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Areas in Africa with More Chinese-backed Projects Were More Likely to Experience Protests
New research reveals that Chinese projects in Africa often seem to go hand in hand with civil protests.
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Student Achievement Depends on Reducing Poverty Now and After COVID-19
Policies to boost early childhood education, mental health support, internet access, and post-secondary funding reduce the consequences of poverty.
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Black Voices Matter: Does Systemic or Implicit Bias Freeze the Careers of Black Academics?
With staggeringly low representation of black staff among academics, how can we ensure constructive change and a ‘mindshift’ across the system?
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Black Voices Matter: What Have the Protests Achieved and Should They Always Be Non-violent?
Although non-violent resistance may seem weak and inefficient, it has proven to be a very strategic tool in the hands of marginalised communities.
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Is COVID-19 Shifting Attitudes Towards Sustainability? A Case Study from Amsterdam
Research in Amsterdam provides a window of insight into how the COVID-19 pandemic might be shaping new perceptions of sustainability.
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New poverty tracking tools and fairer child benefits: Two reports for UNICEF Kyrgyzstan
UNICEF Kyrgyzstan released two reports by Franziska Gassmann and Eszter Timar: a poverty assessment and a paper on social assistance for poor families
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Mygration Story: A new home in a new land
I was eight years old when I learned that ‘we’ are guests in Syria, the country where I spent 34 years of my life before I moved to Europe
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United Nations University Welcomes New Director of UNU-MERIT in the Netherlands
UNU is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Bartel Van de Walle as the next Director of UNU-MERIT.
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Mygration Story: Crossing boundaries, staying true
In many parts of the world free-will and decision-making are not considered natural rights for women. I was born and raised in one such country.
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New $2 million UNU project launches in Kenya: Monitoring & evaluation of WFP’s Kenya Country Strategic Plan, 2019-2023
UNU-MERIT partners with the World Food Programme to offer long-term monitoring, evaluation, and policy support for WFP’s work with refugees in Kenya.