community.

03 March 2005 - San José, Costa Rica.

Last month, UPEACE students from the International Law Programme participated in the national round of the 2005 Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition in San José, Costa Rica. The competition, which took place on Feb. 7, pitted the UPEACE team against a team of students from the University of Costa Rica, and although the victory went to UCR, the judges considered it a very close call.

24 February 2005-24 February 2000 - San José, Costa Rica.

The third annual University for Peace Model United Nations Conference (UPMUNC), a short course offered by the UN mandated took place at the headquarters of the University for Peace in Costa Rica from 17 to 19 February 2005.

22-26 February 2005 - Bujumbura, Burundi.

Following the first meeting of the Regional MA Media for Peace which took place in June/July 2003 in Butare (Rwanda), UPEACE organised a follow up consultative meeting on the subject, in Bujumbura (Burundi). The meeting brought together media and communication professionals from UPEACE partner universities in Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.

11 February 2005 - San José, Costa Rica.

In its 26 January 2005 issue, Al Día, one of Costa Ricas leading newspapers, recognized the University for Peace Park as one of the most beautiful and most frequently visited parks. Adjoining the University for Peace main campus in San José 45 minutes by road from downtown San José, the Park contains a rich biodiversity and includes three small lakes, several huts, various trails, a lookout point, a soccer field and a childrens playground.

13 January 2005 - San José, Costa Rica.

The faculty, students, and staff of the United Nations University for Peace (UPEACE) celebrated Human Rights Day on 10 December , 2004. Students, faculty, and staff began the day, remembering the significance of Human Rights Day as the anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is regarded as a day of hope that arose from the ashes of the atrocities of the Second World War and the Holocaust. Several administrators and faculty members paid homage to those who believe in a possible future in which the nation-states of the world would respect human rights in their relations with other nations and with their own citizens.

04 January 2005 - Alabama.

On 11 December 2004, Dr. Rodrigo Carazo, President Emeritus and founder of the University for Peace, received an honorary degree from the University of South Alabama during its fall commencement 2004. The ceremony took place at the USA Mitchell Center where Carazo addressed nearly 1,400 students.

01 January 2005 - San José, Costa Rica.

The University for Peace is very pleased to present the publications of the Human Rights Education Project carried out with funding from the Government of the Netherlands. The Human Rights Education Project has produced three books and a CD-ROM.

18 December 2004-31 January 2005 - Geneva.

The University for Peace's Africa Programme is seeking three individuals to work as external evaluators of its current 5-year project on peacebuilding in Africa.

14-16 December 2004 - Khartoum.

The UN-affiliated University for Peace (UPEACE), in collaboration with the Peace Research Institute of the University of Khartoum, are jointly organising a conference on "Environmental Degradation and Conflict in Darfur" at the University of Khartoum, Al-Sharja Hall, on 15 and 16 December 2004.

30 November 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

Tuesday 30th November 2005 was a special afternoon for those of us who managed, in spite of time tabling difficulties, to attend the public lecture delivered by His Excellency, the Ambassador of Algeria to Central America, Mr. Abdelkader Taffar.

29 November 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 30 November 2004, a group of 20 Japanese volunteers from the World Peace Prayer Society visited the University for Peace to plant a Peace Pole at the UPEACE recreational park. While twenty-five students from the nearly Rodeo School and representatives from Tropical Sierra, a non-governmental organization in Costa Rica and UPEACE staff members attended the ceremony.

24 November 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 24 November 2004, Dr. Sergey Babunir, Vice President of the Lower House of the Russian Parliament (DUMA), visited the University for Peace and gave to a group of UPEACE students a lecture entitled "Development of the Economic Relations between Russia and Latin America".

23 November 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

In collaboration with the office of the Dean of African Studies, the UPEACE African Community celebrated a "UPEACE Africa Day" on 5 November 2004. During the two-hour programme, students from various African nations and the Honourable Ambassador of Nigeria to Mexico and Central American projected the different faces of Africa as a continent of diverse cultures. More than 100 people from the University and the neighbouring community participated.

22 November 2004 - Butare, Rwanda.

The Africa Programme of the University for Peace is pleased to announce the launch of the "News For Peace" publication in Butare, Rwanda.

20 November 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

As Dean of African Studies and Director of the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, Dr. Edith Natukunda has been intimately involved with the conception, development and implementation of the Africa Programme of the University for Peace. Prior to her move to UPEACE headquarters, she served as Resident Advisor to the Rector of UPEACE in Uganda.

08 November 2004 .

In this distance learning course you will study the different facets of the media role in the genocide in detail. You will see how easily the concept of free speech and free press in a local situation can be perverted for foul ends. We will ask how this dilemma could be resolved. We will explore the problem of inadequate or even distorted international coverage of crises and conflicts in areas poorly understood by Western journalists. We will consider whether this unfortunate situation can be improved in the future.

29 October 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

In the morning of 29 October 2004, the United Nations System in Costa Rica, celebrated the 59th Anniversary of the United Nations in the Auditorium of the Law Faculty of the University of Costa Rica.

22-26 October 2004 - Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan.

Pre-electoral Conflict Prevention Seminar October 2004: Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan

Twenty representatives of the Kyrgyz government together with judges, journalists, municipal leaders and academics took part in a Pre-electoral Conflict Prevention Seminar in Kyrgyzstan. This initiative was organised in collaboration with the United Nations Department of Political Affairs (UNDPA) and the UN Mission in Bishkek. The main focus of this practitioners seminar was to provide a format for analysing the major issues related to conflict prevention and transformation prior and during election period and to enable the participants to timely recognise, map and address conflict situation. As an immediate outcome of the seminar, the "code of conduct" for various players during the election period was developed, based both on international and Kyrgyz experience and context. The seminar outline became a part of CAP training package, which can be offered both as a case study for academic teaching and in a training format for civil society representatives and the staff of international organisations involved in election process.

