UN University – IAS
@UNUIAS
A research & teaching institute of the United Nations University, dedicated to advancing global efforts on sustainability.
🌿 Join our #HLPF2025 online event to learn how #COMDEKS, a flagship programme of @IPSI_satoyama is helping to achieve the #SDGs & key targets of the #KMGBF. 📅 17 July 🕑 08:30 (EST) 📍Online ℹ️ buff.ly/M6R4gdq @keidanren @GEF_SGP @MOEJ_Climate @UNBiodiversity
🚨 Deadline extended! Do you have a bachelor’s or master's degree in biodiversity and are fluent in English & Japanese? We are #hiring a Programme Associate for our Biodiversity & Society research and activities. Apply by 31 July ➡️buff.ly/aSgvBMT #UNJobs
🚨Today in New York & online! 🚨 Our Director will discuss #biodiversity, nature protection & development at a special event on strengthening #climate & #SDG synergies. 📅 22 July 🕑 10:00 (EDT) ℹ️ buff.ly/QTHrBkb 📺 buff.ly/35BKTPR @SustDev #HLPF2025
📕 New publication! How can water valuation help to address urgent water challenges? Our latest policy brief provides guidance on incorporating urban water valuation in policymaking for urban sustainable development in Asia. ➡️ buff.ly/umpSmxT #SDG6 #WaterAction
💡 "I implore that you use today’s Forum to share your insights and build connections. The challenges are complex—but so too is the strength of our partnership, of our global community. " — Our Director Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi in #HESI Global Forum 🔗 buff.ly/HoS8pvk
Ocean plastic pollution is harming people & nature 🌊🥤🪥 Our event at #HLPF2025 in New York discussed solutions that bridge #SDG3 (good health & well-being) and #SDG14 (life below water) 🩺🐠 ➡️ buff.ly/2SFVb9Y @UNU_IIGH @unuehs #GlobalGoals #SDGs #PlasticsTreaty
👨🏽🌾 Our #HLPF2025 event engaged 100+ online participants to discuss community-led initiatives for socio-ecological resilience. ➡️ buff.ly/48rdz7Z @IPSI_satoyama @keidanren @GEF_SGP @MOEJ_climate @unbiodiversity #COMDEKS #KMGBF
Free learning opportunity! 🧠 Our self-paced online course breaks down the science of #ClimateChange and #NetZero into easy-to-understand terms, highlighting practical steps everyone can take for #ClimateAction. Enrol ➡️ buff.ly/4eenvje @uncclearn @unitar @UNSDGLearn
🚨 Event tomorrow! 🚨 Join our #HLPF2025 event in New York, tackling #HumanSecurity and the health impacts of #OceanPlasticPollution. 📅 18 July 🕑 13:15 (EDT) 📍UN HQ, New York ℹ️ buff.ly/cEUByUR #UNUat50 @ununiversity @UNU_IIGH @unuehs
Join us for a #UNUConversationSeries event on the future of language education with Dr. Jun Saito, Founder and CEO of J PREP (@saitojuku), a liberal arts afterschool program. 🗓️ 24 July 2025 ⏰ 18:30–19:30 JST 📍 UNU HQ, Tokyo 🌐 English ℹ️ buff.ly/vcexW6y #UNUat50
🌾📹 Our experts were featured on the science education TV show @megaten_NTV ! The episode highlights local landscape revitalization efforts in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Watch free until 20 July: buff.ly/L1Xht5C @IPSI_satoyama 📷 Hina Fukuda
#HLPF2025, the core 🇺🇳 platform for follow-up & review of the #SDGs, has started in New York! 🗽🌎 We’re contributing through side events, expert presentations & policy engagement. ➡️ buff.ly/5MaKQfu @UNUniversity #UNU50 📷 UN Climate Change
Join us at the #HESI Global Forum, a special #HLPF2025 event to discuss how higher education can foster science-driven solutions for sustainable development. 🗓️ 21 July 7:00-9:30 EST 📍 Online ℹ️ buff.ly/ra4Bref @UNUniversity @UNDESA @unesco_iesalc @Sulitest
Today the world celebrates #YouthSkillsDay! This year’s theme is youth empowerment through AI & digital skills. Listen to our podcast unpacking the crucial intersection of #AI, #sustainability and #HigherEducation 🤖 👩🎓 🔗 buff.ly/RuzbpDG
The world faces interconnected crises — from climate change to global conflict. Now more than ever, the #SDGs offer a roadmap to peace, prosperity, and sustainability for all. We have the tools — it's time to act. Learn more about the #HLPF: buff.ly/9dLLfhW #2030Agenda
Did you miss our June newsletter? 📰 Read it here ➡️ buff.ly/SlII9rc Subscribe to CONNECT and get monthly updates on #sustainability research, jobs, courses, publications and more 👉 buff.ly/yrwDHmR 📷 Giselle Miole/UNU-IAS
EXHIBITION FOR PEACE: 80 Years Since the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bombings Experience Hiroshima’s transformation through VR, view photographs of the devastation caused by the bombs and explore the global movement for #NuclearDisarmament. ℹ️ buff.ly/3Eg4ISu #UNUat50
🚨 Only a few days left to apply! Do you have a bachelor’s or master's degree in biodiversity and are fluent in English & Japanese? We are #hiring a Programme Associate for our Biodiversity & Society research and activities. Apply by 16 July ➡️buff.ly/9hv8vTn #UNJobs
How does AI impact higher education? Find out in the fourth episode of our podcast – available in audio and video 🎧 🖥️ ⏯️ Apple buff.ly/fKpHUBS ⏯️ Spotify buff.ly/V7rCQgr ⏯️ YouTube buff.ly/IntuPgM @UNESCO_IESALC Image: UNU-IAS/Giselle Miole
Had an inspiring meeting at Kitakyushu University with President Prof. Masato Yanai, VP (International & SDGs) Prof. Shigetoshi Nakatake, Dean Prof. Koichi Inoue, Director Prof. Kohji Nakazawa & Mr. Chooi-Ling Goh. Grateful for the warm hospitality & vision. 🌏🎓🤝…