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Research and academic activities aligned with every Sustainable Development Goal

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The University shall devote its work to research into the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of the United Nations and its agencies.
Charter of the United Nations University

People — topics on improving lives of people everywhere

Planet — topics on preserving and improving our environment and natural resources

Peace and partnerships — topics on fostering peaceful, just, and inclusive societies

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Paulo Silva

Paulo Maciel da Silva is a Research Assistant in UNU-EGOV.

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Judy Backhouse

Judy Backhouse has experience as both an academic scholar and an information and communications technologies (ICT) practitioner. She is currently a Senior Academic Fellow at UNU-EGOV, after eight years as an Associate professor at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.

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A New Geopolitics of Converging Risks: The UN and Prevention in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

This event presented a new report on the spread of AI globally.

Project 01 May 2019

The New Geopolitics of Converging Risks: The UN and Prevention in the Era of AI

The emerging impacts of AI convergence on the United Nations’ prevention agenda.

Project 29 Apr 2019

Citizenship and Its Discontents in the Middle East: Kurdish Nationalism at an Impasse

The challenges facing Kurdish national identity in Iraqi Kurdistan's stalled political transition and the possibility for a new social contract.

Media Coverage 23 Apr 2019

AI & Global Governance: Robots Will Not Only Wage Future Wars but also Future Peace

AI could revolutionize the way we prevent and solve conflicts globally.