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Slow death or new direction for the UN?
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For most of its 75-year existence, the United Nations has struggled to strike a balance between its lofty founding aspirations and realities on the...

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States of disorder

Why is the recent track record of state-building so poor? Over the past decade, international interventions in Afghanistan, Somalia, Central African Republic, Libya, Mali, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have not resulted in...

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Shaping our future together – UNU-WIDER celebrates United Nations' 75th anniversary
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UNU-WIDER experts in key role in global roundtable process on extractives

Over the past eight months, various heads of state, ministers, and other stakeholders from around the world have participated in a dialogue to discuss the pressing issues and the future of the extractives sector. UNU-WIDER researchers Tony Addison and Alan Roe have played a key role in the process, which culminated in a global roundtable led by the UN Secretary-General on 25 May 2021.

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World Village Festival 2023 search image UNU-WIDER at the World Village Festival 2023
27 May 2023 – 28 May 2023
Suvilahti, Helsinki, Finland
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No one is safe until everyone is safe: Finland must advance global COVID-19 solidarity
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