20 October 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

This year's first annual Cultures of Peace Festival brought together over 100 people in Macondo, a community launch located in Ciudad Colón on Thursday 20th October 2004. The cultural Showcase included performance art, dances, songs, poems and tales from across the world.

14 October 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 23 August 2004, Dr. Amr Abdalla, Professor and Dean for Academic Programmes, joined the family of the UN affiliated University for Peace. In his capacity as the new Dean, Dr. Abdalla will ensure that all UPEACE academic courses and activities are of the highest quality and that they contribute to the growth of the University as a leader in the field of peace building and conflict resolution education and practice.

21 September 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

Yesterday, the University for Peace joined with United Nations staff members in 43 countries around the world in celebrating the UN International Day of Peace. The activity took place at the University for Peace campus and was attended by the students and personnel of the University.

10 September 2004 - Bogotá, Colombia.

The final meeting of the Program on Conflict and Collaboration in Natural Resource Management in Latin America and the Caribbean (CyC) was held in Bogotá, Colombia, between August 30 and September 11, 2004. Aimed at sharing the outcome of phase 2, identifying the main lessons learned during phases 1 and 2, and establishing a set of principles in order to prepare publications with case studies, develop methodologies and promote their dissemination, the purpose of the meeting was to develop a new vision regarding the future of this program at large. Some 40 researchers from Latin America and the Caribbean are expected to participate.

19 August 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 19 August, the University for Peace Staff commemorated the first anniversary of the attack on the offices of the United Nations in Baghdad, as requested by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi A. Annan. With UPEACE staff members assembled, the activity began at 11:00 a.m. and was carried out in campus where the United Nations and UPEACE flags wave together.

07 August 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

Educar para la Seguridad (Educating for Security) is the new book published by the University for Peace. Dr. Victor Valle, Dean for Academic Administration and Professor of Human Security, was in charge of publishing the book as an outcome of the New Approaches to Security in Central America Programme, which UPEACE has sponsored since 2002, with sponsoriship of the Governments of Italy and Denmark.

04 August 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

On July 9, 2004 Mr. Georges Tsaï took on his new position as Vice Rector, bringing to UPEACE more than 34 years of relevant multidisciplinary experience, practical knowledge and multicultural expertise. His role will be crucial to further expand the Universitys current programmes and gain greater visibility at the international level

26-30 July 2004 - Kitwe, Zambia.

The Faculty and Staff Development Seminar on Gender and Peacebuilding, held in Kitwe, Zambia from the 26th to 30th of July 2004, was jointly organized by the UPEACE Africa Programme and the Department of Gender and Peace Studies, in collaboration with the Dag Hammarskjöld Centre for Peace, Good Governance, and Human Rights of the Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation (MEF).

24 July 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 24 July, the University for Peace organized an activity to plant trees along the road between Ciudad Colon and its main campus. From 8:30 a.m. until noon, UPEACE staff, family and people from the community participated. The activity ended with a get together at a beautiful view point on the 310 hectares of UPEACE in el Rodeo.

20 July 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

As a joint collaboration between the UPEACE Department of Gender and Peace Studies, UPEACE Africa and the UPEACE Centre for Education and Information Technologies, the first of a series of Faculty and Staff Development Seminars in Gender and Peace Building will take place in Kitwe, Zambia, 26 - 30 July 2004. . This four-day seminar will be hosted by the Dag Hammarskjöld Center for Peace, Good Governance and Human Rights of the Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation in Zambia.

19 July 2004 - San José, Costa Rica .

On 15 July 2004, the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, H.E. Dr. Iyorwuese Hagher, paid a visit to the University for Peace and became better acquainted with its activities and future plans. Residing in Mexico, Dr. Hagher is the newly appointed Ambassador of Nigeria for Costa Rica,.

08 July 2004 .

"An Integral Model of Peace Education", by Dr. Abelardo Brenes Castro, UPEACE faculty member, will be soon published as one of the chapters in the book, Education for a Culture of Social and Ecological Peace, to be released in August 2004. The book is edited by Anita L. Wenden and published by Suny Press, a member of the Association of American University Presses.

07 July 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

The Rector of the University for Peace is pleased to announce the appointment, effective 9 July 2004, of Mr. George Tsaï as Vice Rector of the University.

28 June 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

Vice-Rector Frans van Haren: "Costa Rica and UPEACE are already part of my life".

Originally from the Netherlands and a career diplomat, Ambassador Frans van Haren expressed sadness about leaving Costa Rica and the University for Peace where he has served for three years as Vice-Rector for Institutional Affairs. Playing a key role in the process of restructuring and consolidating the university, his work at UPEACE has been accompanied by both successes and challenges, as well as difficult moments and sacrifice. His extensive experience and knowledge have enabled him to contribute to piecing together a puzzle made up of ideas and projections that has transformed UPEACE into a global institution, recognized for academic excellence.

28 June-1 July 2004 - Butare, Rwanda.

"News for Peace""initiative in Rwanda (28 - 29 June 2004. The aim of the meeting was to discuss the development of a new project initiative entitled "News for Peace", and to agree on its strategy and implementation plan.

Regional Media for Peace Programme in the Great Lakes Region (30 June - 1 July 2004). During the second meeting participants discussed the setting up, on a short, medium and long-term period, of a regional "Media for Peace" programme in the Great Lakes Region.

25 June 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 25 June 2004, the University for Peace conferred graduate degrees upon 69 graduates from 35 countries on five continents. Collectively, they represent a new generation of peace builders. The students received one of the following graduate degrees: Master of Arts in Gender and Peace Building, Master of Arts in International Law and Human Rights, Master of Arts in International Law and the Settlement of Disputes, Master in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development and a Doctoral Degree in Communications and Peace.

15 June 2004 .

The University for Peace today welcomes the arrival of Dr. Edith Natukunda-Togboa amongst the faculty of the University, as she takes up her role as Dean of African Studies and Director of the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies.

