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People — topics on improving lives of people everywhere
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News
New Research Empowers Capital Market Actors to Address Modern Slavery
Providing a practical roadmap to better identify, prevent, mitigate, and remediate modern slavery.
Event
ProSPER.Net Sustainability Forum
TOKYO & ONLINE: The event will focus on the ramifications of the COVID-19 crisis on the provision of inclusive and equitable quality education.
News
Transforming social security: The study on the digital transformation of social insurance administration and services in China successfully concludes
The Chinese Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) launched its National Action Plan on Digital Human Resources and Social Security.
Media Coverage
Op-Ed Argues for Nested Finance to Achieve Environmental Goals
Diplomatic Courier published an article by UNU-IAS expert Suneetha Subramanian calling for a "nested” financial approach to advance the global agenda.
News
Nexus Seminar Summer Series: Recapped
The first Nexus Seminar for the 2023 Winter Semester
Series
5 Insights Towards Systemic Risk Reduction in Mountains
Five insights on systemic risk reduction in mountains based on research of the Global Mountain Safeguard Research (GLOMOS) division at UNU-EHS.
News
UNU-EGOV and UNDESA organized Expert group meeting
UNU-EGOV and UNDESA convened experts to explore digital governance strategies for more inclusive and effective public sector transformation.
Event
SDGs Café — Creating an Inclusive Workplace Environment from Kanazawa
Part of Kanazawa Rainbow Pride Week, this event will discuss issues facing the LGBTQ+ community in the workplace.
News
UNU Macau and UN Women co-hosted regional workshop to enhance capacities on digital security for women CSOs and women human rights defenders
The four-day event in Bangkok, Thailand, helped validate e-learning modules on cyber resilience and Artificial Intelligence in Southeast Asia.
News
Advancing an Anti-Colonial Agenda to Decolonise Global Health Paradigms
Discover a bold vision to challenge colonial legacies in global health and explore how redefining power dynamics can reshape healthcare equitably.