🎓 Shape the Future of Economic Policy 📚
UNU-CRIS, in partnership with Università Mercatorum, is accepting applications for its fully online Master’s Programme in Economic Policy & Governance for Development and Resilience.
🔗 Apply by 30 June: go.unu.edu/95rwQ
#StudyAtUNU
RESPONSIBLE AI IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT 🌎
Developed by UNU and @microsoft.com and available free of charge on LinkedIn Learning, this three-course professional certificate equips learners with the skills and capacity to responsibly assess, adopt and apply AI.
Start learning now 👉 buff.ly/ccSRU5k
How can #DecolonialFeminism help expose systems and structures within #GlobalHealth that are premised on and perpetuate power asymmetries rooted in coloniality and patriarchy?
Read more from this @unu-iigh.bsky.social series: buff.ly/hyp2XFv
#UNU4SDG5 #ForAllWomenAndGirls
The UNU Junior Fellows #internship is back! 📣
Join the UNU Office of the Rector in Tokyo as a Junior Fellow and gain hands-on experience at the headquarters of a United Nations entity.
Apply by 8 May 2026: buff.ly/r5KmwW0
#PaidInternship @ofygh.bsky.social
🚀 Will outer space remain a domain of cooperation or increasingly mirror geopolitical competition on Earth? 🌍
On 23 April, join us for a screening of Astropolitics, a documentary film directed by @tonysilberfeld.bsky.social & produced by @bertelsmannfdn.bsky.social.
Register now: buff.ly/N2zCehK
NEXT WEEK 📣
UNU and the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Japan will co-host a high-level dialogue on the #mahalla (neighbourhood community) system and the role of civil society institutions in achieving the SDGs.
🗓️ 22 Apr 2026, 11:00–12:30 JST
📍 UNU HQ, Tokyo
🌐 English
Register now 👉 go.unu.edu/AYPUo
NEXT WEDNESDAY: An Eyewitness Account of Japan's Entry into the United Nations, featuring Yasushi Akashi, former Under-Secretary-General for Public Information, Disarmament Affairs and Humanitarian Affairs.
Reserve your spot now: go.unu.edu/9K1ID
Celebrating the research and scholarly undertakings of UNU-CRIS on its 25th anniversary, this open-access collection includes 100 essays reflecting on the past, present and future of the regionalism research program.
Access now 📚 buff.ly/ZGloHTs
#UNUCRISat25
🩺 Women, who make up the majority of the healthcare workforce, face disproportionate discrimination as the healthcare sector shifts toward private financing, as suggested by @unu-iigh.bsky.social research.
📑 Read more: buff.ly/ETeR4f7
#StandWithScience #WorldHealthDay #UNU4SDG5
🤖🌍👥 Join the launch event of a new free-of-charge professional certificate on #ResponsibleAI developed by UNU & @microsoft.com and made available on LinkedIn Learning.
📅 17 Apr 2026
⏰ 15:00–16:30 JST
📍 UNU HQ, Tokyo
🌐 English (with Japanese interpretation)
Register now: go.unu.edu/swGov
🩺 This #WorldHealthDay, explore the work of the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health, a UNU institute dedicated to improving #GlobalHealth: unu.edu/iigh
A special #UNUConversationSeries event for today's #AutismAwarenessDay with Ms. Yoshiko Paku, Representative Director of Assistance Dogs Japan 🐕🦺
The assistance of our canine friends can help us get closer to a world where neurodiversity is embraced, and inclusion is the norm, not the exception 💜
🗞️ The March 2026 edition of #UNUINSIGHTS features the #UNU4SDG5 campaign, which highlights how UNU advances rights, justice and action #ForAllWomenAndGirls, as well as academic and capacity development opportunities from across the UNU system.
Read more and subscribe now: buff.ly/fzYA02c
Are you a doctoral researcher interested in Latin American, European and comparative regionalism?
The Doctoral School taking place in Quito, Ecuador, from 13–17 July 2026, is the right opportunity for you.
Learn more and apply by 31 May 2026: go.unu.edu/KMSgr
🇯🇵 🇺🇳 On 15 April 2026, UNU will co-host a symposium featuring Yasushi Akashi, former Under-Secretary-General for Public Information, Disarmament Affairs and Humanitarian Affairs.
