1963-2018 - 55 years of Research for Social Change

UNRISD - United Nations Research Institute for Social Development 55 Years - UNRISD 1963-2018 - Research for Social Change

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Events

UNRISD hosts international conferences and special events, many of which are open to the public. Workshops are also organized by the Institute in order to promote exchange among members of our project research teams.

This section of the UNRISD site provides information about both public and non-public events.

UNRISD supports the Panel Parity Pledge of the International Geneva Gender Champions initiative, aiming to have equal numbers of women and men speaking on its panels. UNRISD Director Paul Ladd is a Gender Champion.

Highlights ...

Lives or Livelihoods? Protecting and Supporting Vulnerable Groups Through the Covid-19 Crisis

9 Jul 2020, Online

Lives or Livelihoods? Protecting and Supporting Vulnerable Groups Through the Covid-19 Crisis

How are interventions to address the Covid-19 pandemic – by governments and non-state actors – affecting vulnerable groups? Members of UNRISD’s global networks recently provided their informed assessment in the Institute’s survey. This is the launch event for a new report in which we present our analysis of the findings, covering 82 countries in all regions of the world and at all income levels.

Lives or Livelihoods? Protecting and Supporting Vulnerable Groups Through the Covid-19 Crisis

10 Jul 2020, Online

Sustainable and Just Economies: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Crisis and Enabling Factors for the SDGs

UNRISD is co-hosting a workshop at the 2020 edition of the SDGs Learning, Training & Practice—a series of capacity building and knowledge workshops held at the High-Level Political Forum, the official body for follow-up on achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The workshops feature speakers and experts from academia and other sectors on crucial topics related to the implementation of the SDGs under review in 2020.

Lives or Livelihoods? Protecting and Supporting Vulnerable Groups Through the Covid-19 Crisis

18 Mar 2020, International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé, room no 4, Geneva

World Social Work Day 2020: Community Engagements for Social and Environmental Justice

EVENT POSTPONED - The theme of World Social Work Day 2020, Community Engagements for Social and Environmental Justice, is inspired by the spirit and claims of Jai Jagat, a global march for justice and peace held on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birthday.

Lives or Livelihoods? Protecting and Supporting Vulnerable Groups Through the Covid-19 Crisis

6 Feb 2020, Altes Rathaus, Bonn

UNRISD Bonn Office Launch

UNRISD recently joined the UN family in Bonn, and the official office launch event will be held at the Old Town Hall of the City of Bonn on 6 February 2020, hosted by the Mayor of Bonn and the Liaison Office of the Federal Foreign Office to the UN Campus Bonn. The event will be an occasion to introduce UNRISD, make new contacts and begin to explore opportunities for collaboration.

Lives or Livelihoods? Protecting and Supporting Vulnerable Groups Through the Covid-19 Crisis

12 Feb 2020, Conference Room 12, United Nations Headquarters, New York City, USA

Evidence-Based Policies to Respond to Emerging Social Challenges: Side Event at the Commission for Social Development

With only ten years left to reach the Sustainable Development Goals, there is an urgent need for accelerated action. Speakers at this official side event at the fifty-eighth session of the Commission for Social Development will make the case that innovation and more engagement between policy makers and academia are an essential component of achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.