Inner Peace, Global Harmony: Stillness as a Foundation for Responsible AI Development

Bridging inner awareness and technological innovation: Why the consciousness of creators is essential to human-centric AI governance.

Estephanie Chiang, Founder at Empower Tech Asia, Member of UNU Global AI Network Chiang

Estephanie Chiang, Founder at Empower Tech Asia, Member of UNU Global AI Network

Scientific Triumph, Equity Failure: Faster, Fairer COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out Could Have Saved Millions of Lives, UN University Publication Reveals

Researchers call for an equity-focused global mechanism to improve vaccine financing, production and delivery before the next pandemic.

Water Bankruptcy Is A Justice Challenge—Here Are 8 Reasons Why

Architect of water bankruptcy examines eight interconnected justice challenges and explains why justice plays a central part.

Study Public Policy and Human Development | Online Master's Week 2026

Join our online session to learn about the MSc in Public Policy and Human Development and hear from the programme coordinator and a student ambassador.

Mangrove Ecosystems as Nature-Based Protection against the Early-Life Mortality Effects of Floods

Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series is pleased to promote an upcoming research seminar featuring Enrico Nichelatti, Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Socio-Economic Inequality at the University of Luxembourg, LUX.

Exhibition: "Shared Lives, Shared Future: The United Nations in Our Everyday Lives"

To mark the 70th anniversary of Japan’s admission to the UN, this exhibition explores how the UN shapes everyday life in Japan and around the world.

Uglješa Stankov

Shared Aquifers, Border Hotspots: Cooperation Should Follow Where Groundwater Is Pumped, UN Scientists Say

Groundwater depletion clusters near borders in shared aquifers, yet just 11% of countries sharing them formally cooperate and under 5% have a treaty.

Why Groundwater Use Location Matters in Transboundary Aquifers

Transboundary aquifers lie beneath nearly every international land border, but cooperation over them remains rare.