Article
Ghana’s Lockdown Hit Vulnerable Workers Hard: What Needs to Happen Next Time
Future virus containment policies will need to be coupled with protective measures that prevent the most vulnerable workers from being left behind.
News
Call for Papers: COVID-19 and Development – Effects and New Realities for the Global South
UNU-WIDER is accepting papers until 15 April 2021 for its annual WIDER Development Conference.
Project
Multifunctional Use of Agricultural Landscapes Under Climate Change Conditions
The project aims to develop strategies for a multifunctional rural landscape by considering the characteristics of a pilot area of Tanzania
Article
Tackling COVID-19 and Climate Change in Unison Will Help Us Better Protect People on the Move
A coordinated effort to tackle COVID-19 and climate change is needed to ensure the human rights and livelihoods of migrants and refugees.
Article
Rethinking Water-Migration Interlinkages Within the Context of the COVID-19 Crisis
In a time of compounding disease outbreaks, it is vital to understand the connections between conflict, migration, and water, sanitation, and hygiene.
Article
The Climate Change, Migration, and Health (Care) Nexus: Implications for Low-income Regions
An integrated research approach can help create climate-resilient and migrant-inclusive local healthcare systems.
News
New poverty tracking tools and fairer child benefits: Two reports for UNICEF Kyrgyzstan
UNICEF Kyrgyzstan released two reports by Franziska Gassmann and Eszter Timar: a poverty assessment and a paper on social assistance for poor families
Press Release
COVID-19 Fallout Could Push Half a Billion People into Poverty in Developing Countries
New UNU research warns that global poverty could skyrocket as a result of the economic fallout from the global coronavirus pandemic.
Project
Domestic Revenue Mobilization (DRM)
This project aims to provide insights, tools, and capacity-building to aid policy makers in raising domestic revenue for sustainable public financing.
News
New $2 million UNU project launches in Kenya: Monitoring & evaluation of WFP’s Kenya Country Strategic Plan, 2019-2023
UNU-MERIT partners with the World Food Programme to offer long-term monitoring, evaluation, and policy support for WFP’s work with refugees in Kenya.