The Interinstitutional Ethics Body for Ethical Standards in the European Union: Constraints and Promises of Ethical Oversight in a Multi-Level Governance System

New Research Report: AI Systems as Digital Public Goods

New UNU–ADB–UN ODET study: Openness alone isn’t enough, AI systems need to deliver public value, accountability, safeguards, and local relevance.

Launch of the 2026 Environmental Performance Index

Reflecting on 25 years of environmental benchmarking while looking ahead to the future of sustainability governance.

Peacebuilding Week 2026

UNU-CPR Conversation Series

Detecting Technological Trajectories: Emergence, Convergence, Divergence, and Dormancy in Innovation Dynamics

Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series is pleased to promote an upcoming research seminar featuring Roney Fraga Souza from the Faculdade de Economia da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Brazil.

PhD Defence: Barriers to Female Employment in Egypt: Gender Norms, Childcare, and Household Dynamics

Abdelrahman Mohamed Nagy Mohamed Hussein

PhD Defence: mHealth-Enabled Differentiated Service Delivery for HIV Care: A Case Study of The Lighthouse Trust HIV Clinic in Malawi

Christine Njoki Kiruthu-Kamamia

Sixth SDGs National Children’s Poster Contest Exhibition

From 1 July, UNU is hosting an exhibition featuring SDG-themed posters created by elementary and junior high school children from across Japan and abroad.

AI Systems as Digital Public Goods

Open-source AI and the Choice Before Us

Open-source AI is a test of where the emerging digital economy will place its priorities.