10 June 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – Nikhil Seth, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNITAR recently spoke on the SDGs at an Online Symposium to university students in Tokyo, Japan.

18 June, 2021, Hiroshima, Japan - UNITAR continues to equip women with the capacity to mainstream gender equality, recently completing a programme in Jordan and Lebanon.

14 June 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – UNITAR's Division for Prosperity Advisory Board met on 10 June 2021 to discuss the challenges and triumphs of 2020 and objectives for 2021 and beyond.

June 2021 - UNITAR has supported the use of VR goggles to transcend learning options.

June 2021 - UNITAR strives to empower a new digital world by creating learning opportunities for our stakeholders.

In celebration of Women in Engineering Day and as part of its commitment to encourage more women into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) joined a webinar featuring five African Women Engineers, making a change in their respective communities.

1 June 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – UNITAR Division for Prosperity to Launch South Sudan Youth Entrepreneurship Programme as the country`s 10th independence anniversary draws near.

31 May 2021, Hiroshima, Japan - UNITAR Division for Prosperity announces with deep sorrow the passing of the Honourable Kenzo Oshima. A Hiroshima native, Mr. Oshima joined our adovisory board in 2021 and was Chairperson of the UNITAR Association since its establishment in October 2019, through which he led important outreach activities for UNITAR.

25 May 2021, Hong Kong, China / Hiroshima, Japan - UNITAR and ITS Education Asia will jointly launch the UNITAR Youth Ambassador Asia Pacific Programme. The 10-week programme empowers high school students to help our world build back better, greener, and stronger from the COVID-19 pandemic. The programme will debut in Hong Kong in September 2021 with the support of 20 official school partners. It will be expanded to various cities in China in 2022, followed by other Asia-Pacific countries in 2023.

3 May 2021, Geneva, Switzerland –UNITAR is launching its 6-week online training programme “Leading Inclusive 4IR: Empowering Women in Afghanistan for the Future of Work through Digital Reskilling” on 31 May 2021. UNITAR is currently accepting applications until 26 May 2021. Participants will learn skills to excel in the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) while being empowered to take the lead. Conducted in English, the course will cover programming and coding skills, digital literacy, application development, cybersecurity and AI training, and combine it with gender leadership empowerment training. During the final week, there will be an online hackathon to test participant’s skills.