The University shall devote its work to research into the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of the United Nations and its agencies.
People — topics on improving lives of people everywhere
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Prosperity — topics on building a sustainable and fulfilling future
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UNU Council Member
Prof. Brenda Yeoh
Professor Brenda S.A. Yeoh is a Singaporean scholar and expert in the fields of migration, social geography, and the politics of space in colonial and post-colonial cities.
Expert
Bavo Stevens
Bavo Stevens was a Junior Research Fellow at the UNU Institute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility (UNU-GCM).
News
Nidhi Nagabhatla Invited to Provide Keynote Address at ISDCRI Conference in Delhi
UNU-CRIS Senior Research Fellow, Nidhi Nagabhatla, Invited to Provide Keynote Address at ISDCRI Conference in Delhi.
Book
Global Governance and the Political South - Continuity and Change In and Beyond the BRICS
The book gives a new meaning to the metaphor of ‘Global South’ against the background of the global political challenge to international order.
Research Fellow
Andrew Cooper
Andrew Cooper is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS and a Professor at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and the Department of Political Science, and the Director of the Centre for the Study on Rapid Global Change at the University of Waterloo, Canada.
Book
The Security-Development Nexus in the EU’s Policies Towards the Sahel - A Critical Appraisal of the Malian Case
A Critical Appraisal of the Malian Case
Book
Independence, Federalism and Regionalism in Latin America: An Analytical Anthology of Francisco de Miranda’s Writings (1790-1811)
This book analyses the constitutional and political thinking of Venezuelan war general and political visionary, Francisco de Miranda (1750-1816).
Book
Recent Advances in Geomatics, Water Resources and Environmental Engineering - Select Proceedings of TRACE 2024
This book presents the select proceedings of the International Conference on Trends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (TRACE 2024).
Book Chapter
Citizen Participation in Regional Organisations: Perspectives from their Founding Treaties
Citizen Participation in Regional Organisations: Perspectives from their Founding Treaties
Person