New UN Report Warns of Global Social Crisis Driven by Insecurity, Inequality and Distrust

The World Social Report calls for a new policy consensus anchored in equity, economic security for all and solidarity.

Rating agencies don't treat the Global South fairly

In The Conversation Daniel Cash explains how credit rating agencies wield outsized power over the financial futures of developing nations.

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Nexus Seminar N.82: Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus

Nexus Seminar

Ensuring Climate Resilience of Small Islands in Indonesia

An op-ed by UNU-IAS expert Martiwi Diah Setiawati calls for stronger enforcement of environmental laws to protect Pari Island in Indonesia.

On-line training on science, technology and innovation policy and policy instruments for Africa

UN-IATT Work Stream 6 on Capacity-Building in STI for SDGs will organise three online training sessions on 19, 21 and 26 May 2025 to enhance STI policy-making for SDGs, targeting African stakeholders and open to global participants.

Shielding the few and perpetrating the pattern for the many: interaction of gender discrimination and status in predicting promotion

MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring Giulio Marini, a Senior Assistant Professor at the University of Catania, Italy.

Positive Psychology for Climate Action: UNU-MERIT and Maastricht University researchers organise workshop for community initiatives

Positive Psychology for a Best Possible World

Government Workers and the Expectation of Public Service/s Delivery Transformation through Data Use: The Promise and the Practices

Seminar on exploring how data work culture shapes public service transformation in local governments through real-world practices and expectations.

Mark Sanders