Research Topics

Research and academic activities aligned with every Sustainable Development Goal

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The University shall devote its work to research into the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of the United Nations and its agencies.
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People — topics on improving lives of people everywhere

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Peace and partnerships — topics on fostering peaceful, just, and inclusive societies

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SCIENCE TALK: Urban Flood Forecasting and Community-Based Risk Mitigation

Integrated Approaches from Mumbai to the Caribbean and New York City

Announcement 14 Jun 2025

UNU-EHS & UNU-VIE at Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB 62)

Check out UNU-EHS & UNU-VIE involvement at the Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB 62).

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Reimagining Climate Governance: Reforms, Models and Actions

Designing actionable innovations to meet today’s climate needs

News 14 Jun 2025

Hamburg Declaration on Responsible AI for the SDGs

The Declaration was endorsed by UNU and co-developed by a team of researchers at UNU-CPR.

Article 13 Jun 2025

Baku – Bonn – Belém: Incubating Collective Climate Action

UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn sets stage for COP 30 in Brazil.

Article 13 Jun 2025

Digital Shadows: Unveiling the Crisis of Forced Labour in the Tech Age

Despite labour law protections, enforcement mechanisms have not kept pace with the complexities introduced by digital platforms.

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Rethinking Debt Sustainability to Kickstart Growth

SEVILLE: UNU-WIDER will co-organize a side event at FFD4 examining insights from debt sustainability analyses to tackle debt burden and economic development challenges.

Media Coverage 13 Jun 2025

Launch of RCE Ningbo Featured in Chinese Media

Several Chinese media featured the newly established Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development in Ningbo, China.

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Leveraging the Nexus Between Data and Capacity Development to Supercharge Domestic Revenues

SEVILLE: UNU-WIDER will co-organize a side event at FFD4 exploring the power of administrative data to improve fiscal systems and domestic revenue mobilization.

Article 12 Jun 2025

Science, Technology, and Innovation for All: A One UN Approach to Policy Training

Online training on science, technology and innovation policy and policy instruments for Africa