3 June 2026, Geneva, Switzerland. The Central Bank of Seychelles participated in an introductory workshop on strategic foresight, delivered by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office for Mauritius and Seychelles, and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research.

3 June 2026, Geneva, Switzerland. From 11 to 13 May 2026, 24 public officials gathered in Victoria for a Training-of-Trainers Capacity Building Workshop for Foresight Leads on Strategic Foresight and Systems Thinking for National Planning, Policies and Budgeting. The workshop aimed to equip a pool of officials with practical tools to support more anticipatory, integrated and resilient decision-making across government.

3 June 2026, Geneva, Switzeraland. UN DESA and UNITAR launched a new self-paced e-learning course, “Anticipatory Governance: Systems Thinking & Strategic Foresight for SDG-Aligned Integrated Planning,” designed to help policymakers, planners and development practitioners better navigate uncertainty and complexity in public decision-making.

3 June 2026 - Following the roll-out of the digital credentials on the UNCC:Learn platform in January 2026, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is launching its new digital credentialing system, starting with a first set of courses, as part of a phased rollout across its learning portfolio.

1 June 2026, Hiroshima, Japan – Tatsuki Sakai from Japan is a policy officer at the World Food Programme (WFP) Togo, where he manages an agriculture and school feeding programme.
Tatsuki’s passion for food security was sparked in childhood by a movie that he saw, which showed children dying of starvation. It made him question the stark inequality between those with plenty to eat and those without. That spark eventually led him to work for the Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Cameroon, where he supported food aid programmes for developing countries, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Tanzania, where he worked on agricultural development.

29 May 2026, Beijing, China – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the School of Journalism and Communication of Tsinghua University officially launched the first edition of the Global Chief Sustainability Officer Leadership Programme in Beijing, China, to strengthen the capacity of senior professionals to lead sustainability, ESG governance, strategic communication and responsible business transformation.

26 May 2026, Hiroshima, Japan – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) invites government officials, private-sector leaders and professionals in ASEAN countries to apply for the Green Economic Acceleration: A Japan-ASEAN Strategic Programme for Sustainable Green Finance, a Japan-funded regional training programme to strengthen Japan-ASEAN cooperation in sustainable finance, green economic development and regional economic resilience. The application deadline is 30 June 2026 (11:59 p.m. JST [UTC+9]).

29 May 2026, Hiroshima, Japan – Miki Sakiyama has built her career working for gender equality and women’s empowerment. In her current role at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), she supports programmes that advance women’s rights, youth participation, and inclusive development.

22 May 2026, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce a call for applications for the “Pathway to Prosperity: Upskilling Selangor’s Professionals for a Digital Future (Cohort 3)” course.

22 May 2026, Hiroshima, Japan – Lydia Tabu Casmiro Jamba from South Sudan works to help build peace in her country. Now managing programming for a national, women-led NGO that she helped to found and studying for her master’s degree, Lydia joined the FY2024 Primary Course of the Program for Global Human Resource Development for Peacebuilding and Development to strengthen her chosen career path.