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Research and academic activities aligned with every Sustainable Development Goal

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Staff Academic Librarian

Dong-Wook Kim

Dong-Wook Kim is an Academic Librarian at UNU-IAS. 

News 27 Oct 2023

Winners of Youth Art Challenge Announced

The 2023 RCE Youth Art Challenge focused on SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production).

Working Paper 27 Oct 2023

Unlocking the Potential: The Call for an International Decade of Data

Prioritizing and advancing data as the bedrock for social and economic development.

Working Paper 27 Oct 2023

The Time is Now: Establishing a Mutual Commitment Framework (MCF) to Accelerate Data Collaboratives

Accelerating the establishment of operational (and legally cognizable) data collaboratives.

Brief 26 Oct 2023

Complexity of Choice in Asylum Seeker Decision-making

A more nuanced, holistic approach to asylum seeker policies while challenging prevailing narratives.

Brief 26 Oct 2023

From Left Behind to Staying Back: Changing How We Think About Children in Migrant Households

Challenging dominant narratives and developing policy interventions that aim to reduce childhood-related inequalities in contexts of migration.

Brief 26 Oct 2023

Regulating Cross-Border Data Flows: Harnessing Safe Data Sharing for Global and Inclusive Artificial Intelligence

This technology brief proposes a strategy to promote global cooperation to synergize conversations on cross-border data flow and AI.

News 26 Oct 2023

New: e-learning course on Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change

A new, free e-learning course by UNU-EHS, UNU-VIE and GIZ GmbH provides a profound understanding of human mobility in the context of climate change.

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Expert Workshop on Public-Private Partnerships in Global Data Governance

Facilitating an exchange of perspectives on improved public-private partnerships in data governance.

Press Release 25 Oct 2023

New UN University report warns about risk tipping points with irreversible impacts on people and planet

New report, Interconnected Disaster Risks 2023, is released from UNU in Bonn today, analysing risk tipping points, and introduces solution framework.