United Nations University

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Founding Year: 1973

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Staff: 616

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Budget:

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Angela Kane (Council Chair)

Is a global think tank and postgraduate teaching organisation. It collaborates with “leading universities and research institutes in UN Member States” to tackle the SDGs and solve “pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare through collaborative research and education.” UNU also “contributes to capacity building, particularly in developing countries” through its postgraduate teaching activities.

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Publishes collections, articles, an e-newsletter, and annual reports.

HIGHLIGHTS:

- Building resilience against biological hazards and pandemics: COVID-19 and its implications for the Sendai Framework (April 2020, 7p): calls for “more utilisation of the health-emergency disaster risk management framework to complement current responses to COVID-19 and the patent risk of similar phenomena in the future.”
- Conflict Prevention in the Era of Climate Change: Adapting the UN to Climate-Security Risks (March 2020, 79p): “aims to support the UN and its partners in developing climate-sensitive conflict prevention approaches.”

Reports

S.No.	Title	Organization	Publication Date	Page Number	Report Link	Download
1.	Why Climate Change Matters for Human Security	United Nations University, UN Environment Programme (UNEP)	May 24, 2022	20	Link	Download
2.	Navigating the Dynamics of People-Planet Relationships: A Social-Ecological Systems Perspective	United Nations University, UN Environment Programme (UNEP)	May 24, 2022	20	Link	Download
3.	Beyond Opportunism: The UN Development System’s Response to the Triple Planetary Crisis	United Nations University	June 7, 2021	21	Link	Download
4.	Climate-Security and Peacebuilding: Thematic Review	United Nations University	April 17, 2023	100	Link	Download
5.	A Breakthrough for People and Planet	United Nations University (UNU)	April 29, 2023	81	Link	Download

United Nations University contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 1 - No Poverty
Calls for an end to poverty globally by 2030 and promotes increased access to basic services and social protection.
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SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
Aims to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
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SDG 3 - Good Health and Well Being
Aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, by reducing mortality rates and increasing access to equitable health care for men and women.
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SDG 4 - Quality Education
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
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SDG 5 - Gender Equality
Aims to end gender discrimination in all forms and promote equal opportunity for all women and girls in terms of education, career, and sexual/reproductive rights.
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SDG 6 -Clean Water and Sanitisation
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all by promoting global access to adequate sanitation and hygiene.
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SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by promoting affordable and reliable energy sources.
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SDG 8 -Decent Work and Economic Growth
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
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SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.
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SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
Aims to achieve economic growth by reducing inequalities regarding social, economic and political opportunities and freedoms.
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SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
Aims to promote the globalization of sustainable cities and communities in turn providing universal safe and affordable housing.
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SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
Aims to create responsible and sustainable practices involving consumption and production through efficiently using natural resources.
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SDG 13 - Climate Action
Calls to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts through global awareness, education, and integration into government policies.
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SDG 14 - Life Below Water
Calls to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development and prevent and reduce marine pollution in order to protect ecosystems and achieve healthy oceans.
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SDG 15 - Life on Land
Aims to protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.
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SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Aims to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. Calls to reduce all forms of violence and deaths related to violence and to end abuse and exploitation
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SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
Aims to strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development by mobilizing domestic resources in order to provide support for developing countries.
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Founding Year: 1973

Staff: 616

Budget:

Angela Kane (Council Chair)

Projects

Publications:

Reports

Why Climate Change Matters for Human Security

Navigating the Dynamics of People-Planet Relationships: A Social-Ecological Systems Perspective

Beyond Opportunism: The UN Development System’s Response to the Triple Planetary Crisis

Climate-Security and Peacebuilding: Thematic Review

A Breakthrough for People and Planet

United Nations University contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 1 - No Poverty

SDG 2 - Zero Hunger

SDG 3 - Good Health and Well Being

SDG 4 - Quality Education

SDG 5 - Gender Equality

SDG 6 -Clean Water and Sanitisation

SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy

SDG 8 -Decent Work and Economic Growth

SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities

SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

SDG 13 - Climate Action

SDG 14 - Life Below Water

SDG 15 - Life on Land

SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

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