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13 October 2020, Costa Rica, New York, and Geneva – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) represented by the Executive Director, Mr. Nikhil Seth, and the Director-General, Mr. Manuel Otero, respectively, participated in the first virtual signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) together with the Head of UNITAR New York Office, Mr. Marco Suazo. The newly signed MoU highlights the points of cooperation between the two Parties and their common objectives and goals. In addit...
18 September, New York, USA - On 5 - 7 September, The JOINT SWISS-UNITAR BRIEFING ON UNITED NATIONS BUDGETARY MATTERS is a three-day training programme, co-organized with the Permanent Mission of Switzerland, caters to the needs of the incoming delegates of the United Nations General Assembly’s Fifth Committee. The training received more than 100 delegates joining the sessions each day.
, The first day of the training started at 9:00 a.m. (EST). The introductory session covered the responsibilities and key players of the Fifth Committee. Mr. Marco Suazo, Head ...
メキシコ出身のFranco Escobarさんは、博士課程の学生であり、広島平和研究所の研究員として、核軍縮への若者の参加を活性化させることを目指しています。2023年、Escobarさんは国連軍縮部主催の「ユース非核リーダー基金（YLF）」の一環として、国連ユニタールが実施協力したYLFの日本スタディツアーに参加しました。Escobarさんは、核軍縮に関する初の若者のアーカイブを作成し、若い活動家の経験などを記録・収集し、未来の歴史家、活動家、そして一般市民のための資料として活用できるようにすることを目指しています。, 2024年11月3日、広島 - メキシコ出身の広島平和研究所の研究員Franco Escobarさん（博士課程）は、核軍縮への若者の関わりを記録する使命を持っています。彼は、冷戦が終結して以来、多くの人々が核戦争はもはや重要な問題ではない、と考えていると認識しています。Lawrence Wittner教授などの歴史学者の研究によれば、1960年代や1980年代の活動の活気と比べると、21世紀に入ってから、若者の平和団体への参加は激減しています。この傾向は、若者の間だけでなく、社会全体での意識が低下していることを示しており、核紛争のリスクの高まりや軍備管理条約の弱体化と鮮明な対比を成しています。Escobarさんは、若者の参加...
2024年1月24日、広島 ― 国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局は、2024年2月10日(土)午前10時から午前11時30分まで、広島平和記念資料館メモリアルホールで公開フォーラム「核軍縮と平和な世界の実現」を、一般社団法人国連ユニタール協会と共催します。このフォーラムは、国際紛争の現況や核軍縮に関する理解を深め、参加者に平和な世界の実現について考えていただくことを目的としています。
パネリストとして、核兵器禁止条約交渉会議で議長を務めたコスタリカ元ジュネーブ国連大使のエレイン・ホワイト氏、元国際原子力機関（IAEA）検証安全保障政策課長のタリク・ラウフ氏、公益財団法人広島平和文化センター理事長・平和首長会議事務総長の香川剛廣氏が登壇します。参加費無料（参加には事前登録が必要）。日英同時通訳あり。
フォーラムでは、核軍縮、核不拡散、および現在進行中の武力紛争、特にウクライナ、中東に焦点を当て、専門家の視点に触れることができます。
本フォーラムは、広島県、広島市、公益財団法人広島平和文化センター、平和首長会議、中国新聞社のご支援により実施されます。, 今回の公開フォーラムは、2024年2月5日から2月10日までの5日間の日程で、広島で実施される核軍縮・不拡散(NDNP)研修の一環として開催されます。今年で9年目を迎える本研修では、核拡散防...
19 May - Bern, Switzerland - Invited as a guest lecturer on the occasion of the 9th meeting of the Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies, UNITAR Executive Director, Carlos Lopes, addressed the issue of environmental disaster response and, more specifically, opportunities that new technologies create in the area of disaster risk reduction as well as related capacity building efforts. Mr Lopes brought UNITAR’s perspective to the discussion by highlighting the importance of capacity development, effective partnerships and the key role of high-quality training…
5 March to 4 May 2012, Social Media Tools, e-learning course.
UNITAR is pleased to announce the opening of registrations of the fifth session of the Innovative Collaboration for Development course from 5 March to 4 May 2012.
Jointly developed by UNITAR and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the ICfD is an e-learning course on social media tools, which has been awarded the 2011 international Open ECBCheck Quality Standards.
The overall goal of the course is to empower development professionals to recognize the potential of…
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research UNITAR/PHPO in Nigeria is collaborating with federal, states, local authorities and other stakeholders to provide assistance in Governance and Socio-Economic Development in the Niger Delta Region. Since March 2006, the Institute has been conducting series of training and capacity building programmes to strengthen the states, and local government systems in their quest to achieve the MDGs.
The demand for basic social services has increased with development centres. More resources are needed to meet the huge…
The online training phase (phase one) of the trans-regional capacity building programme for public debt auditors in supreme audit institutions (SAIs) which the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) is undertaking in cooperation with UNITAR and UNCTAD was recently concluded. Thirty-one (31) SAI audit teams (89 persons in total) from Africa, Asia and Europe have been trained in 10 online sessions organized by UNITAR including online virtual discussions for networking and information exchange among participating SAIs.
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23 March 2012, Geneva, Switzerland - United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Choi Soon-hong visited the UNOSAT operational site at CERN and held discussions with UNOSAT Manager Francesco Pisano and his staff on Friday 23 March as part of his visit to several Geneva-based UN offices and agencies.
Dr Choi is the UN Chief IT Officer, in charge of all matters relating to the use of information and communications technology at the UN Secretariat. In this capacity, he leads the Office of Information and Communications Technology of the UN Secretariat, which provides…
23 March 2012 - On Friday, UNITAR Executive Director Mr. Carlos Lopes was appointed by the UN Secretary-General to be the next Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
The ECA's mandate is to promote the economic and social development of its member States, foster intra-regional integration, and promote international cooperation for Africa's development. Based in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia and with around 300 economists and 800 staff, it is the largest body devoted to the Africa. Mr. Lopes' main objective will be to enhance African…