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UNITAR Division for Prosperity will host an online public session to commemorate the International Peace Day on 21 September 2022.
The online session "Striving towards a Nuclear Free World: Intersectional Dialogue for Youth" will be in English and Japanese (with simultaneous interpretation).
Young panelists will lead the discussion on the youth's challenges and opportunities in the field of nuclear disarmament.
, 13 September 2022, Hiroshima, Japan – On the 2022 International Day of Peace, 21 September, youth activists for nuclear disarmament will gather to seek breakth...
UNITAR Division for Prosperity will hold the third phase of Great Ideas Space: Entrepreneurship for Public Health and Covid-19 Recovery in Egypt, Iraq and Lebanon in Japan.
Twenty entrepreneurs from Egypt, Iraq and Lebanon will visit Tokyo and Hiroshima to participate in study tours and workshops.
The first two phases of the programme were run virtually. Participants engaged with peers and mentors through an interactive platform and webinars.
At the end of the in-person workshops, the participants will present their pitches – a culmination of in-depth discuss...
On 10 May 2024, UNITAR and IC Education signed a letter of agreement to collaborate to implement a youth leadership training programme for young people in China.
The programme aims to train Chinese high school students to deepen their understanding of current global issues and improve their leadership skills to propose solutions for the SDGs.
, 10 June 2024, Shanghai, China – On 10 May 2024, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and IC Education signed a letter of agreement to jointly implement a youth leadership programme for high school studen...
Kefa Akroush and Mireille El Alam are two of more than 50 government officials from Jordan and Lebanon that participated in UNITAR’s Gender Empowerment Now! Project.
Kefa Akroush, Head of the Gender and Strategic Partnerships Department at the Ministry of Education in Jordan, leads the department in breaking the identified stereotypes found in the curriculum.
As the Head of the Women’s Affairs Department in the Ministry of Social Affairs in Lebanon, Mireille El Alam and her team deliver various programmes that benefit women and the youth.
UNITAR Division for Prosp...
UNITAR invites young entrepreneurs in Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon to apply to the Great Ideas Space 2023: Entrepreneurship and Innovation promoting Health Security and Economic Development.
The online programme will train participants on key topics in entrepreneurship and innovation to address challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic and contribute to building a resilient health sector in the region.
Applications are open until 18 July 2023.
, 21 June 2023, Hiroshima, Japan - UNITAR Division for Prosperity invites entrepreneurs in Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon ...
UNITAR invites young entrepreneurs in Afghanistan to apply to the Great Ideas Space 2023 Programme for Afghanistan: Food Security and Job Creation through Entrepreneurship and Innovation training programme.
The online programme will train participants on key topics in entrepreneurship and food Security.
Applications are open until 15 July 2023.
, 26 June 2023, Hiroshima, Japan - UNITAR Division for Prosperity invites entrepreneurs and innovators in Afghanistan to apply to the Great Ideas Space 2023 Programme for Afghanistan: Food Security and Jo...
Tariq Rauf is an expert trainer for the UNITAR’s Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Training Programme.
He is the former Head of Nuclear Verification and Security Policy Coordination at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with years of experience in nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation, and arms control.
The UNITAR nuclear disarmament training brings diplomats to Hiroshima, where they can stand at ground zero and see the bare memorial dome.
Tariq believes the UNITAR programme fills a critical gap for developing countries in Asia, building their capa...
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 ...
“International relations tells us to operate from the head. I think in peacemaking and preventive diplomacy, it is also important that the heart is involved.”
When Kamsiah Kamaruddin, Deputy Director General of the ASEAN Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, applied to take part in the first UNITAR Regional Training Programme in Peacemaking and Preventive Diplomacy for the Asia-Pacific, she had served in a number of bi-lateral posts and engaged in a series of…
28 March 2025 Geneva, Switzerland – As a member of the United Nations Behavioural Science Group, UNITAR is joining 46 UN entities in presenting their innovative behavioural science initiatives to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange on advancing SDGs during the 7th Annual UN BeSci Week from April 7th to 11th, 2025.The UN BeSci Week is a platform that brings together key stakeholders from UN agencies, academia, government, and global practitioners with opportunities to attend virtual events and exchange experiences on integrating behavioral science in their respe...