2-5 June 2004 - Pélerin, Switzerland.

UPEACE convened meetings of its Academic Advisory Council (AAC) and its governing Council in Mont-Pélerin, Switzerland, 2-5 June 2004. Members of both bodies were actively and enthusiastically engaged in the deliberations.

25 May 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

The International Law and Human Rights Department of the University for Peace, with the support of the Government of the Netherlands, has been working since October 2003 on an innovative human rights project, the Human Rights Educational Project (HREP).

18 May 2004 .

The University for Peace is pleased to announce that one of its professors recently published a book entitled: The "Civil Society" Problematique: Deconstructing Civility and Southern Nigeria’s Ethnic Radicalisation. (New York; London: Routledge, 2004).

28 April 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

With the tenacity and courage of a soldier under fire, Martin Lees copes every day with the threats posed to peace worldwide. Since 2001, this British citizen has contributed his strength and perseverance to the success and progress made by the UN affiliated University for Peace. Together with a group of well-known men and women, Mr Lees has successfully contributed to the building of a renovated foundation for the university as well as expansion of its academic programmes around the globe.

23 April 2004 - Geneva, Switzerland.

Community projects undertaken by UPEACE and the Permanent Mission of Rwanda in Geneva to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda 1994-2004.

18 April 2004 .

In a small office, surrounded by books and shelves, Dr. Gerardo Budowski, Emeritus Professor of the University for Peace, referred to the extensive experience he has gained in 25 years of professional career at UPEACE. His way through this academic institution includes a number of important administrative and academic posts. During this time, although he has had outstanding achievements, he has also had to cope with many difficulties. 2004 will be his last year at UPEACE, but his name will always be remembered and his spirit will live within the hearts and minds of all those who shared with and learned from this great conservationist by conviction.

15 April 2004 .

Located in her small cozy cabin only five minutes away from the UPEACE campus, Makeda Tsegaye, a student from Ethiopia enrolled in the University for Peace Masters programme in International Peace Studies, referred to the enriching experience she has gained during the past eight months.

07 April 2004 - Geneva, Switzerland.

Community projects undertaken by UPEACE and the Permanent Mission of Rwanda in Geneva to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda 1994-2004.

29-31 March 2004 - Founex, Switzerland.

Community projects undertaken by UPEACE and the Permanent Mission of Rwanda in Geneva to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda 1994-2004

17-18 March 2004 - Kitwe, Zambia.

A UPEACE Africa Programme delegation undertook a planning mission to Zambia on 16 March 2004 and held a two day coordination meeting in preparation of a forthcoming Faculty and Staff Development Seminar on Gender and Peacebuilding . The delegation met with representatives of the Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation (MEF) and the Dag Hammarskjöld Peace Centre for Peace, Good Governance and Human Rights in Kitwe, Zambia , partners of the Africa Programme .

08 March 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

International Women's Day (8 March) is an occasion celebrated by women's groups around the world. Women on all continents, often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic, linguistics, cultural, economic and political differences, come together to celebrate their Day that is commemorated at the United Nations and has been designated in many countries as a national holiday. It is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men.

8-12 March 2004 - Abuja, Nigeria.

The third UPEACE Curriculum Development Workshop for the Western African region was held in Abuja, Nigeria from the 8th to 12th of March, 2004, co-hosted with and coordinated by the National Universities Commission of Nigeria (NUC) and the University of Jos, Nigeria.

8-19 March 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

Aware of the urgent need to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, 32 officers from the law enforcement community in Latin America and the Caribbean are participating in a two-week investigative training course related to the commercial trade of and illicit trafficking in firearms and ammunition, at the main campus in Costa Rica of the United Nations mandated University for Peace (UPEACE).

01 March 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

Mr. Montalvo, current President of the Economic and Social Council (ESC) of Spain and former Rector of the University for Peace (1989-1994), made a short visit on 1 March to UPEACE and its students.

1-5 March 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

On March 1-5, the University for Peace whose headquarters is located in Costa Rica, will conduct an intensive course on New Forms of Security. On this occasion, well-known figures from both the Government of Costa Rica and the University for Peace will gather to participate in this course. Its main goal is to contribute to education and training in the Central American region, aimed at strengthening and delving into security in the context of democracy.

1 March-30 April 2004 .

The United Nations affiliated University for Peace welcomes applications for the position of Director of its Africa Programme. The director will be based in the Addis Ababa office of UPEACE (once launched in 2004), and will be part of a unique university that functions as a global knowledge network, created by a General Assembly resolution of the United Nations two decades ago.

18 February 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 18 February 2004, students in the Master's Degree Programme in International Law and the Settlement of Disputes were presented with Certificates granted by the International Committee of the Red Cross and the University for Peace for their participation in the Course on International Humanitarian Law.

16-20 February 2004 - Guatemala.

On 16-20 February 2004, Dr. Victor Valle, University for Peace Professor of Human Security and Dean for Academic Administration, conducted an intensive course in Guatemala on "New Approaches to Security in Central America".

13 February 2004 - San José, Costa Rica.

In the afternoon of 13 February, Professor Louis Goodman from American University addressed the Upeace students and staff with a lecture on "Civil-Military Relations and Democracy in Latin America".

19-23 January 2004 - Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Dr. Victor Valle, the University for Peace Professor of Human Security and Dean for Academic Administration conducted an intensive course in Honduras on "New Approaches to Security in Central America".

01 January 2004 .

The Africa Programme Coordination Office of the University for Peace has recently published a Glossary of Terms and Concepts in Peace and Conflict Studies.

04 December 2003 - Kampala, Uganda.

At a Public Dialogue hosted by the Uganda Human Rights Commission during a UPEACE/Makerere University Curriculum Development Workshop on linking justice, human rights, and peace, a resolution was presented and supported to launch a global movement towards the adoption of a United Nations Convention on the Human Right to Peace.

