Vienna Vision:
Peaceful , inclusive , prosperous and sustainable world
Conference Proceedings
ACUNS Vienna Annual Conference 2015
Lessons Learned from the Millennium Development Goals and Perspectives for the Post- 2015 Development Agenda Held at the Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria,
January 13 - 16, 2015
Academic Council on the United Nations System Vienna Liaison Office
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2. Evaluation o f battery storage technologies fo r sustainable and rural electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa
Kristina Hojckova, Jan Jelinek, Madeline Schneider, Nathalie Spittler, and Imre Varjú 118 3. Irregular M igration in the Mediterranean: Problems, Questions a n d Possible Solutions
in the Light o f the Proposed SDG s
Bóján Bajalovic, Nóra Sándor, Hannah Kentouche, and Lenka Kissova 120 4. The Hum anitarian Dimension o f N uclear Testing - How the nuclear test-ban treaty adds to the
realization o f the UN Post-2015 D evelopment Goals and how international hum anitarian law can be applied to enforcing nuclear non-proliferation
David Schwob, Mitjana Llukic, and Dusán Rogic 124
5. Inclusive and Sustainable Business Strategies in Low- and M iddle-Income Countries: Barriers a nd Drivers o f Self-Regulation
Roman Hoffmann and Ilona Reindl 127
6. What are the benefits o f nuclear energy to overcome the challenges o f climate change?
A view into the current nuclear energy am bitions o f China
Anna Lvovskaia, Katarzyna Rottermund, and Katerina Vlockova 131
7. The Future o f Cities: Sustainable Developm ent and Personal Security
Ferenc Kuliga, Kristina Jankova, Darrah Lustig, Karolina Najmonova 134 8. The Role o f Female Offenders in Sex Trafficking Organizations
Julia Kienast, Márton Lakner, and Agathe Neulet 136
9. Sustainable Development Goals within the United Nations gender p o licy fram ew ork: Towards a fu tu re without violence against women
Markéta Hessova, Renáta Kalman, and Bojan Perovic with the contribution o f Michaela Kostova 140 10. New Eyes: ‘A look fro m a b o ve' on the post-2015 D evelopment Agenda,
a n d the grow ing relevance o f UNOOSA
Boris Brkovic and Marék Kristóf 143
11. Financing youth entrepreneurship: fin a n cia l inclusion o f youth-led a n d young enterprises
Monika Anna Austaller and Agnes Bibok 147
12. Transparency a nd Data Revolution in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration
Jelena Todic, Florentin Kerschbaumer, Nóra Juhasz, and MaroS Martin Guoth 150
