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Upcoming Events
Previous Events
Event
COP30 Youth Debrief Session
TOKYO: This event will share youth experiences and insights after attending the 2025 UN climate change conference (UNFCCC COP30).
Event
UNU-IIGH Webinar | Rethinking Corporate Accountability in Global Health: Beyond Rankings & Voluntary Measures
Voluntary corporate scorecards are often touted as tools for accountability, but do they reinforce corporate power and undermine public health?
Event
Science Talk: A policy reset for climate change
Safeguarding human security in the 21st century
Side Event
COP30 Debrief: One Health as SDG Accelerator
Virtual panel discussion on COP30's One Health governance advances
Conversation Series
Connecting Cultures: How Humour Speaks Louder than Words
On 16 December 2025, UNU will host a conversation with comedian and voice actor Patrick Harlan, also known as Pakkun.
Event
Youth Ocean Summit
TOKYO: This event will discuss the sustainability of the marine environment, focusing on youth-led marine conservation initiatives.
Seminar
Online Q&A Session on UNU-MERIT's MSc Programme
ONLINE: On 11 December, UNU-MERIT will host a Q&A session for prospective students interested in their MSc in Public Policy and Human Development (MPP).
Seminar
Designing Job Recommender Systems: Job Search Model and Evidence from Experiments
MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring Prof. Bruno Crépon, Professor of economics at ENSAE and a research fellow of the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
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Science Talk: Best Management Practices Under Climate Change
Why We Need Better Monitoring and Modeling
Event
The Michael Cichon Graduate Award for Theses in Social Protection and Public Policy - 2025
Honouring excellence in social protection research at the 2025 Michael Cichon Graduate Award.