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, CLICK HERE TO SHARE YOUR INTEREST! , This research project aims to explore the complex relationship between resource extraction and conflict, focusing on strategies for effective resource governance and conflict resolution in the extractive industries. Collaborating with Technological University Dublin, this PhD pr...
In today's post-digital world, emerging technologies are central to multilateralism and shaping the future of global governance. In response to the pressing need for more data-driven solution to contemporary international challenges, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) have collaboratively launched a cutting-edge programme, the Master of Science (Professional) in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Applications (PMDS).Spanning 12 months, this modular postgraduate degree offers a comprehensive explo...
Here’s what the UNITAR Division for Prosperity has been working on, from late June to August 2025. 日本語はこちらから , UNITAR Executive Director Michelle Gyles-McDonnough Visits Japan From 3 to 8 August 2025, Michelle Gyles-McDonnough, UN Assistant Secretary-General and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Executive Director, visited Japan for the first time since taking office in February. She spoke in UN Pavilion events at Expo 2025 Osaka, attended the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony and moderated a youth dialogue with local p...
今号のニュースレターでは、2024年6月から8月までの国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局の様々なプログラムや取組をご紹介しています。, 2024年国連ユニタール青少年大使・アジア太平洋プログラム国連ユニタールは、ITSエデュケーションアジアと共催で、「2024年国連ユニタール青少年大使・アジア太平洋プログラム」の開始にあたり、アジア太平洋地域の若者を対象として参加者の募集を行っています。本プログラムは10月12日から11月30日までの毎週土曜日に、8回実施される予定です。このプログラムは、「グローバルな課題に対するローカルな解決策：若者とコミュニティへのインパクト」 をテーマとし、参加者が持続可能な開発目標（SDGs）に対する理解を深め、起業家スキルを磨き、地域社会の課題解決のための批判的思考力を高めることを目的としています。青少年大使は自己主導型のプロジェクトを通じてアイデアを構想、発展させ、プログラムの集大成として発表する予定です。応募締め切り：2024年9月21日プログラムの詳細と応募はこちら, 「グローバルな課題を克服するためのAI主導の持続可能な解決策」ワークショップ・パネルディスカッション国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局は、2024年9月4日、国連ユニタール本部（ジュネーブ）において、「AI主導の持続可能な解決策―グローバルな課題解決の...
Basma Mohammed Jasim is committed to sustainability and innovating health care for vulnerable populations in Iraq.She joined the UNITAR programme Great Ideas Space 2023: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Promoting Health Security and Economic Development in Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon.Basma is developing a telehealth platform to provide medical services and consultations, especially to people unable to leave their homes. She aims to alleviate the burden on people needing care and on hospitals with limited resources.The UNITAR programme taught Basma skills in entreprene...
Twenty-six young changemakers from Afghanistan, Hong Kong, India, Japan and the Philippines completed the 8-week Youth Ambassador Asia-Pacific Programme 2024 on 30 November 2024.The Youth Ambassador Asia-Pacific Programme aims to support Asia-Pacific youth in developing their abilities to address international issues and work towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This year’s theme was “Local Solutions for Global Challenges: Youth Empowerment and Community Impact.”Four young changemakers won awards for their creative SDG-based projects at the final presentation e...
Gloria Loishiye is a sustainability enthusiast and result-driven entrepreneur from Tanzania whose business philosophy includes intentionality, diversification and strategic planning.
In 2023, Gloria joined the Advancing Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy Training Programme.
For Gloria, the programme has been an eye-opener, and she is using her new knowledge and skills to expand her business.
The programme was delivered by UNITAR Division for Prosperity / Hiroshima Office in partnership with United Nations Development Programme...
Agnes Chiu is a 15-year-old high school student in Hong Kong.She participated in the 2023 UNITAR Youth Ambassador Asia Pacific Programme, which aims to empower high school students in Asian-Pacific countries to lead change.She founded “Design Your Life at 25” to guide teenagers in career planning. To date, the programme has trained 300 young people from 14 countries through engaging career-visioning workshops.Agnes is piloting an AI-driven app to make her initiative more attractive to youth and accessible in multiple languages, starting with Egypt and expanding to other cou...
Under UN leadership, the last 30 years have seen remarkable development in the fight against impunity. Many different accountability mechanisms – truth commissions, international and hybrid tribunals, as well as commissions of inquiry, fact-finding missions and investigations – have been established and successfully implemented. As a consequence, an increasing number of people around the world are demanding justice. Policy makers and diplomats at all levels and in all regions can expect discussions and debates on these topics and ought to be prepared for them.The course is ...
16 March 2023, Geneva, Switzerland - On 16 March 2023, UNITAR, the University of Geneva, Open Geneva and Crowd4SDG hosted the fifth edition of the Geneva Trialogue at the Globe of Science and Innovation, under the theme of Open Innovation for Education, launching the 2023 Open Geneva Festival.
Co-hosted by Crowd4SDG, the Geneva Trialogue featured the five (5) Crowd4SDG winning student teams from the Crowd4SDG 2019-2022 GEAR Cycles, who presented their innovative projects addressing critical sustainability challenges.
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