🗓️ 15 Apr 2026, 15:00–16:45 JST
📍 UNU HQ, Tokyo
🌐 English
Register now: buff.ly/tkuIpLa
💚 "Solidarity has been — and will continue to be — our most powerful way towards a just and rights‑affirming society for all.”
— Sapna Mishra, @unu-iigh.bsky.social Policy Research Associate
#UNU4SDG5 #ForAllWomenAndGirls
On 2 April's World Autism Awareness Day, join us for a conversation with Yoshiko Paku, Representative Director of Assistance Dogs Japan 🐶
🗓️ 2 April 2026, 18:30–19:30 JST
🌐 English & Japanese
Learn more and register now: go.unu.edu/bs2XS
#UNUConversationSeries
The situation around the #StraitOfHormuz has created another global #energy crisis.
UNU-EHS expert Irmak Karakislak warns we could be missing another opportunity to confront the fundamental issue and finally move away from fossil fuels.
Read more: go.unu.edu/0raMu
For Nigerian households, COVID-19 was a major shock that disrupted lives and deepened long-standing inequalities. A study by @unumerit.bsky.social researchers shows women experienced a much sharper reduction in employment and a slower recovery than men.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/RCePRa4
#UNU4SDG5
In India, gender, caste and poverty combine to limit women’s rights to safe water and sanitation, while tourism benefits are unevenly shared.
Learn more about the water-caste-gender-tourism nexus in Bodh Gaya, India: go.unu.edu/Alaso
#UNU4SDG5
This World Autism Awareness Day, join us for a conversation with Yoshiko Paku, Representative Director of Assistance Dogs Japan 🐶
🗓️ 2 Apr 2026, 18:30–19:30 JST
📍 UNU HQ, Tokyo
🌐 English & Japanese
Learn more and register now: buff.ly/SzEhGkR
#UNUConversationSeries
#VACANCY 💼
@unu-cpr.bsky.social is seeking a highly qualified individual to lead its research, engagement and policy advisory activities in digital and frontier technologies.
Learn more and apply by 10 April 2026: buff.ly/7ymwIIO
#UNCareers #UNJobs #JobOpportunities #NowHiring
🚰 📉 Satellite images show a drastic drop in water storage levels in Pulhal Lake, one of the two rainfed reservoirs supplying water to Chennai City, India.
A new global agenda for the era of #WaterBankruptcy is urgently needed.
Read more: buff.ly/k8eig3d
via @unuinweh.bsky.social
"The world thrives when women rise. May they continue growing and moving forward with purpose as they pursue the futures they wish to build."
— Elisabete Simoes, Head of Administration at UNU-EGOV
#UNU4SDG5 #ForAllWomenAndGirls
Water for equality means OPPORTUNITY — to learn, work, and lead.
When women have access to safe water, equality flows.
What does water for equality mean to you?
👉 www.worldwaterday.org
#UNU4SDG5 #WorldWaterDay
It's #DigitalLearningDay 🎉 💻 📱
"Net Zero 101" is among a wide range of #eLearning courses that UNU offers. Developed by UNU-IAS, this free course walks you through the basics of climate science and #NetZero.
Learn more and enrol now: buff.ly/OnvUg8m
#UNUinFocus
UNU is thrilled to share that Prof. Kaveh Madani, Director of @unuinweh.bsky.social, has been named the 2026 Stockholm Water Prize laureate for his "combination of groundbreaking research on water resources management with policy, diplomacy and global outreach".
Read more: buff.ly/gx5TSJN
🚀 "Ambition in women is often questioned, but it is also a powerful force for change. Setting high goals is not about ego — it is about impact."
— UNU-FLORES Educational Programme Associate Dinara Dikhanbayeva
#UNU4SDG5 #ForAllWomenAndGirls
📊 Despite being essential drivers of growth in Africa's green sectors, African women entrepreneurs earn about 34% less profit than men.
It is imperative to remove barriers faced by women entrepreneurs.
Learn more: buff.ly/hRKT452
#UNU4SDG5
🌍 🌱 ⚖️ Happening from 18–20 March, the WIDER Development Conference 2026 will explore sustainable and inclusive development pathways in a time of global fragmentation and uncertainty.
✏️ Learn more: buff.ly/B7H4grc
👍 Follow @unu-wider.bsky.social for the latest updates.
#WIDERDevConf2026
