An estimated 850M people globally lack official documentation.

A global evidence review by UN University Centre for Policy Research & The Freedom Fund reveals the crucial links between lacking access to official documentation & modern slavery, highlighting ways to close this gap. ⬇️

freedomfund.org/our-reports/cr…

UNU-CPR's Finance Against Slavery & Trafficking's 'Lessons from the Survivor Inclusion Initiative' Brief offers crucial insights for crafting financial inclusion strategies for survivors and other vulnerable communities affected by human trafficking and modern slavery. 👇

unu.edu/cpr/brief/less…

850 million people around the world lack official documentation. This global evidence review is the initial output of a UN University Centre for Policy Research project with the The Freedom Fund to explore the role that access to official documentation plays in perpetuating #modernslavery .

freedomfund.org/our-reports/cr…

An estimated 850M people worldwide lack official documentation.

Today UN University Centre for Policy Research & The Freedom Fund launch groundbreaking research examining how lacking access to official documents can lead people to becoming trafficked and re-exploited.

Read more! ⬇️
freedomfund.org/our-reports/cr…

This Insight Briefing by UNU-CPR's Finance Against Slavery & Trafficking (FAST) Initiative [Finance Against Slavery & Trafficking] presents the findings of FAST’s pilot intervention exploring the financial needs of survivors of modern slavery in #Mexico .

unu.edu/publication/de…

Insights drawn from the Finance Against Slavery & Trafficking pilot intervention in Mexico to widen access to basic banking services for modern slavery survivors.👇

Read the brief: unu.edu/publication/de…

Thank you UN University for the frank discussion w/ academic community about how the World Bank’s new knowledge compact will use the best of country, regional & global knowledge & partnerships to give countries a fighting chance to recover lost ground in their development goals!

This new UNU-CPR report offers a comparative, empirically backed assessment of the ways UN peace operation efforts advance human rights to contribute to mission effectiveness and broaden mission objectives.

unu.edu/publication/un…

This policy paper written by UNU-CPR's Heaven Crawley in collaboration with OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives proposes a conceptual model for mobilizing political will for more sustainable development responses to forced displacement. 👇

oecd-ilibrary.org/development/th…

📙This Insight Briefing by UNU-CPR's Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST) Initiative [Finance Against Slavery & Trafficking] explores how remittance services can address migrant vulnerability to #modernslavery , including #humantrafficking .

Read the brief here: unu.edu/publication/ex…

📙This Insight Briefing by UNU-CPR's Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST) Initiative [Finance Against Slavery & Trafficking] presents the findings of FAST’s pilot intervention exploring the financial needs of survivors of #modernslavery in Mexico.

Read the brief: unu.edu/publication/de…

This UNU-CPR Discussion Paper examines the potential of location risk-based transaction monitoring for financial flows from human trafficking and exploitation, as well as related money laundering activities.

unu.edu/publication/ta…

UNU-CPR's Head of Anticipatory Action Eleonore Fournier-Tombs and Senior Fellow Eduardo Albrecht discuss their latest report with Interpeace on how #AI technologies impact peace and conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Watch the full interview here: youtube.com/watch?v=cdQSbA…

What are the role and impacts of Human Rights in UN 🇺🇳 Peace Operations?
Swiss Peace and Human Rights partners CIVIC, #EPON and UN University Centre for Policy Research launched a study on this crucial question 👇

civiliansinconflict.org/publications/r…

Yesterday, UNU-CPR, together with the UNCDF, the Finance Against Slavery & Trafficking, and the MIDEQ, convened a #CSW68 parallel event on 'Women, Remittances and Digital Finance' with BRAC Bank Limited, Restore NYC, Western Union Remitly 🌎, INURED, and University of Michigan.

Why is #investinginwomen key to climate action?

Climate change affects us all, but not equally.

Initiatives that consider these differences are more effective and inspire social cohesion.

A just transition requires #funding that consider girls and women’s potential💪. #IWD2024

🗓️ March 11 | ⌚️ 12 PM | 📍 New York / Zoom

🌍 What challenges do #migrant women face when sending money back home?
🌍 Join us at #CSW68 for a discussion on 'Women, #Remittances and Digital Finance' with UN University Centre for Policy Research,
UNCDF, Finance Against Slavery & Trafficking and United Nations CSW.

🔗 bit.ly/3OX3mmH

This International Women’s Day, ( #IWD2024 ), Head of Anticipatory Action and Innovation at UNU-CPR, Eleonore Fournier-Tombs [Eleonore Fournier-Tombs, PhD] celebrates women leading technological advancement.

#womenintech #womeninSTEM #InvestInWomen

This UNU-CPR report, in collaboration with the The KAIPTC, the CIVIC, and SIPRI, critically examines the ways UN peace operation efforts to advance human rights contribute to mission effectiveness and broader mission objectives.

unu.edu/publication/un…

#peacekeeping #UN

TODAY is the last day to register (before 5 PM EST) for UNU-CPR's Commission on the Status of Women parallel event “Women, Remittances and Digital Finance: Towards Gender-Responsive Policies and Practice”

🗓11 March
⏰10:00-12:00 EST
📍New York & Online
🔗unu.edu/cpr/event/wome…