Research Topics

Research and academic activities aligned with every Sustainable Development Goal

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Project 01 Mar 2018

Protecting the Legitimacy and Effectiveness of UN Sanctions

Challenges in UN Security Council sanctions, particularly in counter-terrorism.

News 24 Feb 2018

UNU Institute in Macau at the Migrating Concepts International Conference

Jenny Ju represented UNU Macau at the conference, presenting her research paper during the (Trans)Nation, Identity, and Cultural Production session.

Project 19 Feb 2018

Case Studies development and updating for the India-Korea Smart Cities Knowledge Platform

Enhance India's smart city strategy by integrating case studies and capacity analysis into a knowledge platform for robust city planning.

News 07 Feb 2018

New Senior Research Assistants at UNU Institute in Macau

With Economics, Politics and Technology background, new researchers Don Rodney Junio and Dhaval Modi will bring fresh knowledge to UNU Macau.

Report 03 Feb 2018

Cradled by Conflict: Child Involvement with Armed Groups in Contemporary Conflict

This report seeks to understand how and why children become associated with, are used, and exit non-state armed groups in contemporary conflict.

Expert Research Associate

Maria Jouste

Maria Jouste is a Research Associate at UNU-WIDER.

Expert Research Fellow

Carlos Gradín

Carlos is a Research Fellow at the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER).

Expert Research Fellow

Pia Rattenhuber

Pia Rattenhuber is a Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER. She has previously worked for OECD (Department of Labour and Social Affairs), the German Ministry of Economics and the German Institute of Economic Research (DIW Berlin).

News 01 Feb 2018

Workshop Explores Bioenergy Development in Japan

UNU-IAS co-hosted a workshop on Future Perspectives of Bioenergy Development in Japan: An Alternative Scenario with Domestic Supply.

Project 01 Feb 2018

Children and Extreme Violence: Cradled by Conflict

Understanding child recruitment by armed groups, including terrorist organizations, and identifying obstacles to releasing children from such groups.