Publications

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

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Policy Brief 18 Aug 2026

Earth System Tipping Points

Brief of the Secretary General's Scientific Advisory Board.

Policy Brief 18 Aug 2026

The Biology of Aging

Brief of the Secretary General's Scientific Advisory Board.

Policy Brief 14 Aug 2026

Operationalizing Institutional Vitality: A Framework for Analysis

A framework to help policymakers diagnose institutional change and identify more effective approaches to multilateral reform.

Policy Brief 03 Aug 2026

Misinformation, Disinformation and the Crisis of Trust in Public Institutions

A multilevel agenda for information integrity in an era of fragmented data governance.

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?