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Pompeu Fabra University students help a school in Kenya to have drinking water

The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), as part of its continuous outreach efforts about the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), shares this story related to Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, submitted by Pompeu Fabra University, a UNAI member institution located in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain 

McMaster University hosts international seminar on global engagement in higher education

The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), as part of its continuous outreach efforts about the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), shares this story related to Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all, submitted by McMaster University, a UNAI member institution located in Canada. 

Meiji Gakuin University partners with the UNHCR to provide access to higher education for refugees

The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), as part of its continuous outreach efforts about the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), shares this story related to Goals 4 and 16, submitted by Meiji Gakuin University, a UNAI member institution located in Japan. 

28 August 2018 - (Japan), a member institution of the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), in accordance with its principle of Do for Others launched the Internal Internationalization Project and on 24 May 2017, made an agreement with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Japan Association for UNHCR in order to participate in the UNHCR-Refugee Higher Education Programme (RHEP) coordinated by these entities. 

Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University offers innovative technologies to train future engineers

The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), as part of its continous outreach efforts about the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), shares this story related to Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation​​, submitted by Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University, a UNAI member institution located in Ukraine. 

Wenzhou Medical University provides assistance to communities in mountainous areas of China

The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), as part of its continous outreach efforts about the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), shares this story related to Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages​, submitted by Wenzhou Medical University, a UNAI member institution located in the People's Republic of China. 

Amrita University's real-time landslide warning system to save lives in the Himalayan region

The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), as part of its outreach efforts about the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including disaster risk management, shares this story submitted by Amrita University, a UNAI member institution. 

7 August 2018 - (India), a member institution of the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), is leading a project co-funded by the Indian Government to save lives in mountainous regions by installing state-of-the-art systems that give advance warnings of landslides so that people can be safely evacuated before disaster strikes. After commissioning India's first such system in the Western Ghats mountains of the state of Kerala, it is now readying a second installation in the state of Sikkim to guard against rainfall-induced landslides.

UN Staffers Honor Memory of Mandela with Community Garden Volunteer Day

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's birth, over 100 UN volunteers in New York commemorated the day through various community service programs around the city. One such volunteer activity took place in Harlem, a neighborhood Nelson Mandela visited a number of times, where UN volunteers partnered with the New York City Mayor's Office and Harlem Grown, an organization that provides healthy, affordable food alternatives to the Harlem area. UN staff volunteered their time to help maintain the community gardens; volunteers pulled weeds, watered vegetables and fruits, and planted seeds. They also helped clear out trash and organize gardening facilities alongside the young Harlem Grown staff. 

Seton Hall University promotes the UN SDG Challenge to engage students with innovative solutions

The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), as part of its outreach efforts about the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, shares this story submitted by Seton Hall University, a UNAI member institution, on an initiative in line with the UNAI principle on sustainability.

#SDGsinAcademia: Goal 12

As part of the ongoing campaign on the Sustainable Development Goals carried out by the United Nations, United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) is presenting a weekly series of articles on #SDGSinAcademia that highlights the importance of higher education in achieving the Goals. Featuring additional sources for use by faculty and students alike, this series is intended to inspire action on the SDGs and showcase activities and initiatives of UNAI member institutions.

19 July 2018 - This week we are featuring in our #SDGsinAcademia series Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

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HLPF side event highlighted importance of universities to advance the SDGs

The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) participated in the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative Global Event held on 11 July 2018 at United Nations Headquarters in New York on the margins of the United Nations High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development. This article showcases some highlights of the event.

#SDGsinAcademia: Goal 11

As part of the ongoing campaign on the Sustainable Development Goals carried out by the United Nations, United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) is presenting a weekly series of articles on #SDGSinAcademia that highlights the importance of higher education in achieving the Goals. Featuring additional sources for use by faculty and students alike, this series is intended to inspire action on the SDGs and showcase activities and initiatives of UNAI member institutions.

09 July 2018 - This week we are featuring in our #SDGsinAcademia series Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

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Student initiative changes one life at a time

The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) acknowledges the meaningful impact on sustainable development of the student-driven initiatives around the world. This article highlights the work done by the organization Prosthetics for Change.

03 July 2018 - The have a core social dimension that includes a number of concrete references to persons with disabilities, in particular in Goal 4 on inclusive and equitable quality education, Goal 8 to promote inclusive economic growth and decent work for all, Goal 10 to reduce inequality, and Goal 11 to make cities inclusive.

#SDGsinAcademia: Goal 10

As part of the ongoing campaign on the Sustainable Development Goals carried out by the United Nations, United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) is presenting a weekly series of articles on #SDGSinAcademia that highlights the importance of higher education in achieving the Goals. Featuring additional sources for use by faculty and students alike, this series is intended to inspire action on the SDGs and showcase activities and initiatives of UNAI member institutions.

03 July 2018 - This week we are featuring in our #SDGsinAcademia series Goal 10 Reduce inequality within and among countries

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Member institutions of UNAI inspire action on the Sustainable Development Goals

2 July 2018 - The mission of the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) is to foster the relationship between institutions of higher education and the United Nations in the spirit of sharing a culture of intellectual social responsibility. This relationship has become even more crucial in an era of great challenges when innovative approaches and solutions are needed more than ever. It is in that framework that UNAI launched in May its #SDGsinAcademia ±è°ù´ÇÂá±ð³¦³Ù.Ìý

#SDGsinAcademia: Goal 9

As part of the ongoing campaign on the Sustainable Development Goals carried out by the United Nations, United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) is presenting a weekly series of articles on #SDGSinAcademia that highlights the importance of higher education in achieving the Goals. Featuring additional sources for use by faculty and students alike, this series is intended to inspire action on the SDGs and showcase activities and initiatives of UNAI member institutions.

26 June 2018 - This week we are featuring in our #SDGsinAcademia series Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

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