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Policy Brief 10 Sep 2026

Designing Science-Policy Interfaces across Challenges and Fields

Designing effective science-policy interfaces requires balancing lessons from the past with the need to adapt to new challenges.

Policy Brief 10 Sep 2026

Reflecting on Science Uptake in Multilateral Environmental Agreements

The uptake of scientific evidence in global environmental policymaking remains uneven, contested and poorly defined.

Policy Brief 10 Sep 2026

Participation is the Fundamental Building Block in Science-Policy Interface Design

Meaningful participation is the foundation for building science-policy interfaces that produce shared knowledge and enable collective action.

Policy Brief 10 Sep 2026

The Independent Panel on Evidence for Action against Antimicrobial Resistance: Building a Science-Policy Interface Fit for the Twenty-First Century

A global panel on antimicrobial resistance presents an opportunity to build a science-policy interface fit to address global challenges.

Policy Brief 10 Sep 2026

Can the New Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution Succeed?

Political tensions are putting the new global science-policy panel on chemicals, waste and pollution to the test.

Report 02 Sep 2026

General Assembly Engagement on Peace and Security in the 80th Session

General Assembly Engagement on Peace and Security in the 80th Session.

Report 25 Aug 2026

Conflict Economies and Peace Operations

A case study on peace and security and development responses to conflict minerals in eastern DRC.

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.