Welcome to the UN Innovation Network

The UN Innovation Network (UNIN) is an informal, collaborative community of UN innovators from across the UN. In addition to promoting innovation overall, UNIN also hosts UN Groups on specific topics. UNIN is open to innovators from all UN Entities as well as external partners.

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May 11, 2026

Blockchain Talks #8 | Money's New Rails | Stablecoins and the Last Mile of Financial Inclusion

UN Blockchain Talks #8 explored whether stablecoins can support financial inclusion at the last mile, using a scenario-based discussion centered on Mariama, a fictional character representing real users outside formal banking systems. Moderated by Ali Al-Zuhairi of UNDP Alternative Finance Lab, the session brought together Dr. Margie Cheesman, Stephanie Joseph, and Freedom Pigott to discuss stablecoins, remittances, cash-out mechanisms, compliance, local infrastructure, data privacy, and the practical conditions needed for digital payments to work safely and reliably in remote contexts.

May 11, 2026

UN 2.0 Digital and Data Expo #4 | One Hour. 8 UN Showcases

The UN 2.0 Digital and Data Solutions Expo is your chance to see practical digital and data solutions in action, hear directly from the teams behind them, and connect with colleagues working on similar challenges across the UN system.

April 14, 2026

Responsible AI in practice: 2025 global insights from the AI Company Data Initiative

UNESCO and the Thomson Reuters Foundation are launching today a global report "Responsible AI in practice" based on information gathered from 3,000 companies about the Artificial Intelligence-related adoption and strategies. It finds that, as AI development and adoption accelerates rapidly in the private sector, nearly half of the companies (44%) reported having an AI strategy. One in ten companies is also publicly committed to adhering to an AI governance framework.

March 10, 2026

StatGPT: AI for Official Statistics

This paper introduces StatGPT, an initiative by the IMF Statistics Department that leverages LLMs not to generate statistics, but to generate structured queries against APIs of official statistical agencies. StatGPT ensures that users receive the exact published figures, every time, while benefiting from natural language interaction.

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May 11, 2026
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Blockchain Talks #8 | Money's New Rails | Stablecoins and the Last Mile of Financial Inclusion

UN Blockchain Talks #8 explored whether stablecoins can support financial inclusion at the last mile, using a scenario-based discussion centered on Mariama, a fictional character representing real users outside formal banking systems. Moderated by Ali Al-Zuhairi of UNDP Alternative Finance Lab, the session brought together Dr. Margie Cheesman, Stephanie Joseph, and Freedom Pigott to discuss stablecoins, remittances, cash-out mechanisms, compliance, local infrastructure, data privacy, and the practical conditions needed for digital payments to work safely and reliably in remote contexts.

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May 11, 2026

UN 2.0 Digital and Data Expo #4 | One Hour. 8 UN Showcases

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May 7, 2026

Core Principles For Meanigful Youth Participation

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April 27, 2026

Blockchain Talks #7 | Environmental sustainability and blockchain: where does it actually help?

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April 22, 2026

UN Innovation Update (April 2026)

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May 11, 2026
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Blockchain Talks #8 | Money's New Rails | Stablecoins and the Last Mile of Financial Inclusion

UN Blockchain Talks #8 explored whether stablecoins can support financial inclusion at the last mile, using a scenario-based discussion centered on Mariama, a fictional character representing real users outside formal banking systems. Moderated by Ali Al-Zuhairi of UNDP Alternative Finance Lab, the session brought together Dr. Margie Cheesman, Stephanie Joseph, and Freedom Pigott to discuss stablecoins, remittances, cash-out mechanisms, compliance, local infrastructure, data privacy, and the practical conditions needed for digital payments to work safely and reliably in remote contexts.

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May 11, 2026
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UN 2.0 Digital and Data Expo #4 | One Hour. 8 UN Showcases

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April 27, 2026
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Blockchain Talks #7 | Environmental sustainability and blockchain: where does it actually help?

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April 10, 2026
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UN 2.0 Digital and Data Expo #3 | One Hour. 8 UN Showcases

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March 18, 2026
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Blockchain Talks #5: Digital identity, Privacy and Impact

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May 7, 2026
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Core Principles For Meanigful Youth Participation

The Core Principles for Meaningful Youth Participation in Intergovernmental Processes and Across the Work of the United Nations is a guidance document developed under Action 37(d) of the Pact for the Future, designed to move youth engagement in UN processes beyond tokenism toward genuine inclusion. Co-created through broad consultations involving Member States, UN entities, young people, and youth organizations, the publication offers non-binding principles aimed at making youth participation more meaningful, representative, inclusive, and safe across the full scope of UN work.

May 7, 2026
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April 22, 2026
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UN Innovation Update (April 2026)

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April 21, 2026
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WFP Innovation Accelerator 2025 Year in Review

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April 14, 2026
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Responsible AI in practice: 2025 global insights from the AI Company Data Initiative

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April 1, 2026
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Overview of Public Management in LAC 2025: State innovation for managing vital transformations

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"Without innovation, there is no way we can overcome the challenges of our time." António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations

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UNIN's UN Groups dive deeper into selected innovation areas to allow for deeper exchange in more specialised fields.

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November 21, 2025
Scale-Up

SCOUT

SCOUT uses optimization AI to enhance global food sourcing and delivery planning for WFP's supply chain. It optimizes complex supply chain planning by modeling WFP's global supply chain network, focusing on upstream operations up to recipient countries. It provides data-driven insights to improve decision-making in sourcing and delivery planning for HQ core units and regional bureaux.

October 23, 2025
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PEOPLE Project

PEOPLE is a project of the World Weather Research Programe (WWRP). We aim to engage an inclusive range of people in developing a contextual understanding of priorities and experiences that ensure continuous improvement in the implementation of equitable and sustainable early warning systems for all. Building on insights from previous projects, PEOPLE will recognize the elements of an effectively expanded Early Warning System (EWS) and analyze the structural and social processes needed to support this. It will acknowledge cultural and knowledge systems as well as governance dimensions, focusing on science for and with policy and practice.

February 24, 2025
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GENAIE - Generative AI for Education

In collaboration with University College London (UCL), UNFPA applied cutting edge AI technology to create GENAIE (Generative AI Education), an automated content generation platform that provides large volumes of high quality, consistent e-learning and training content in a matter of minutes so that healthcare professionals can stay updated with the latest regulations and healthcare standards.

February 28, 2024
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FunDoo: Train for life, one skill at a time

FunDoo is an ally for youth. It provides a range of information, from career development and mental health to climate change, gender-based violence, vaccine uptake, and much more, and prepares young people to seize opportunities and confront challenges. The platform enables young people to face a rapidly changing world, make informed decisions, become responsible citizens, and achieve their full potential. With a growing community of 1 million users enrolled globally, FunDoo has over 180 available tasks, with simple, actionable prompts for youth.

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About the UN Innovation Network

The UN Innovation Network (UNIN) is an informal, collaborative community of UN innovators interested in sharing their expertise and experience with others to promote and advance innovation within the UN System.

The Network hosts regular knowledge sharing sessions, helps Entities share tools, resources and best practices for innovating in the UN and offers advice on how to build structures to promote innovation, activate innovation partnerships and create a culture of innovation in their organisations.

UNIN is open to innovators from all UN Entities and to date, colleagues from over 70 entities in over 180 countries have joined the Network.

The UN Innovation Network is jointly chaired and funded by UNDP, UNICEF and WFP.

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We encourage everyone interested in innovation - from all across the UN and beyond - to join the UN Innovation Network to collaborate, share experiences and innovate for the Sustainable Development Goals.

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