UNRISD
@unrisd.org
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development - Interdisciplinary #research and policy analysis on the social dimensions of contemporary #development issues.
🎧 Over 1000 hours of listening in 2025 — thank you!
Our most-played episodes:
1️⃣ Evolution of Anti-Gender Movements
2️⃣ Responding to Backlash Impacts
3️⃣ North American Religious Right’s Global Influence
🎧 Listen on Spotify, Acast & YouTube
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Our most-played episodes:
1️⃣ Evolution of Anti-Gender Movements
2️⃣ Responding to Backlash Impacts
3️⃣ North American Religious Right’s Global Influence
🎧 Listen on Spotify, Acast & YouTube
ow.ly/SgSu50XY3G5
January 16, 2026 at 4:47 PM
🎧 Over 1000 hours of listening in 2025 — thank you!
Our most-played episodes:
1️⃣ Evolution of Anti-Gender Movements
2️⃣ Responding to Backlash Impacts
3️⃣ North American Religious Right’s Global Influence
🎧 Listen on Spotify, Acast & YouTube
ow.ly/SgSu50XY3G5
Our most-played episodes:
1️⃣ Evolution of Anti-Gender Movements
2️⃣ Responding to Backlash Impacts
3️⃣ North American Religious Right’s Global Influence
🎧 Listen on Spotify, Acast & YouTube
ow.ly/SgSu50XY3G5
🎧 Final episode of #BacklashUnfiltered — From Evidence to Action.
We close the series with Constanza Tabbush on the UNRISD–UN Women report, Understanding Backlash Against Gender Equality, to advance gender justice and call for action.
🔗 Listen now → youtu.be/Kpr00xyqLEI?...
We close the series with Constanza Tabbush on the UNRISD–UN Women report, Understanding Backlash Against Gender Equality, to advance gender justice and call for action.
🔗 Listen now → youtu.be/Kpr00xyqLEI?...
Episode 10. From Evidence to Action: Understanding Global Implications of Gender Backlash
YouTube video by UNRISD
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January 16, 2026 at 1:16 PM
🎧 Final episode of #BacklashUnfiltered — From Evidence to Action.
We close the series with Constanza Tabbush on the UNRISD–UN Women report, Understanding Backlash Against Gender Equality, to advance gender justice and call for action.
🔗 Listen now → youtu.be/Kpr00xyqLEI?...
We close the series with Constanza Tabbush on the UNRISD–UN Women report, Understanding Backlash Against Gender Equality, to advance gender justice and call for action.
🔗 Listen now → youtu.be/Kpr00xyqLEI?...
📚 Which was your top research read in 2025?
Check our readers’ favorites last year:
1️⃣ Just Transition & Care Work
2️⃣ Ensuring Justice in Transition
3️⃣ Understanding Backlash Against Gender Equality
🔗 Read more: https://us18.campaign-archive.com/?u=d1fa34ab85f52d0ea48d940fb&id=c863564202
Check our readers’ favorites last year:
1️⃣ Just Transition & Care Work
2️⃣ Ensuring Justice in Transition
3️⃣ Understanding Backlash Against Gender Equality
🔗 Read more: https://us18.campaign-archive.com/?u=d1fa34ab85f52d0ea48d940fb&id=c863564202
January 15, 2026 at 6:09 PM
📚 Which was your top research read in 2025?
Check our readers’ favorites last year:
1️⃣ Just Transition & Care Work
2️⃣ Ensuring Justice in Transition
3️⃣ Understanding Backlash Against Gender Equality
🔗 Read more: https://us18.campaign-archive.com/?u=d1fa34ab85f52d0ea48d940fb&id=c863564202
Check our readers’ favorites last year:
1️⃣ Just Transition & Care Work
2️⃣ Ensuring Justice in Transition
3️⃣ Understanding Backlash Against Gender Equality
🔗 Read more: https://us18.campaign-archive.com/?u=d1fa34ab85f52d0ea48d940fb&id=c863564202
📚 From critical reports to policy briefs, 2025 was a year of crucial questions, engaged research and necessary publications.
Explore UNRISD open-access library in our website and dive into the insights that are shaping global conversations → www.unrisd.org/en/library/p...
#unrisd2025impact
Explore UNRISD open-access library in our website and dive into the insights that are shaping global conversations → www.unrisd.org/en/library/p...