1 December 2003-5 December 2005 - Kampala, Uganda.

The second UPEACE Curriculum Development Workshop for the Central and Eastern region was held in Kampala, Uganda from the 1st to 5th of December, co-hosted with and coordinated by the Makerere University, Uganda's premier institution of higher learning.

3-5 November 2003 - Freetown, Sierra Leone.

From 3-5 November 2003, the Africa Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies of Bradford University organised a three-day Peace Education, Human Rights and Democratic Governance Capacity Building Curriculum Development Workshop for the Military and Security Agencies in Post-War Sierra Leone. The Workshop was hosted by the Government of Sierra Leone, Ministry of Defence and its agency, the Republic of Sierra Leone Military Forces (RSLMF), with joint-funding from the Geneva-based University for Peace Africa Programme, the Washington-based United States Institute for Peace (USIP) and the Africa Centre, Bradford University.

3-7 November 2003 - Managua, Nicaragua.

On 3-7 November 2003, Dr. Victor Valle, the University for Peace Professor of Human Security and Dean for Academic Administration conducted in Nicaragua an intensive course on "New Approaches of Security in Central America".

28-31 October 2003 - Durban, South Africa.

The first UPEACE Curriculum Development Workshop for the southern African region which was held in Durban, South Africa from the 28th to 31st of October, co-hosted with and coordinated by the University of Natal.

20-24 October 2003 - Panamá City.

On 20-24 October 2003, Dr. Victor Valle, the University for Peace Professor of Human Security and Dean for Academic Administration conducted in Panama an intensive course on "New Approaches of Security in Central America".

09 October 2003 - San José, Costa Rica.

A delegation of Finnish Parliamentarians visited the UN affiliated University for Peace (UPEACE) on the morning of 9 October.

09 October 2003 - London.

Education for Peace – the challenge facing the international community: a joint meeting held by the Royal African Society, the Royal Commonwealth Society and the United Nations Association on Thursday, 9 October 2003 (6pm).

6-10 October 2003 - El Salvador.

On 6-10 October 2003, Dr. Victor Valle, the University for Peace Professor of Human Security and Dean and for Academic Administration conducted in El Salvador an intensive course on "New Approaches of Security in Central America".

6-24 October 2003 - Varzob, Tajikistan.

Three week-long training seminars on conflict transformation for some 90 local and sub-regional government officials and civil society leaders, including NGO representatives, academics and community activists were conducted in Varzob, Tajikistan. Participants gained theoretical and practical knowledge of how to recognise and classify conflicts, carry out negotiations and develop mediation skills for preventing conflict.

03 October 2003 .

Mary King, Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the UN-affiliated University for Peace (UPEACE),was the winner of this year’s Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation International Award for promoting Gandhian values outside India.

2-25 October 2003 - Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Collaborative Approach to Conflict Transformation October 2003: Dushanbe, Tajikistan

During October 2003, together with UNTOP (UNDPA), UPEACE conducted three week-long pilot "Peace Building Seminars" for ninety (90) diverse local and national Tajik civic leaders, police, journalists, administrators, clerics and officials from opposite parties in the 1992-98 Tajik Conflict. They were taught by three Russian-speaking professionals, together with our own Central Asian trainees observing as future co-trainers. The primary objective of these seminar was to introduce participants to the contemporary state of the field of conflict and peace studies and praxis as well as to enable them to apply the framework and skills in training setting and in practice. Another important focus of these seminars was to elicit cultural approaches to conflict resolution in the Tajik society and to discuss relevance and adjustability of the presented frameworks and skills for the Tajikistan context. As a result of these seminars, a DVD film for training trainers was prepared, and used in the follow-on series of training seminars, e.g., conducted together with UNDPA in the autumn of 2004. Since October 2003, the cohort of twenty leading participants committed and skilled to institutionalize and apply conflict transformation mechanisms and practices in their communities has been engaged in various training events conducted by the UN Mission in different localities of Tajikistan.

22 September 2003 - San José, Costa Rica.

On of September 22, University for Peace staff and students met together a group of children from nearby El Rodeo School to celebrate the United Nations International Peace One Day.

13-21 September 2003 - Zimbabwe and Zambia.

The Africa Programme Coordinator, Ms. Ameena Payne, and Academic Advisor, Dr. David Francis, undertook a consultative mission to Zambia and Zimbabwe to engage in discussions with partners as well as to identify potential partners for programme development and implementation.

27 August 2003 - UPEACE Campus. San Jose.

Mr. Frans van Haren, Vice Rector for Institutional Affairs, welcomed 73 students from 33 countries around the world who arrived at the UPEACE main campus in San José, Costa Rica.

12-13 August 2003 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 12-13 August, the University for Peace, located in San José, Costa Rica, hosted a seminar on “New Forms of Peace and Human Security”. Participants included a number of experts from Central America and Colombia.

29 July 2003 .

The Africa Programme and the Institute for Media, Peace and Security launched jointly a research project, aimed at understanding in greater depth the role played by Rwandan (and secondarily, the international) media in the Rwandan genocide of 1994.

26 July 2003 - Addis Ababa.

On the occasion of the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity and the commencement exercises of Addis Ababa University, H. E. Ambassador Mohamed Sahnoun, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, UPEACE Council Member and Adviser to the Africa Programme, received from Addis Ababa University an Honorary Degree.

22 July 2003 .

The Africa Programme commissioned a study summarizing the transitional structural and policy issues involved when a country moves from deadly conflict into the processes of building peace, based on the Sudanese experience.

09 July 2003 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 9 July 2003, Dr. Shoichiro Toyoda, Honorary Chairman of the Board, Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan, visited the University for Peace as part of a short visit to Costa Rica.

