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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Report

Who benefits from undermining breastfeeding?

Breastfeeding's decline, driven by CMF companies' aggressive marketing, poses major public health issues.

01 Oct 2022

News

Learning From the Experiences of Modern Slavery Survivors

New brief captures the successes of the FAST Initiative's Survivor Inclusion Initiative.

27 Sep 2022

Event

Ending GBV and Achieving the SDGs’: Taking Stock of Lessons Learned From Local Responses to GBV

‘Ending GBV and Achieving the SDGs’: taking stock of lessons learned from local responses to GBV; UNDP, UNU-IIGH, Gender and Health Hub; SVRI Forum 20

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Seminar

Tax Effort Revisited: How Much Tax Can Low-income Countries Expect to Collect?

This will be the first event in the new Think WIDER Webinar Series — New Perspectives on Domestic Revenue Mobilization.

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Event

Decolonising Global Health: Programme Launch

UNU-IIGH will host an event to launch the new research programme, Decolonising Global Health.

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Blog Post

Addressing (Un)intelligence: Gender Stereotyping in Collective and Artificial Intelligence

What happens if those with different perspectives are unable to participate? Or if the collective is so large that any new ideas are diluted?

13 Sep 2022

Article

The US Abortion Decision is Already Having Global Impacts

The US Supreme Court’s decision ignores public health and the plethora of data that demonstrates the harms caused by these sorts of restrictions.

06 Sep 2022

Project

What is the Role of Financial Sanctions in Tackling Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking?

Key findings and recommendations on the use of sanctions to target modern slavery and human trafficking.

26 Jul 2022

News

New Guidelines Provide First Global Policy Framework on Protecting Children on the Move in Face of Climate Change

The first-ever global policy framework that will help protect, include, and empower children on the move in the context of climate change.

25 Jul 2022

News

In Memoriam: Prof. Kinhide Mushakoji, Former UNU Vice-Rector

Born in Brussels, Belgium, in 1929, Prof. Mushakoji passed away on 23 May 2022 at the age of 92.

07 Jul 2022