United Nations Academic Impact

UN Academic Impact
Abbreviation	UNAI
Formation	18 November 2010
Type	Framework and Mechanism
Legal status	Active
Parent organization	UN Department of Public Information, Outreach Division
Website	un.org/academicimpact

The United Nations Academic Impact, also known by its acronym UNAI, is a United Nations initiative to align institutions of higher education, scholarship and research with the United Nations and with each other.

In the words of former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: "The Academic Impact aims to generate a global movement of minds to promote a new culture of intellectual social responsibility. It is animated by a commitment to certain bedrock principles. Among them: freedom of inquiry, opinion and speech; educational opportunity for all; global citizenship; sustainability; and dialogue."^[1]

Furthermore UNAI aims to support the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals focusing on the reciprocal relationship between education and sustainable development.

^ "Academic Impact, Says Secretary-General, Aims to Spawn Global Movement of Minds to Promote Culture of Intellectual Social Responsibility - Meetings Coverage and Press Releases".

[1] "Academic Impact, Says Secretary-General, Aims to Spawn Global Movement of Minds to Promote Culture of Intellectual Social Responsibility - Meetings Coverage and Press Releases".

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