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Events
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Unlocking AI’s Potential to Serve Humanity
A high-level fireside chat at Davos to launch the AI for Good flagship report, exploring how artificial intelligence can advance human and planetary well-being.
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Launch of Global Water Bankruptcy Report at the Press Briefing of the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General in New York
The report declares the dawn of an era of global water bankruptcy, inviting world leaders to facilitate “honest, science-based adaptation to a new reality.”
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ONLINE: Insights from UNU Junior Fellows — Pathways to International Careers
A panel discussion featuring Junior Fellows from the UNU Paris Office and the Office of the Rector at UNU Headquarters.
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Students Share COP30 Experiences and Climate Ambitions
A debrief session featured youth insights after attending the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference.
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UNU-EGOV Starts New Project with Saudi Arabia to Evaluate Digital Government Performance
The project analyses digital indicators to measure and evaluate the maturity level of digital government performance.
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UNU-INWEH Joins Global Science Diplomacy Chair to Advance Arctic and Space Cooperation
This first of its kind Québec-led initiative supports peaceful, sustainable, and knowledge-based cooperation in Far North and outer space.
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IndabaX Uganda & Spring School 2026, Co-organized by UNU Macau
The IndabaX Uganda & Spring School 2026 will take place from 23–27 March 2026 in Kampala, Uganda.
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