“In our interconnected world, global discussions rely on a shared understanding of key concepts. To this end, the United Nations University (UNU) has developed a glossary app — the UNU Jargon Buster — that clarifies hundreds of social, political and economic terms. This fulfils one of the missions of UNU: to act as a bridge between the UN, academia and the general public.
The app is being launched today, World Science Day for Peace and Development, at the UN Regional Information Centre in Brussels. With development led by a team at the UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), the app gathers knowledge and recommended resources from five UNU institutes and programmes: the UNU Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), the UNU Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (UNU-GEST), the UNU Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), the UNU International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH), and UNU-MERIT.
Adding further value, all terms are cross-referenced with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For example, International Health terms are grouped under SDG#3 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages); and Gender Equality terms are with SDG#5 (Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls). In fact most …”
via United Nations University
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