Editing United Nations University (section)

==History==

The University was formally established in 1972 and began its activities in 1975 following the signature of the permanent headquarters agreement between the United Nations and Japan.<ref>{{cite web|title=UNU|url=https://unu.edu/about/unu/history#overview|work=un.org}}</ref> The creation of the United Nations University was set in motion by Secretary-General [[U Thant]] in 1969.<ref name="UN_ARES2573XXIV">{{UN document |docid=A-RES-2573(XXIV) |type=Resolution |body=General Assembly |session=24 |resolution_number=2573 |accessdate=2 May 2008|date=13 December 1969|title=International university}}</ref>

The UNU headquarters building was designed by renowned architect Dr. [[Kenzo Tange]]. The handover ceremony of the building by the Japanese Government took place on 30 June 1992, and the physical move of UNU into the new building was completed the following month. The official inauguration of the UNU headquarters building, held on 17 February 1993, was attended by then Secretary-General of the United Nations, Dr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali.

===UNU Institutes and Vice-Rectorate===
Over the years, several Institutes of UNU were created to help with the research initiatives of the United Nations. Most notably, in 2007, a vice-rectorate was established in [[Bonn]] (UNU-ViE), Germany, as a way of strengthening UNU's presence in Europe. 

===UNU as a degree-granting institution===

In December 2009, the [[UN General Assembly]] amended the UNU Charter to make it possible for UNU to "grant and confer [[master's degree]]s and [[doctorate]]s, diplomas, [[Academic certificate|certificates]] and other academic distinctions under conditions laid down for that purpose in the statutes by the Council."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unu.edu/about/charter#ART-1|title=UNU Charter|work=unu.edu}}</ref>

In 2013, the UNU Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP) in Tokyo announced its intention to seek accreditation from the National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation (NIAD-UE), which is the Japanese accreditation agency for higher education institutions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://isp.unu.edu/about/jobs/2013/programme_administrative_consultant.html|title=Jobs {{!}} UNU Institute for Sustainability and Peace|access-date=14 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922084737/http://isp.unu.edu/about/jobs/2013/programme_administrative_consultant.html|archive-date=22 September 2013}}</ref> In 2014, UNU-ISP was consolidated with UNU Institute of Advanced Studies in [[Yokohama]] to form the UNU Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS).<ref>{{Cite web |title=About UNU-IAS - Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability |url=https://ias.unu.edu/en/about-unu-ias#history |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=ias.unu.edu |language=en-US}}</ref> UNU-IAS was formally accredited in April 2015, making it the first international organization to be recognized by the NIAD-UE.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unu.edu/news/news/unu-ias-accredited-by-the-national-institution-for-academic-degrees-and-university-evaluation-japan.html|title=UNU-IAS Accredited by the National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation|date=1 May 2015|website=unu.edu|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-03}}</ref>

In 2014, UNU-MERIT, in collaboration with [[Maastricht University]], started to grant a double degree [[Master of Science]] in Public Policy and Human Development. In 2018, the programme was re-accredited by the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO) and received the official EAPAA accreditation by the European Association for Public Administration Accreditation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.merit.unu.edu/training/msc-in-public-policy-and-human-development/|title=UNU-MERIT » Master of Science in Public Policy and Human Development}}</ref>