#unrisd2025impact
December 30, 2025 at 10:37 AM
📚 From critical reports to policy briefs, 2025 was a year of crucial questions, engaged research and necessary publications.
Explore UNRISD open-access library in our website and dive into the insights that are shaping global conversations → www.unrisd.org/en/library/p...
#unrisd2025impact
Explore UNRISD open-access library in our website and dive into the insights that are shaping global conversations → www.unrisd.org/en/library/p...
#unrisd2025impact
What a year! 🌍 From groundbreaking research to global dialogues, 2025 has been full of impact and collaboration ✨ Thank you to everyone who joined us on this journey toward social justice and sustainability. Here’s to building even stronger connections in 2026! 💡 #UNRISD2025Impact #ResearchForChange
December 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
What a year! 🌍 From groundbreaking research to global dialogues, 2025 has been full of impact and collaboration ✨ Thank you to everyone who joined us on this journey toward social justice and sustainability. Here’s to building even stronger connections in 2026! 💡 #UNRISD2025Impact #ResearchForChange
At #COP30, governments agreed to develop a #JustTransition Mechanism that, for the first time, explicitly recognizes the care economy.
Read @unrisd.org’s reflections linking this shift to our research on care-centred transition policy → shorturl.at/iXdh7
#YearinReview #UNRISD2025Impact
Read @unrisd.org’s reflections linking this shift to our research on care-centred transition policy → shorturl.at/iXdh7
#YearinReview #UNRISD2025Impact
December 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
At #COP30, governments agreed to develop a #JustTransition Mechanism that, for the first time, explicitly recognizes the care economy.
Read @unrisd.org’s reflections linking this shift to our research on care-centred transition policy → shorturl.at/iXdh7
#YearinReview #UNRISD2025Impact
Read @unrisd.org’s reflections linking this shift to our research on care-centred transition policy → shorturl.at/iXdh7
#YearinReview #UNRISD2025Impact
Honored to engage in the #SocietyOfCare dialogue organized by @SRE_mx ! W/ CEPAL @unwomen.bsky.social we discussed the vital role of care in public policy, shared global insights, and highlighted Mexico’s National Progressive Care System.
Read more (ES): oncenoticias.digital/nacional/sre...
Read more (ES): oncenoticias.digital/nacional/sre...
SRE realiza diálogo sobre sociedad del cuidado
La SRE encabezó un diálogo internacional para fortalecer la sociedad del cuidado y reconocer el trabajo de las mujeres en esta labor esencial.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Honored to engage in the #SocietyOfCare dialogue organized by @SRE_mx ! W/ CEPAL @unwomen.bsky.social we discussed the vital role of care in public policy, shared global insights, and highlighted Mexico’s National Progressive Care System.
Read more (ES): oncenoticias.digital/nacional/sre...
Read more (ES): oncenoticias.digital/nacional/sre...
📢 New UNRISD #ThinkPiece: #Taxes aren’t just revenue—they’re a foundation for health, equity & governance. L&MICs lose ~$500B annually to tax abuse. Rethink tax to fund health, justice & universal coverage.
📕Read more: ow.ly/L1am50Xz9F4
#WSSD #WorldSummit
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#WSSD #WorldSummit
December 17, 2025 at 12:38 AM
📢 New UNRISD #ThinkPiece: #Taxes aren’t just revenue—they’re a foundation for health, equity & governance. L&MICs lose ~$500B annually to tax abuse. Rethink tax to fund health, justice & universal coverage.
📕Read more: ow.ly/L1am50Xz9F4
#WSSD #WorldSummit
📕Read more: ow.ly/L1am50Xz9F4
#WSSD #WorldSummit
Honored to join the 10th anniversary of the #2030Agenda! UNRISD Director @magdalenasepulveda.bsky.social joined Minister @jmalbares.bsky.social & Spanish civil society leaders calling for global unity for peace, human rights & sustainability.
December 17, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Honored to join the 10th anniversary of the #2030Agenda! UNRISD Director @magdalenasepulveda.bsky.social joined Minister @jmalbares.bsky.social & Spanish civil society leaders calling for global unity for peace, human rights & sustainability.
UNRISD welcomes and stands ready to support the historic commitment by #Brazil, #SouthAfrica & #Spain to promote an International Panel on Inequality at the @g20org.bsky.social !
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December 17, 2025 at 12:36 AM
UNRISD welcomes and stands ready to support the historic commitment by #Brazil, #SouthAfrica & #Spain to promote an International Panel on Inequality at the @g20org.bsky.social !
