Publications

A repository of UNU-CPR reports, policy briefs, working papers and more.

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Report 19 Jun 2026

Governing with Evidence: How the UN System Generates, Mobilizes and Uses Science

How does the UN use science to shape global decisions? A new UNU-CPR report maps the multilateral science-policy ecosystem.

Policy Brief 10 Jun 2026

International Inequality and Post-Quantum Cryptography

What happens when quantum computers can break today's encryption?

Policy Brief 01 May 2026

Small Modular Nuclear Reactors

Brief of the Secretary General's Scientific Advisory Board.

Policy Brief 01 May 2026

AI Deception

Brief of the Secretary General's Scientific Advisory Board.

Policy Brief 01 May 2026

Mirror Life

Brief of the Secretary General's Scientific Advisory Board.

Report 01 May 2026

Service Delivery in Systems of Hybrid Governance: A Framework for Development Actors in Complex Settings

How can development actors deliver services in hybrid governance contexts where state and non-state actors share authority?

Report 28 Apr 2026

Implications of the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on State Obligations around Climate Change for Future Generations

How the ICJ’s 2025 Advisory Opinion reshapes state responsibility for climate change while leaving key gaps on intergenerational justice.

Report 23 Apr 2026

From Science to Policy: Planetary Solutions in Action

Report translating breakthrough science into actionable policy for planetary health

Report 21 Apr 2026

Governing for the End of the Month or the End of the World? Leverage Points to Overcome Governance Myopia

Beyond growth: how can governance systems be transformed to support a human-rights economy? New UNU-CPR paper sets out pathway.

Report 17 Apr 2026

Moving from Crisis Management to Resource Mobilization in the UN80 Process

At its 80th anniversary, the United Nations faces an “untenable” financial trajectory and explores options to mobilize funding.