Rising great power tensions are testing the global order in real time. In World Politics Review, Adam Day argues the UN’s survival now depends on refocusing outward – on deconfliction, diplomacy and preventing escalation in 2026. 🔗 → www.worldpoliticsreview.com/united-natio...

Yesterday at UN Headquarters, @unuinweh.bsky.social and the PM of Canada to the UN convened the launch of "Global Water Bankruptcy: Living Beyond Our Hydrological Means in the Post‑Crisis Era", followed by a Water Policy Roundtable ahead of the 2026 UN Water Conference. 🔗→ unu.edu/inweh/collec...

UNU‑CPR hosted a workshop today as part of its ongoing series examining how the UN #GeneralAssembly’s past tools and practice on peace and security can inform and strengthen its future engagement in responding to conflict and crisis. 🔗→ unu.edu/cpr/project/...

Today at the World Economic Forum in #Davos we launched Unlocking AI’s Potential to Serve Humanity – a flagship report produced by UNU-CPR for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). 🔗 unu.edu/cpr/project/... #WEF #AIforGood #UNUCPR #ITU

How can AI advance sustainable development in contexts constrained by limited infrastructure, connectivity and resources? A new blog explores how lightweight, task-specific AI tools offer a practical pathway forward: unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...

On Monday, during the World Economic Forum, ITU will host a fireside chat to mark the launch of Unlocking AI’s Potential to Serve Humanity – the new ITU "AI for Good" flagship report, developed by UNU-CPR. 🗓️ 19 January 🕛 18:15 CET 📍Davos Register 🔗→ www.aihousedavos.com/registration

On Wednesday, 14 January at 10:00 a.m. ET, Nicole Goldin, PhD will join the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's GeoEconomics Center for the launch of “A three-billion-person challenge: An untapped global market for financial services.” 🔗 www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/a-thre...

⚖️ How can scientific consensus keep pace with frontier technologies? This brief explores what it takes to build credible, independent and adaptive consensus mechanisms for fast‑moving fields like AI. 📘 🔗 unu.edu/cpr/brief/fo... #SciencePolicy #AI #GlobalGovernance #UNUCPR

UNU-CPR will actively contribute to critical policy dialogues during the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (#FfD4) in Seville 30 June - 3 July. 🌐 Full details and further research here: unu.edu/cpr/event/fo...

🎙️ Multilateralism UNpacked: the podcast A UNU-CPR series exploring global challenges and the solutions needed to strengthen the multilateral system. Listen now: unu.edu/cpr/multilat... #MultilateralismUNpacked #UNUCPR #FfD4

A new blog in UNU-CPR’s series on future generations argues this week's 2025 UN Ocean Conference is a turning point, calling for urgent action on today’s crises and long-term governance to protect the ocean: unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...

Dr. Eduardo Albrecht, Senior Fellow at UNU-CPR, reflects on the emerging use of #AIagents in humanitarian contexts, and addresses concerns around inclusion and authenticity. More: unu.edu/cpr/workshop...

Dr. Michael Franczak, Senior Researcher at UNU-CPR, sits down with Marc Uzan, Executive Director of the Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee, to explore the origins, innovations, and impact of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the New Development Bank (NDB).

United Nations University is proud to endorse the Hamburg Declaration on Responsible AI for the SDGs, an instrumental document which aims to orient #AI with global sustainable development goals. 📘 The Declaration is available here: bmz-digital.global/wp-content/u...

As part of Standard Chartered Bank's Global Learning Week 2025, Dr. Eleonore Fournier-Tombs, Head of Anticipatory Action and Innovation at UNU-CPR, joined a high-profile panel moderated by actor and former White House official Kal Penn to promote ethical , inclusive #AI innovation.

What is the Financial Stability Board, and why does it matter? In this conversation, Professor Daniel Bradlow from the University of Pretoria explains how the forum born after the Asian financial crisis became a force in global finance, and how its model could reshape the #G20.

At the inaugural Digital Humanism in Vienna, Dr. David Passarelli, Director of UNU-CPR, hosted a panel on the future of digital governance, as part of the Global Governance Innovation Platform: unu.edu/cpr/project/...

Aisha Dicko, Head of the Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement – a collaboration between the World Bank and UNHCR – discusses efforts to improve #data transparency and support for displaced populations.

Yesterday, UNU-CPR, together with the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations and UNDP, convened a multistakeholder consultation to introduce the draft Hamburg Declaration on Responsible #AI for the #SDGs and gather an initial round of inputs.

On Tuesday, during the during the Fourth Preparatory Committee for the 2025 International Conference on Financing for Development (#FFD4), UNU-CPR and UN DESA co-hosted an official side event at UN Headquarters examining credit ratings in sustainable development investment.

This morning’s roundtable, hosted by UNU-CPR w/ #UNDESA, @unctad.bsky.social & France, brought renewed energy to efforts to reform the global sovereign debt architecture. Participants revisited decades of proposals for a multilateral debt mechanism, drawing lessons for FfD4 negotiations.

Join us tomorrow for a UNU-CPR Side Event at UNHQ on "Credit ratings and sustainable development investment" 🕐 13:15–14:30 (EDT) 🗓 29 April 2025 📍 United Nations Headquarters 🔗 Find out more: unu.edu/cpr/side-eve...

Domestic resource mobilization (DRM) is an important topic at the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings. Nicole Goldin joined Ceyla Pazarbasioglu and Pablo Saavedra at the Atlantic Council’s IMF HQ2 Studio to discuss: www.youtube.com/live/RVaLZHK... #IMFWBSM2025

At the IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings, Dr. Nicole Goldin, spoke w/ William Roos at the @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social's IMF HQ2 Studio about the global debt landscape, challenges for low- & middle-income countries & reform of the international financial architecture: www.youtube.com/live/KU0Td58...

