United Nations University-International Institute for Global Health

Integrating the social and solidarity economy into global health: towards structural transformation for equity, resilience, and sustainability

Abstract Global health is shaped by complex and interdependent challenges across social, commercial, environmental, technological, and political domains that cannot be solved by the health sector alone. In response, alternative economic models and paradigms have gained attention....

Addressing youth mental health in Southeast Asia: a call to action with a spotlight on Malaysia

In Malaysia, 1 in 6 children aged 5–15 experience mental health difficulties, with this burden doubling between 2019 and 2023.1 Additionally, approximately 46% of youth report difficulties related to socialisation, including problems playing with others, making or maintaining fri...

The Carbon Trap: Fragmentation, Accounting Hegemony, and Justice in Global Carbon Governance

ABSTRACT Carbon accounting is increasingly treated as the technical foundation of global climate action, yet the rules through which emissions are measured, converted, attributed, and disclosed remain fragmented across national inventories, corporate reporting standards, supply‐c...