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Blog Post
Testing Apprise Audit in Thailand
This research trip aimed to observe how companies used the tool to support screening of migrant workers as part of their social compliance audits.
Event
Professor Alexander Adum Kwapong Lectures: Nature Speaks
The inaugural session of the Professor Alexander Adum Kwapong Lecture Series: Nature Speaks
News
UNU Institute in Macau at the City University of Macau’s Career Fair
The event offered a chance to talk about the Institute, UNU, and the UN system.
News
United Nations e-Government Survey: Portuguese Edition launched
United Nations e-Government Survey is available in the Portuguese language.
Blog Post
AI & Global Governance: The Advantages of Applying the International Human Rights Framework to Artificial Intelligence
How the International Human Rights framework could contribute to the design, use, and governance of AI.
Blog Post
AI & Global Governance: Turning the Tide on Crime with Predictive Policing
Explaining how AI can benefit law enforcement - and why this might be dangerous.
News
UNU Institute in Macau at the Code 8.7 Conference
Dr. Hannah Thinyane shared the experiences of the Apprise project and launched a policy brief.
Media Coverage
The Politics of Action for Peacekeeping
Analyzing the Action for Peacekeeping initiative - prioritizing urgent challenges facing UN peacekeeping.
Project
UN Sanctions and Mediation: Establishing Evidence To Inform Practice
Twenty policy recommendations to enhance complementarity, following discussions in New York and Geneva.
Expert
Michael Danquah
Michael Danquah is a Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER.