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News 31 Jan 2024

Beyond the COP28 Headlines: Sanae Okamoto Shares Fresh Insights in Japan Times op-ed

Sanae Okamoto argues in an op-ed written for The Japan Times, two major achievements of this year's conference went largely unnoticed by the press.

News 29 Jan 2024

New European Research Area Policy Platform Includes UNU-MERIT's Research Contributions

Last week, the European Commission launched its European Research Area Policy Platform.

News 16 Jan 2024

Alumni Reflections: How the MPP Programme Helped Launch their Careers

Eight of our MPP alumni give you some insights into their working lives and your possible future.

News 12 Jan 2024

Bernardo Caldarola Featured in NEMO Kennislink Articles about IT Development in Africa

NEMO Kennislink has recently published two articles which feature parts of an interview with UNU-MERIT researcher Bernardo Caldarola.

News 10 Jan 2024

5 Ways We Made a Difference in 2023

A snapshot of UNU-MERIT’s impact in 2023 through these five key contributions to sustainable development.

News 04 Jan 2024

Pairing Photography and Research for Social Change

Mariajose Silva Vargas shares some highlights from both her photography work and her PhD journey, and how the two perfectly complemented each other.

News 19 Dec 2023

How Government Payments to the Vulnerable can Multiply to Create Economic Growth for Everyone

Article by Conrad Nunnenmacher (PhD fellow, UNU-MERIT), Franziska Gassmann (Professorial Fellow, UNU-MERIT) and Julieta Morais (researcher, UNU-MERIT.

News 19 Dec 2023

Latest Developments in Global Refugee Policy: UNU-MERIT Expert Melissa Siegel weighs in

A summary of the key points from the interview follows with UNU-MERIT’s Head of Migration Studies Melissa Siegel about the Global Refugee Forum 2023.

News 14 Dec 2023

15 Policy Recommendations for the Climate-Health Nexus

Backgrounders on three main pillars of the climate-health intersection followed by key recommendations for policymakers.

News 12 Dec 2023

Climate Change: Its Impacts on Mental Health

An excerpt of the Q&A of the interview by the UN Regional Information Centre about the research of our resident mental health expert, Sanae Okamoto.