THE PHILIPPINE Normal University has been accepted as a new member of the United Nations Academic Impact.

The university received a certificate from UNIA Department of Global Communications Chief Robert Skinner on Wednesday, July 19.

“PNU commits to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals!” it wrote on Facebook.

UNIA is an initiative that engages institutions of higher education with the UN in supporting and contributing “to the realization of the organization’s purposes and principles, including the promotion and protection of human rights, access to education, sustainability and conflict resolution.”

Since 2010, UNAI has created a vibrant and diverse network of students, academics, scientists, researchers, think tanks, institutions of higher education, continuing education and educational associations.

There are over 1,600 member institutions in more than 150 countries that reach over 25 million people in the education and research sectors around the world representing a global diversity of regions and a thematic wealth of disciplines.