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UNU-MERIT's Charles Cooper Memorial Lecture Series is back, with UNU Rector as our next speaker
The public lecture by United Nations University Rector Professor Tshilidzi Marwala will take place on Thursday 26 October 2023.
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Helping refugees integrate into the labour market: Evidence from Uganda
Working together with one refugee worker for one week increases firms’ likelihood to hire more refugees in the long run.
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In our flagship capacity development programme, more focus on peer learning
Here’s what participants have to say about our EPRM revamp
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How to Start a Career at a Multilateral Development Bank
Tips and tricks from our dual career PhD fellows
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How ChatGPT Might Be Able to Help the World’s Poorest and the Organizations That Work with Them
AI tools could be useful for well-intentioned non-governmental organizations, but maybe not yet for the individuals those organizations assist
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Here’s what happened at the SASE 2023 conference
Lessons from the three-day event in Rio de Janeiro
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Worried About AI? You Might Have AI-nxiety — Here’s How to Cope
As concerns grow about the recent, rapid growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, here are tips to tame AI anxiety.
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Refugee Settlements Extremely Vulnerable to Climate Crises
New UNU research explores the extent to which climate crises affect 20 of the world’s largest refugee settlements.
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Global value chains: An expert’s thoughts on their development strategies
Duke University professor Gary Gereffi discusses the implications of the US government’s changes to industrial policy.
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New UNU Report Highlights Lessons for Building Climate Resilience Based on Experiences from the 2021 Floods in Western Europe
A new report by UNU-EHS, UNU-MERIT and UNU-CRIS provides five key recommendations for strengthening climate resilience.