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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Photo of a person carrying items for sale in Vietnam UNU-WIDER and WIEGO Webinar: COVID-19 and the Informal Economy – Impact, Recovery and the Future
Thu, 30 May 2024
Finland
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How much tax can low-income countries raise?

In a world where lower-income countries face financing challenges exacerbated by climate change, the Sustainable Development Goals, and recent global health crises, the question of optimizing tax revenue is more pressing than ever. This panel...

Wed, 17 April 2024
Hybrid, Finland
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Men constructing a building. Image: Ricardo Gomez Angel / Unsplash Achieving the SDGs despite slow growth – UNU-WIDER and UN DESA launch the 2024 World Economic Situation and Prospects report
Wed, 7 February 2024
Online, Helsinki, Finland
Past event
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Financial Benefit Sharing in the Energy Transition

UNU-WIDER and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) host the sevent researchers’ seminar on Extractive industries: Taxation and revenues. This online seminar, themed Financial Benefit Sharing in the...

Thu, 16 November 2023
Online, Netherlands
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UNU-WIDER at UN Behavioural Science Week

On 15 June 2023, UNU-WIDER Director Kunal Sen joins the UN Behavioural Science Week session on Emerging Areas of Behavioural Science Application the UN.

Thu, 15 June 2023 17:00
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Kunal Sen at ILO: The good jobs challenge in developing countries
Tue, 25 April 2023
International Labour Organization , Geneva, Switzerland
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Corruption and theft in the global oil and gas sector
Tue, 18 April 2023
Online, Finland
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Paving the way for fiscal capacity
Tue, 21 March 2023
Online, Finland
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The potential of domestic savings in the Global South
Tue, 7 February 2023
Online, Finland
Past event
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Social protection and taxation in crises – How can tax-benefit systems support households through crisis?
Tue, 13 December 2022
Online, Finland
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Harnessing big data and ICT to boost revenues
Tue, 22 November 2022
Online, Finland
Past event
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Critical minerals and revenue generation

UNU-WIDER and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) host the sixth researchers’ seminar on Extractive industries: Taxation and revenues. This online seminar, themed Critical minerals and revenue...

Mon, 21 November 2022
Online,
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World energy: Looking ahead to COP27
Tue, 18 October 2022
Online, Finland
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ACRC webinar: Understanding the economic power of Africa's cities
Fri, 14 October 2022
Hybrid, Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Tax effort revisited: How much tax can low-income countries expect to collect?
Tue, 13 September 2022
Online, Finland
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