UN University Centre for Policy Research
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The United Nations University Centre for Policy Research is an independent UN think tank advancing innovative solutions to global public policy challenges.
How we measure progress shapes how we govern and invest. Dr. Nicole Goldin explores how the Beyond GDP agenda and the Economics of Health for All framework are converging to reshape approaches to economic policy, well-being and global cooperation 🔗 → unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...
Beyond GDP Meets Economics of Health for All: A Compass for Global Cooperation
Two emerging frameworks are aligning how progress is measured, governed and financed beyond GDP.
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To celebrate the publication of the 25th Environmental Performance Index (#EPI), UNU-CPR, and Yale Centre for Environmental Law and Policy held an event that explores it’s impact and development over the course of its exceptional tenure. Watch here 🔗→ youtu.be/59IM7Bs4FvM
Launch of the 2026 Environmental Performance Index
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At this week’s High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, UNU-CPR’s Dr. Nicole Goldin delivered a statement during Session 3: “Accelerating SDG achievement in African countries, LDCs, LLDCs and MICs.” 🔗 → unu.edu/cpr/news/acc... #HLPF2026 #SDGs #DevelopmentFinance
Accelerating SDG achievement in African countries, LDCs LLDCs and MICs
UNU-CPR's Dr. Nicole Goldin intervenes at the 2026 UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
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What happens when those shaping decisions are not the ones living with their long-term consequences? In a new blog, Shai Naides explores the growing “intergenerational trust gap” – a mismatch between short-term decision-making and long-term exposure. 🔗→ unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...
📢 We’re hiring: Researcher, Multilateralism and Global Governance UNU-CPR is looking for a Researcher to join the Global Governance Innovation Platform (#GGI) in New York. 📍 Location: New York (hybrid) 🔗 Apply by 25 June 2026, 12pm (NY time) here: careers.unu.edu/o/consultant...
How can the international community ensure that the transition to post-quantum cryptography does not deepen global digital inequalities? Today's #GGI webinar explored this question 🔗 youtu.be/-9pkID2caFI?...
GGI Webinar: International Inequality and Post-Quantum Cryptography
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UN Peace operations are experiencing a moment of real pressure and transition and these dynamics are forcing some fundamental questions. Adam Day discusses them in the latest episode of Multilateralism UNpacked: unu.edu/cpr/multimed...
This panel explores the vulnerabilities of the current multilateral order and the innovative practices that could restore trust and strengthen global cooperation. 🕑 12:00 - 13:30 ET 🗓️ Thursday, 4 June 2026 📍 Online 🔗 unu.edu/cpr/event/be... #Multilateralism #UNUCPR
Best Practices to Save Multilateralism
Exploring the vulnerabilities of the current multilateral order – and the innovative practices required to strengthen global cooperation
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Effective development is now the focal point when financing new development projects. But how is effectiveness defined in an environment shaped by shrinking aid budgets, widening inequality and growing fragmentation? Nicole Goldin explains: www.effectivecooperation.org/resources/co...
Following the 2024 Pact for the Future, the UN has begun work on a new framework to measure progress beyond #GDP, recognising that a nation’s progress is inclusive of their citizen’s wellbeing, sustainability and human rights. Learn more here: unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...
Following the 2024 Pact for the Future, the UN has begun work on a new framework to measure progress beyond #GDP, recognizing that a nation’s progress is inclusive of their citizen’s wellbeing, sustainability and human rights. Learn more here: unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...
This panel explores the vulnerabilities of the current multilateral order and the innovative practices that could restore trust and strengthen global cooperation. 🕑 12:00 - 13:30 ET 🗓️ Thursday, 4 June 2026 📍 Online 🔗 unu.edu/cpr/event/be... #Multilateralism #UNUCPR
Best Practices to Save Multilateralism
Exploring the vulnerabilities of the current multilateral order – and the innovative practices required to strengthen global cooperation
unu.edu
Fitch’s revised Sovereign Rating Criteria may help countries manage periods of acute debt stress without being pushed prematurely toward default. Learn more here: unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...
The richest 1 per cent have captured 41 per cent of new wealth since 2000. The 2026 World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings put hidden debt firmly on the agenda. However, with hidden debt comes the question of overlooked assets. Learn more here: unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...
