Behavioural Science

In this session, DPO spoke about using data science to identify inauthentic behavioural patterns in digital media data, such as signatures of malicious actors spreading harmful narratives

This Countering Hate Speech Toolkit, titled “Together We Talk,” provides resources to empower individuals, organizations, and communities in their efforts to identify and counter the spread of hate speech, misinformation, and disinformation content through human-centered and behaviourally informed approaches.

The High-level Opening session of the 2024 UN Behavioural Science Week discussed how UN Entities are and can further embed behavioural science into their work.

The UN Behavioural Science Review aims to enrich the discourse and provide a more holistic understanding of behavioural science's role in international development, as well as policy and programming broadly.

This session aims to set up participants with an introductory understanding and relevant context about BeSci in the UN ahead of UN Behavioural Science Week.

This joint report from the World Bank and the World Health Organization examines the complex ways in which behaviour shapes health outcomes, the historical antecedents to the current focus on behavioural science in public health and the models adopted by over 40 behavioural insights units operating in the health sector in 26 countries around the world.

This session provides a platform for Member States to delve into how stronger capabilities in data, digital, innovation, foresight and behavioural science can accelerate national priorities and progress.

Learn how experts are advancing these and other enablers to sustainably embed new skills and approaches in organisations.

This session highlighted initiatives from UNDP, UNEP and the World Bank that are leveraging data, digital technologies and behavioural science to forge a path to a sustainable future.

Hear from UN Secretary-General António Guterres and senior UN leaders as they lay out the vision for a modernized UN.

This session shed light on global work in evidence generation using randomised evaluations and how the UN can leverage and build upon it in its increasing application of behavioural science.

Explore how 40 Entities are leveraging new approaches and cutting-edge technologies in their work.

This toolkit aims to help WB task team leads and other practitioners apply behavioral science principles to identify factors influencing clean energy technology adoption and design effective solutions to overcome individual, social, and environmental barriers to adopting and sustaining clean energy solutions among low-income households and communities in developing countries

The UN is applying behavioural science to support its transformation into a streamlined, agile, and high-impact organisation. Behavioural science refers to an evidence-based understanding of how people behave, make decisions and respond to policies.

This report discusses the differences and similarities between two approaches to health equity and inequalities: individually oriented behaviour change, and the social or wider determinants of health.

The UN Innovation Update highlight how 40 UN Entities from across the system are leveraging innovative approaches in their work.