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Event
Anti-Slavery Database Launch
The Antislavery Legislation Database was launched as a resource to improve global access to anti-slavery legislation worldwide.
Event
5th National Youth Environmental Activity Presentation Contest
UNU-IAS will host the annual contest for high school students as an opportunity to share their environmental activities and learn from each other.
Press Release
Financial Crime Prevention Professionals Take Action Against Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking
A new strategic partnership to further mobilise financial sector stakeholders against modern slavery and human trafficking.
News
How Technology Has Helped Labour Inspectors at Port In-Port Out Centres in Thailand
Interviewees say the Apprise tool helps them cast a wider net in the initial screening, as they look for cases of forced labour or human trafficking.
News
UNU-CPR Welcomes Visiting Fellows From the Rights Lab
UNU-CPR's Modern Slavery Programme welcomes four Visiting Fellows from the Rights Lab.
News
Stakeholders Gather to Discuss Rice Cultivation Practices in Ghana
UNU-INRA and Ghana Climate Innovation Centre present findings on project that focuses on improving the output of rice cultivation in Ghana.
Project
Understanding the urban space for better governance: use of nontraditional data for real time disaggregated decision making
This research project aims to harness non-traditional datasets and computational knowledge to formulate methods to aid the achievement of the SDGs.
Expert
Dr. Kensuke Fukushi
Kensuke Fukushi is an Adjunct Professor at the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability.
Media Coverage
How AI and Satellite Imaging can Stamp out Modern Slavery
How AI and satellite imaging can be used to detect and disrupt modern slavery.
Project
No Research About Us Without Us: Participatory Policy-Oriented Research With Children and Youth Affected by Conflict
A participatory workshop model to assess the needs of children and youth impacted by conflict.