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Latest News

Rene Kemp_MERIT_Blog_Plastic recycling

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Why plastics recycling needs more than better technology

27 Oct 2026

Antonio Guterres UNGA 81

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Reclaiming a multilateralism that works: Global co-operation for a more equal, peaceful and sustainable world

24 Oct 2026

Measuring what matters: What working with UNDP on the Global Knowledge Index taught me about multilateralism

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Measuring what matters: What working with UNDP on the Global Knowledge Index taught me about multilateralism

23 Oct 2026

Summer school_ITU

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From Connectivity to Capability: How UNU-MERIT and ITU Are Strengthening Digital Policy

20 Oct 2026

Upcoming Events

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CILAC 2026-UNESCO Chair Panel on Science and Agriculture: Sustainability and Competitiveness

A roundtable at Foro CILAC 2026 on how science and innovation are transforming agriculture, sustainability and competitiveness in Latin America

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Symposium

Call for Papers: Economic Fitness and Complexity Symposium

The Economic Fitness and Complexity Symposium invites research on innovation, structural change and development.

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Degree Defense

PhD Defence: Economic Shocks and tax morale

Dina Kamal

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Training

United Nations University Program on Digital Technology and Sustainable Development

This program, designed for bachelor's and master's students, introduces the use of AI for public policy with a truly multidisciplinary perspective

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