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News 15 Oct 2025

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Celebrating Bangladesh’s Progress in Transboundary Water Cooperation: Advancing Gender Equality in Water Diplomacy

Women in Water Diplomacy Network convenes a high-level meeting in Geneva to advance gender equality in transboundary water management.

Person Senior Fellow

Stella Ladi

Professor Stella Ladi is a Senior Fellow supporting the Global Governance Innovation Platform (GGI) at UNU-CPR.

Article 14 Oct 2025

Is Generative AI a New Frontier in Digital Interaction, or Just a Mirage of Truth?

If we view generative AI as a search engine, we risk replacing knowledge with confusion, facts with guesses, and truth with fiction.

News 14 Oct 2025

AI for SDGs - Global Youth AI Future Innovation Competition 2025

Youth-Led AI Solutions for Climate, Environment, and the Global South

Media Coverage 13 Oct 2025

UNU-EHS Researcher Writes Op-Ed in The Conversation on Disaster Preparedness in Africa

Learn how African countries are improving disaster preparedness and response, and the gaps that still remain.

Article 13 Oct 2025

Reflections on the Planetary Health Equity Future Leaders Programme

UNU-IIGH's Thandazile Sibindi shares her reflections on participating in the Planetary Health Equity Future Leaders Programme held in Canberra.

News 13 Oct 2025

UNU Macau Milestone Series Will Take Place October 23–25, 2025 in Macau

Honoring Eight Decades of Global Cooperation, Five Decades of Knowledge for Impact

News 13 Oct 2025

In Conversation with Dominic Sett and Andrea Ortiz Vargas about Flood Risk Reduction and Resilience in Hue, Viet Nam

Find out how Nature-based Solutions can help build resilience against flood risk in Hue, Viet Nam.

Article 13 Oct 2025

5 Recommended Reads on Disaster Risk Reduction

Discover science-driven paths to resilience, Nature-based Solutions and a safer future through these five reads.