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26 May 2025, Madrid, Spain – The graduation ceremony for students of the Master’s in Sustainable Air Transport Management (MATSM) took place on 9 May 2025 at the iconic Palacio de Linares, Casa América in Madrid.The programme is offered by ITAérea, UNITAR, and its regional partner, CIFAL Merida—the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders based in Mérida, Mexico. As part of the CIFAL Global Network coordinated by UNITAR, the centre plays a key role in developing professionals dedicated to sustainable development, with particular emphasis on the aviation sec...
Emmanuel Mutabaziさんは、ルワンダでデジタル格差の縮小に取り組み、デジタルスキルの普及を推進する活動家です。彼は、自身の財団を通じて、デジタル情報へのアクセスが限られているコミュニティに包括的なデジタルスキル研修プログラムを提供しています。ICT（情報通信技術）と若者のエンパワーメントを専門とするMutabaziさんは、デジタルスキルの格差を埋め、ルワンダの若者や女性に対するデジタル平等を推進することを目指しています。彼は国連ユニタールの研修「アフリカの女性と若者のためのエッセンシャル・デジタルスキル開発：デジタル経済における雇用機会と生活向上の促進」に参加し、目標達成に向けたスキルをさらに磨きました。, 2024年11月27日、広島 - Emmanuel Mutabaziさんは、デジタル情報へのアクセスが限られているコミュニティに包括的なデジタルスキル研修プログラムを提供する革新的な取組を行っています。Mutabaziさんは国連ユニタールのデジタルスキル開発研修での学びにより、テクノロジーがすべての人の力となるような社会を築くという目標に向けて活動をしています。, ルワンダではデジタル変革が進んでいますが、特に農村部では、限られた資源やインフラが原因で、多くの人々がデジタル資源にアクセスできない状況が続いています。Mutab...
障がい者の共生のために活動する南アフリカのLucretia Dreyerさんは、2023年国連ユニタール「アフリカの女性と若者のためのエッセンシャル・デジタルスキル開発：デジタル経済における雇用機会と生活向上の促進」研修事業の修了生です。この研修事業により、Lucretiaさんは、障がいを持つ子どもたちがコーディングやロボット工学を学ぶための支援技術が大きな可能性を秘めていることに気づきました。Lucretiaさんは、障がいのある子とない子が一緒に学ぶことができる、包摂的なコーディングおよびロボット工学プログラムを確立したいと考えています。日本政府の資金支援により実現した本研修事業は、2023年11月から2024年3月まで実施され、アフリカの英語圏24か国の7,000人の女性と若者を対象にデジタルスキル習得、デジタル主導の世界で成功するための人材育成を目的に開催されました。, 2025年2月19日、日本、広島 Lucretia Dreyerさんは、障がい者の共生のための活動を行っています。Lucretiaさんは、若者のエンパワーメントと情報格差の解消を目指し、人工知能(AI)と支援技術が、障がいを持つ子どものSTEM学習をどのように向上できるかを模索しています。, 南アフリカの小さな村で育ったLucretiaさんは、学校の管理者である母親が管...
A Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) is a national or regional environmental database of potentially hazardous emissions of chemicals to air, water and soil and transfers off-site of chemical waste to treatment and final disposal locations. A PRTR can provide important information on what pollutants are being released in a territory, as well as where exactly and how much is being released. One of the main objectives of PRTRs is to enhance the communities’ right-to-know by making environmental information public and allowing civil society to become better…
UNITAR is preparing to launch its highly anticipated e-learning course on Climate Change Diplomacy which is due to start on the October 4th and will run for a duration of eight weeks. The course is set to provide high-level, diplomatic training for diplomats, negotiators and other high level officials prior to the climate change conference in Cancun, Mexico, later this year.
Climate Change is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Understanding the climate change problem is a work in progress for the scientific community, however the risks that it…
September 2011, Belize and Panama: Following PRTR Technical Meetings held in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras in June 2011, with the participation of PRTR experts from Chile, Mexico, Peru and Spain, additional technical meetings were held in Panama (30-31 August) and Belize (1-2 September). Panama began the design of a PRTR under a project supported by the SAICM Quick Start Programme Trust Fund. In the case of Belize, the PRTR project is part of the collaboration between the Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD) and the Ministry of Environment…
CIFAL Madrid Successfully Concludes its First Postgraduate Course on Road Safety
22 June 2018, Madrid, Spain – UNITAR’s affiliated International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Madrid (CIFAL Madrid), in collaboration with the Real Automóvil Club de España (RACE) and the European University, successfully concluded today the Postgraduate Course on Road Safety Management and Leadership, aimed at managers, leaders and professionals in this field.
The course seeks to broaden knowledge on road safety presenting a comprehensive view of the factors, methods and…
UNITAR Welcomes Graduates from Around the World Studying Sustainable Development
7 March 2018, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR hosted a group of Executive Master students from around the world at the Palais des Nations, the European Headquarters of the United Nations, in order to deliver a short seminar on the holistic implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Mr. Alex Mejia, Head of UNITAR’s Social Development Programme, spoke to students undertaking an Executive Master in Development Policies and Practices (DPP) at the Graduate Institute for…
UNITAR Conducts High Visibility Enforcement Training for Metro Police Officers in Durban, South Africa
26-28 March 2018, Durban, South Africa – UNITAR in partnership with the eThekwini Municipality, and the Municipal Learning Institute (MILE) provide training for Durban Metro Police Officers on High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) to contribute to road safety in the city ahead of the upcoming Easter and School holidays.
Law enforcement is regarded as one of the most important tools in Road Safety. The HVE workshop provided on-the-ground training for law enforcers to…
The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) seeks to put sustainability at the heart of economic policymaking. Its members include: the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The Partnership supports nations and regions in reframing economic policies and practices around sustainability to foster economic growth create income and jobs, re...