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Did you miss our April newsletter? 📰 Read it here ➡️ buff.ly/uEd0or8 Subscribe to CONNECT and get monthly updates on sustainability research, jobs, courses, publications and more 👉 buff.ly/234mJiW 📷 Thomas Parker via Pexels

Today is the International Day in Memory of the Victims of Earthquakes. While earthquakes cannot be prevented, their impacts can be greatly reduced through disaster risk reduction. Learn more about work on #BuildingResilience ➡️ buff.ly/PnYFklM #EarthquakeDay

📣 Application deadline extended! 📣 Are you an undergraduate student interested in sustainability? Apply by 10 May to the Global Youth MIDORI platform, our free capacity building programme empowering youth to drive global change. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/I7JJPu4

Earthquakes are inevitable; the disasters they cause are not. Valuable lessons from 🇯🇵 Japan – to keep people safe & buildings standing. 29 April #EarthquakeDay – honour the memory of victims by protecting those they leave behind. ➡️ow.ly/7PZO50YH8iN #BuildingResilience

Remember. Protect. Build disaster resilience. 🕯️ Earthquakes can trigger cascading hazards — tsunamis, landslides, toxic spills, infrastructure collapse. Understanding risk is the foundation of resilience. ➡️ ow.ly/tSpw50YOTWQ #BuildingResilience #EarthquakeDay

🏃 Hurry, only one day left! Visit our poster exhibition featuring environmental initiatives led by young people from around the world and be inspired! 🌏 Free and open to all. 🗓️ Tue–Sat until 28 April 🕙 10:00–18:00 📍UNU Building, Tokyo 🔗 buff.ly/4z7yPqi

Our expert @McAkrofi discusses energy security concerns for Africa in @AsmHub: 📰 “The ongoing conflict in the Middle East not only exposes Sub-Saharan Africa’s energy security challenge but also highlights a broader structural issue.” Read more ➡️ buff.ly/ZhKAIDc

👩🏻‍💻 Happy #GirlsInICT Day, celebrating young women and girls pursuing studies and careers in tech 🌐 💻 🤔 We'd love to hear your thoughts on how they can shape AI to create a more inclusive and sustainable future — leave a comment and join the conversation! 💬 #AIforGood

Free learning opportunity! 🧠 Our self-paced online course breaks down the science of #ClimateChange and #NetZero into easy-to-understand terms, highlighting practical steps everyone can take for #ClimateAction. Enrol ➡️ buff.ly/4eenvje @uncclearn @unitar @UNSDGLearn

How can faculty training be scaled up to make sustainability a cornerstone of higher education worldwide? 🎓️ Join our webinar to find out! 🗓️ 28 April 🕛️ 10:00–12:00 CET ✍️ buff.ly/qtoY6Xi Co-organized by #HESI (co-chaired by @UNUniversity) and @Sulitest.

NEXT WEEK 📣 UNU & @uzembassyjapan will co-host a high-level dialogue on the mahalla (neighbourhood community) system and the role of civil society institutions in achieving the SDGs. 🗓️ 22 Apr 2026, 11:00–12:30 JST 📍 UNU HQ, Tokyo 🌐 English 👉 go.unu.edu/AYPUo

3 days to go before Girls in ICT Day! How can girls and women shape AI to create a more inclusive and sustainable future? 📮 Post a photo/video/message 🏷️ Tag: #GirlsInICT #AIforGood @unuias 👫 Nominate your friends!

Are you an undergraduate student interested in sustainability and ready to take action on global environmental challenges? 🌍 Check out our free capacity building programme, Global Youth MIDORI platform! Apply by 24 April 👉 buff.ly/I7JJPu4 #Youth2030

🚀 Will outer space remain a domain of cooperation or increasingly mirror geopolitical competition on Earth? 🌍 On 23 April, join us for a screening of Astropolitics, a documentary film directed by @Tony_Silberfeld & produced by @BFNA_docs. Register now: go.unu.edu/NgMRQ

The UNU Junior Fellows #internship is back! 📣 Join the UNU Office of the Rector in Tokyo as a Junior Fellow and gain hands-on experience at the headquarters of a @UN entity. Apply by 8 May 2026: go.unu.edu/JFFA26 #PaidInternship @opportunitiesfy

RESPONSIBLE AI IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT 🌎 Developed by UNU and @Microsoft and available free of charge on @LinkedIn Learning, the three-course professional certificate equips learners with the skills and capacity to responsibly assess, adopt and apply AI. 👉 go.unu.edu/fV87u

Did you miss our March newsletter? 📰 Read it here ➡️ buff.ly/v2EdSDR Subscribe to CONNECT and get monthly updates on #sustainability research, jobs, courses, publications and more 👉 buff.ly/234mJiW 📷 Mark Horrell via Flickr

Apply now for the ESD Okayama Award 2026! 🔔 #EducationForSustainableDevelopment initiatives running for at least 3 years are eligible. Organized by the ESD Okayama Steering Board (UNU-IAS as member) and the City of Okayama 🇯🇵 buff.ly/gOtt0Sl #ESDfor2030 #SDG4

How are young people contributing to global sustainability? Visit our poster exhibition by Global Youth MIDORI platform participants, our capacity development programme for youth. Free and open to all! 🗓️ 4 March – 28 April 📍GEOC, UNU HQ, Tokyo 🔗 buff.ly/4z7yPqi

Happy #InternationalWellnessDay! 📰 “By focusing on the health and well-being implications of climate change, we can help to place individuals at the center of the climate conversation.” — Our expert Yasushi Katsuma in @JapanToday. Read more: buff.ly/UxmmWTs #SDG3