Economic growth

Enrolment Open — Decent Work and Economic Growth: Achieving SDG 8

This new online course provides research insights that support policymaking towards the achievement of SDG 8.

What Could a Successful Summit of the Future Look Like in 2024?

Defining broad criteria for a Summit that builds greater trust and reduces acute risks.

Data Is the Lifeblood of the Global Economy, but Restrictions on Cross-border Data Flows Are a Reality

As the value of data rises, it becomes a focal point of cross-border challenges such as national security, privacy and economic interests.

Financial Inclusion is Key to Reducing Haiti’s Vulnerability to Modern Slavery

For World Day Against Trafficking in Persons we explore how financial inclusion can be strengthened to protect vulnerable Haitians from exploitation.

Sri Lanka at a Crossroads: Where Next for the Protest Movement that ‘Went Home’?

After a major protest movement brought a change in Sri Lanka's leadership, we reflect on the country's debt crisis and ongoing economic problems.

Advancing Sustainable Development: An Impactful Visit by UNU Rector

Professor Tshilidzi Marwala, the esteemed Rector of UNU, visited the vibrant nation of Namibia accompanied by his Chief of Staff, Dr Michael Baldock.

A Breakthrough for People and Planet

Building Momentum for the Summit of the Future and Beyond.

Good Mothers, Bad Mothers: Migrant Ukrainian Women Negotiating to Belong

UNU-WIDER Launches new World Income Inequality Database Explorer

The World Income Inequality Database (WIID), hosted and maintained by UNU-WIDER for more than 20 years, is now accessible via a new WIID Explorer.

AI Is Here to Stay! How Artificial Intelligence Can Contribute to Economic Growth in Africa

Africa's adoption of AI and related technologies could accelerate the continent's development and help to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.