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People — topics on improving lives of people everywhere
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Media Coverage
Deadly DRC Protests Target UN as Ebola Workers Pulled out
Protests targeted at UN facilities in eastern DR Congo as anger rises over the failure to stop deadly attacks on civilians by rebels.
Expert
Dr. Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi
Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi is the Director of UNU-IAS.
Event
Participatory Policy Research With Children and Youth Affected by Conflict
UNICEF hosted this event to share participatory policy research techniques.
Event
Due Process in UN Targeted Sanctions: Old Challenges, New Approaches
This retreat brought together Security Council members, senior UN officials and international law and academic experts to discuss UN sanctions.
Project
Due Process in UN Targeted Sanctions
The potential to advance the UN Security Council's use of sanctions to achieve its strategic objectives.
Person
Event
Why IT* Matters? Gender Digital Divides in Asia-Pacific
One of the highlights of the panel is the Asia Pacific launch of the EQUALS research group inaugural report.
Project
Transformative Urban Coalitions: Catalysing Urban Partnerships to Drive Systemic Transformation Towards Sustainability (TUC)
This project aims to shift the mindsets of urban citizens and leaders to build new urban coalitions towards socially inclusive zero-carbon cities.
Expert
Dominic Sett
Dominic Sett is a Research Associate for the FloodAdapt project, aiming at integrating ecosystem-based approaches into flood risk management for adaptive and sustainable urban development in the city of Hue, Central Viet Nam.
News
New Collaboration in the Global Effort To Fight Modern Slavery
UNU-CPR collaborates with the University of Nottingham's Rights Lab to work towards SDG target 8.7.