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People — topics on improving lives of people everywhere
Planet — topics on preserving and improving our environment and natural resources
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Peace and partnerships — topics on fostering peaceful, just, and inclusive societies
Article
Construction and Infrastructure
Construction's location-specific nature increases risks: The cases of India, Myanmar, and Qatar.
Article
Cotton
Disrupting systematic forced labour in Uzbekistan.
Article
Palm Oil
The varying modern slavery risks across palm oil production contexts in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Nigeria.
Article
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
Cattle
Brazil's anti-slavery disruption effort in its cattle industry.
Project
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
IPIC 2023 Public Session
Portuguese Municipal Councils excel in internet presence ranking.
Expert
Beatriz Lanza
Beatriz Barreto Brasileiro Lanza is a consultant on Digital Government at IDB and Senior Associate Expert at UNU-EGOV.
Seminar
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
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.