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News
Preliminary Findings of EQUALS Research Group Report
Findings provide an assessment of gender equality in access, skills and leadership, and what that means to women and girls around the world.
Event
Launch of the Liechtenstein Initiative for a Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
The launch happened during the UN General Assembly High-Level Week in New York.
Blog Post
The Price of Order?
Big power relations are in a bad state. Does this make the United Nations less or more relevant to global politics?
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Expert
Vaibhav Shah
Vaibhav Shah is currently a Research Assistant at the United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV), where his research focus is Smart Cities, especially from the governance point of view, as well as the technologies needed for the Smart City development.
Media Coverage
From Sweeping Punishment to Real Justice in Countering Terrorism
How international policymakers can break cycles of conflict.
News
New Research Sheds Light on ODA To Address SDG Target 8.7
Delta 8.7 publishes groundbreaking data on countries' development spending commitments.
News
Videos on Partnership for Apprise - Technology to Identify Victims of Human Trafficking
UNU Macau recently published two videos about Apprise, an app that is user-friendly and appropriate for use with state and civil society actors.
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