The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development is an autonomous research institute within the UN system that undertakes multidisciplinary research and policy analysis on the social dimensions of contemporary development issues. UNRISD was established in 1963 as an autonomous space within the UN system for the conduct of policy-relevant, cutting-edge research on social development that is pertinent to the work of the United Nations Secretariat; regional commissions and specialized agencies; and national institutions.
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UNRISDFN:s forskningsinstitut för social utvecklingЮНРИСДUnrisdИзследователски институт за социално развитие към ООНYK:n sosiaalisen kehityksen tutkimusinstituuttiRaziskovalni inštitut ZN za družbeni razvojInstytut ONZ ds. Badań nad Rozwojem SpołecznymInstitut OSN pro sociální rozvojVýskumný ústav OSN pre sociálny rozvoj