03 July 2003 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 3 July 2003, Mr. Marco Vinicio Vargas, the Costa Rican Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, invited the University for Peace to meet with Mr. Peteris Vaivars, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, to inform him on the progress of UPEACE academic programmes.

23 June 2003 - San Jose, Costa Rica.

On 23 June 2003, the University for Peace conducted the 2003 Commencement Ceremony, the crowning achievement of its graduate teaching function. Students from fifteen countries received the degree of Master in several fields: International Law and the Settlement of Disputes, Human Rights Studies, and Natural Resources and Sustainable Development.

02 June 2003 - Bradford.

2-6 June 2003 - San José, Costa Rica.

Approximately 40 security force representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean developed the First Training Course for Trainers on improved control of legal trade and eradication of illicit traffic in firearms and ammunition. This course was held from 2 - 6 June, 2003 to train police, customs and intelligence officials, as well as military force members, to become operational training instructors at the national level.

26 May 2003 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 26 May 2003 a 17 Arcadia University students spent two days at the University for Peace Costa Rica campus to participate in two classes, one on Sustainable Development taught by Professor Rolain Borel and the other on Human Security by Professor Victor Valle.

21 May 2003 - San José, Costa Rica.

Ciudad Colón, San José, Costa Rica. On 21 May Chantal Labelle, François Dupuis and David Morris from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) met with representatives from the University for Peace (UPEACE) for the Fourth Project Steering Committee.

16-17 May 2003 - UPEACE Campus.

UPMUNC 2003 was the first annual University for Peace Model UN Conference, was held at the University headquarters in Costa Rica on Friday, 16-17 May 2003.

12 May 2003 - San José, Costa Rica.

Students in the Master's Degree Programme in International Law and the Settlement of Disputes were presented with Certificates granted by the International Committee of the Red Cross and the University for Peace for their participation in the Course on International Humanitarian Law.

11 May 2003 - Washington, DC.

On 11 May 2003, Timothy Kortenkamp, from the United States of American, and Rahul Vaswani, from India, were the first two graduates of the Dual Masters Program in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development offered jointly by the School of International Services, of American University, and the University for Peace.

6-7 May 2003 - Stockholm.

The newly formed University for Peace Academic Advisory Council (AAC) held its inaugural meeting in Stockholm on 6-7 May 2003. Its main objective was to pool the ideas and recommendations of an international group of scholars with both academic and practical experience of peace and conflict studies.

02 May 2003 .

NORAD confirmed their support to the programme’s Curriculum Development Workshops.

01 May 2003 - Nuremberg, Germany.

On 1 May 2003, the Rector of the University for Peace, Martin Lees, addressed approximately 500 people gathered in Nuremberg, Germany to commemorate Mayday.

29 April 2003 - University for Peace.

The University for Peace is pleased to announce that a member of the faculty of UPEACE recently published a book title: “The Nature of the Obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights”.

28 April 2003 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 28 April 2003, the University for Peace signed a cooperation agreement with “La Comunidad de Madrid” (the Community of Madrid) with the purpose of developing cooperative programmes of higher learning in the field of peace.

22 April 2003 - San José, Costa Rica.

The Honduran Poet Roberto Sosa was nominated by Mr. Martin Lees, the Rector of UPEACE, for the Queen Sophia Award for Iberoamerican Poetry. Following consultations with UPEACE faculty members, Rector Lees concluded that Poet Sosa has produced excellent literary works, deserving such prestigious Award.

7-9 April 2003 - San José, Costa Rica.

The University for Peace convened a meeting of 15 prominent officials to participate in “The International Debate on Education for Coexistence, Human Security and Peace.”

04 April 2003 - San José, Costa Rica.

American University donated 36 boxes of books to the library of the University for Peace (UPEACE).

04 April 2003 - North Korea.

The UN envoy to North Korea, Maurice Strong, has said that Washington and Pyongyang are close together on fundamental issues but are hampered by their lack of direct communication. Source: BBC News website, Friday 4, April, 2003.

3-4 April 2003 - San Jose, Costa Rica.

The Department for Gender and Peace Studies hosted a meeting for the Professors of the Masters Degree in Gender and Peace Building. The professors of the programme were invited to UPEACE’s main campus in Costa Rica for a unique opportunity to share information, resources, and tips as they construct and solidify their course offerings.

2-5 April 2003 .

UPEACE carried out a consultative mission to Zambia, to engage in discussions, primarily with the Dag Hammarskjöld Peace Centre and the Dag Hammarskjöld Chair of Peace, Human Rights, and Conflict Management at the Copperbelt University in Kitwe, Zambia.

01 April 2003 - New Delhi: ICCR/Mehta Publishers, 2002.Orig. Paris: UNESCO Publishing, 1999.

"This book is a remarkable introduction to many of the contributions of M. K. Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., and others, to the development of nonviolent action in the twentieth century. It is highly recommended, both to those holding a belief in principled nonviolence and those exploring the history of nonviolent struggle." Gene Sharp, Senior Scholar, Albert Einstein Institution, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

24 March 2003 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 24 March, two distinguished scholars visited UPEACE and delivered lectures to the Master’s Students on International Law and Human Rights, UPEACE and Earth Council staff.

20 March 2003 - San José, Costa Rica.

In the afternoon of 20 March 2003, the University for Peace (UPEACE) presented the UPEACE 2003-2004 academic programme and honoured Dr. Rodrigo Carazo Odio, President Emeritus and founder of UPEACE, for his remarkable achievements in proposing to the United Nations General Assembly the creation of an institution dedicated to the promotion of education for peace within the framework of the United Nations.

1-3 March 2003 - Seoul, Korea.

The World Earth Human Alliance (WEHA), jointly with the Korean International Graduate University for Peace (IGUP), sponsored the Second Earth Human Peace Forum, held in Seoul, Korea on March 1-3, 2003.

