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Upcoming Events
Previous Events
BIG IDEAS Series
A Breakthrough for People and Planet: The UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Board Report on Effective Multilateralism
ONLINE: On 26 May 2023, UNU will host a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Dr David Passarelli, Director of UNU-CPR.
Lecture
Professor Alexander Adum Kwapong Lecture on Artificial Intelligence and Economic Growth
ACCRA/ONLINE: UNU-INRA will host a lecture on the theme of AI for Economic Development, featuring Prof. Tshilidzi Marwala, Rector of UNU.
Seminar
Migration Seminar: Frontiers in Climate Change and Migration Research
ONLINE: On 24 May 2023, UNU-MERIT will host a seminar featuring Dr Ricardo Safra de Campos on “Frontiers in Climate Change and Migration Research”.
BIG IDEAS Series
Global Health and Human Rights in the Post-pandemic World
ONLINE: On 23 May, UNU will host a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Rajat Khosla, Director of UNU-IIGH, and UNU Senior Vice-Rector Sawako Shirahase.
Event
Biodiversity Day: Ride & Celebrate
This special event in Kanazawa City, Japan, will celebrate the biological and cultural diversity of traditional Japanese gardens.
BIG IDEAS Series
How Can Biotechnology Help Us Achieve the SDGs?
On 19 May 2023, UNU will host a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Prof. Gustavo Fermin, Programme Coordinator of UNU-BIOLAC.
Side Event
Climate Change and the Right to Education
This side event will discuss how the right to education is threatened by the effects of climate change.
Seminar
Nexus Seminar Series N.67 Integrated Approaches to Flood and Drought Management
The joint Flood (APFM) and Drought (IDMP) programs of the World Meteorological Organization and Global Water Partnership.
Conversation Series
“Tech for Good? Do New Technologies Lead to Equity in Education?”
On 15 May, UNU will host a Conversation Series event with Ms Bettina Stark-Watzinger, German Federal Minister of Education and Research.
Symposium
International Day for Biological Diversity 2023
A symposium to raise awareness and deepen understanding of biodiversity issues.