UNU-WIDER 40th Anniversary Reception: the power of (shared) knowledge

In 2025, it will be 40 years since the UNU-WIDER opened its doors. To mark this milestone, UNU-WIDER organizes a reception in Helsinki on 27 March 2025 to celebrate the Institute with key stakeholders from its network in Finland. This by-invitation only event officially initiates UNU-WIDER’s 40th anniversary celebrations and will be a key moment to celebrate the impact of UNU-WIDER research at the global and UN level for the past 40 years.

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Helsinki Symposium on reform of the international financial architecture

26 March 2025 | Reforming the international financial architecture (IFA) is a key policy demand by developing countries, as reflected in the discussions leading to the Summit of the Future in September 2024. However, there is limited consensus on which solutions can work in reforming the IFA as well as being acceptable to key stakeholders (such as China and the US).

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Data, Statistics and Tools for Development-focused Public Finance: session at the UNDP Global Public Finance Dialogue

UNU-WIDER is attending the UNDP Global Public Finance Dialogue 28-31 January 2025 in New York. In collaboration with partners, it is hosting a side event titled Data, Statistics and Tools for Development-focused Public Finance on 31 January.

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Leveraging Personal Income Taxation for Sustainable Development - Side event at the Second Preparatory Committee Session of the Financing for Development Conference
Tue, 3 December 2024 11:30
UN Headquarters , New York , United States
Panel discussion
UNU-WIDER at the Academic Day of the Financing for Development’s Second Preparatory Committee Session
Mon, 2 December 2024 10:00
United Nations Headquarters, New York , United States
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Kunal Sen at the UNDESA Expert Meeting on SME financing
Fri, 22 November 2024 09:30
UN Headquarters , New York , United States
Panel discussion
paper and coffee cup Smart Taxation: Raising Revenue and Reducing Inequality in South Africa
Fri, 30 August 2024
University of South Africa, Preller St, Muckleneuk, Pretoria, 0002, Pretoria, South Africa
Past event
Panel discussion
Photo of two factory chimneys with steam coming out of them against a blue sky. Connecting the productivity challenge with development policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
Wed, 13 March 2024
Raúl Prebisch Hall, ECLAC, Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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Towards peace and decent work in Africa: Accelerating progress on the SDGs
Thu, 26 October 2023
UNECA, United Nations Conference Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Panel discussion
UN HQ Accelerating progress towards fairer societies
Wed, 4 October 2023
United Nations Headquarters, Room CR 11, 405 E 45th St, New York, New York, United States
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Panel discussion
Bangkok - Unsplash - Frida Aguilar Estrada Accelerating progress towards decent work and fairer societies – joint event with ESCAP
Tue, 26 September 2023
ESCAP, CR-4, UNCC, Rajadamnern Nok Avenue Khwaeng Bang Khun Phrom, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand
Past event
Panel discussion
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Rethinking traditional approaches to tackling unemployment in South Africa: Exploring feasible, well-designed grant-based approaches for the unemployed to complement active labour -market policies
Mon, 26 June 2023
South Africa
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Policy panel on war and reconstruction in Ukraine
Tue, 9 May 2023
The crypt of Helsinki Cathedral, Kirkkokatu 18, Helsinki, Finland
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Panel discussion
The good jobs challenge in developing countries – presentation at the 63rd ISLE Conference

The Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE) hosts its 63rd Annual Conference in Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh 1–3 March 2023. On day two (2 March) of the conference, a panel discussion will explore the key findings of the...

Thu, 2 March 2023
Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India
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Panel discussion
Unpacking the developer's dilemma – panel discussion at ISID
Fri, 24 February 2023
Vasant Kunj Institutional Area, New Delhi, India
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Panel discussion
The developer's dilemma: special session in the Jobs for Development Conference
Thu, 15 December 2022
Cape Town, South Africa
Past event
Panel discussion
Fiscal States panel at APSA 2022 annual meeting

On 16 September 2022 UNU-WIDER is organising a panel at the 2022 American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Annual Meeting & Exhibition on the topic of Fiscal States in Developing Countries: Origins and Developmental Implications. The panel...

Fri, 16 September 2022
Palais de congrés de Montréal , Montreal, Canada
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Panel discussion
Addressing group-based inequalities presents at the APSA 2022 annual meeting

On 17 September 2022 UNU-WIDER is organising a panel at the 2022 American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Annual Meeting & Exhibition on the topic of Addressing ethnic inequality: Experiences of reform. The panel, chaired by UNU-WIDER Senior...

Tue, 6 September 2022
Palais de congrés de Montréal , Montreal, Canada
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Panel discussion
Tony Addison joins a panel discussion at UNESCAP

On Thursday, 19 May 2022, 13:00-15:00 (UTC+7), UNU-WIDER non-resident senior research fellow Tony Addison presents at a moderated panel discussion entitled "Energy transition and the extractives industry in Asia-Pacific: National and Regional...

