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

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

WGGP 2008 Themes
for further details and a complete listing of events, see Coming Events

Sustainable Biofuels, Gender Equity and Human Security [Details and Events]
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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Provost's Initiative on Gender Equity: Local and Global
and Council on Gender Equity [Details and Events]

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).