Understanding human well-being

Abstract

The United Nations University was established as a subsidiary organ of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution 2951 (XXVII) of 11 December 1972.It functions as an international community of scholars engaged in research, postgraduate training and the dissemination of knowledge to address the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of the United Nations and its agencies.Its activities are devoted to advancing knowledge for human security and development and are focused on issues of peace and governance and environment and sustainable development.The University operates through a worldwide network of research and training centres and programmes, and its planning and coordinating centre in Tokyo. Understanding human well-beingThe UNU World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) was established by the United Nations University as its first research and training centre and started work in Helsinki, Finland, in 1985.The purpose of the institute is to undertake applied research and policy analysis on structural changes affecting developing and transitional economies, to provide a forum for the advocacy of policies leading to robust, equitable and environmentally sustainable growth and to promote capacity-strengthening and training in the field of economic and social policy-making.