The United Nations University Press was the publishing division of the

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. It focused on

academic research Research is " creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness ...

and scholarly publications revolving around the mission of the

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. It published mostly in

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. It closed in January 2014, and its publishing activities then ended. The university has since made its publications freely available online at UNU Collections. It was voluntarily funded by

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, development assistance agencies, foundations and other public- and private-sector sources.

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