On #EarthDay, UNU-CPR and @unep.org highlight a joint initiative undertaken in the lead-up to the Stockholm+50 conference to examine and elevate alternative paradigms of the human–nature relationship. Explore the full series here: www.unep.org/node

Dr. Nicole Goldin, Head of Equitable Development at UNU-CPR, is in Washington, D.C. this week for the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and The World Bank. Find out more: unu.edu/cpr/our-work...

Dr. David Passarelli, Director of UNU-CPR, concluded the 2025 Dresden Nexus Conference, hosted by UNU-FLORES, with a call for action: integrating nexus-based approaches to address global challenges. #DresdenNexusConference #DNC2025 #UNUat50

Happening now: Dr Nicole Goldin, PhD, Head of Equitable Development at UNU-CPR, is speaking on a panel titled “Development in an Era of U.S. Retrenchment” at the #ARW10, hosted by the Hamilton Lugar School. Watch the livestream: hls.indiana.edu/events/arw/l...

A Policy Brief issued by UNU-CPR and The Freedom Fund, exploring how people lacking official documents in Nepal are often pushed into informal, dangerous and exploitative work, is now available in Nepali: unu.edu/cpr/brief/br...

Today, a new partnership between @nu-policyschool.bsky.social and UNU-CPR was formalized, focusing on a new "Global Governance Innovation Platform" initiative dedicated to innovating governance practices for enhanced multilateralism. Find out more: unu.edu/cpr/news/bui...

This week, Dr. David Passarelli, Director of UNU-CPR, and Dr. Daniel Cash, Senior Fellow at UNU-CPR, contributed their expertise at the Helsinki Symposium on Reforming the International Financial Architecture, organized by UNU-WIDER.

Nicole Goldin, Head of Equitable Development at UNU-CPR, met with Rahul Malhotra, Director of the New York Board and External Relations Office of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), yesterday to discuss the importance of implementation in equitable development. #UNUat50

UNU-CPR is actively engaged in shaping the conversation on future generations at the UN. “Future Design” could offer a tool for the Special Envoy to represent and consider the interests of future generations, and create pathways for sustainable development: unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...

At this year’s UN Commission on the Status of Women (#CSW69), conversations are centred on addressing the inequalities, violence and discrimination women face worldwide. UNU-CPR is focusing on why #genderdata is crucial for equitable development.

The United Nations is uniquely placed to build credit rating capacity-building for the Global South, by convening the international community on issues of critical global importance. Find out more: unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...

On Wednesday, Dr. Nicole Goldin, Head of Equitable Development at UNU-CPR & Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, will provide her expert insights on women's inclusion in global development & sustainable growth at the Global Prosperity Forum. www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/global...

On 19 March, Dr. Nicole Goldin, PhD, Head of Equitable Development at UNU-CPR, will provide her expert insights on women's inclusion in driving global development during the Global Prosperity Forum, presented by the Atlantic Council. Register here: www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/global...

Dr. Daniel Cash argues the UN could be uniquely placed to host a credit rating capacity-building entity for the Global South, by translating international agreements into action on the ground: unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...

Recent 25% cuts in development aid from donor countries will have long-lasting impacts on global health, education & poverty reduction. Dr Nicole Goldin calls for a “paradigm pivot” – prioritizing coordination, inclusive growth & investing in multipliers: unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...

The G20's DSSI and Common Framework have revealed the limitations of global debt treatment and the influence of credit rating agencies. UN-led capacity-building to help Global South countries navigate the credit rating system could be a path forward: unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...

The rate at which #AI is transforming decision-making presents an urgent need to address & mitigate societal biases. Dr. Eleonore Fournier-Tombs, Head of Anticipatory Action and Innovation at UNU-CPR, discussed AI's potential to address gender disparities & support communities.

"Women have always been creators, inventors, builders and leaders. That’s why we must keep working towards gender equality in all parts of #AI — development, decision-making, financing and use." – Dr. Eleonore Fournier-Tombs, Head of Anticipatory Action and Innovation at UNU-CPR. #IWD2025

While the entire world was unprepared for the global pandemic, the Global South – already grappling with unsustainable debt – suffered exponentially.

This International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness, revisit the General Assembly's decades-long work on disarmament & denuclearization.

Today, Dr. David Passarelli, UNU-CPR Director, and Dr. Eleonore Fournier-Tombs, Head of Anticipatory Action and Innovation (UNU-CPR), engaged with students in IE University’s Executive Master in International Development program, a collaboration with the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC).

A new UNU-CPR Policy Brief explores how integrating Economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR) into peacebuilding efforts can support conflict prevention and sustainable peace, drawing from a larger review of the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF): unu.edu/cpr/brief/ec...

UNU-CPR welcomes Nicole Goldin to Head its Equitable Development pillar. Nicole brings an applied, solutions-oriented perspective, informed by her experience across public, private and academic sectors, and her work on multilateral, national and local levels.

Women are more pessimistic about the global future than men are, the Atlantic Council finds in its Global Foresight 2025 Survey, with expert input from Dr. Nicole Goldin, Head of Equitable Development at UNU-CPR. Read more here: www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-seri...

At the 63rd Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD63) side event co-hosted by the UN Global Compact and the World Benchmarking Alliance, Dr. Nicole Goldin, Head of Equitable Development at UNU-CPR, addressed the UN’s role in setting global norms for equitable development.

On 18 February, UNU-CPR Senior Researcher Michael Franczak will discuss mobilizing finance for climate resilience, based on his white paper, produced for The Wharton School & Perry World House, w/ co-author Dr. Koko Warner. 🔗: finance-pillar.wharton.upenn.edu/events-hq/a1...