WGGP's focus is global human security and gender equity.

WGGP's Spring Newsletter, April 2008, is now available.

WGGP Spring/Summer 2008 Events
for further details and a complete listing of events, see Coming Events

Sustainable Biofuels, Gender Equity and Human Security [Details and Events]
May 12-13, Monday-Tuesday, Workshop on Sustainable Biofuels and Human Security (Program Details), Monsanto and Heritage Rooms, ACES Library, Information and Alumni Center, 1101 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, sponsored by EBI (Energy Biosciences Institute) at Illinois and UCB; Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program; Center for Advanced Bioenergy Ressearch; Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security; College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences; European Union Center; Human and Community Development; and International Programs and Studies. Workshop Program in pdf

Food Crisis and Food Security: During the early months of 2008, food prices have shot up around the world leading to riots in over 20 developing countries. This is a global crisis that inflicts high costs on the poor in general and women and children who are over-represented among the poor. WGGP's cosponsored Sustainable Biofuels and Human Security Workshop in May [see above] will address these issues. Some useful material on the crisis and related issues is available on the following websites:
International Food Policy Research Institute [IFPRI]
Food Agriculture Organization [FAO]
World Food Programme [WFP]
The Economist, The Silent Tsunami, April 2008

Graph from IFPRI based on data from the FAO and IMF:

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CAS Initiative on Immigration [Details and Events]

Global Health Policy Activities [Details and Events]

Livelihood: Challenges of the Changing Global Labor Market [Details and Events]

 

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The Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP) is an academic unit in the International Programs and Studies (IPS) Division of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC).