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UNU Senior Vice-Rector Speaks on Gender and Diversity at SDGs University Lecture
UNU Senior Vice-Rector Sawako Shirahase spoke at the “8th SDGs University Lecture”.
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Symposium Celebrates International Women’s Day 2022
The event focused on the theme Women’s Economic and Social Change — The Future of Womenomics.
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Workshop Explores Industrial Skills Development in Developing Countries
The event discussed opportunities and challenges of technical and vocational education and training.
Announcement
Call for Papers: 2022 UNU-WIDER Development Conference
The conference will bring together specialists from around the world to discuss, analyse and understand the latest broad-based research on inequality.
Project
Managing a Just Transition to Electric Mobility – A Resource Nexus Approach to End-of-Life Vehicles in the Global South
The project formulates policy recommendations for international trade regarding used battery-electric vehicles
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Stock Exchange of Thailand, Walk Free and FAST Provide Thai Businesses With Tools To Manage Modern Slavery Risks
The toolkit will help Thai listed companies and businesses manage human rights risks across a range of sectors.
Article
Informal Workers in Senegal, Mali, and Burkina Faso Have Been Hit Harder by COVID-19
Governments must shape social protection and small business support policies that protect informal workers from the consequences of the pandemic.
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Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking Enters New Phase of Growth
UNU-CPR appoints Daniel Thelesklaf as Project Director of the Liechtenstein Initiative for Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking.
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Ghana’s Lockdown Hit Vulnerable Workers Hard: What Needs to Happen Next Time
Future virus containment policies will need to be coupled with protective measures that prevent the most vulnerable workers from being left behind.
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Call for Papers: COVID-19 and Development – Effects and New Realities for the Global South
UNU-WIDER is accepting papers until 15 April 2021 for its annual WIDER Development Conference.