The United Nations has launched a new intergovernmental process to move #BeyondGDP as the primary measure of progress. Calder Tsuyuki-Tomlinson examines developments 🔗→ unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...
Towards A New Compass of Progress: The Start of the UN Intergovernmental Process to Move Beyond GDP
A recent report by the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Expert Group on Beyond GDP can reset the rules for how we measure progress
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Fourth PBPSO–Geneva briefing with Paolo Fontana (PBC Support Branch) explored the Peacebuilding Architecture Review and the evolving role of the Peacebuilding Commission. Photo: UN Peacebuilding Commission / UN Photo (representative) #Peacebuilding #InternationalGeneva
Fitch Ratings has revised its sovereign rating criteria – a technical shift with implications for debt governance. Debt pause clauses may now face less stigma in credit assessments, particularly for countries facing liquidity stress. 🔗👇 unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...
In last week's PBPSO-Geneva briefing session, hosted by UNU-CPR, the focus was on peacebuilding inclusion and impact. Bottom line: Advancing the WPS agenda requires sustained commitment. Photo credit: UN Women
In last week's PBPSO-Geneva briefing session, hosted by UNU-CPR, the focus was on peacebuilding inclusion and impact. Inclusion is no longer about participation alone – it is about influence, follow-through, and sustained integration into peacebuilding systems. 📸: UNFPA
As deal-driven diplomacy rises, UN peace operations may need to shift from large missions to sustaining fragile agreements. New analysis from UNU-CPR: unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...
From Helmets to Handshakes: Recasting UN Peace Operations for an Age of Deal-Making
With peacemaking shifting beyond the UN, peace operations must adapt to remain relevant in an era of fast, fragile deals.
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📘 Hybrid governance is already the reality in many crisis settings. A new @undp.org–UNU-CPR report explores what this means for development practice 🔗 → www.undp.org/publications...
At last Wednesday’s second session of the PBPSO-Geneva Briefing Series, we explored how security sector reform (SSR) and disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) can support prevention, peacebuilding and recovery. #Peacebuilding #InternationalGeneva #UnitedNations
A landmark Advisory Opinion from the International Court of Justice (#ICJ) is reshaping how we understand state responsibility for climate change, including its impacts on #futuregenerations. Read more 🔗 → unu.edu/cpr/report/i...
Implications of the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on State Obligations around Climate Change for Future Generations
How the ICJ’s 2025 Advisory Opinion reshapes state responsibility for climate change while leaving key gaps on intergenerational justice.
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At a closed-door roundtable on Sovereign Debt Distress and Credit Ratings, co-convened by UNU-CPR, Africatalyst, and United Nations Foundation during the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings, participants discussed how sovereign risk and recovery are assessed within credit rating frameworks.
New report from UNU-CPR on #EarthDay translates @frontiersin.bsky.social Planet Prize science into actionable policy solutions for planetary health. The challenge isn’t identifying solutions – it’s deploying them at scale. 🔗 → policylabs.frontiersin.org/fpp-policy-b...
Policy brief — Frontiers Policy Labs
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📉 A 23.1% decline in Official Development Assistance signals a deeper structural shift in how global cooperation is financed. Michael Franczak examines how this moment of constraint intersects with UN80 and considers more innovative approaches to multilateral financing. 🔗 → unu.edu/cpr/blog-pos...
Innovative Resource Mobilization: A Forward-Looking Approach to UN80
A sharp decline in aid exposes structural gaps. Can UN80 catalyse new financing models for the UN?
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Governance systems are increasingly shaped by short-term political and fiscal incentives, leaving long-term risks under-addressed. Here's how this “temporal governance gap” can be closed 🔗 → unu.edu/cpr/report/g...
Governing for the End of the Month or the End of the World? Leverage Points to Overcome Governance Myopia
Beyond growth: how can governance systems be transformed to support a human-rights economy? New UNU-CPR paper sets out pathway.
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Artificial intelligence emerged as a central theme at the IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings, with attention focused on its growing influence on development pathways in emerging and developing economies. Read the full analysis from Dr. Nicole Goldin 🔗 → www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econog...
Inside the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings as leaders grapple with war and supply shocks
Amid war in the Middle East and an unprecedented energy shock, we sent our experts to the IMF and World Bank headquarters for their insights on the future of the global economy.
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