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10 June 2022, Geneva, Switzerland - On Saturday 15th January 2022, the ongoing volcanic eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai triggered a tsunami across the Pacific. The scale of the explosion was so large, undersea communications lines were damaged, leaving the population of the Kingdom of Tonga out of reach. The dense ash clouds, added to the poor meteorological conditions, limited the flying capabilities and visual confirmation of the situation on the ground. Satellite imagery, therefore, became a key source of information to assess the extent and severity of the damages...
30 November 2018, New York, United States – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in New York and the New York based music education company Time Ranger Inc. co-hosted a one-day seminar on Music Education and Sustainable Development on Friday, 30 November 2018 in the United Nations Headquarters.
UNITAR firmly believes in the value of inclusive arts, and cooperating with the Time Ranger Inc. offered us a great opportunity to promote sustainable development goals, especially on Good Health and Well-Being (Goal 3), Quality Education (Goal 4) and Redu...
Betty Mwende, a digital literacy advocate from Kenya and a person with a disability, completed the 2023 “Developing Essential Digital Skills for Women and Youth in Africa” training programme.Betty volunteers to teach basic computer skills to children in her community to help bridge the digital gap.Through the UNITAR programme, she built her project management and digital skills, gained confidence and won valuable exposure.The Japan-funded programme equipped 7,000 women and youth in Africa with skills in data analysis, software development, project management, busi...
8 June 2022, Geneva, Switzerland - On Saturday 15th January 2022, the ongoing volcanic eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai triggered a tsunami across the Pacific. The scale of the explosion was so large, undersea communications lines were damaged, leaving the population of the Kingdom of Tonga out of reach. The dense ash clouds, added to the poor meteorological conditions, limited the flying capabilities and visual confirmation of the situation on the ground. Satellite imagery, therefore, became a key source of information to assess the extent and severity of the damages ...
Greetings from Hiroshima! Our office celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and we are abuzz with excitement. Look for the item in this newsletter on how you can join the celebrations.
This quarter, we welcomed the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, as well as trained many more changemakers with our training programmes., Voices of the Youth from Hiroshima
On 17 April 2023, UNITAR hosted a panel “Hiroshima G7: Voice of the Youth”, featuring seven young Hiroshima residents from each G7 country. The youth panellists shared how their immersion in Hiroshima deepened their understandin...
John Ladu Simon Jacob is working to tackle food insecurity in South Sudan by transforming its untapped agricultural potential.Despite not having a university degree, John was recruited to managing director of an agricultural enterprise based on this practical experience and leadership potential.At his company, John manages a tractor rental service that allows local farmers to cultivate more land at a low price, countering the country’s reliance on imports.John completed the 2023 Great Ideas Space for South Sudan: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Training for Food Security pr...
16 October 2018, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is kicking off its first ever bottom-up crowdfunding campaign, UNITAR Peace Funder, which enables selected professionals from all regions of the world to enhance their applicable knowledge and technical skills, further consolidating their ability to act as peacebuilders and changemakers. UNITAR Master’s programmes in Conflictology, Electoral Policy and Administration, Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding, and United Nations and the Art of Peace are tailored for profession...
国連ユニタールは、2024年度に日本政府の支援を受けて実施した「自由で開かれたインド太平洋のリーダー育成研修：海洋と人間の安全保障」プログラムの参加者の声を紹介する政策提言シリーズを公開します。本政策提言シリーズは、気候変動、自然災害、環境劣化といった、海洋と人間の安全保障に関する喫緊の課題に対応するための具体的な提言を発表しています。第1弾では、専門家パネルによって評価された上位3本の政策提言を紹介しており、深海採掘、海洋の脱炭素化、地域に根ざした海洋保護区をテーマとしています。更新情報（2025年6月11日）：本シリーズの最新の更新として、新たに6本の政策提言が追加公開され、これまでに計9本の政策提言が掲載されています。, 2025年3月26日、広島 - 国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）は、インド太平洋地域における海洋と人間の安全保障に関する政策提言シリーズを公開いたします。本シリーズは、日本政府の支援を受けて国連ユニタールが実施した、2024年度「国連ユニタール 自由で開かれたインド太平洋のリーダー育成研修：海洋と人間の安全保障」プログラムの一環として作成され、政府関係者、NGO職員、学識者、民間セクターの関係者など、インド太平洋地域の参加者による協働の成果を示すものです。国連ユニタールは、本シリーズを通じて、地域の新たなリー...
21 September 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - The UN CC:Learn Knowledge Sharing Platform has been completely revamped. The newly launched website broadens its focus to reach a large and varied audience interested in climate change learning, cementing UN CC:Learn commitment to creating the best user experience for all.
The platform continues to provide a single access to UN resources relevant for climate change learning, including the UN CC:Learn library of publications, a list of knowledge portals and a calendar of events. The new Knowledge Sharing Platform is al...
Name: W.A. Kumudu Sanjeewa
Title: Head of Communications and Information Management (CIMU), United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: South Sudan
Partnership: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
South Sudan is ranked among the five countries in the world most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. In the past years, the country has seen wet seasons becoming wetter, and dry seasons getting even drier. As a result, devastating floods are mercilessly hitting its population with increasingly destructive pow...