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FAST Annual Stakeholder Convening 2023
Sharing knowledge and practices to help eradicate modern slavery.
Press Release
UN Study Reveals the Hidden Environmental Impacts of Bitcoin: Carbon is Not the Only Harmful By-product
Global Bitcoin mining is highly dependent on fossil fuels, with worrying impacts on water and land in addition to a significant carbon footprint.
News
UN Research and Training Entities Mark UN Day with Renewed Call for Accelerated Action on the SDGs
The call by UN research and training entities builds on UN Member States’ reaffirmed commitment to effectively implement the 2030 Agenda.
Seminar
The Impact of Telepresence Technologies on the Place Attachment of Syrian Refugees in the Netherlands
ONLINE: On 27 October 2023, UNU-MERIT will host a presentation by migration researcher Mohammad Khalaf.
Collection
The Hidden Environmental Cost of Cryptocurrency: How Bitcoin Mining Impacts Climate, Water and Land
An assessment of environmental impact of BTC mining
News
Risk tipping points pose new and increased threats
Can you imagine a world in which we can no longer rely on the availability of groundwater?
News
New Direction for Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education
UNU-IAS co-organised ProSPER.Net Sustainability Forum as part of the UN Weeks at Sophia University.
Event
ProSPER.Net Sustainability Forum
TOKYO & ONLINE: The event will focus on the ramifications of the COVID-19 crisis on the provision of inclusive and equitable quality education.
Brief
Artificial Intelligence: Addressing or Distorting the Modern Slavery Challenge?
Leveraging AI's potential and mitigating its risks in efforts to address modern slavery.
BIG IDEAS Series
What We Expect at COP28 in November
ONLINE & TOKYO: On 1 November, UNU will host a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Ulrika Modéer, Director of the UNDP Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy.