📕 #New in the Library ❓How can peace & social development advance inclusively? This #BeyondCopenhagen Think Piece shows how youth-led action in Honduras, Kenya, Uganda & Brazil—through education, livelihoods & women’s leadership—builds lasting peace. 🔗 ow.ly/BEh850YgHvV

🎬 25 Feb | 14:30 | UN Cinema For #SocialJusticeDay, UNRISD & SHAP SHAP present a special PUBLIC screening of FANON (2025), followed by a live discussion with the director, lead actor & activist Féris Barkat. An afternoon of cinema, resistance & dialogue. 🎟 www.unrisd.org/sjd2026

💡What were the key highlights of the 2nd #WSSD? → UNRISD experts reflect on why the summit sent a hopeful signal despite global polarization — from the adoption of the Doha Declaration to debates on AI, youth, poverty, social protection, and climate. 🔗 ow.ly/15uS50YeenI

🎙️#SSEEssentials Podcast Spotlight: “Cooperatives and Mutuals”, with Chiyoge Sifa. In this episode, we explore how SSE and cooperatives respond to inequality and conflict, strengthen social cohesion & advance the SDGs amid global uncertainty. 🔗https://ow.ly/fmWq50YcJ3v

🗞️ UN Press highlights UNRISD’s call for stronger, rights-based social protection and expanded fiscal space at the Commission for Social Development. Read full news: 🔗 press.un.org/en/2026/soc4...

🎉 UNRISD now chairs COPAC with our Senior Research Coordinator, Ilcheong Yi, serving as Chairperson! Following the historic UNGA resolution on the International Year of Cooperatives @icacoop.bsky.social – every 10 years, momentum is growing for inclusive development. 🔗 ow.ly/Vxpg50Y8Fwc

🌍 UNRISD at #CSocD64 | On 4 Feb 2026, we convened “Beyond Normative Commitments: Care & Support Systems in LAC” with partners, incl. Gov of Chile, IDRC, GRADE, CLACSO, ELA, and the Global Alliance for Care. 📹: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqNo...

🌏 What is the youth vision for 2030? UNRISD asked @gvagrad.bsky.social students to reimagine social development's future. Meet our #YouthVoices:  🌟Brian Kelly Nyaga (Climate Action) 🌟Louise Alberti (Emotions as political tools) 🌟Shilpa Ann Thomas (Global South lens) 🔗https://ow.ly/2h6g50Y9aAl

🎙️This week on our #SSEEssentials Podcast Spotlight: “Working Conditions and Wages”, with Kunle Akingbola. In this episode, we explore how decent work and community engagement strengthen SSE organizations and their development impact. 🔗 ow.ly/PZv550Y8R4M #Beyond2025

🇨🇭🇺🇳 Switzerland has been a key UNRISD partner since our founding. On 21 Jan, we met with Amb. Julien Thöni and Mr Vincent Conus at the Swiss Mission to reaffirm our partnership and commitment to evidence-based dialogue, multilateral cooperation, and inclusive social development.

🎉 A year full of connection, dialogue, and impactful events! These were our most popular events in 2025, advancing social rights and shaping the future of social development: 1️⃣ World Social Work Day 2025 2️⃣ UNRISD at the 2nd WSSD 3️⃣ Beyond 2030 🔗 ow.ly/pYEB50Y5rIU

As we enter the “final sprint” of the #2030Agenda, whose voices count? At the #SDGs 10th anniversary in Beijing, UNRISD spotlighted Global South knowledge and inclusive research. Progress beyond 2030 depends on shared leadership & diverse perspectives. 🔗 Read full story here: ow.ly/AkvV50Y5jxY

🕊What does peaceful coexistence really take? UNRISD’s research on #InclusivePeace for Social Development shows that inclusive education, socio-economic equity, women’s leadership & community action are key to lasting peace. 🔗 ow.ly/UH3K50Y4Lqq #PeacefulCoexistenceDay

🌍 Continuing the celebration of #InternationalEducationDay, this week’s UNRISD #SSEEssentials podcast features Christina Clamp on cooperative-led education and how SSE tackles inequality while strengthening public education in Brazil, Africa & beyond. 🎧 ow.ly/crO950Y4Hs5

📅 Mark your calendar! At #CSocD64, UNRISD joins 3 events – side events & a high-level dialogue – sharing research on care & inclusive social development. 2 Feb: ow.ly/oQbs50Y1G1w 4 Feb: ow.ly/IMEN50Y1G1v 5 Feb: ow.ly/IMEN50Y1G1v 🔗 ow.ly/vXe350Y1G1

📢 New UNRISD #FFDP Working Paper: Opportunities and Challenges from a Global South Perspective. Anna Ackzell examines Feminist Foreign and Development Policies beyond their origins in the Global North, and their influence on global issues. 🔗 www.unrisd.org/en/library/p...

📚 On Jan 24, we celebrated #InternationalDayOfEducation! How can education reduce inequality and make higher education inclusive and transformative? UNRISD research shows education is a pathway to equity and shared prosperity. 🔗https://ow.ly/M0qN50Y3tXr 🔗https://ow.ly/iCrp50Y3tXs

On the International Day of #WomenInMultilateralism, we celebrate women’s leadership in building fairer global governance. Our Director @magdalenasepulveda.bsky.social reminds us: full women’s participation is essential to redesign and strengthen global systems. 🔗https://ow.ly/IUOf50Y3C0T

📹 Our most-watched videos from 2025, spotlighting social justice and change: 1️⃣ Stand Up for Social Justice: Special Concert at the UN 2️⃣ Meet the 2025 APOHS Fellows! 3️⃣ Live from New York! UNRISD Director on ILO’s Social Justice Report ✨Follow for more impactful content!

📖 Which ideas resonated most in 2025? Our most-read blogs & think pieces: 1️⃣ Beyond Copenhagen 2️⃣ International Women’s Day 2025 3️⃣ Still Reaching for the Band-Aid → Read here: www.unrisd.org/en/library/b...

🎧 Over 1000 hours of listening in 2025 — thank you! Our most-played episodes: 1️⃣ Evolution of Anti-Gender Movements 2️⃣ Responding to Backlash Impacts 3️⃣ North American Religious Right’s Global Influence 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Acast & YouTube ow.ly/SgSu50XY3G5

🎧 Final episode of #BacklashUnfiltered — From Evidence to Action. We close the series with Constanza Tabbush on the UNRISD–UN Women report, Understanding Backlash Against Gender Equality, to advance gender justice and call for action. 🔗 Listen now → youtu.be/Kpr00xyqLEI?...

📚 Which was your top research read in 2025? Check our readers’ favorites last year: 1️⃣ Just Transition & Care Work 2️⃣ Ensuring Justice in Transition 3️⃣ Understanding Backlash Against Gender Equality 🔗 Read more: https://us18.campaign-archive.com/?u=d1fa34ab85f52d0ea48d940fb&id=c863564202

📚 From critical reports to policy briefs, 2025 was a year of crucial questions, engaged research and necessary publications. Explore UNRISD open-access library in our website and dive into the insights that are shaping global conversations → www.unrisd.org/en/library/p... #unrisd2025impact

What a year! 🌍 From groundbreaking research to global dialogues, 2025 has been full of impact and collaboration ✨ Thank you to everyone who joined us on this journey toward social justice and sustainability. Here’s to building even stronger connections in 2026! 💡 #UNRISD2025Impact #ResearchForChange

At #COP30, governments agreed to develop a #JustTransition Mechanism that, for the first time, explicitly recognizes the care economy. Read @unrisd.org’s reflections linking this shift to our research on care-centred transition policy → shorturl.at/iXdh7 #YearinReview #UNRISD2025Impact

Honored to engage in the #SocietyOfCare dialogue organized by @SRE_mx ! W/ CEPAL @unwomen.bsky.social we discussed the vital role of care in public policy, shared global insights, and highlighted Mexico’s National Progressive Care System. Read more (ES): oncenoticias.digital/nacional/sre...

📢 New UNRISD #ThinkPiece: #Taxes aren’t just revenue—they’re a foundation for health, equity & governance. L&MICs lose ~$500B annually to tax abuse. Rethink tax to fund health, justice & universal coverage. 📕Read more: ow.ly/L1am50Xz9F4 #WSSD #WorldSummit

Honored to join the 10th anniversary of the #2030Agenda! UNRISD Director @magdalenasepulveda.bsky.social joined Minister @jmalbares.bsky.social & Spanish civil society leaders calling for global unity for peace, human rights & sustainability.

UNRISD welcomes and stands ready to support the historic commitment by #Brazil, #SouthAfrica & #Spain to promote an International Panel on Inequality at the @g20org.bsky.social ! 📰 Read full news: ow.ly/ROuq50Xz904 cc @josephestiglitz.bsky.social @magdalenasepulveda.bsky.social

1.3B people live with disabilities. Proud to join 140+ partners in the new @who.int Disability Health Equity Network. On #IDPD, UNRISD reaffirms its commitment to evidence and policy for inclusive #health, #care and #socialprotection. Learn more : ow.ly/qUFN50XBa7y

“7 in 10 persons with disabilities remain unemployed.” Explore our new #BeyondCopenhagen Think Piece on why inclusive hiring is vital to ending multidimensional poverty. When workplaces embrace disability inclusion, societies and economies thrive. #IDPD 📕https://ow.ly/bt6i50XBbsO

“Care is not charity — it is a #humanright.” On this #HumanRightsDay we go back to July 2025 when @corteidh.bsky.social made history by recognizing care as an autonomous human right — a powerful step toward equality and social justice. ➡️ unrisd.org/en/activitie... 📷 Andrés Estefan/UNDPColombia

This #HumanRightsDay, check out two episodes from our #PrinciplesForChange podcast series, exploring what human rights look like in practice: 🎙️Kenya’s Constitution & Indigenous Rights 🔗https://ow.ly/GNQE50XHxmL 🎙️Disabilities in Eco-Social Contracts 🔗https://ow.ly/FhGe50XHxmI

Gender backlash is real, growing & organized. At the @intgenderchampions.bsky.social, UNRISD launched new research w/ @unwomen.bsky.social on the rise of organized #GenderBacklash & threats to hard-won rights. Thanks to @FinlandGeneva #UNECE for hosting this important conversation. ow.ly/FjEX50XIqYT

Congrats to the @intgenderchampions.bsky.social Climate Impact Group on the launch of the Best Practice Repository! We are glad to contribute to this important initiative by sharing our work on embedding #care into #climate. Read more on our contribution by @magdalenasepulveda.bsky.social p.15 👇

Care systems can’t be sustainable or equitable without strong, accountable and inclusive governance. At #WSSD2, UNRISD together with UN Women, ILO, ECLAC, Global alliance for Care, Ministry of Chile highlighted why care governance must be a pillar of a renewed social contract 🌍💜

At Accelerating Just Transitions: Jobs, Social Protection and Digital Inclusion for Al #WSSD2, UNRISD showcased IFYW, co-organised by MBC, eunpyeong district office, hanyang university, along with ICA, debate korea 27,000 youth from 160+ countries shaped policy. webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1j...

At #WSSD2, ICSD, UNRISD & partners—including Katja Hujo, Leila Patel, Michael Sherraden, Jin Huang, Srinivas Tata, Stephen Kidd & Manohar Pawar—showcased how research, advocacy & practice accelerate social development, universal social protection & inclusive futures 🌍

#NoExcuse On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we highlight 4 key UNRISD resources on GBV, inequality and rising backlash: 📘 Backlash Report (2025) 🎙️ Backlash Unfiltered podcast 📗 Crises of Inequality (2022) 📚 Gender claims-making research www.unrisd.org/en

Youth forums don’t have to be tokenistic. At #WSSD2, Yuyu Chen (UNRISD) shared how IFWY puts youth in the driver’s seat—shifting from consultation to real co-creation. From global surveys to regional dialogues to a final conference in Seoul, IFWY shows how youth can shape policy. 🌍✨

At #WSSD2, UNRISD showcased threshold-based tools for measuring sustainability beyond ESG metrics. SDPI and other methods help countries, SSEs, and organizations align with planetary boundaries, living wages, & gender equality—turning commitments into measurable action.

At #WSSD2, youth proved they’re not just participants—they’re co-architects of inclusive, peaceful futures. IFWY & Beyond Lab delegates shared concrete, community-driven solutions for social inclusion, digital cohesion & peacebuilding. Youth leadership is essential for real change. 🌍✨

At the Global Alliance Against Hunger & Poverty Leaders’ Mtg in Doha, UNRISD Director @Magda_Sepul called for country-led, evidence-based action to turn commitments into results. Inclusion. Integration. Evidence. Resilience. Country ownership. 🌍 🔗 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k11...

🎧 New #SSEEssentials episode for #IYC2025! Professor Marthe Nyssens explores how social enterprises drive work integration and support people at the margins of the labour market. Why the SSE matters for inclusive, sustainable development → listen now! 🔗 youtu.be/SzfbEjOGD3k?...

At #COP30, UNRISD highlighted why care is climate action. As Vichetratha Khlok noted, investing in care strengthens resilience—and care workers must be part of just transition strategies. UNRISD’s new workers’ inquiry brings their voices forward. 🌍💜

Just Transition must include Care! 💚 Join UNRISD on 20 Nov, 15:30–17:00 CET for the launch of “Just Transition and Care”, a new report showing why care workers must be central to just transition strategies. 👉 Register now | Online event www.unrisd.org/en/activitie...

🌱 UNRISD at #COP30: We joined WGEO to discuss Green Jobs for Inclusive Transitions. Zoe Brent emphasized: Green job creation must include care, education & community services, not just technical sectors. Need inclusive policies & fair access to financing!

🌍 Social Protection = Climate Action At #COP30, UNRISD, ILO, FAO & UNICEF highlighted how universal social protection strengthens #ClimateResilience and supports a #JustTransition. The session launched the #BelémDeclaration, affirming social protection as key to resilient climate action.

UNRISD at #COP30: We co-hosted a session on why care work is essential social infrastructure for #ClimateResilience. Centering care in Just Transition tackles gender inequality & supports life-sustaining economies.