News archive for Global Challenges

Professor Edvard Hviding (centre) from the University of Bergen with Vanuatu’s UN Ambassador Odo Tevi (right) and Solomon Yeo (left) from the activist organisation Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change.

Pacific youth action leads to UN resolution on climate change (31.03.2023)

On 29 March the UN General Assembly passed a resolution put forward by Vanuatu to provide an advisory opinion on UN member states obligations in protecting the rights of current and future generations from the adverse effects of climate change.

Archeologist Tore Sætersdal at the UN 2023 Water Conference in March 2023.

Reflecting on the UN 2023 Water Conference (29.03.2023)

Archaeologist Tore Sætersdal has been a water scientist for many years. In March 2023 he participated in the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York. In this interview, he reflects upon his experiences at the conference.

Executive Director Kala Vairavamoorthy speaking with the rest of the panel and the moderator listening at side event organised by the University of Bergen at the UN 2023 Water Conference on 23 March 2023.

Taking water insecurity to policy makers (27.03.2023)

Water insecurity in all its shape and forms was the key topic when the four frontlines of water were discussed at the side event organised by the University of Bergen and partners at the UN 2023 Water Conference.

Discussing the frontlines of water at the United Nations (15.03.2023)

The University of Bergen’s proposal for a side event at the 2023 UN Water Conference has been chosen from among 1,300 submitted proposals as one of 200 official side events inside the UN headquarters. A small delegation is heading to New York for the conference.

Celebrating 60 years of cooperation between Bergen and Sudan (08.03.2023)

On Wednesday, 8 March, the University of Bergen (UiB) organized an anniversary celebration of the academic collaboration between Bergen and Sudan. The celebration was held at the Department of Social Anthropology where the collaboration started 60 years ago.

Bringing recommendations on refugee protection to policymakers in Brussels (03.03.2023)

The international research project PROTECT has produced a set of policy recommendations on how to improve refugee protection. At an upcoming conference in Brussels, the recommendations will be showcased to leading figures within policymaking and civil society.