Innovation Library

This report explores the skills, attitudes and knowledge that children in five African countries see as important for an AI-influenced world.

A briefing on the UN System Data Commons, a UN80 Initiative platform that brings publicly available data and statistics from across the UN system into one place, opened by the Secretary-General.

This webinar explores whether AI-generated survey responses can help understand human behaviour and inform policy

This policy brief introduces the Data-to-AI Value Chain, a framework for building inclusive language AI that reflects the world's linguistic and cultural diversity.

Ten country stories showing how UNDP-supported digital public infrastructure, data systems and AI-enabled solutions are delivering measurable results for people.

Read the co-chairs summary on the inaugural Global Dialogue on AI Governance.

This report exames technology-facilitated child sexual abuse and exploitation across 21 countries, drawing on children's testimonies and large-scale survey data.

Drawing on case studies from nine countries, this report examines how behavioral factors shape the effectiveness of plastic waste management systems, emphasizing that infrastructure alone is insufficient to improve outcomes.

CRAF’d finances the data, analytics and infrastructure that help partners anticipate risks, compare needs and direct resources where they are needed most. The Annual Report 2025 shows how pooled financing is strengthening the shared crisis data ecosystem behind earlier, faster and more targeted action.

This session spotlighted blockchain and distributed ledger technology initiatives from across the UN system, showcasing innovative solutions that support development, collaboration, transparency, and digital transformation.

The inaugural UN 2.0 Awards recognize UN system teams and initiatives that are achieving outstanding results through new ways of working and new solutions.

A practical conversation on what it takes for innovation to move beyond pilots and become lasting institutional change.

A forward-looking session on how digital systems can build trust, improve access and serve people in real-world contexts.

An open, audience-driven exchange on the realities of leading transformation across the UN system.

A candid opening conversation to take stock of where UN 2.0 is delivering change, where progress is uneven, and what needs to shift next.

The Preliminary Report of the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI: Evidence-based assessment of opportunities, risks and impacts of AI is a first-of-its-kind independent scientific assessment of the capabilities, emerging opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence. The Panel, composed of independent scientists and experts from all 5 UN regions, outlines trends in AI. Its central warning: current safeguards cannot keep pace with the growth of AI’s capabilities.

This report draws on 26 AI Landscape Assessments to rethink AI readiness for countries where adoption is already underway.

This report draws on work with eleven countries and territories to show how AI trust, safety and governance are shaped in practice, not just in policy.

This special edition of the UN 2.0 Digital and Data Solutions Expo introduces the winners and select honorable mentions of the first UN 2.0 Award.

DEPTHS is a five-step applied behavioural science process that integrates behavioural design, human-centred design, and systems thinking to tackle real-world challenges.

UNICEF’s AI Strategy 2025–2030: AI for Every Child, sets out the roadmap to ensure AI works in the best interests of children everywhere. The strategy highlights how AI can strengthen programme impact, improve operational readiness, and ensure children’s rights, voices and safety shape Al governance.

A UNU-INWEH report quantifying AI's environmental footprint across carbon, water and land, showing that AI is a material system with measurable environmental costs.

Learning today demands more than access to information. It requires opportunities to engage, practice, and apply knowledge in realistic contexts. Yet one key challenge remains: creating safe environments where learners can experiment, make decisions, and learn from experience—without real-world consequences. To address this gap, the Learning Innovation Programme (LIP) launched a series of pilot projects in 2025 focused on the design and use of AI Avatars.

UNICEF Innovation's Impact Brief 2026 reflects what's possible through a shared commitment to deliver innovation impact for and with children and young people.