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11 October 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - In collaboration with the Global Surgery Foundation, Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health, VSee, and Health Tech Without Borders, UNITAR is pleased to announce the launch of the webinar series “Breaking Barriers: Exploring the Future of Global Health Technologies”. Health technologies have become a cornerstone in the worldwide pursuit of universal healthcare access. Their multifaceted impact encompasses enhanced healthcare efficiency, extended healthcare services reach, and secure health information sharing. These innovation...
30 November 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) successfully hosted the third edition of World Negotiation Day at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Co-hosted by the ADN Group and generously sponsored by the State of Qatar, this year's event marked a significant milestone in the current global landscape, emphasizing the critical role of multilateral diplomacy and the skillful use of mediation in solving conflicts and fostering a culture of peace
We are currently living in very turbulent times with multiple and overlapp...
2019年9月21日、日本福岡県上毛町―国際平和デーである9月21日に、「広島・長崎爆心地中間点上毛町―未来へつなぐ平和の架け橋事業」平和祈念式典が、地理的に広島と長崎の爆心地の中間点である上毛町にて実施されました。事業を主導した錦織亮雄氏は、自身が被爆者であるとともに広島の復興に貢献してきた建築家であり、グリーン・レガシー・ヒロシマ・イニシアチブ（GLH）で長年コミッティー・メンバーを務めています。当事業では、長崎と広島から送られた被爆樹木を上毛町大池公園の池の両サイドにそれぞれ植樹する取り組みであり、昨年度から始まりました。橋のモニュメントが広島サイドと長崎サイドの真ん中に建てられています。, GLHコミッティー・メンバーの7名とユニタール・スタッフの事務局チームが、植樹式及び平和式典に、九州地方で唯一のGLHパートナーである立命館アジア太平洋大学のファエゼ・マヒチ先生と共に参加しました。植樹式は広島東南ロータリー・クラブが主宰している上毛町の広島・長崎爆心地中間点事業の一部でした。午後からの平和式典では、錦織氏は自身の被爆体験や平和な世界へのビジョンをお話しされました。, この植樹式は錦織氏の平和への取組や視野に感銘を受けたすべての方々―東南ロータリーの皆様、上毛町役場の皆様、GLHの樹木医である堀口力先生といった皆様の献身によって実現...
・2023年6月23日（金）17～18時（日本時間、UTC+9）、広島事務所20周年記念イベント「２０年間のイノベーション：メタバース表彰式」を開催します。
・デジタル・イノベーションと持続可能な平和の推進のための若者の役割にフィーチャーしたユニタールのビデオチャレンジで、特に素晴らしい作品を提出した受賞者３名を選出し、授賞式を行います。
・ビデオの提出は6月15日（木）まで受け付けています。UNITAR Video Challengeのガイドラインに従って、ビデオを提出することができます。
・授賞式は、誰でも参加できるメタバース（仮想空間）で行われます。参加登録をどうぞ。
, 2023 年 6 月 14 日、広島 - 国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）持続可能な繁栄局・広島事務所は、 6月23日の日本時間17時から18時にかけて、初のメタバースイベント「20年間のイノベーション：メタバース表彰式」を開催します。デジタルイノベーションと持続可能な平和の推進のための若者の役割にフィーチャーしたユニタールのビデオチャレンジで、特に素晴らい作品を提出した３名について表彰します。6月15日（木）まで、どなたでもビデオチャレンジに参加することができます。
授賞式は、広島の象徴的な場所である平和公園を仮想的に再現し...
Afghan Ministry of Finance Officials Complete Public Financial Management Capacity Building Study Tour in Japan
7 February 2018, Hiroshima, Japan - As a part of the UNITAR Public Financial Management Capacity Building Training Programme, the UNITAR Hiroshima Office organized and successfully completed a Study Tour for 19 officials, including 8 females, from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance. The overall objective of the study tour was to enhance the participants’ understanding of Public Financial Management practices in the areas of accounting, financial reporting,…
UNITAR Organizes Workshop on "Behavioural Insights towards the Implementation of SDG 13"
27 of June 2017, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research organized a course titled “Behavioural Insights towards the Implementation of Sustainable Develoment Goals (SDGs) 13 (Climate Action)”. The course focused on three main points; first - raising awareness of behavioural insights and it’s applications toward the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development SDG 13. Secondly, another section of the course focused on building the…
As the training arm of the United Nations, UNITAR is committed to spearheading dynamic and creative educational methods, channeling technological advancements and pedagogical innovations into effective adult learning solutions. On 2 April 2018, UNITAR is kicking off its first ever bottom-up crowdfunding campaign, UNITAR Peace Funder, which enables selected professionals from all regions of the world to enhance their applicable knowledge and technical skills, further consolidating their ability to act as peacebuilders and changemakers.
Over the past decade, UNITAR has...
Sharing Data Globally to Have an Impact Locally: How UNOSAT Works with Humanitarian Data Exchange
8 March 2016, Geneva, Switzerland – Almost everything on the internet is data. And everyone needs data. Humanitarian organizations need data more than anything else, in order to plan, to intervene in the right locations, to give their help to the people who most need it. The problem is… where do you find the data you need? The piece of data you need might be on the internet somewhere, but where, and what if it is not shared publicly?
This is a significant problem…
Sustainable Development Goals: A Creative Approach for a Sustainable City
20 November 2015, Glasgow, United Kingdom – On 26 October Glasgow Green Year, CIFAL Scotland, UNITAR and Creative Carbon Scotland hosted a Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) debate at Glasgow City Council Chambers. In a dynamic and highly interactive working session, participants from the public & private sectors and the creative community highlighted where Glasgow is making great strides in SDGs implementation, as well as areas where improvement would put the city in the vanguard.
The…
23 May 2024, Hiroshima, Japan – On 27 April 2024, UNITAR signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) at a ceremony held at the 2024 Islamic Development Bank Group Annual Meetings in Riyadh. The memorandum was signed by Dr. Tarifa Alzaabi, Director General of ICBA, and Ms. Chisa Mikami, Head of UNITAR Hiroshima Office, Division for Prosperity.
UNITAR and ICBA agreed to expand collaboration on areas such as gender mainstreaming, capacity development and agripreneurship among youth and women to support sustainable devel...