04 February 2003 - San José, Costa Rica.

At the Headquarters of the United Nations, the Vice President of the Council of the UN Affiliated University for Peace, Elizabeth Odio Benito, was elected judge of the International Criminal Court on 4 February, 2003.

03 February 2003 - San Jose, Costa Rica.

The University for Peace released on 29 January 2003 the publication: Seguridad Humana y Democracia en Centroamérica. The book, written in Spanish, includes the major substantive contributions of the Workshop on Human Security in Central America

21 January 2003 - San José, Costa Rica.

The second cohort of 12 students began their programme at UPEACE after completing their first semester at American University in Washington DC. The students were to remain at UPEACE for the whole year 2003, receiving classes in the spring and fall semesters and carrying out an internship with regional organizations during the summer.

21 January 2003 .

The University for Peace is pleased to announce that one of his distinguished professors recently published a book entitled: “The ‘Civil Society’ Problematique: Deconstructing Civility and Southern Nigeria’s Ethnic Radicalisation. New York; London: Routledge.

08 January 2003 - San José, Costa Rica.

On Wednesday 8 January 2003, Dr. Seung Heun Lee from South Korea, visited the University for Peace at its campus in the outskirts of San José, Costa Rica.

05 January 2003 - San José, Costa Rica.

H.E. Dr. Helmut Gockel, Ambassador of Germany in Costa Rica and two senior officials from his embassy paid a visit to the UPEACE campus on 5 January.

19 December 2002 - San José, Costa Rica.

The Provost of George Mason University (GMU), Dr. Peter Stearns, a large growing public university located outside of Washington, D.C. in Virginia, USA, and two senior officials visited the headquarters of the UN affiliated University for Peace in Costa Rica Thursday, December 19

17 December 2002 - San José, Costa Rica.

On Tuesday, December 17, 2002, a formal agreement for collaborative partnership between UNICEF’s Regional Office for the Americas and Caribbean (UNICEF-LAC) and the University for Peace (UPEACE) was signed.

13 December 2002 - San José, Costa Rica.

The United Nations Affiliated University for Peace (UPEACE) campus in Costa Rica was the venue for the fourth coordination meeting to prepare the Commercial Trade of and Illicit Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Ammunition.

12 December 2002 - San José, Costa Rica.

The University for Peace (UPEACE) and the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights (IIHR) signed a Cooperation Agreement on a shared support to stimulate education in Human Rights and particularly in the international right of human rights.

11 December 2002 - San José, Costa Rica.

Three students of the University for Peace Master’s programmes in International Law and Human Rights have been chosen to conduct research in Costa Rica on behalf of the Panos Media Institute.

10 December 2002 - San José, Costa Rica.

As part of the celebrations of the anniversary of the adoption of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the students in the Masters Degree Programme in International Law and Human Rights invited a group of twenty-six elementary school children from Rodeo

9-10 December 2002 - San José, Costa Rica.

On December 9th and 10th of 2002, representatives from UNESCO, UNIFEM, FLACSO, and a variety of non-governmental organizations meet at UPEACE to discuss the theme of “Women, Gender Equality and Development” within the context of UNESCO’s Social and Human Sciences Department

21 November 2002 - San José, Costa Rica.

On 21 November 2002, two delegates of His Holiness, the XIV Dalai Lama of Tibet, visited the University for Peace. They were Dr. Nawang Rabgyal, head of the Office of Tibet, New York, the official agency of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government-In-Exile to the Americas; and Mr. Tsewang Phuntso, who is the Liaison Officer for Latin America, based at the Office of Tibet in New York.

18 November 2002 - University for Peace, San Jose, Costa Rica.

Dr. Oscar Arias, winner of the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize, former President of Costa Rica, and Chairman of the University for Peace Council of Honour, this week spoke to Master’s students and participants in the Development, Peace and Security short course.

18-24 November 2002 - University for Peace, San Jose, Costa Rica.

Throughout the week of November 18th, students from 15 countries around the world will participate in the International Course on Gender and Peace Building, organized by the Department of Gender and Peace Studies at the University for Peace, in cooperation with the University of Jyväskylä in Finland.

07 November 2002 - University for Peace, San Jose, Costa Rica.

The University for Peace launched a short course, Development, Peace and Security. The course will run until 22 November and deals in a multidisciplinary way, with matters related to integrating development, peace and security.

06 November 2002 - New York, USA.

The United Nations General Assembly, in its resolution 57/6 of 4 November 2002, commended the University for Peace’s activities in promoting a culture of peace and non-violence. It encouraged the University to continue strengthening and expanding its efforts, highlighting the promotion of peace education as a priority.

06 November 2002 - University for Peace, San José, Costa Rica.

A Cooperation Agreement was concluded today between the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the University for Peace.

06 November 2002 - University for Peace, San Jose, Costa Rica.

The University for Peace (UPEACE), with the guidance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica, held on 6, 7 and 8 November, a workshop with 30 experts in the area of security.

6-10 November 2002 - Columbia University, New York.

The University for Peace is currently in the process of designing a Masters Degree Program in Peace Education, tentatively scheduled to begin in September, 2003

05 November 2002 - University for Peace, San José, Costa Rica.

Mr. Olara Otunnu, United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, visited the University for Peace San José campus to participate in a seminar with students in the University’s Master’s Degree Programmes in International Law and Human Rights. Students had the opportunity to raise questions on Mr Otunnu’s keynote speech made at the Conference on Human Rights and Civil Society held by the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights.

04 November 2002 - University for Peace, San José, Costa Rica.

Three Special Rapporteurs on Human Rights, Professor Rodolfo Stavenhagen; Ms. Susana Villaran de la Puente and Professor Eduardo Bertoni, addressed the students of the University for Peace last week as part of the University’s Master’s Degree Programmes on International Law and Human Rights.

31 October 2002 - Maputo, Mozambique.

Ten key areas of an action plan to foster Education for Peace in Africa have been drafted following an advisory meeting of the United Nations affiliated University for Peace (UPEACE) held in the Mozambican capital, Maputo (23 to 25 October).