📰 Read full news: ow.ly/ROuq50Xz904
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@josephestiglitz.bsky.social
@magdalenasepulveda.bsky.social
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1.3B people live with disabilities. Proud to join 140+ partners in the new @who.int Disability Health Equity Network. On #IDPD, UNRISD reaffirms its commitment to evidence and policy for inclusive #health, #care and #socialprotection. Learn more : ow.ly/qUFN50XBa7y
December 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
1.3B people live with disabilities. Proud to join 140+ partners in the new @who.int Disability Health Equity Network. On #IDPD, UNRISD reaffirms its commitment to evidence and policy for inclusive #health, #care and #socialprotection. Learn more : ow.ly/qUFN50XBa7y
“7 in 10 persons with disabilities remain unemployed.”
Explore our new #BeyondCopenhagen Think Piece on why inclusive hiring is vital to ending multidimensional poverty.
When workplaces embrace disability inclusion, societies and economies thrive. #IDPD
📕https://ow.ly/bt6i50XBbsO
Explore our new #BeyondCopenhagen Think Piece on why inclusive hiring is vital to ending multidimensional poverty.
When workplaces embrace disability inclusion, societies and economies thrive. #IDPD
📕https://ow.ly/bt6i50XBbsO
December 17, 2025 at 12:29 AM
“7 in 10 persons with disabilities remain unemployed.”
Explore our new #BeyondCopenhagen Think Piece on why inclusive hiring is vital to ending multidimensional poverty.
When workplaces embrace disability inclusion, societies and economies thrive. #IDPD
📕https://ow.ly/bt6i50XBbsO
Explore our new #BeyondCopenhagen Think Piece on why inclusive hiring is vital to ending multidimensional poverty.
When workplaces embrace disability inclusion, societies and economies thrive. #IDPD
📕https://ow.ly/bt6i50XBbsO
“Care is not charity — it is a #humanright.”
On this #HumanRightsDay we go back to July 2025 when @corteidh.bsky.social made history by recognizing care as an autonomous human right — a powerful step toward equality and social justice.
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📷 Andrés Estefan/UNDPColombia
On this #HumanRightsDay we go back to July 2025 when @corteidh.bsky.social made history by recognizing care as an autonomous human right — a powerful step toward equality and social justice.
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📷 Andrés Estefan/UNDPColombia
December 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
“Care is not charity — it is a #humanright.”
On this #HumanRightsDay we go back to July 2025 when @corteidh.bsky.social made history by recognizing care as an autonomous human right — a powerful step toward equality and social justice.
➡️ unrisd.org/en/activitie...
📷 Andrés Estefan/UNDPColombia
On this #HumanRightsDay we go back to July 2025 when @corteidh.bsky.social made history by recognizing care as an autonomous human right — a powerful step toward equality and social justice.
➡️ unrisd.org/en/activitie...
📷 Andrés Estefan/UNDPColombia
This #HumanRightsDay, check out two episodes from our #PrinciplesForChange podcast series, exploring what human rights look like in practice:
🎙️Kenya’s Constitution & Indigenous Rights
🔗https://ow.ly/GNQE50XHxmL
🎙️Disabilities in Eco-Social Contracts
🔗https://ow.ly/FhGe50XHxmI
🎙️Kenya’s Constitution & Indigenous Rights
🔗https://ow.ly/GNQE50XHxmL
🎙️Disabilities in Eco-Social Contracts
🔗https://ow.ly/FhGe50XHxmI
December 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This #HumanRightsDay, check out two episodes from our #PrinciplesForChange podcast series, exploring what human rights look like in practice:
🎙️Kenya’s Constitution & Indigenous Rights
🔗https://ow.ly/GNQE50XHxmL
🎙️Disabilities in Eco-Social Contracts
🔗https://ow.ly/FhGe50XHxmI
🎙️Kenya’s Constitution & Indigenous Rights
🔗https://ow.ly/GNQE50XHxmL
🎙️Disabilities in Eco-Social Contracts
🔗https://ow.ly/FhGe50XHxmI
Gender backlash is real, growing & organized.
