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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National Strategy for Digital Governance in Sao Tome and Principe
Enhance Sao Tome and Principe's public administration through a comprehensive National Strategy for Digital Governance.
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Gender and Global Health: Lancet Commission
This project aims to generate evidence and knowledge on how to best develop and implement policies for achieving gender equality and health equity.
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Convening at IIGH
This project intends to convene policy dialogues and to serve as a hub and platform for exploring issues related to global health.
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Mapping implementation research trends in the WHO regions: Text mining of MOOC research letters of intent
TDR's new strategy emphasizes IR capacity building via a MOOC, automating research proposal analysis for public health interventions.
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Domestic Revenue Mobilization (DRM)
This project aims to provide insights, tools, and capacity-building to aid policy makers in raising domestic revenue for sustainable public financing.
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Public Service Quality Index Georgia: A Good Governance Initiative (GGI)
Enhance Georgian governance through a Public Service Quality Index, evaluating government efficiency and effectiveness, focusing on user satisfaction and productivity.
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ECA STUDIES
This project aims to support decision makers in developing adaptation strategy and to identify cost-effective climate change adaptation measures.
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Gender Scan of UNDP HIV, TB and Malaria programmes funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria
This project aims to assess the gender responsiveness of UNDP’s portfolio of Global Fund grants and provide recommendations for future grants.
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Integrating Ecosystem-based Approaches into Flood Risk Management for Adaptive and Sustainable Urban Development in Central Vietnam (FloodAdaptVN)
This project aims to analyze and ultimately reduce flood risks for people, livelihoods, and assets in highly flood prone urban regions of Vietnam.
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INOV.EGOV Project
INOV.EGOV – Digital Governance Innovation for Inclusive, Resilient and Sustainable Societies.