UNU-INWEH invites leading experts to support independent scientific review of the World Food Academy’s educational content.

Partnership explores how local communities perceive Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its impact on their daily lives.

Like all sustainable development challenges, achieving food security is a complex objective intertwined with the environment, economics, peace and security, and technology. But, alarmingly, since 2020 ...

In August 2023, the United Nations Secretary-General announced the establishment of a Multistakeholder High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence (AI), scheduled to convene in the last ...

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.

The water crisis in England and Wales – which has seen the countries facing widespread drought and utility companies fined for polluting rivers and seas – has been decades in the making. It has ...

Access to good health and well-being is a human right and the foundation of human prosperity. Although significant progress has been made in improving the health of billions of people since 2000, ...

The UNU-IAS postgraduate degree programmes aim to produce the policymakers and researchers of tomorrow, who will be at the forefront of global efforts towards a more sustainable future. The UNU-IAS ...

The garments and apparel sector accounts for roughly 2 per cent of global GDP. It employs approximately 60 to 70 million people, two thirds to three quarters of whom are women. Garment production can ...

Jonghwi Park is an Academic Programme Officer and the Head of Innovation and Education at UNU-IAS. Since joining UNU in October 2020, Dr. Park leads a new thematic programme that promotes the ...

The UNU Council is composed of 12 appointed members (who serve in an individual capacity, not as representatives of their countries), the UNU Rector, and three ex officio members (the UN ...

Social equality and economic prosperity depend on industrial investments. But even basic services such as electricity, sanitation, and water remain out of reach for billions of people, creating ...