Twas in Action 29 October 2024 Editorial: Seeding Sciences in the Global South TWAS Secretary-General Lilliam Alvarez Díaz lays out the global challenges for which support for science is essential > SEE MORE
Announcements 12 September 2023 A special day for collaboration across borders The UN Day for South-South Cooperation celebrates a spirit of partnership for the greater good of all > SEE MORE
Interviews 09 August 2023 Paving the way for the future In a new short video, Ljupčo Jivan Gjorgjinski describes how science diplomacy is necessary to respond to recent scientific breakthroughs > SEE MORE
Twas in Action 04 July 2016 Hassan to chair UN Technology Bank council TWAS’s interim executive director will have a key role in setting in motion a new resource for scientists in Least Developed Countries. > SEE MORE
Twas in Action 02 June 2016 UN board urges science for development At a high-level meeting in Italy, the UN Scientific Advisory Board advanced recommendations on climate, food and health. > SEE MORE
Twas in Action 02 February 2016 Murenzi appointed to UN advisory group on technology TWAS Executive Director Romain Murenzi is among the 10 experts appointed by the U.N. Secretary-General to support a new Technology Facilitation Mechanism > SEE MORE
Twas in Action 08 October 2015 Technology bank urged for LDCs TWAS and Executive Director Romain Murenzi played major roles in a high-level UN panel that urged development of a technology bank. > SEE MORE
Twas in Action 04 December 2014 TWAS leader to head UN tech-bank panel UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has named Academy Executive Director Romain Murenzi to chair a high-level panel > SEE MORE
Twas in Action 21 October 2014 A revolution comes of age The Millennium Development Goals have helped drive historic progress against poverty and disease. But their biggest global impact may be less obvious. > SEE MORE
Twas in Action 21 October 2014 Post-2015 development goals: What role for science? Science will be crucial to solving global challenges. But some analysts worry that science lacks a voice in shaping the Sustainable Development Goals. > SEE MORE