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News 17 Oct 2023

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.

News 17 Oct 2023

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.

News 17 Oct 2023

In our flagship capacity development programme, more focus on peer learning

Here’s what participants have to say about our EPRM revamp

News 12 Oct 2023

How to Start a Career at a Multilateral Development Bank

Tips and tricks from our dual career PhD fellows

Article 26 Sep 2023

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

News 09 Aug 2023

Here’s what happened at the SASE 2023 conference

Lessons from the three-day event in Rio de Janeiro

Article 04 Jul 2023

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.

Article 27 Jun 2023

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.

Article 06 Jun 2023

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.

News 23 May 2023

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.