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News 26 Jan 2024

Call For Submissions | UNU Macau AI Conference 2024

Theme: AI for All: Bridging Divides, Building A Sustainable Future Deadline for submissions: 31 Jan 2024 18:00 (Macau Time)

Brief 26 Jan 2024

Reforming the Global Financial Architecture to Address the Challenges of Refugee Hosting as a Global Public Good

Unpacking the ways reforms of the global financial architecture can support efforts to address the challenges of forced displacement.

Brief 26 Jan 2024

Elevating the UN Peacebuilding Commission: Proposals for the Summit of the Future

Recommendations to improve the UN’s Peacebuilding Commission ahead of the Summit of the Future.

Expert PhD Fellow

Jeron Joseph

Jeron Joseph is a PhD Fellow at the United Nations University – International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH) and is pursuing his PhD in Economics at Monash University Malaysia. His research primarily focuses on Refugees, Education and Socio-Emotional Learning.  

Advisory Committee Member International Advisory Committee Member

Prof. Akissa Bahri

Dr Akissa Bahri is currently a Professor at the National Agricultural Institute of Tunisia (INAT).

Advisory Committee Member International Advisory Committee Member

Prof. Christophe Cudennec

Christophe Cudennec has 25 years of experience in hydrology and management of related resources, demands, territories, risks and interfaces across a variety of hydroclimate and geographic settings.

Advisory Committee Member International Advisory Committee Member

Dr Lisa Schipper

Dr Lisa Schipper is an Environmental Social Science Research Fellow in the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford.

Advisory Committee Member International Advisory Committee Member

Dr. Claudia Ringler

Claudia Ringler is Deputy Division Director of the Environment and Production Technology Division at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

Staff Senior Finance and Administration Associate

Julie Coulombe

Julie Coulombe studied Language and Literature, German and Tourism in Canada.

Staff Finance Officer

Imelda Pangantihon

Imelda Pangantihon is a finance and administration professional with extensive work experience in international disaster relief and development organisations.