Media Coverage
Five Years on From Colombia’s Peace Agreement, Gender Inequality Remains an Obstacle to Lasting Peace
Ongoing barriers to gender equality in Colombia five years on from the signing of the Peace Agreement.
Blog Post
Why Illegal Deforestation Should Be Treated as a Security Issue
Examining the links between deforestation and security - charting a way forward for policymakers, law enforcement, and the multilateral system.
Press Release
UNU-INWEH's World Flood Mapping Tool is One of 2021’s '100 Greatest Innovations'
Popular Science named UN University’s online tool that generates street-level maps of floods worldwide as one of the 100 greatest innovations of 2021.
Announcement
Call for Abstracts: Dresden Nexus Conference 2022
UNU-FLORES is accepting DNC2022 abstract submissions for poster and oral presentations until 10 February 2022.
Article
Efforts to Protect the Poor During COVID: How Five African Countries Fared
Additional benefits will be fundamental in protecting poor households in sub-Saharan Africa as they face a continuing COVID-19 crisis.
Article
We Interviewed 150 Women Migrants, Revealing How Their Journeys Involve Peril at Every Turn
A new research partnership is spotlighting the need to create spaces of safety and support for women who migrate to escape violence and oppression.
Press Release
UN Publishes First Regional E-waste Report for Commonwealth of Independent States and Georgia
E-waste generated in the Commonwealth of Independent States and Georgia rose by 50% from 2010–2019, but just 3.2% was collected and safely managed.
Media Coverage
Can the UN Help Wean Us Off Our Fossil Fuel Addiction?
Whether the UN could help to wean the world off fossil fuels.
News
COP26 Side Event Explores Carbon Neutrality and the SDGs
The event engaged experts to discuss challenges and good practices for achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 and the SDGs.
Media Coverage
Addressing Afghanistan’s Crisis Will Require Dealing With the Taliban
Five steps that policymakers can take to prevent this coming humanitarian and political calamity.