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UNU@50

Generating knowledge to transform the world since 1975

Date Published
1 Jan 2025

For 50 years, UNU has drawn from its depth and breadth of expertise to contribute to the efforts of the UN system, its member states and the broader global community. Today, UNU continues its commitment to generating evidence-based solutions for the world's most pressing problems. Join us throughout 2025 as we celebrate 50 years of UNU impact and chart a future built on sustainable development.

UNU@50 Impact

Evidence-based Solutions for a Sustainable Future

UNU@50
Explore UNU's history, impact and future

All UNU@50 Content

Ribbon-cutting ceremony at UNU for “Exhibition for Peace: 80 Years Since the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bombings”

News

UNU Co-hosts Opening Ceremony for Exhibition Commemorating Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings

14 Jul 2025

Jun Saito, CEO of J PREP

Conversation Series

The Future of Language Education: Nurturing Democracy Through Participation and Critical Thinking in an Age of AI

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His Majesty King Letsie III of Lesotho speaks at UNU Headquarters in Tokyo on 3 July 2025 durn the symposium "Empowering Lesotho: Unlocking Finance to Drive the Energy Transition in a Landlocked Developing Country".

News

UNU Co-hosts Symposium Exploring Investment Towards Clean Energy in Lesotho

08 Jul 2025

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Workshop

Learning from the Global Majority: A New Global AI Governance

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Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome

Event

Exhibition for Peace: 80 Years Since the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bombings

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Women in Diplomacy event speakers at UNU on 29 July 2025

Event

Diplomacy in Transition: Women in Leadership

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UNU and SpaceData Inc. Sign Memorandum of Understanding

News

UNU and SpaceData Inc. Sign Memorandum of Understanding

23 Jun 2025

Ms. Gabriela Ramos, former UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Social Sciences, OECD Chief of Staff and Sherpa to the G20 and the G7

Conversation Series

The Future of Education, Culture and Science in the Digital Age

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Jaimee Stuart

BIG IDEAS Series

Women, Peace, and Cybersecurity: a Gendered Approach to Empowerment in a Digitally Interconnected World

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Felipe Dall

BIG IDEAS Series

Beyond the Age of Waste

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A picture of Michael Cichon

Article

Honouring a Legacy of Social Justice: The Michael Cichon Graduate Award in Social Protection

14 May 2025

Side Event

Insights from Landscape Approaches to Foster Sustainable Practices across Actors and Priorities to Enhance Socio-Ecological Resilience in the Ocean

ONLINE: This side event of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference will discuss how landscape approaches can achieve sustainability goals in seascapes.

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Theme
SDG partnerships
Keyword
Development
Institute
UNU Centre
Copyright
United Nations University, Creative commons, 2025

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