News
New $2 million UNU project launches in Kenya: Monitoring & evaluation of WFP’s Kenya Country Strategic Plan, 2019-2023
UNU-MERIT partners with the World Food Programme to offer long-term monitoring, evaluation, and policy support for WFP’s work with refugees in Kenya.
News
New EQUALS Report Unveils Persistent Digital Gaps and the Complexity of Gender Equality
The report finds that digital technologies benefit gender diversity and inclusion, but females are still lagging far behind male peers in this area.
News
Barriers, not the Pipeline, Prevent Gender Equality in Tech
Though in general women have less motivation to pursue careers in science and technology, women who do acquire the skills are still marginalised.
Report
Taking Stock: Data and Evidence on Gender Equality in Digital Access, Skills, and Leadership
The inaugural report of the EQUALS Research Group reviews research and data on the three EQUALS action areas: Access, Skills, and Leadership.
Project
Transforming informal work and livelihoods
This project will shed light on the causes of and most effective mechanisms to reduce informality, and the effects of the COVID-19 on informal work.
Project
Women's work - routes to economic and social empowerment
This project aims to shed light on how and why women’s work differs from men’s work in specific contexts, in order to help narrow the gender gap.
Toolkit
Malaria Matchbox Tool: An equity assessment tool to improve the effectiveness of malaria programs
The tool aims to support national programs and in-country implementing partners & stakeholders in improving the effectiveness of malaria programmes
News
Interactive Data Dashboards Launched To Inform Policymaking on Modern Slavery and Child Labour
Potential for data visualization at the country level unlocked by Delta 8.7.
Blog Post
AI & Global Governance: Three Paths Towards a Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence
Identifying where globally-agreed norms and rules are needed.
Blog Post
AI & Global Governance: A New Charter of Rights for the Global AI Revolution
AI’s growing role in our personal decision-making and identity raises a series of related ethical questions.