Inequality

Overcoming inequality is at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals. Major progress has been made on poverty reduction, but without a clear baseline regarding the current state of global inequality, policy and action become less effective.

UNU research is building comprehensive databases to inform policymakers and governments of where, why, and to what extent global income inequality exists. The aim is to clarify the social and political dynamics that drive inequality, so that policy and social support systems can respond to chronic and emerging trends.

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Press Release

New UN Report Warns of Global Social Crisis Driven by Insecurity, Inequality and Distrust

The World Social Report calls for a new policy consensus anchored in equity, economic security for all and solidarity.

25 Apr 2025

Workshop

YSI Workshop on Structural Change, Inequality, and Growth

Join the upcoming workshop on structural change and income inequality, organised in partnership with leading scholars and institutions

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Workshop

YSI Workshop on Structural Change, Inequality, and Growth

A two-day Young Scholar Initiative (YSI) Workshop hosted by UNU-MERIT

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Seminar

Migration Seminar Series: Missiles and Misfits: Reimagining Home and Security for Queer Internally Displaced Persons From South Lebanon.

This paper explores the intersection of armed conflict, displacement, and LGBTIQ+ identity, highlighting the challenges and resilience.

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Seminar

Social Preferences Across the World

MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research week seminar featuring Alexander W. Cappelen, a professor at the Department of Economics, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

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