23-25 October 2002 - Maputo, Mozambique.

The focus of this meeting was explicitly to draw on the results of the Consultative Missions so as to define lines of action to strengthen the capacity of African institutions to teach, train and research on issues related to peace and conflict studies.

21-27 October 2002 - Pachacamac, Lima, Peru.

The First Meeting of Conflict and Collaboration in Natural Resources Management: a small grant program for research in environmental conflicts in Latin America – II Phase, was organized by the Department of Natural Resources of the University for Peace, in coordination with the International Development Research Center of Canada. It took place in Pachacamac, a historical city located 30 km south of Lima, Peru.

09 October 2002 - University for Peace, San Jose, Costa Rica.

A six member team of top administrators and academics from the University of Turin were introduced to UPEACE by the Italian Ambassador, Dr. Gioacchino Trizzini.

02 October 2002 - University for Peace, San Jose, Costa Rica.

Reizo Utagawa, the Executive Director of the Nippon Foundation accompanied by colleague Ms. Misuki Soga, visited UPEACE in order to explore educational developments at the campus.

21 September 2002 - University for Peace, San Jose. Costa Rica.

One of the main objectives of the United Nations International Day of Peace is to engage civil society in the peaceful observance of a day of global ceasefire and non-violence, transforming it into a day of global unity. Peace One Day has been fixed for the 21st September. The University for Peace fully supports this initiative and joins in the celebration through various activities held on campus.

21-22 September 2002 - Khartoum, Sudan.

A two-day workshop organized by the University for Peace of the United Nations (UPEACE), in collaboration with the Peace Advisory of the Government of Sudan and the University of Khartoum, has been described as "a significant step forward for the UPEACE Africa Programme" by Professor Mary King, Special Advisor to the Rector of UPEACE.

24 July 2002 - United States of America.

Statement of Maurice F. Strong, President of the University for Peace Council, at a hearing of the United States Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Foreign Relations.

17-19 June 2002 - Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

On 17-19 June 2002 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, the University for Peace, in collaboration with the UN Department of Political Affairs, successfully held an International Conference on the “Lessons Learned from the Tajik Peace Process for Afghanistan.” Fifty participants from fifteen countries (Afghanistan, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russian Federation, Pakistan, Sweden, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, UK, USA, and Uzbekistan) took part in this Conference, which also included the United Nations, OSCE and European Commission. Among the representatives from International Organizations were the Secretary-General of the OSCE, Jan Kubis, and several of the Special Representatives of the UN Secretary-General who served in Tajikistan during the UN mediation of that peace process, which eventually led to the June 1997 Tajik Peace Accords, thus ending the 1992-97 conflict.

17-19 June 2002 - Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

The University for Peace, in collaboration with the UN Department of Political Affairs, successfully held an International Conference on the "Lessons Learned from the Tajik Peace Process for Afghanistan."

22-23 May 2002 - Tsinghua University, Beijing.

The aim of the meeting was to strengthen the Network of Asia Pacific Universities and Institutions for Conflict Prevention and Peace-Building towards supporting policy-makers both at national and international levels for conflict prevention, peace-building and sustainable development.

12 April 2002 - University for Peace, San Jose, Costa Rica.

On Friday April 12th, during the XVIth Presidential Summit of the Group of Rio, nine First Ladies visited the University for Peace and participated in a private working session where the subjects of family and poverty were discussed using the gender perspective.

10 April-30 October 2002 - Africa.

Over the months of April to September, the Africa Programme team from UPEACE has been undertaking Consultative Missions to a number of initially selected African countries (Ethiopia, Liberia, Nigeria, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda), to begin to identify the key priorities for action in Education for Peace, with a view to clarifying potential partners for programme development.

15 March 2002 - University for Peace, San José, Costa Rica.

The Secretary-General of the United Nation and 2001 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Kofi Annan, arrived in Costa Rica the 15th of March. He used the opportunity to visit the University for Peace and become better acquainted with its progress and future plans.

07 March 2002 - UPEACE Campus. San Jose, Costa Rica.

The Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University and the University for Peace created by International Agreement endorsed by the UN General Assembly and based in Costa Rica, signed a Memorandum of Agreement to increase their cooperation in line with the missions of both Institutions to promote education for peace, progress and sustainable development. The MoA further serves to promote the exchange of students and faculty for joint course development, teaching and research and to engage in those activities that both Universities consider will enhance global capacity in the area of peace studies.

07 February 2002 - UPEACE Campus. San Jose, Costa Rica.

The Fifth Session of the Executive Committee of the Council of the University for Peace was held at the University campus on 7 February 2002 to discuss a range of issues relating to the present and future activities of the institution, such as the new academic programme of education, training and research, the extension of programmes into Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Central Asia and Latin America, cooperative agreements with partner institutions and other administrative matters.

21 January 2002 - San José, Costa Rica.

The second cohort of 12 students has just started their programme at UPEACE after completing their first semester at American University in Washington DC. The students will stay with UPEACE for the whole year 2003, receiving classes in the spring and fall semesters and carrying out an intership with regional organizations during the summer.

15 January 2002 - University for Peace.

The University officially launched its Africa Programme under the leadership of Dr. Graça Machel, Chancellor of the University, and Ambassador Mohamed Sahnoun, Member of the Council and Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on the Great Lakes region of Africa. The launching of this programme has become possible because of a generous financial contribution from the Government of the Netherlands.

14-15 January 2002 - UPEACE Campus. San Jose, Costa Rica.

The Third Meeting of the G8 Task Force on Education took place on January 14-15, 2002 at the University for Peace campus. The Task Force on Education was established by G8 Heads of State and Government in Genoa in July 2001 to clarify policies and measures to achieve the goal of universal primary education by 2015 as set out in the Dakar Framework for Action.

