Closing the Loop: A Comparative Policy Analysis of China, India, Japan, and Thailand towards Effective Plastic Waste Management and UN SDGs

Nana Zhao

UNU-CRIS will participate in COST Connect | Science in Action: Solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals

On 29 January 2026, UNU-CRIS will participate in the COST workshop to discuss challenges in achieving Sustainable Development Goals.

UNU, UNESCO, UNITAR and UN-Water Launch Academic Hub to Strengthen Science–Policy Engagement for the 2026 UN Water Conference

The Academic Hub aims to elevate academic voices and scientific inputs towards the future of global water policy.

To Stay Relevant in 2026, the U.N. Must Look Outward

In World Politics Review, Adam Day examines why the UN must prioritize great power deconfliction to remain effective as global tensions rise.

(Im)mobility aspirations in the context of remote work

New research on how “anywhere jobs” influence migration, mobility and global labour markets.

UNU-INWEH and the African Union of Broadcasting Partner to Strengthen African Media Capacity on Water and Environmental Reporting

The partnership aims to amplify African media voices, turning data into insight, and building capacity to tell inclusive water stories.

UNU-INRA’s INFoCAT Project awards grants to 6 young Agritech innovators.

Young African Clean Agritech Innovators from Ghana, Senegal and Côte D'Ivoire win grants to scale up their innovations.

Wasim Ahmed

Strategic Pause to Open Calls in 2026

UNU-BIOLAC will not call for academic proposals in 2026 while the Programme reforms certain aspects of its operations.