At the @intgenderchampions.bsky.social, UNRISD launched new research w/ @unwomen.bsky.social on the rise of organized #GenderBacklash & threats to hard-won rights. Thanks to @FinlandGeneva #UNECE for hosting this important conversation.
ow.ly/FjEX50XIqYT
At the @intgenderchampions.bsky.social, UNRISD launched new research w/ @unwomen.bsky.social on the rise of organized #GenderBacklash & threats to hard-won rights. Thanks to @FinlandGeneva #UNECE for hosting this important conversation.
ow.ly/FjEX50XIqYT
December 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Gender backlash is real, growing & organized.
At the @intgenderchampions.bsky.social, UNRISD launched new research w/ @unwomen.bsky.social on the rise of organized #GenderBacklash & threats to hard-won rights. Thanks to @FinlandGeneva #UNECE for hosting this important conversation.
ow.ly/FjEX50XIqYT
At the @intgenderchampions.bsky.social, UNRISD launched new research w/ @unwomen.bsky.social on the rise of organized #GenderBacklash & threats to hard-won rights. Thanks to @FinlandGeneva #UNECE for hosting this important conversation.
ow.ly/FjEX50XIqYT
Congrats to the @intgenderchampions.bsky.social Climate Impact Group on the launch of the Best Practice Repository! We are glad to contribute to this important initiative by sharing our work on embedding #care into #climate.
Read more on our contribution by @magdalenasepulveda.bsky.social p.15 👇
Read more on our contribution by @magdalenasepulveda.bsky.social p.15 👇
🌱Gender-responsive climate action is as urgent as it is possible!
One year after the launch of the Geneva Pledge for Gender-Responsive Climate Action, the #INTGenderChampions Climate Impact Group launched its new Best Practice Repository.
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One year after the launch of the Geneva Pledge for Gender-Responsive Climate Action, the #INTGenderChampions Climate Impact Group launched its new Best Practice Repository.
Read more: s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/igc-producti...
December 17, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Congrats to the @intgenderchampions.bsky.social Climate Impact Group on the launch of the Best Practice Repository! We are glad to contribute to this important initiative by sharing our work on embedding #care into #climate.
Read more on our contribution by @magdalenasepulveda.bsky.social p.15 👇
Read more on our contribution by @magdalenasepulveda.bsky.social p.15 👇
Care systems can’t be sustainable or equitable without strong, accountable and inclusive governance. At #WSSD2, UNRISD together with UN Women, ILO, ECLAC, Global alliance for Care, Ministry of Chile highlighted why care governance must be a pillar of a renewed social contract 🌍💜
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Care systems can’t be sustainable or equitable without strong, accountable and inclusive governance. At #WSSD2, UNRISD together with UN Women, ILO, ECLAC, Global alliance for Care, Ministry of Chile highlighted why care governance must be a pillar of a renewed social contract 🌍💜
At Accelerating Just Transitions: Jobs, Social Protection and Digital Inclusion for Al #WSSD2, UNRISD showcased IFYW, co-organised by MBC, eunpyeong district office, hanyang university, along with ICA, debate korea 27,000 youth from 160+ countries shaped policy.
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Solutions Spotlight - Session 7 - Second World Summit for Social Development (Doha, Qatar 4-6 November 2025)
The Second World Summit for Social Development takes place from November 4 to 6, 2025, in Doha, Qatar, focusing on social development issues and reaffirming commitments to the Copenhagen Declaration. ...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
At Accelerating Just Transitions: Jobs, Social Protection and Digital Inclusion for Al #WSSD2, UNRISD showcased IFYW, co-organised by MBC, eunpyeong district office, hanyang university, along with ICA, debate korea 27,000 youth from 160+ countries shaped policy.
