News
United Nations Day 2021 — "Who Will Deliver Climate Equity: COPs or the Courts?"
A UN Day 2021 message from UNU Rector and UN Under-Secretary-General David M. Malone; published in the Japan Times UN Day special supplement.
Announcement
UNU-IAS at COP26
Learn about our contributions to the upcoming 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties to be held in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021.
News
UNU Senior Vice-Rector Shirahase Elected as International Science Council Vice President
The ISC has announced the election of United Nations University Senior Vice-Rector Sawako Shirahase as ISC Vice President for Finance of the Council.
News
UNU Rector visits Portugal
Dr David Malone, the Rector of the United Nations University and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, performed a 3-days visit to Portugal.
Announcement
Call for Presentations: Seventh National Youth Environmental Activity Presentation Contest
The deadline for submissions is 15 November 2021.
News
11th SDG–UP Workshop Develops Collaboration through Second Working Group Session
UNU-IAS hosted the 11th workshop of the SDG–Universities Platform (SDG–UP), with 54 participants from 25 participating universities.
Press Release
New UN Study Reveals Limited Impact of Tax and Social Protection Policies in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa
Tax and benefit policies provided limited income protection to poorest households and failed to offset the increase in poverty amid COVID-19.
News
UNU-CPR Bolsters Peace and Conflict Prevention Expertise
Dr Erica Gaston has been appointed Senior Policy Advisor and Head of the Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace Programme at UNU-CPR.
Press Release
New UN Tool Maps Floods Since 1985
United Nations University-led experts have debuted a new tool that generates instant, accurate street-level resolution maps of floods worldwide.
News
Priorities for Subnational Governments to Overcome COVID-19 and Accelerate SDGs Localisation
A new UNU-IAS report and video offers insights into the challenges and opportunities facing local governments during the global pandemic.