Research Topics

Research and academic activities aligned with every Sustainable Development Goal

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Article 01 May 2024

Construction and Infrastructure

Construction's location-specific nature increases risks: The cases of India, Myanmar, and Qatar.

Article 01 May 2024

Cotton

Disrupting systematic forced labour in Uzbekistan.

Article 01 May 2024

Palm Oil

The varying modern slavery risks across palm oil production contexts in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Nigeria.

Article 01 May 2024

Garments and Apparel

Competition for foreign investment can leave garment sector workers vulnerable to exploitation: The cases of Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, and the UK.

Article 01 May 2024

Cattle

Brazil's anti-slavery disruption effort in its cattle industry.

Project 01 May 2024

Innovation Labs and Sustainable Development Whitepaper

Project explores innovation labs' role in sustainable development, with insights to guide policy, prototypes, and public sector innovation in Egypt.

News 30 Apr 2024

IPIC 2023 Public Session

Portuguese Municipal Councils excel in internet presence ranking.

Expert Senior Associate Expert

Beatriz Lanza

Beatriz Barreto Brasileiro Lanza is a consultant on Digital Government at IDB and Senior Associate Expert at UNU-EGOV. 

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Acting for Biodiversity at the Landscape Level

ONLINE: This webinar will discuss ways of managing, restoring and conserving biodiversity at the landscape level, with a focus on national biodiversity strategy and action planning.

News 30 Apr 2024

UNU-IIGH Enhances Health Policy and System Research Capacities in the Global South

WHO-TDR Implementation Research Regional Training Center, MOOCs and short courses that target public health research and implementers in LMICs.