Refugee and migrant women are known to be at heightened risk of being subjected to sexual and gender-based violence. Their vulnerability as women is compounded by the violence they risk suffering both ...

For some time now, Carteret Islanders have made eye-catching headlines: “Going, going… Papua New Guinea atoll sinking fast”. Academics have dubbed us amongst the world’s first “environmental refugees” ...

Marta Guasp Teschendorff is a research intern at the United Nations University Institute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility (UNU-GCM). Master’s candidate in International Relations at Institut ...

Japan is quite a unique case when it comes to urban agriculture. Despite being a highly industrialized country, the presence of agricultural land use is a common feature on the urban landscape of ...

Do migrants willingly choose to flee their homes, or is migration the only option available? There is no clear, one-size-fits-all explanation for a decision to migrate — a choice that will be made ...

Let’s start with some good news. Earlier this month, we published the first findings from a major study on public perceptions of the benefits provided by the ocean — research conducted under the NEOPS ...

The ocean covers over 70% of the planet and produces at least 50% of the planet’s oxygen. For this and many other important reasons, United Nations University expert Dr Jack O’Connor introduces six ...

Access to water is one of the pressing global issues of the 21st century. As our global population grows and becomes wealthier, the demand for water will greatly increase. At the same time, water ...

Janina Pescinski is a Junior Research Fellow at the United Nations University Institute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility (UNU-GCM) contributing to the program on Female Agency, Mobility and ...

Even if we stop all greenhouse emissions today — which is not exactly realistic — sea levels will continue to rise. That’s not to say that what we do doesn’t matter. In fact, it matters a great deal.

国連大学グローバルヘルス研究所（UNU-IIGH） 、ナレースワン大学（タイ）、ユニバーシティ・カレッジ・ロンドンの研究者たちは、人種差別・外国人嫌悪の削減策が難民や移民と接する最前線の行政担当者におよぼす影響を示す新たな組織的マップの作成により、この証拠不足を埋めようと努め ...

チリツィ・マルワラ教授 は国連大学の第7代学長であり、国連事務次長を務めている。人工知能（AI）の専門家であり、前職はヨハネスブルグ大学（南ア）の副学長である。マルワラ教授はケンブリッジ大学（英国）で博士号を、プレトリア大学（南アフリカ）で機械工学の修士号を、ケース ...