Development Must Tackle an Age-old Scourge — Slavery

The sustainable development case for ending modern slavery.

Fourth SDG–UP Workshop Shares Japanese Universities' Contributions to the SDGs by Addressing Social Issues

On 27 January 2021, UNU-IAS organized the fourth workshop of the UNU SDG–University Platform (SDG-UP).

The Role of Enhanced People-to-People Connectivity in the Implementation of the EU-India Roadmap

AI for Good Global Summit: AI To Prevent Modern Slavery, Human Trafficking and Forced, and Child Labour

In this panel, members of the Code 8.7 Organizing Committee discussed research within AI and Computational Science in relation to SDG Target 8.7.

Wetlands and Water

UNU-IAS will co-organise a webinar to observe World Wetlands Day 2021.

Racky Balde

Black Voices Matter: Does Systemic or Implicit Bias Freeze the Careers of Black Academics?

With staggeringly low representation of black staff among academics, how can we ensure constructive change and a ‘mindshift’ across the system?

Apply Now for 2021 UNU-IAS Master’s and Doctoral Programmes

UNU-IAS is now accepting applications for September 2021 admission to its two postgraduate degree programmes.

Technological Innovation to Support Formalisation and Reduce Exploitation

Apprise and Apprise Audit support formalisation by providing a voice to workers who experience varying degrees of informality.

Third SDG–UP Workshop Highlights SDGs-focused Research & Teaching for Japanese Universities

The workshop discussed university efforts to contribute to the SDGs by solving social issues as well as developing human resources.