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Anna Takai is a 17-year-old student in Japan who is seeking to bridge the educational divide in developing countries.
Anna joined the 2021 UNITAR Youth Ambassador Asia Pacific Programme which aims to empower high school students in Asia-Pacific countries.
The UNITAR programme ignited her understanding of technology’s crucial role in shaping education.
Through her initiatives, Anna distributed workbooks to schools in Cambodia and repurposed unused iPads from Japanese schools, forming a circular system.
, 27 February 2024, Hiroshima, Japan - Anna Takai is a young changem...
広島県内およびアジア地域在住の15歳～28歳の若者を対象に、国連ユニタール「SDGsとデジタル未来：AIとデジタルストーリーテリングで切り拓く変革」研修の参加者を募集します。本研修では、若いチェンジメーカーがAIやデジタル技術を活用したインパクトのあるストーリーテリングの方法を学びます。本研修は2025年6月に開始し、約5ヶ月間にわたって実施されます。本研修は、広島県および広島市の支援と日本マイクロソフト株式会社の協力のもと、国連ユニタール広島事務所が運営します。応募締切りは、2025年6月2日（日本時間 17時）です。, 2025年5月2日、広島 – 国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）広島事務所は、国連ユニタール「SDGsとデジタル未来：AIとデジタルストーリーテリングで切り拓く変革」研修の参加者を、広島県内およびアジア地域の若者を対象に募集します。この研修では、若いチェンジメーカーがAIを含むデジタルメディアを活用したストーリーテリングプラットフォームを使い、社会にインパクトを与えるストーリーを作成する方法を学びます。研修は、2025年6月7日に開始し、約5か月間にわたって実施されます。応募締切りは、2025年6月2日（日本時間 17時）です。参加者の募集人数は、広島県在住の若者約10名と、その他アジ...
2021年度国連ユニタール広島青少年大使22名が、コロナ後の世界を描き、持続可能な開発目標（SDGs）を達成するため、意欲的に学び、取り組んでいます。
本プログラムでは、次代の国際社会を担う若者を育成しようと、今年度は7月から3か月間、5回のワークショップやグループワークなどを開催しています。
10月24日（日）16時から17時半、Zoomを通じた公開セッションで、発表をご覧いただけます。
電機業界大手のNECやファッション業界をけん引するH&Mジャパンの担当者にもワークショップに参加してもらうなどして、より広い視野を育み、マルチステークホルダー型の取組について考える機会を増やしています。
, 2021年10月13日・広島 － 2021年度国連ユニタール広島青少年大使22名が、コロナ後の世界を描き、持続可能な開発目標（SDGs）を達成するため、意欲的に学び、取り組んでいます。今年度は、電機業界大手のNECやファッション業界をけん引するH&Mジャパンの担当者にもワークショップに参加してもらうなどして、より広い視野を育み、マルチステークホルダー型の取組について考える機会を増やしています。
国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局・広島事務所と国連ユニタール協会が実施する本プログラムでは、次代の国際社会を担う若者を育成しようと、広...
17 April 2023, Shanghai, China - UNITAR in collaboration with China Communication Television Broadcasting Network, CIFAL Hubei, CIFAL Shanghai and Pernod Ricard China launched a national competition throughout Chinese universities and colleges called “The Autosobriety Challenge". The challenge is seeking innovative proposals from students enrolled in Chinese universities and colleges, encouraging them to leverage their creativity to promote public education on alcohol-related issues, such as advocating for sober driving, to enhance road safety in China.
The "Autosobriety C...
4 March 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - International law is the cornerstone of global interaction, politics, and policy. States as well as non-state actors in today’s globalized and interconnected world are constantly influencing the development of international law and in turn find their actions influenced by it. In addition, new technologies are opening up new possibilities while also creating new challenges.
Launched in 2020, UNITAR’s Online Executive Diploma on International Law in the 21st century explores these new and cutting-edge legal topics ...
17 December, Geneva, Switzerland – A landmark report providing the first detailed account of the devastating damage to the World Heritage Property of the Ancient City of Aleppo in the wake of years of armed conflict has been published by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and UNESCO.
The Ancient City of Aleppo is one of six Syrian World Heritage sites added to UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger in 2013. Five Years of Conflict: The State of Cultural Heritage in the Ancient City of Aleppo draws on satellite imagery assessment of a total of...
17 November 2021, New York, USA - The second session of the “Leadership & Self-Awareness Programme” took place with the collaboration of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research and Columbia Law School. This session was attended by approximately 210 participants and focused on self-awareness and how it feeds directly into the kind of leadership exercised in organizations., Mr. Pelayo Alvarez, Programme Coordinator at UNITAR New York Office, welcomed participants and introduced Professor Alexandra Carter, Clinical Professor of Law and the Director of the Me...
June 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - In an increasingly interconnected world, leaders across all sectors need to work together and speak the same language to solve complex challenges at all levels of government. It is against this backdrop that the Executive Diploma in Business Leadership and International Affairs delivered by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and INCAE Business School holds great significance.
This programme will not only provide participants with an in-depth understanding on the current international political and...
17 June 2025, Victoria, Canada - The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Victoria, hosted by the University of Victoria, is dedicated to advancing knowledge and capacity in key thematic areas, including oceans, climate and sustainability; innovation and entrepreneurship; decolonisation and Indigenous knowledge; and global health and well-being. In line with its mandate, CIFAL Victoria works to facilitate the transfer of knowledge, experience and best practices; encourage cooperation and multi-stakeholder partnerships; provide networking...
September 2020 - As formally recognized by the groundbreaking UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325), sustainable peace is more likely to be achieved when women and girls are empowered to meaningfully take part in peace process at all levels and in all capacities. Yet, despite several global commitments to increase the representation and participation of women in mediation and peacebuilding processes, women and girls' contribution to peace is often rendered invisible due to limited and inadequate support for their work.
Aware of such challenges and with the gener...