Children’s Right to be Heard

ONLINE: This bilingual English/Spanish seminar, organised by UNU-MERIT's Dr. Julieta Marotta, will feature scholars and practitioners from different jurisdictions discussing children's right to be heard and participate in the legal process.

Assembly for peace: a digital handbook on the UN General Assembly’s past practice on peace and security

A user-friendly handbook on the General Assembly's Charter-based powers and past practice on peace and security.

How big does a 'big-push' poverty intervention need to be? Evidence from experimental variation in the size of asset transfers

MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: The UNU-MERIT Seminar Series kicks off the new academic year with a seminar featuring Christine Valente, Professor of Economics at the University of Bristol.

Connecting Cultures and AI: Chu Chu's Journey at UNU Macau

Chu Chu, a Ph.D. candidate in Communication Studies at Fudan University, reflects on her internship experience at UNU Macau.

Chu Chu

Manushi Sharma

Manushi Sharma is an Effective Multilateralism Research Assistant Co-op at UNU-CPR supporting the uptake and further development of the recommendations of the High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism (HLAB).

Behavioural Adaptation for Water Security and Inclusion (BASIN)

This project will identify behavioural levers for enhancing community adaptation behaviour to build capacities and sustain climate-resilient management, service provision, and water security

Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals – Asian and European Perspectives and Beyond

BRUSSELS & ONLINE: This workshop will explore methods, practices, challenges and opportunities of SDG localization across regions, as well as at city and subnational levels.

Are we using the right metrics? Towards a research agenda for measuring how innovation drives the SDGs in Africa

NEW YORK & ONLINE: UNU-MERIT researcher Hugo Hollanders will be speaking at the Science Summit of the 79th United Nations General Assembly, in a session on 13 September.

The UN Is Charting a New Course for Our Technology Future

The Global Digital Compact is our chance to ensure our digital future is focused on equality, peace and security, and human rights.