Events

Opportunities to join UNU events worldwide

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The UNU global network hosts events online and at diverse locations around the world. See individual event announcements for registration information.

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Upcoming Events

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Europe RCE Regional Meeting 2026

BILBAO, SPAIN & ONLINE: The meeting will highlight education for sustainable development initiatives in Europe.

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Side Event

People, Culture and Biodiversity: Advancing Area-based Conservation Potential in Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS) 

YEREVAN: This CBD COP17 side event will explore how equitably managed landscapes and seascapes can advance area-based conservation under the Global Biodiversity Framework. 

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Seminar

Nearshoring en tiempos turbulentos with Ernesto Stein | UNESCO Chair

Nearshoring is reshaping global production, with important implications for productive development and policymaking in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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15th Africa & Middle East RCE Regional Meeting

CHUKA, KENYA & ONLINE: The meeting will highlight education for sustainable development initiatives in Africa and the Middle East.

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Studying Regions: Conceptual and Methodological Approaches to Regionalism

This specialist course aims to equip students with knowledge of foundational concepts, epistemic approaches and theories on regionalism.

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The Promise of AI: Insights from the World Development Report 2026

On 22 October 2026, the World Bank Group Institute for Economic Development, UNU, JICA and JADE will co-organize a special event to discuss findings from the World Development Report 2026.

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Conversation Series

Global Governance in an Age of Polycrises: Towards a Second United Nations Charter

On 23 October 2026, UNU will host a conversation with Augusto López-Claros, Executive Director of the Global Governance Forum.

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Workshop

Funding for Sustainable Landscape Governance

YEREVAN: This CBD COP17 workshop will explore funding gaps and opportunities to strengthen investment in integrated landscape governance.

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Previous Events

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Climate Week NYC 2026: Water-Energy Nexus - The Closed Budget: Who Draws From a Bankrupt Account?

As part of Climate Week NYC 2026, this session asks who should draw from a bankrupt hydrological budget as AI and energy demands grow.

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High-Level Roundtable on Rebalancing Global Health: Regional Platforms, Equity, and Fiscal Space for Public Health Security

This is a side event co-organized by the Governments of Spain and Zambia on the margins of the 81st United Nations General Assembly.

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UNU-MERIT Internal Conference 2026

UNU-MERIT’s Internal Conference is an annual event where researchers and fellows share work, exchange feedback, and strengthen collaboration.

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Self-Care as a Path to Financing Universal Health and Equitable Development

Exploring how self-care can advance universal health coverage and help address growing financing pressures facing health systems.

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Science Talk: Sustainable Development in Practice

Applying a Learner-Centred Approach to Curricula Development

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Can Global Value Chains Drive Inclusive Development? The Asian Development Policy Report 2026

UNU-MERIT hosts the launch of the Asian Development Policy Report 2026 with a presentation of its key findings followed by a panel discussion on the future of global value chains and inclusive development.

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PhD Defence: mHealth-Enabled Differentiated Service Delivery for HIV Care: A Case Study of The Lighthouse Trust HIV Clinic in Malawi

Christine Njoki Kiruthu-Kamamia

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PhD Defence: Understanding and predicting risk perception of artificial intelligence: Conceptual, cognitive, and computational perspectives

Jonas Krieger

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PhD Defence: Barriers to Female Employment in Egypt: Gender Norms, Childcare, and Household Dynamics

Abdelrahman Mohamed Nagy Mohamed Hussein

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Who Stays, Who Rises, Who Enters? Innovation and Workforce Dynamics at the Firm Level

Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series is pleased to promote an upcoming research seminar featuring Professor Erol Taymaz from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara.