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End of the Year Highlights 2021
As we look back at the eventful year of 2021 at UNU Macau, we thank you all for your support.
Media Coverage
Can the UN Help Wean Us Off Our Fossil Fuel Addiction?
The political leadership of the world’s most powerful, polluting states should seize the opportunity to act on their promises today.
Project
Improving China’s institutional capacity towards universal social protection
Enhance China's social insurance through digital transformation, adopting global best practices for universal coverage, with studies of international experiences, strategy development, and mutual learning events.
Project
Digital Goverment Assessment Programme
Enhance Saudi Arabia's government digital services by reviewing and optimizing their online systems in alignment with Vision2030 goals, focusing on usability and user experience improvements.
Article
Efforts to Protect the Poor During COVID: How Five African Countries Fared
Additional benefits will be fundamental in protecting poor households in sub-Saharan Africa as they face a continuing COVID-19 crisis.
Press Release
COP26: Nature-based solutions win in science and on the ground
Climate change experts from UNU and WFP call for better integration of nature-based solutions in adaptation planning at COP26 in Glasgow.
Article
Data Drought in the Global South
The Global South is in need of developing the ability to generate quality and actionable data to overcome development challenges.
Article
Why Cooperation is Key to Better City Environments
A new study provides evidence that local governments can use to initiate action that addresses urban environmental concerns.
Article
Where on Earth is a Water-secure World?
Water security standards must be more clearly defined and quantified, and need to relate directly to the number, type, and scale of problems.
Media Coverage
At the UN, Climate Change and Security Must Be Tackled Together
The UN must undergo an organisational shift in order to tackle the growing connections between climate change and conflict.