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Peacekeeping in Cities: Is the UN Prepared?
The UN must do more to adjust its peacekeeping policies in order to meet the challenges posed by rapid urbanization.
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Designing Better Accountability Mechanisms for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Two primary pathways for developing accountability mechanisms to influence SDG implementation.
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Ours Is Not a Caravan of Despair: The World Humanitarian Summit and Beyond
The global humanitarian system is cracking under a fundamental flaw. How can the World Humanitarian Summit help to address the problem?
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All That Is Gold Does Not Glitter: Why a Better Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review Is Essential for Agenda 2030
How can the UN's Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review be used to help the organization better deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals?
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Episode IV: A New Hope? Reforming the United Nations for Agenda 2030
Now that the SDGs and other UN reform processes have been completed, how can the UN be reformed to better fulfill its function?
Media Coverage
Visualizing Urban Fragility
Mass global urbanization is creating opportunities and risks. In this context, what are fragile cities and where are they located?
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Time To Follow Through on India and Japan’s Promises
The drivers and the potential of a strong India-Japan partnership in the fields of economics, energy security and climate change, defence and security, and global governance.
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2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Transforming Japan & the World
On 15 January 2016, UNU-IAS and Keio University will organize a symposium on the 2030 Agenda.
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Climate Change and the City
Cities in developing countries are key actors that should be taken into account as negotiations around how the UN Climate Change Conference unfold.
Media Coverage
The Rise and Influence of the Foreign Policy Think Tank
What is the role of think tanks in international affairs and how do they influence foreign policy?