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At #WSSD2, ICSD, UNRISD & partners—including Katja Hujo, Leila Patel, Michael Sherraden, Jin Huang, Srinivas Tata, Stephen Kidd & Manohar Pawar—showcased how research, advocacy & practice accelerate social development, universal social protection & inclusive futures 🌍
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
At #WSSD2, ICSD, UNRISD & partners—including Katja Hujo, Leila Patel, Michael Sherraden, Jin Huang, Srinivas Tata, Stephen Kidd & Manohar Pawar—showcased how research, advocacy & practice accelerate social development, universal social protection & inclusive futures 🌍
#NoExcuse
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we highlight 4 key UNRISD resources on GBV, inequality and rising backlash:
📘 Backlash Report (2025)
🎙️ Backlash Unfiltered podcast
📗 Crises of Inequality (2022)
📚 Gender claims-making research
www.unrisd.org/en
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we highlight 4 key UNRISD resources on GBV, inequality and rising backlash:
📘 Backlash Report (2025)
🎙️ Backlash Unfiltered podcast
📗 Crises of Inequality (2022)
📚 Gender claims-making research
www.unrisd.org/en
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
#NoExcuse
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we highlight 4 key UNRISD resources on GBV, inequality and rising backlash:
📘 Backlash Report (2025)
🎙️ Backlash Unfiltered podcast
📗 Crises of Inequality (2022)
📚 Gender claims-making research
www.unrisd.org/en
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we highlight 4 key UNRISD resources on GBV, inequality and rising backlash:
📘 Backlash Report (2025)
🎙️ Backlash Unfiltered podcast
📗 Crises of Inequality (2022)
📚 Gender claims-making research
www.unrisd.org/en
Youth forums don’t have to be tokenistic. At #WSSD2, Yuyu Chen (UNRISD) shared how IFWY puts youth in the driver’s seat—shifting from consultation to real co-creation.
From global surveys to regional dialogues to a final conference in Seoul, IFWY shows how youth can shape policy. 🌍✨
From global surveys to regional dialogues to a final conference in Seoul, IFWY shows how youth can shape policy. 🌍✨
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Youth forums don’t have to be tokenistic. At #WSSD2, Yuyu Chen (UNRISD) shared how IFWY puts youth in the driver’s seat—shifting from consultation to real co-creation.
From global surveys to regional dialogues to a final conference in Seoul, IFWY shows how youth can shape policy. 🌍✨
From global surveys to regional dialogues to a final conference in Seoul, IFWY shows how youth can shape policy. 🌍✨
At #WSSD2, UNRISD showcased threshold-based tools for measuring sustainability beyond ESG metrics. SDPI and other methods help countries, SSEs, and organizations align with planetary boundaries, living wages, & gender equality—turning commitments into measurable action.
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
At #WSSD2, UNRISD showcased threshold-based tools for measuring sustainability beyond ESG metrics. SDPI and other methods help countries, SSEs, and organizations align with planetary boundaries, living wages, & gender equality—turning commitments into measurable action.
At #WSSD2, youth proved they’re not just participants—they’re co-architects of inclusive, peaceful futures. IFWY & Beyond Lab delegates shared concrete, community-driven solutions for social inclusion, digital cohesion & peacebuilding. Youth leadership is essential for real change. 🌍✨
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
At #WSSD2, youth proved they’re not just participants—they’re co-architects of inclusive, peaceful futures. IFWY & Beyond Lab delegates shared concrete, community-driven solutions for social inclusion, digital cohesion & peacebuilding. Youth leadership is essential for real change. 🌍✨
At the Global Alliance Against Hunger & Poverty Leaders’ Mtg in Doha, UNRISD Director @Magda_Sepul called for country-led, evidence-based action to turn commitments into results.
Inclusion. Integration. Evidence. Resilience. Country ownership. 🌍
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Inclusion. Integration. Evidence. Resilience. Country ownership. 🌍
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November 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
At the Global Alliance Against Hunger & Poverty Leaders’ Mtg in Doha, UNRISD Director @Magda_Sepul called for country-led, evidence-based action to turn commitments into results.
Inclusion. Integration. Evidence. Resilience. Country ownership. 🌍
🔗 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k11...
Inclusion. Integration. Evidence. Resilience. Country ownership. 🌍
🔗 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k11...
🎧 New #SSEEssentials episode for #IYC2025!
Professor Marthe Nyssens explores how social enterprises drive work integration and support people at the margins of the labour market.
Why the SSE matters for inclusive, sustainable development → listen now!
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Professor Marthe Nyssens explores how social enterprises drive work integration and support people at the margins of the labour market.
Why the SSE matters for inclusive, sustainable development → listen now!
🔗 youtu.be/SzfbEjOGD3k?...
November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🎧 New #SSEEssentials episode for #IYC2025!
Professor Marthe Nyssens explores how social enterprises drive work integration and support people at the margins of the labour market.
Why the SSE matters for inclusive, sustainable development → listen now!
🔗 youtu.be/SzfbEjOGD3k?...
Professor Marthe Nyssens explores how social enterprises drive work integration and support people at the margins of the labour market.
Why the SSE matters for inclusive, sustainable development → listen now!
🔗 youtu.be/SzfbEjOGD3k?...