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Viktoria Podvoiska is a Ukrainian evacuee who moved to Poland at the beginning of the full-scale invasion of her country.Viktoria completed the UNITAR 2023 “Bolstering Livelihoods: Digital Reskilling for Ukrainian Women Evacuees in Poland” programme, where she chose the geographic information system (GIS) sub-track.She looks forward to when she can return to Kyiv and use her skills towards rebuilding Ukraine.The Bolstering Livelihoods programme was funded by the Government and People of Japan. The GIS sub-track was organized in partnership with a Japanese start-up company.,...
At a time when natural disasters are becoming more numerous and frequent, UNOSAT aims to equip all countries with geographical information systems (GIS) to make informed decisions and reduce the risks associated with these natural disasters. To this end, UNOSAT has set up the project ‘Strengthening Capacities in the Use of Geospatial Information for Improved Resilience in Asia-Pacific and Africa’. The project focuses on developing the capacity to use GIS in government agencies across eight partner countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Fiji, Lao PDR, Nigeria, Solomon Islands, Ugand...
Name: Pierre Fallavier
Title: Senior Development Coordination Adviser, United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office
Country: Mauritius/Seychelles
Partnership: UNITAR-UNDESA “Integrated Recovery Planning and Policy Coherence Towards SDGs” Workshop
Mauritius and Seychelles are amongst the top paradise destinations that most people dream of visiting. These stunning islands with glorious white sand beaches and reefs bustling with exotic marine life are also known for having achieved considerable economic success. Although geographically isolated – Seychelles, for instance, wit...
Name: Chika Ohashi
Organization: United Nations Development Programme
Functional Title: Programme Analyst
Country: Japan
Course participated in: 13th International Course on GIS for Disaster Risk Management
Chika Ohashi is a Programme Analyst with the United Nations Development Programme. She took a course on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with UNITAR’s Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT).
Chika’s passion is the environment - she has a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Management and a Masters’ degree in Environment and S...
Title: Research Assistant, Capital Markets Authority
Country: Kenya
Training programme: Fundamentals of Microfinance (AGFUND)*
Hilary Mulindi grew up surrounded by the beautiful landscapes of Western Kenya, with the world’s finest lakes, mountains and plains right before his eyes. Later on, he moved to Nakuru where he pursued his undergraduate studies in economics and statistics with a focus on Econometrics from Laikipia University. Today, Hillary has accumulated over 5 years of experience in financial markets research and policy, and currently works as a research assistan...
Joumana El Halabi is a gender focal point at the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education.
Since 2013, Joumana is working with local and international partners to raise awareness on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
The COVID-19 pandemic, refugee influx and economic crisis are challenging gender equality and women’s empowerment in Lebanon.
Joumana learned how to integrate gender in action plans, monitoring & evaluation, and strategy through the UNITAR Division for Prosperity online training programme on gender equality and women’s empowerment...
Ambassador Amanul Haq, Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Republic of Türkiye Ankara, Türkiye Chapter VIII of the UN Charter highlights the importance of cooperation with regional arrangements and agencies for the purpose of the maintenance of peace and security. UNITAR’s Fellowship Programme in Peacemaking and Preventive Diplomacy, now in its 31st year, is unique in bringing together mid- and senior-level diplomats with regional organization representatives and UN staff to provide intensive training in conflict analysis, negotiation and mediation. The first of its k...
10 August 2023, Port Vila, Vanuatu - Vanuatu faces many threats because of climate change – the most visible of which is sea-level rise. While coastal inundation poses great risks to infrastructure, damage can be mitigated through evidence-based planning geospatial information technologies (GIT). Leveraging GIT with new and innovative technologies like drones can assist decision-makers in targeting their country’s most vulnerable sectors and communities, thereby ensuring future resilience.
One key entry point in boosting Vanuatu’s climate resilience has been in supporting ...
Olga Devic is a translator that joined a team of young women to translate a course on AI and human rights into Serbian.
The course is “Defending Human Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence“ and was created by UNITAR and UNESCO in English with original translations in French, Spanish, Russian, and Chinese.
Recently, with the support of the SALTO Participation & Information Resource Centre (SALTO PI), youth translators have volunteered on bringing the course into 20 additional languages.
Working on an all-female team of translators, Olga was i...
Hayder Alla’ Abdulzahra is a young Iraqi entrepreneur who aims to improve access to medical services.
Hayder is developing an app to provide online medical consultations, advice, tutorials, prescriptions and other services to Iraqis.
To build his entrepreneurial skills, Hayder joined the UNITAR Great Ideas Space 2022: Entrepreneurship for Public Health and COVID-19 Recovery programme.
, 25 May 2023, Hiroshima, Japan - Baghdad is home to a growing community of entrepreneurs looking to make a mark. However, without the proper experience and tools, many of these aspiring b...