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Research and academic activities aligned with every Sustainable Development Goal

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News 16 Oct 2025

UNU Macau AI Education Day

Empowering Youth for an Inclusive AI Future

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Pre-Conference Meditation Session: Mindful Beginnings for AI & Humanity

Galaxy International Convention Center, Meeting Room 9

Media Coverage 15 Oct 2025

Flávia Guerra writes op-ed in El País about the change in mindset needed to transform urban climate action

Climate action begins with a mindset shift where survival, justice and resilience redefine the future of our cities.

News 15 Oct 2025

UNU-INWEH and Africa University Launch a Strategic Partnership to Tackle Food Security and Sustainable Development Challenges in Collaboration with FAO

The two institutions will establish a joint MSc program in Food Security empowering professionals in Africa and beyond.

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AI for SDGs — Global Youth AI Future Innovation Competition 2025 Program

9:00-17:00 | Oct. 23, 2025 | The Londoner Macao Chiswick Ballroom, Macau SAR, China

News 15 Oct 2025

UNU Macau AI Conference 2025 at Galaxy International Convention Center

AI for Humanity: Building an Equitable Digital Future

Article 15 Oct 2025

A Time to Act and Why Cities Hold the Key to the Climate Crisis

Cities, with their dense populations and capacity for innovation, are uniquely positioned to lead global climate action.

News 15 Oct 2025

Person Senior Fellow

Stella Ladi

Professor Stella Ladi is a Senior Fellow supporting the Global Governance Innovation Platform (GGI) at UNU-CPR.

Article 14 Oct 2025

Is Generative AI a New Frontier in Digital Interaction, or Just a Mirage of Truth?

If we view generative AI as a search engine, we risk replacing knowledge with confusion, facts with guesses, and truth with fiction.