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People — topics on improving lives of people everywhere
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UNU Council Member
Prof. Brenda Yeoh
Professor Brenda S.A. Yeoh is a Singaporean scholar and expert in the fields of migration, social geography, and the politics of space in colonial and post-colonial cities.
Expert
Bavo Stevens
Bavo Stevens was a Junior Research Fellow at the UNU Institute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility (UNU-GCM).
Blog Post
Reflecting on the CPIA Project Through the Lens of the 17 November 2025 Maputo Advisory Committee Meeting
Developments and progress of Catalysing Policy Improvement in Africa (CPIA)
News
UNU Macau 2026 Training for Teachers Concludes Successfully
UNU Macau wraps up the teacher-focused training, marking a new cooperation model with Northwestern Polytechnical University.
Expert
Laura Eglite
Laura Eglīte is a Research Intern at UNU-CRIS, contributing to the Nature, Climate and Health Cluster, under the supervision of Nidhi Nagabhatla.
Expert
Till Brüggemann
Till Brüggemann is a Research Intern at UNU-CRIS within the Nature, Climate and Health Cluster under the supervision of Nidhi Nagabhatla.
Feature
Rethinking Mining Governance and Africa’s Critical Minerals Opportunity
Kah Walla reflects on lessons from the Kimberley Process and the future of mineral governance in Africa.
Article
Diplomacia presidencial y política exterior: los gobiernos de Milei y Lula en Argentina y Brasil
Tanto Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva en Brasil como Javier Milei en Argentina proponen una reorientación de la política exterior de sus países.
Person
Event
Science Talk: From Volumetric to Vectoral Geopolitics
Rethinking Extractive Politics in the Critical Mineral Era