Project
Why some countries avoid conflicts while others fail
Theme: 2000-01
Previous UNU-WIDER research has shown that the risk of internal conflict is high in low-income societies rich in natural resources and characterised by ethnic fragmentation. Yet for each country in conflict there are many others with similar...
Project
New roles and functions for the UN and the Bretton Woods Institutions
Theme: 1998-99
In a world beset by the effects of the Great Depression and war, the 'Keynesian message' strongly inspired the post-war policy agenda and the structuring of the UN/Bretton Woods system. In contrast, an increasing gap has been emerging between the...
Project
Reconstruction in conflict and post-conflict societies
Theme: 2002-03
Reconstruction from conflict is a complex and demanding task, and a major challenge for the UN system as well as the wider donor community. National authorities and their donor partners are faced with multiple priorities - rebuilding infrastructure...
Blog
Seeking asylum from nowhere— how origin shapes the context of reception
by
Sarah Dean, Phi Hong Su
May 2022
Afghanistan is the world’s newest nowhere, a predicament that will shape the evacuation and resettlement prospects for millions of people for the...
Blog
Beyond Ukraine and Gaza: Five consequences of overlooking other conflicts
The years since 2020 have been one of the most violent periods since the end of the second world war. The war in Ukraine and the escalating violence...
Annual Lecture
WIDER Annual Lecture 19 - Three Decades of Change in Development
Sat, 19 September 2015
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
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UNU-WIDER founder Amartya Sen gives the WIDER Annual Lecture in 2015
The 2015 WIDER Annual Lecture will be given by Nobel laureate Amartya Sen. He will discuss the overall challenge of sustainable and human-focused development including new and old challenges. Each year, the United Nations University World Institute...
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