Thu, 19 May 2022
Online, Bangkok, Thailand
Past event
Panel discussion
SA-TIED Phase II launch: A panel discussion on the challenge of economic inclusion in South Africa and the need to implement structural reforms
Thu, 5 May 2022
Sheraton Pretoria Hotel, Pretoria, South Africa
Past event
Panel discussion
Social mobility in the Global South – beyond poverty and inequality reduction

A new book, Social Mobility in Developing Countries: Concepts, Methods, and Determinants, produced by UNU-WIDER and edited by Vegard Iversen, Anirudh Krishna, and Kunal Sen and published by Oxford University Press offers students, researchers, and...

Wed, 6 April 2022
University of Greenwich Stockwell Street, 10 Stockwell St. - Room LT 0004, East Greenwich, London, United Kingdom
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Panel discussion
UNU-WIDER at ISA 2022 Annual Convention

UNU-WIDER Senior Research Fellow Patricia Justino and Research Associate Rute Martins Caeiro join in a virtual panel discussion Trust and Governance in Unstable Democracies on 29 March 2022 14:00 - 15:30 (UTC-5) as part of the International Studies...

Tue, 29 March 2022
Online, Nashville, United States
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Panel discussion
Developing Fiscal States in Africa
Thu, 2 December 2021
Online, France
Past event
Panel discussion
Développer les États fiscaux en Afrique
Thu, 2 December 2021
Virtuelle, France
Past event
Panel discussion
Rachel Gisselquist at Finland's Development Policy Days 2021

Rachel M. Gisselquist joins a panel discussion at the annual Development Policy Days event hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland. The event is held 9-10 November 2021 both online and at Finlandia Hall, Helsinki from 8:30 – 16:30. Rachel...

Tue, 9 November 2021 – Wed, 10 November 2021
Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Panel discussion
COP26: Are We Ready?
Thu, 28 October 2021
Online, Finland
Past event
Panel discussion
Kunal Sen at the 7th World Investment Forum

During the 7th World Investment Forum 18–22 October, UNU-WIDER Director, Kunal Sen, joins the Academic Track opening plenary: ‘Setting the future research and policy agenda on international investment and development’. Academic Track is organized in...

Mon, 18 October 2021
Online, Switzerland
Past event
Panel discussion
UNU-WIDER researchers join UNDESA virtual expert group meeting on Inclusive and resilient recovery from COVID-19 for sustainable livelihoods, well-being and dignity for all

During 29-30 July and 2-3 August UNU-WIDER researchers, Michael Danquah and Annalenna Oppel join the expert group meeting hosted virtually by Division for Inclusive Social Development, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) in...

Thu, 29 July 2021 – Tue, 3 August 2021
Online, United States
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Rachel Gisselquist speaks at panel on ‘Human insecurity as a threat to human development’ at the UNDP Virtual Human Development Symposium

The United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Office of the Human Development Report will host a virtual symposium over four days from 8-11 June on ‘A New Generation of Human Security’. Through a series of keynote addresses and panel discussions...

Thu, 10 June 2021
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Panel discussion
How to get inclusive growth started in fragile contexts
Wed, 9 June 2021
Online, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
Panel discussion
Patricia Justino at What Works Global Summit 2020

On October 30, 2020, UNU-WIDER's Senior Research Fellow Patricia Justino will be taking part in a panel discussion at What Works Global Summit 2020. The topic of the panel is "In fragile situations, which interventions strengthen intergroup social...

Fri, 30 October 2020
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Panel discussion
Clientelist politics and development panel at APSA 2020 annual meeting

On 10 September UNU-WIDER will be participating in a panel at the 2020 APSA Virtual Annual Meeting & Exhibition, on the topic of Clientelist Politics and Development. The panel, chaired by UNU-WIDER's Senior Research Fellow Rachel M. Gisselquist...

Thu, 10 September 2020
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Panel discussion
Kunal Sen joins panel at virtual conference on implications of the COVID-19 crisis for labour and employment in India

The Institute for Human Development jointly with International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE) is organising a virtual conference on implications of the Covid-19 crisis for labour and employment in India...

Mon, 8 June 2020 – Tue, 9 June 2020
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Panel discussion
Inclusive growth in Mozambique programme researcher joins panel discussion on Mozambican labour market

Sam Jones, UNU-WIDER Research Fellow, took part in a panel discussion on the national labour market hosted by Televisão de Moçambique.

Tue, 17 March 2020
Grande Debate, Televisão de Moçambique, Maputo, Mozambique
Past event
Panel discussion
A UNU-WIDER special panel on inequality — measurement, implications, and influencing change
Fri, 28 February 2020
House of Science and Letters, Kirkkokatu 6, Helsinki, Finland
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