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People — topics on improving lives of people everywhere
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News
Training of Trainers to Enhance Digital Security and Cyber Resilience for Gender Equality Advocates
UNU Macau and UN Women partnership on enhancing digital security for gender equality advocates.
Event
UNESCO-UNU webinar on generative AI and education
The webinar is designed around the guidance for GenAI in education and research with opening remarks by Tshilidzi Marwala and Stefania Giannini.
Media Coverage
Japanese Newspapers Feature 9th Youth Environmental Activity Contest
The 9th Japan Youth Environmental Activity Contest was featured in special print editions of the Yomiuri SDGs Newspaper and Chukosei Newspaper.
Conference
Bonn AI & Climate 2024
UNU-EHS, in collaboration with UNFCCC Technology Mechanism, is organizing an Expert Meeting on AI & Climate.
Announcement
Bonn AI & Climate 2024
UNU-EHS, in collaboration with UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee, is organizing an Expert Meeting on AI & Climate.
News
Former UNU Senior Vice-Rector Prof. Taikan Oki Awarded 2024 Stockholm Water Prize
Professor Oki will receive the prize at a royal ceremony during World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden.
News
Reducing Deforestation: International Day of Forests 2024
New UNU-INRA research underlines priorities for reversing environmental degradation in Africa.
Series
5 Insights from the State of the Climate Report 2023: Record-breaking Climate Trends and Urgent Calls for Action
The state of the climate in 2023 gave ominous new significance to the phrase “off the charts”, new WMO report finds.
Article
Ghana’s Free High School Policy Is Getting More Girls to Complete Secondary Education — Study
The impact of Free Public Senior High School (FreeSHS) policy on education outcomes in Ghana.
Press Release
Scientists Warn about the Unequal Gendered Impacts of Unsafe Water
A new assessment by UNU scientists reveals the unequal exposure to the health risks caused by unsafe water based on gender and age.