#IdeasThatShape: 62 Years of bold questions and lasting change UNRISD has tackled neglected issues for over six decades, inspiring change and challenging systems to shape a just world FOCUS ON | Karima Cherif Beyond 2030: rethinking social development UNRISD’s vision to drive justice-centred transformations beyond 2030 involves reassessing economies, protecting rights, and acting on climate FOCUS ON | Katja Hujo Why independent research matters for a future-ready UN Independent research provides credible, forward-looking, inclusive analysis that helps the UN anticipate and respond effectively to global challenges FOCUS ON | Sergio Sandoval LATEST ARTICLES DIPLOMACY Financing development beyond 2030: partnerships we cannot ignore BY Burak Akçapar | 1 November 2025 INSIDE VIEW How UNIDIR is helping navigate tomorrow’s global security BY Claudia Marquina | 1 November 2025 3 QUESTIONS A chance to reflect on life’s fundamental questions BY Mollie Fraser-Andrews | 1 November 2025 PHOTO OF THE MONTH Chronicles of Everyday Diplomacy BY Antoine Tardy | 1 November 2025 CURRENT EDITION NOVEMBER 2025 READ HERE Subscribe to email notifications when the next issue goes live MORE ARTICLES GLOBAL AFFAIRS Childhood development amid the climate crisis The climate crisis is a present and deadly reality that touches every corner of the globe and endangers our youngest generation BY Temilola Oyenuga | 1 November 2025 EXPLORE GENEVA Shining a global spotlight on the art of watchmaking BY Carine Maillard | 1 November 2025 EDUCATION Protecting the teaching profession in 2024 BY Conrad Hughes | 1 October 2024 UN MEMORIES The UN’s power lies in its international staff and partners BY Michael Stopford | 1 October 2025 HEALTH Health equity for her: South Africa’s G20 moment BY Hamnah Hafeez | 14 October 2025 INSIDE VIEW Change must come from within BY Clare Francis | 1 November 2025 LIFESTYLE What Iceland got right about work BY Benjamin Laker | 1 November 2025 CULTURE The hidden footprint of digital sustainability BY Joyce Cortez | 1 November 2025 LEISURE The Holiday Region Interlaken: more than just skiing BY Samir Boulaouche | 1 November 2025 OTHER Expo 2025: where SDGs meet our daily lives BY Leo Long | 1 September 2025 GLOBAL AFFAIRS From 1946 to now: WHO shows why health demands unity BY Amitabha Sarkar | 1 October 2025 DIPLOMACY Kazakhstan’s expanding global role BY Mollie Fraser-Andrews | 1 July 2025 INSIDE VIEW An ‘I have a dream’ moment BY Achraf El Bahi | 1 November 2025 UN MEMORIES Prévenir pour mieux agir BY Valérie Coutarel | 1 March 2025 LIFESTYLE Argan oil and the importance of the argan tree to Morocco BY Abdelladim Aterchi | 1 May 2025 HEALTH The threat of non-communicable diseases BY Sakshi Ramlugon | 1 July 2025
DIPLOMACY Financing development beyond 2030: partnerships we cannot ignore BY Burak Akçapar | 1 November 2025
INSIDE VIEW How UNIDIR is helping navigate tomorrow’s global security BY Claudia Marquina | 1 November 2025
3 QUESTIONS A chance to reflect on life’s fundamental questions BY Mollie Fraser-Andrews | 1 November 2025
EXPLORE GENEVA Shining a global spotlight on the art of watchmaking BY Carine Maillard | 1 November 2025
UN MEMORIES The UN’s power lies in its international staff and partners BY Michael Stopford | 1 October 2025
GLOBAL AFFAIRS From 1946 to now: WHO shows why health demands unity BY Amitabha Sarkar | 1 October 2025
LIFESTYLE Argan oil and the importance of the argan tree to Morocco BY Abdelladim Aterchi | 1 May 2025
