1963-2018 - 55 years of Research for Social Change

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Events


UNRISD hosts international conferences and special events, many of which are open to the public. Workshops are also organized by the Institute in order to promote exchange among members of our project research teams.

This section of the UNRISD site provides information about both public and non-public events.

UNRISD supports the Panel Parity Pledge of the International Geneva Gender Champions initiative, aiming to have equal numbers of women and men speaking on its panels. UNRISD Director Paul Ladd is a Gender Champion.

Highlights ...

New Webinar Series: Nature, Labour and the Struggle for an Eco-Social World

21 Feb - 4 Apr 2022, Virtual

New Webinar Series: Nature, Labour and the Struggle for an Eco-Social World

Is there a gap between labour and nature, or are workers and their communities engaging with nature to work towards environmental justice and a just transition?


New Webinar Series: Nature, Labour and the Struggle for an Eco-Social World

Webinar

17 Mar 2022, Virtual

Promoting Evidence-based Policies in the Global Alliance of Care

This CSW66 side event contributes to the Global Alliance of Care by sharing recent research findings informing policy responses aiming to recognise, reduce, and redistribute unpaid care work.


New Webinar Series: Nature, Labour and the Struggle for an Eco-Social World

Webinar

15 Mar 2022, Virtual

Shifting Narratives and Practices to Achieve Gender Just Climate Transitions

This CSW66 side event brings together insights from ecofeminist research in global North and South arguing that both narratives and practices must change to secure gender just transitions.


New Webinar Series: Nature, Labour and the Struggle for an Eco-Social World

Conference

16 Mar 2022, Online (Zoom)

World Social Work Day 2022—Positioning Social Work in an Eco-Social World: Building New Partnerships and Alliances

World Social Work Day has been celebrated around the globe since 1983. This year, UNRISD teams up once again with the Geneva and Fribourg Schools of Social Work and its international partners to mark the Day at UN in Geneva. The event will combine virtual webinars and workshops.


New Webinar Series: Nature, Labour and the Struggle for an Eco-Social World

Webinar

22 Feb 2022, Virtual

Rethinking the Eco-Social Contract

This webinar brings together experts and activists to discuss the thinking behind eco-social contracts past and present from different parts of the globe. The webinar also throws light on how a 21st century eco-social contract can be fostered through a raft of changes to policies and institutions so that they are democratic, inclusive and promote gender and environmental justice, coupled with alternative economies and transformative social policies.