Poverty

Following a significant decline in global poverty from 2015-2018, the impacts of the COIVD-19 pandemic pushed the poverty rate up 9.2 per cent in 2020. This was the first increase in extreme poverty since 1998 and was a major setback in achieving SDG 1. Ending global poverty by 2030 will require more than closing an income gap — it will rely on institutions and opportunities that promote equality, including access to resources, gender, employment, housing, and health.

Working to alleviate poverty has been part of the UNU agenda for four decades. Ongoing research focuses on the socio-economic drivers and consequences for households on the move to find solutions to poverty, at both ends of the migration path. The UNU economic toolbox uses sustainable benefit models to guide developing countries as they create social protection systems.

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Event

How Can Tax-benefit Systems Support Households Through Crisis?

On 13 December 2022, UNU-WIDER will host a webinar, 'How Can Tax-benefit Systems Support Households Through Crisis?'

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Event

Knowledge and Innovation: Investment for a New Africa

UNU-IAS will co-organise a session at the Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) to be held in Tunis, Tunisia.

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Announcement

Call for Papers: Annual Jobs and Development Conference

Papers are now being accepted for the 6th Jobs and Development Conference which will take place from 14–15 December 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa.

15 Jun 2022

Article

Equal Rights — Unless You Are Pregnant

Delving into pregnancy discrimination, UNU-IIGH examines challenges and calls for equity.

25 May 2022

Event

Overcoming Underdevelopment — Lessons from the Bangladesh Journey

UNU-WIDER will host the webinar “Overcoming Underdevelopment — Lessons from the Bangladesh Journey” with guest K. A. S. Murshid.

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News

Pandemic Preparedness and Response Mechanisms and Initiatives

UNU-IIGH explores mechanisms and initiatives for effective pandemic response and provides vital insights for global health resilience.

23 May 2022

News

UNU-MERIT joins international partners to relaunch social protection training courses across Africa

TRANSFORM, an AU-led initiative supported by UNU-MERIT, launched a new website for social protection training.

10 Dec 2021

Event

Financial Inclusion: A Way to Prevent Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery

This side-event to the High-level meeting of the General Assembly appraised the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons.

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