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Youth Empowerment Programme Engages Students on Climate and Biodiversity

UNU-IAS Operating Unit Ishikawa/Kanazawa launched a capacity development programme for high school students.

09 Jun 2026

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Rising Emissions, Depleting Water and Vanishing Land—UN Scientists: AI Is Threatening Natural Resources for Billions

By 2030, AI's water use will match the needs of 1.3 billion people while its power use triples that of 650 million, UN University investigation warns

03 Jun 2026

Announcement

UNU-EHS at the June Climate Meetings (SB 64)

Check out UNU-EHS & UNU-VIE involvement at the June Climate Meetings (SB 64).

03 Jun 2026

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Prof. Daniel Karthe Appointed as Next Director of UNU-FLORES

Prof. Karthe will begin his term as Director of UNU-FLORES on 1 September 2026.

26 May 2026

Data Centre

The Environmental Cost of AI's Energy Use

A new UNU-INWEH report quantifies the carbon, water and land footprints of AI's electricity use across the globe.
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Events

Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament of India and former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations; Mr. R. Venkatramani, the Attorney-General for India, and Prof. C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice-Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University.

Conversation Series

International Order Under Challenge

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Recul de l'aide au développement : quelles conséquences pour la transition écologique et la solidarité internationale ?

Comment la baisse historique de l’APD rebat-elle les cartes du financement de la transition écologique et des solidarités internationales ?

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Science Talk: From Space to Planetary Health

How Satellites and AI Reveal Earth’s Energy and Ecosystem Services

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UNU Annual Report 2025

Explore the work of UNU and learn how our ideas generate solutions to improve the lives of people everywhere.
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