UNU research provides guidance for navigating the changing geo-economic landscape while more effectively monitoring and evaluating economic progress and its social impacts. Our work in Africa, for example, is helping establish robust information systems to monitor and evaluate economic progress and its social impacts, thereby helping planners to transform skewed development into opportunities for sustainable livelihoods.
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Development Challenges in Africa in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic
An online conference discussing the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the African continent.
News
Apply Now for 2021 JSPS–UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme
UNU-IAS is now accepting applications for the 2021 JSPS–UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship programme. The application deadline is 21 Feb. 2021.
Seminar
The Changing Face of Aid and Development in the Post-COVID World
Aid and development: Where we are, how we got here, and where it might all go
Press Release
Greening the COVID-19 recovery for a sustainable future for Africa and beyond.
The socio-economic impacts of decarbonisation for African countries, and how green transitions are affected by COVID-19.
Media Coverage
COVID-19 Could Lead to New Wars in Authoritarian Countries
Governments should be worried about the impact of the pandemic on their economies.
Press Release
COVID-19 Fallout Could Push Half a Billion People into Poverty in Developing Countries
New UNU research warns that global poverty could skyrocket as a result of the economic fallout from the global coronavirus pandemic.
Blog Post
AI & Global Governance: Using International Standards as an Agile Tool for Governance
Standards offer a first step to help erect guardrails in the international and market competition for AI.
Blog Post
AI & Global Governance: AI in Africa is a Double-Edged Sword
Can Artificial Intelligence be a useful tool for augmenting state capacity in weak and fragile contexts?
Blog Post
AI & Global Governance: Developing Resilient Economies in the Age of AI
While AI can be good for growth, its benefits may not be evenly distributed.