GEOC Project Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Symposium on Local Partnerships for the SDGs

The commemorative event focused on the vital role of GEOC in facilitating multi-stakeholder partnerships to resolve global sustainability challenges.

How António Guterres Can Advance the UN’s Protection Agenda

Guterres will need to pursue action on three fronts in order to advance the UN’s protection agenda.

New Ideas for a New Secretary-General: Reforming the Governance of the United Nations Development System

What Secretary-General-designate Antonio Guterres can do in relation to reforms of the UN Development System.

New Ideas for a New Secretary-General: Fixing the UN’s Human Resources System

Issues with the UN Human Resources system and what the new Secretary-General could prioritize.

Conceptualizing City Fragility and Resilience

A preliminary analytical framework that re-conceptualizes fragility and resilience at the city level.

Is Unbridled Globalization Creating Mafia States?

Political and criminal actors appear to be working more closely together than ever before.

Strengthening the Impact of Research on UN Policy

How UN-oriented research entities could more effectively inform major UN policy processes.

African Research College on Sustainable Cities

The virtual college supervises and provides grants to PhD students and hosts postdoctoral fellows from Africa.

Eleanor Waters

Mariana Lameiras

Mariana Lameiras is a Senior Research Analyst at the United Nations University since 2023.