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UNESCO Chair at UNU-MERIT 2025: A Year in Review

05 Feb 2026

Social distance during COVID-19. Kalerwe Market, in the suburb of Kampala city.

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What We Had Missed about Work During COVID-19 in Nigeria

02 Feb 2026

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UN Cinema screening of The Last Ones of Auschwitz held in Maastricht for Holocaust Remembrance Day

01 Feb 2026

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(Im)mobility aspirations in the context of remote work

28 Jan 2026

Upcoming Events

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Book Launch: When the Almond Trees Bloom

Book launch and policy dialogue on conflict and peacebuilding with Samina Vabo Ansari.

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Master Open Day

Learn about the MSc in Public Policy and Human Development at UNU-MERIT during the UM Master’s Open Day on Saturday, 28 February 2026

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Conference

PhD Event: March Research Days

In Person: Join our annual event as PhD fellows present their research.

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Degree Defense

PhD Defence: Economics of Children’s Outcomes: The Role of Policy Interventions and Household Dynamics

Karol Rodriguez Cabrera

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