UNU Rector

Content covering the work and outreach of Tshilidzi Marwala, 7th Rector of the United Nations University and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.

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Pixels and Protection: Strengthening Legal Frameworks Against Digital Child Labour

26 May 2025

Jobs (decent work)

Flag display at the World Bank Headquarters

Article

How Efficiency Can Transform Sustainable Development

26 May 2025

Article

The Algorithmic Thirst — AI’s Growth Demands a Unified Approach to Water and Energy

21 May 2025

Water
Energy

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AI Is Changing The Price You Pay — But Who’s Keeping It Honest, And What’s The Particular Significance For Africa

20 May 2025

Inequality

News

UNU Rector Tshilidzi Marwala Awarded Honorary Doctorate by University of Pretoria

UNU Rector Marwala receives an honorary doctorate from the University of Pretoria for his global contributions in AI, engineering and leadership.

20 May 2025

Education

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Why the Need for Governing Ambient Intelligence Has Never Been More Urgent

12 May 2025

SDG partnerships

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Africa’s Artificial Intelligence Future Needs Local Roots

01 May 2025

Inequality

Symposium

New Frontiers in Global Security: Emerging Technologies and Outer Space

19 May 2025, 18:00 - 19:30

Artist Domhnall Malone's illustration of artificial intelligence (AI)

Article

The Indispensable Shield: Why Rigorous Testing Must Underpin the Age of Artificial Intelligence

25 Apr 2025

Inequality

News

Statement from the Rector of the United Nations University on the Passing of His Holiness Pope Francis

UNU joins the global community in mourning the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis.

22 Apr 2025

ITTO Executive Director Ms. Sheam Satkuru (L) and UNU Rector Tshilidzi Marwala (R) at the UNU-ITTO memorandum of understanding signing.

News

UNU and ITTO Sign Memorandum of Understanding

18 Apr 2025

Symposium

80th Remembrance of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — The Imperative of Global Unity: How to Renew Multilateralism in a Fragmented World

15 May 2025, 17:00 - 18:30

UNU Rector

Pixels and Protection: Strengthening Legal Frameworks Against Digital Child Labour

How Efficiency Can Transform Sustainable Development

The Algorithmic Thirst — AI’s Growth Demands a Unified Approach to Water and Energy

AI Is Changing The Price You Pay — But Who’s Keeping It Honest, And What’s The Particular Significance For Africa

UNU Rector Tshilidzi Marwala Awarded Honorary Doctorate by University of Pretoria

Why the Need for Governing Ambient Intelligence Has Never Been More Urgent

Africa’s Artificial Intelligence Future Needs Local Roots

New Frontiers in Global Security: Emerging Technologies and Outer Space

The Indispensable Shield: Why Rigorous Testing Must Underpin the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Statement from the Rector of the United Nations University on the Passing of His Holiness Pope Francis

UNU and ITTO Sign Memorandum of Understanding

80th Remembrance of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — The Imperative of Global Unity: How to Renew Multilateralism in a Fragmented World

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