UNU research focuses on the challenges faced by the United Nations and its Member States. Our current research portfolio supports all of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015 to inspire global action to overcome the world’s biggest challenges.
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Children and Extreme Violence: Cradled by Conflict
Understanding child recruitment by armed groups, including terrorist organizations, and identifying obstacles to releasing children from such groups.
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Group Cohesion and Peace Processes
Internal cohesion of non-State armed groups during peace processes.
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Diplomacy and Good Offices in the Prevention of Conflict
A joint flagship study between the UN the World Bank on the prevention of violent conflict.
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Preventing Violent Urban Conflict
A joint flagship study on Preventing Violent Conflict between the UN and the World Bank.
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UN Sanctions and the Prevention of Conflict
The UN and the World Bank are undertaking a joint flagship study on Preventing Violent Conflict.
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25 Keys to Unlock the Financial Chains of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
Human trafficking poses severe financial risks, prompting a UN University workshop to recommend actions for disrupting financial ties.
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Conflict Prevention: A Case Study of Nepal
A joint flagship study between the UN and the World Bank on the prevention of violent conflict.
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Crime-Conflict Nexus: Assessing the Threat and Developing Solutions
Improving the international response in situations where crime and conflict intersected.
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Crime-Conflict Nexus: Centrifugal Forces - Exploring the Nexus of Global Illicit Flows and Local Conflict Dynamics
A new framework for thinking about the nexus of global illicit flows and local conflict dynamics.
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Crime-Conflict Nexus: Libya - a Patchwork State Sewn Together Along Trafficking Lines
Exploring the nexus of global illicit flows and local conflict dynamics.