Research Projects

Generating solutions to pressing development challenges

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UNU research focuses on the challenges faced by the United Nations and its Member States. Our current research portfolio supports all of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015 to inspire global action to overcome the world’s biggest challenges.

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Project 22 Feb 2024

Portugal EGOV Index | Assessment of Portugal’s performance in the main international benchmarks on digital governance: analysis, recommendations, monitoring, and capacity development

Enhance Portugal's digital governance via strategic analysis and action plans, focusing on international benchmarks, continual improvements, and stakeholder engagement.

Project 15 Feb 2024

Strengthening Public and Private Actors’ Capacities to Operationalise a Laboratory on Innovation in E-Governance

Enhance Cape Verde's digital governance through an e-governance lab, fostering public and private sector collaboration for sustainable public services modernisation.

Project 18 Jan 2024

Modern slavery risks among people lacking official documentation

This project examines modern slavery risks among people lacking documentation globally, including in Brazil, Kenya, and Nepal.

Project 01 Jan 2024

Planned Relocation Simulation

The project aims at enhancing understanding and spreading knowledge of planned relocation and related issues: a key policy area of UNFCCC, IOM and UNHCR, as well as of national policy in a growing number of member states.

Project 06 Nov 2024

Resource Nexus Approach to Building a House of No Waste (HoW)

In this project an architectural competition will invite a broad range/high level of innovation in design solutions to construct a 'House of No Waste'.

Project 31 Dec 2023

Consolidating and accelerating the Network of Centers of Excellence (NoE) in support of Disaster Risk Reduction, Early Warning and Anticipatory Action in Africa - Phase II

This project is to consolidate and accelerate the Network of Centers of Excellence in support of DRR, Early Warning and Anticipatory Action in Africa.

Project 30 Apr 2024

Towards Actionable Impact-based Early Warning in Africa: Integrating Exposure and Vulnerability into Early Warning Systems – a Pilot Study in the IGAD Region (EarlyWarning4IGAD)

This project seeks to expand existing hazard-based early warning systems towards actionable impact-based early warning systems.

Project 11 Dec 2023

Digital Government Assessment Programme

Enhance the public sector online services in alignment with Vision 2030, aiming to improve usability and elevate service standards through extensive research and strategic workshops.

Project 10 Nov 2023

State-of-Affairs Report on Sustainable Development Goals for Qatar

Assessing digital transformation's role in achieving SDGs, this report offers insights and recommendations to enhance sustainable development.

Project 29 Jan 2025

CJRF Migration Portfolio Review

Reviewing the portfolio is intended to inform the following: 1. CJRF grantmaking; 2. Other funders’ work; 3. Loss and damage policy and finance.