Knowledge Products

Acknowledging the challenges posed by the foreign fighter phenomenon and the urgent need to address the needs and protect the rights of children affected by it, some Member States have requested practical guidance on how to take appropriate measures towards such children while also fulfilling their obligations under international human rights, humanitarian and refugee law. [...]

The present handbook is an initiative of Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) Working Group on Protecting Human Rights while Countering Terrorism. The handbook, and a sister pocketbook, aim to assist the Member States in strengthening the protection of human rights in border security and management in the context of counter-terrorism, especially in the screening of [...]

In July 2016, the General Assembly passed resolution 70/291, which invited Member States and regional organizations to consider the development of their own PVE Plans consistent with the United Nations Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism. To take action on this important mandate, the UNOCT organized an Inter-Agency Expert Retreat on the Development of [...]

This paper, by UN-Habitat & UNCTAD, seeks to address the link between SEZs and urbanization and builds on an earlier exchange between experts on this subject in February 2020 at the Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) in Abu Dhabi. Special Economic Zones (SEZs) continue to be widely used across all regions and [...]

This joint guidance note from the World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations’ Children Fund (UNICEF) intends to provide government decision makers, school administrators/staff and partners with preliminary guidance on how to support, transform or adapt school feeding (in the short term) to help [...]

The African Union Commission has developed a comprehensive Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa in collaboration with the UN Economic Commission for Africa, Smart Africa, AUDA-NEPAD, Regional Economic Communities, African Development Bank, Africa Telecommunications Union, Africa Capacity Building Foundation, International Telecommunication Union and the World Bank. The Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa builds on existing initiatives [...]

COMSATS, being an Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) of 27 developing countries, is proactive advocate and proponent of South-South and Triangular Cooperation. Its most significant manifestation can be seen from high-level interaction among its members of Network of International S&T Centres of Excellence. Comprising of science-led R&D and higher education institutions in the developing countries, the Network [...]

By Ambassador Fauzia Nasreen, Dr. Azeema Fareed, & Ms. Huma Balouch, COMSATS Technology and Innovation are quintessentially relevant especially in dealing with the multiple threats posed by COVID-19. Most developing countries are already under tremendous stress because of financial constraints, enormous development challenges and technology innovation and knowledge deficiencies. COVID-19 which has disrupted every walk [...]