28 November 2001 - UPEACE Campus. San Jose, Costa Rica.

The bust of the former President of Finland (1956-1981), Urho Kekkonen, was unveiled during the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Mr. Erkki Toumioja.

22-28 November 2001 - San Jose, Costa Rica.

The video "History of a Mural", produced by the University for Peace, received the award for the best documentary in the category of childhood and adolescence at the 10th Contest of Cinema and Video of Costa Rica held in San José.

22 August 2001 - UPEACE Campus. San Jose, Costa Rica.

The Vice-President of the Republic of Costa Rica and Minister of Environment, Elizabeth Odio, gave a lecture about "The Experience of Natural Resources in Costa Rica" to the participants of the International Course on Analysis and Design of Forest and Natural Resource Policies, during it's closing ceremony, on August 22th.

22 June 2001 - Washington D.C..

An Expert Workshop on the Peace Complex was held in Washington, D.C. to discuss the research, educational, and networking plans for a proposed multi-functional center at the University for Peace (UPEACE), to be called the Peace Complex.

21-22 June 2001 - Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

The UPEACE successfully held a meeting to prepare the first session of its Central Asian Forum for Conflict Prevention and an International Review Conference on the "Lessons Learned from the Tajik Peace Process". Participants took part in this discussion to launch the thirty substantive studies being commissioned for the first Regional Forum.

13-15 June 2001 - Bangkok, Thailand.

An informal meeting to discuss cooperation in education, training and research to prevent conflicts and promote peaceful relations. The Meeting was organized by UPEACE and the Institute of Advanced Military Studies, Royal Thai Army, with the support of Mahidol University.

22 April 2001 - UPEACE Campus. San Jose, Costa Rica.

Thirty five children, most from rural areas of Costa Rica, joined their hands under the "green emblem" to plant trees in the campus of the University in the activities related to the International Earth Day's celebration held jointly by the Earth Council and the University for Peace.

24 March 2001 - New York, USA.

On Saturday March 24th, a group of eminent international scholars and experts concluded a two-day meeting at the United Nations which had been called to advise the University for Peace on the development of its new academic program and on the formation of a small Academic Advisory Council to ensure the high-quality and effectiveness of its courses.

13 March 2001 - UPEACE Campus. San Jose, Costa Rica.

On Tuesday March 13, 2001, Ms. Diana Richler -- President of Inclusion International -- and Dr. Victor Valle, -Dean for Academic Administration, UPEACE –, on behalf of Rector Martin Lees, signed a letter of intention expressing the shared willingness to identify joint actions for humankind's benefit.

7-9 February 2001 - Delhi, India.

Poverty, a major Global concern, was the subject of discussion related to sustainable development and new technologies during two significant events held in India during January and February in which the President of the Council of the University for Peace, Maurice Strong, and the Rector, Martin Lees, participated.

11 January 2001 - San Jose, Costa Rica.

The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) will contribute up to $US 3 million to the University for Peace of the United Nations (UPEACE) to provide sustainable assistance for program development.

8-9 December 2000 - Geneva, Switzerland.

The University for Peace convened an Expert Seminar on Human Rights and Peace, held in Geneva on the 8-9 of December 2000. The meeting involved some 20 leading experts from research and academic institutions around the world. Findings from the Expert Seminar will be presented to the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights in preparation of her report to the UN Commission on Human Rights in March 2001.

07 December 2000 - Bangkok, Thailand.

The University for Peace conferred upon His Majesty the King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej the Degree of Doctor of International Law, Honoris Causa, on the 7th of December 2000. The ceremony coincided with the International Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Universities and Institutions: Collaboration for Conflict Resolution and Peace Building, held on the 6th and 7th of December.

6-7 December 2000 - Bangkok, Thailand.

The University for Peace, in conjunction with Mahidol University, Thailand, convened, University Presidents, Vice Chancellors, Rectors, Deans and Administrators from leading Universities and Institutions from 20 countries in the Asia-Pacific. A total of 37 participants and 14 observers attended. The general purpose of this inaugural Meeting, was to a) share experiences on national programmes in peace and conflict resolution and b) to explore modalities and strategies for facilitating collaboration in research, education, teaching and training in issue areas related to conflict prevention and peace building.

28 November 2000 - UPEACE Campus. San Jose, Costa Rica.

The president of the State Duma from the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Mr. Guennadiy N. Seleznev, visited the campus of the UPEACE and took this opportunity to hold a conference on “Foreign and Domestic Russian Policies”.

15 November 2000 - UPEACE Campus. San Jose, Costa Rica.

UPEACE, jointly with the National University of Costa Rica (UNA) held the second graduation ceremony of the first generation of students from the Master's Programme in Human Rights and Education for Peace.

08 November 2000 - UPEACE Campus. San Jose, Costa Rica.

The Council of the University for Peace announced the appointment of a new Chancellor, a new Rector and a major expansion program. Also Dr. Graça Machel of South Africa and Mozambique has been appointed Chancellor.

04 November 2000 - San Jose, Costa Rica.

In the context of the meeting held by the presidents of Argentina and the countries of Central America, Belize and the Dominican Republic, Dr. Fernando de la Rúa, president of Argentina, delivered a speech at the Herradura Hotel about “Peace and Social Development in Latin America”.

21-23 November 1999 - San Jose, Costa Rica.

The UN University for Peace is ready to enter into a strategic relationship with the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and the Earth Council Institute in the area of international conflict prevention and resolution for issues concerning the Environment and Development to create an International Ombudsman Centre for the Environment and Development (OmCED).

21-23 November 1999 - San Jose, Costa Rica.

The 11th Session of the Council of the University for Peace (UPAZ) took place in San Jose, Costa Rica from 21st to 23rd November 1999. This was the second meeting of the Council made up of new Members, appointed in March 1999 by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan in consultation with the then Director General of UNESCO, Dr. Federico Mayor.

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