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Empowering Indigenous Women as Education Leaders

08 Mar 2026

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Humanizing AI Literacy

01 Feb 2026

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Ending the Exclusion Begins with Inclusive Education

17 Dec 2025

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Poster Exhibition: "Connecting Global Youth Environmental Action"

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Poster Exhibition: "Connecting Global Youth Environmental Action"

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2025 Japan RCE Youth Meeting

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2026 Japan RCE Youth Meeting

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COP30 Venue Entrance

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SDGs Café — High School Students’ Insights from COP30

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Aerial View of Notojima Island, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

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Noto Satoyama Satoumi Talk #5

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COP30 Youth Debrief

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Global Youth MIDORI platform 2026 Information Session (Japanese)

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Youth Speaking at a COP16 and COP19 Debrief Event

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Global Youth MIDORI platform 2026 Information Session (English)

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e Tenth Global Conference of the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI-10)

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International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative Holds Tenth Global Conference

18 Mar 2026

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Symposium Highlights Contributions of Japanese Universities to Advancing the SDGs

Members of the UNU SDG–Universities Platform shared good practices on their efforts to build a sustainable society.

16 Mar 2026

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Global Youth MIDORI platform 2026 — Call for University Student Participants

Apply for a youth training programme to be held online in August 2026.

16 Mar 2026

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UNU-IAS Policy Brief Series

Ice sheets in Illulissat, Greenland

Brief

Glacier Tourism in a Changing Climate: Balancing Conservation and Community Development

18 Dec 2025

India water management

Brief

Promoting Water Valuation for Urban Sustainable Development in Asia

14 Jul 2025

Cooking on an efficient stove in Kenya

Brief

Advancing a Just Energy Transition for Low- and Middle-income Economies: The Role of the G7

20 May 2025