News
UNU Rector visits Portugal
Dr David Malone, the Rector of the United Nations University and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, performed a 3-days visit to Portugal.
Announcement
Call for Presentations: Seventh National Youth Environmental Activity Presentation Contest
The deadline for submissions is 15 November 2021.
Article
Ethical Urban Futures? Public Opinion is Now In
Recent public opinion surveys show overwhelming support for climate action and indicate the shared values of urban communities.
Blog Post
Rights Literacy in the Context of Indigenous Migration
For Indigenous Peoples' Day, we explore a new initiative to support indigenous migrants in exercising their rights.
News
11th SDG–UP Workshop Develops Collaboration through Second Working Group Session
UNU-IAS hosted the 11th workshop of the SDG–Universities Platform (SDG–UP), with 54 participants from 25 participating universities.
Article
Needed in the Global South: Wastewater Collection for COVID-19 Detection
Monitoring wastewater for COVID-19 provides real-time insight into viral spread, enabling timely preventative and coping measures.
Press Release
New UN Study Reveals Limited Impact of Tax and Social Protection Policies in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa
Tax and benefit policies provided limited income protection to poorest households and failed to offset the increase in poverty amid COVID-19.
Article
A Step Forward for Palermo’s Trafficking Protocol, This Time Integrating Frontier Technology
New technology can combat the roots of human trafficking by identifying hotspots, patterns, and factors that exacerbate vulnerabilities beyond gender.
News
UNU-CPR Bolsters Peace and Conflict Prevention Expertise
Dr Erica Gaston has been appointed Senior Policy Advisor and Head of the Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace Programme at UNU-CPR.
Press Release
New UN Tool Maps Floods Since 1985
United Nations University-led experts have debuted a new tool that generates instant, accurate street-level resolution maps of floods worldwide.