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2023年4月19日・広島‐国連訓練調査研究所(ユニタール)持続可能な繁栄局・広島事務所とユニタール協会の共催により、G7参加国出身で現在広島に在住している若者計7名を招いたパネルディスカッション「来てみんさい!若者版G7!~来てみてわかったひろしま~」が4月17日に広島国際会議場において開催されました。, パネルディスカッションでは、パネリストがそれぞれ広島に来る前や海外から見た広島の街の印象と、実際に生活してみて感じている姿についての違いや、広島から発信しうる平和のメッセージの意義、若者がどう声を挙げていくかなどについて、活発な議論が行われました。, ルカ・デンサーさん(ドイツ)は、「Hiroshima」をローマ字で検索した場合には原爆に関する記述が先行するのに対して漢字で「広島」と検索した際には風光明媚なスポットなど幅広い検索結果が得られることに言及し、「教科書の中のHiroshimaと現実の広島は全然違う」と述べました。
アデリン・ルメテさん(フランス)も、歴史を学ぼうとして多くの人がすぐに得られる情報としての広島と、豊かな自然と人情味を持った暮らす場所としての広島は異なると説明し、「私が知っている広島をみなさんにも知ってほしい」と訴えました。, アルナルド・アンドレア・アンジュッリさん(イタリア)は、家族とともに被爆2世と話した体...
On 27 September 2019, in partnership with the Executive Committee of the National Oversight Mechanism, UNITAR hosted the International Conference on Peace and Investments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes Region.
Held in New York, USA, the Conference aimed to consolidate the progress and process of effective implementation of the Peace, Security, and Cooperation Framework in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by encouraging regional and international partners, technical and financial partners to deliver on their promise for the economic d...
12 December 2016, Hiroshima, Japan – The UNITAR Hiroshima Office has successfully completed the first workshop of the UNITAR Iraq Fellowship Programme: Entrepreneurship and Leadership Youth Training, held in Amman, Jordan, from 28 November to 2 December. The Fellowship is a six-month specialized capacity-building programme, incorporating two face-to-face international workshops, implemented with the generous support of the Government of Japan, that examines entrepreneurship and youth leadership in the context of Iraq.
Twenty-four Fellows, including eight women, from variou...
17 March 2022, Geneva, Switzerland. On 17 March 2022, UNITAR, the University of Geneva, and Open Geneva hosted the fourth edition of the Geneva Trialogue under the theme of Open Innovation for Education, launching the 2022 Open Geneva Festival.
In a novel hybrid format, 12 lead partners from academia, international organizations, and the private sector from Geneva and around the world, brought their sustainability challenges under the 2022 theme, and developed practical outcomes of new educational and learning approaches that culminate in positive social and environm...
11 March, 2021, Hiroshima, Japan - The early months of 2021 have witnessed significant developments in nuclear disarmament efforts, including the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and an extension of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) through 2026. At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic is impeding face-to face meetings between delegates, thus stagnating dialogues on nuclear disarmament. Training in negotiation techniques specific for nuclear disarmament remains an urgent need, however, if we are to main...
E-Learning Course: 12 October – 22 November 2020
Field Visit to Geneva: 23 - 27 November 2020, Humankind is indisputably entering a new digital era. The impact of rapid technological and scientific advances on our lives is so great that World Economic Forum’s founder Klaus Schwab termed this process as the Fourth Industrial Revolution. We are the witnesses of the transcendence through new frontiers.
These new frontiers go beyond traditional understanding of every aspect of human activity. Unlike in the past, diplomacy and international affa...
The “Strengthening Road Safety – A Partnership to Build Capacity, Drive Innovation and Deliver Meaningful Impact” project, with the support of AB InBev and in collaboration with academic institutions and other private sector partners, aim to contribute to advance road safety targets by enhancing capacity of local and national authorities implementing road safety interventions, creating awareness on best practices contributing to road safety targets, and incorporating digital transformation to achieve road safety changes. The project is currently in its second phase. The eva...
「早期警報システムを用いた気候危機への緊急対応:だれ一人取り残さないために」研修事業の開催にあたり、太平洋諸島諸国からの参加者を募集します。本プログラムでは、気候関連の災害と異常気象における早期警戒システムを効果的に普及、監視、分析、運用する方法を学びます。本プログラムは英語で、2024年7月から11月にかけて2期に分けて実施されます。第1フェーズはオンラインで行われ、選抜された上位の参加者が日本で開催される第2フェーズに参加します。所定の履修条件を満たした参加者には、ユニタールの修了書が授与されます。応募締切は2024年7月12日(金)23:59(JST)。, 2024年6月10日・広島― 国連ユニタールは、太平洋諸島諸国の政府関係者や専門家を対象に、「早期警報システムを用いた気候危機への緊急対応:だれ一人取り残さないために」研修事業の参加者を募集します。本プログラムでは、気候関連の災害と異常気象における早期警戒システムを効果的に普及、監視、分析、運用する方法を学びます。応募締切は、2024年7月12日(金)23:59(JST)。本プログラムは、2024年7月から11月にかけて2期に分けて、英語で実施されます。第1フェーズはオンラインで行われ、選抜された上位の参加者が日本で開催される第2フェーズに参加します。所定の履修条件を満たした参加者に...
Approximately 30 per cent of the global burden of disease is caused by conditions that can be treated by surgery or that require the direct care of a surgeon. Each year, total surgically avertable deaths alone are approximately six times greater than total deaths from HIV, malaria, and TB combined. Yet, 5 million people worldwide do not have access to safe, timely, and affordable surgical care. As part of the Global Surgery initiative’s work conducted by the Division for People, the National Surgical Obstetric Anaesthesia Planning (NSOAP) manual was published in colla...
The Global Platform for Action (GPA) is a global initiative to promote actions that enable sustainable energy access in displacement settings, contributing to SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy. The GPA coordination unit is hosted by the Division for Peace of UNITAR. The GPA follows five thematic working areas: planning and coordination; policy, advocacy and host community resilience; innovative finance and funding; technical expertise and capacity building; and data, research and evidence. (1) As part of the technical expertise and capacity building area, the GPA has ...