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2月11日に、エジプト、イラク、レバノンの起業家およびイノベーター17名が、国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）の「持続可能なビジネス開発による食料安全保障と生計向上：エジプト・イラク・レバノン向け起業家研修」の日本ワークショップを通して得た知識を活用したビジネスモデルや事業構想を発表しました。表敬訪問、スタディツアー、体験型学習などで構成されたこのワークショップは、2月4日から11日まで、東京と広島で開催されました。この研修事業は、日本政府の支援を受け、中東・北アフリカ地域において持続可能でレジリエンスある食料システムと経済発展を促進することを目的としています。, 2025年2月11日、広島 – エジプト、イラク、レバノンの起業家およびイノベーター17名が、国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）の「持続可能なビジネス開発による食料安全保障と生計向上：エジプト・イラク・レバノン向け起業家研修」の日本ワークショップを通して得た知識を活用したビジネスモデルや事業構想を発表しました。この対面式研修は、2025年2月4日から11日まで国内で開催され、最終日にはハッカソンが実施されました。参加者は、この研修を通して習得した知識やスキルを活かし、自身のビジネスプランを磨き上げ、ピッチを行いました。この研修事業は、日本政府の支援を受け、中東・北アフリカ地域...
Mercury is a global threat to human health and the environment.
Mercury can be released into the air, water and soil through industrial processes including mining, metal and cement production, and through fuel extraction and the combustion of fossil fuels. Mercury is also present in daily life; in electrical and electronic devices, switches (including thermostats) and relays, measuring and control equipment, energy-efficient fluorescent light bulbs, batteries, mascara, skin-lightening creams and other cosmetics, dental filings and a...
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17 June 2022, Geneva, Switzerland. The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the International Think Tank for Landlocked Developing Countries (ITTLLDC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support capacity development needs of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs).
The MoU was signed in Palais des Nations at the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) by Mr. Nikhil Seth, Executive Director of UNITAR, and Mr. Dulguun Damdin-Od, Executive Director of ITTLLDC.
The sig...
26 October 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR and the Royal Automobile Club of Spain (RACE) renewed its three-year cooperation agreement to continue to build capacity through CIFAL Madrid - the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Madrid.
The CIFAL Centre will continue to provide learning opportunities and will facilitate knowledge sharing between public officials and leaders from Ibero-America in topics related to road safety management, transport and mobility. The capacity building activities of the Centre aim to contribute to SDG 3.6, which...
22 September 2019, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in collaboration with member institutions launched a university global coalition which was hosted by the Rockefeller Foundation, New York. Ahead of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Executive Director of UNITAR, Mr. Nikhil Seth, joined higher institution stakeholders to mark this momentous event.
The coalition is “a collaborative platform of globally engaged universities and higher education associations working in partnership with the United Natio...
19-21 November 2018, Brussels, Belgium – UNITAR hosted the Annual Meeting of its Network of Affiliated International Training Centres for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Brussels and in Antwerp, Belgium. The Directors of 15 CIFAL Centres gathered for three days to review its performance in 2018, discuss opportunities for collaboration, exchange knowledge and expertise, and to develop the training calendar for 2019., The Annual Meeting also served to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of the CIFAL Global Network, which took place at the Flemish Parliament with s...
20 April 2022, Geneva, Switzerland - UNITAR and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently signed an agreement to deliver a joint online course on Trade, Food Security and Nutrition for officials from Eastern and Southern Africa. This is an updated version of the same course delivered in 2019 which generated a great interest across the region.
The increasing need for trade experts to support trade related development agenda in the region has posed a major challenge. National and regional institutions need to develop technical capacity ...
The increase in volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) in today’s world means there is no longer one approach to management that can be applied to all organizations and work environments. Leaders must adjust their leadership strategies and styles to be more flexible and adapt to a variety of challenges and situations. In this context, the Universidad Europea de Valencia (UEV) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) developed the Master in International Leadership and Negotiation to prepare students to l...
Interactive conference to mark the UNITAR Division for Peace Advisory Board side event.
March 29th, 2023 - 3:00 pm - 05:30 pm CET
After more than ten years of conflict and countering terrorism, the situation in the Sahel region remains unstable, putting thousands of civilians at risk, causing massive suffering, and forcing millions of people to flee and leave their homes. In these 5000 kilometres-long belt lands stretching from Africa’s Atlantic coast to the Red Sea, the humanitarian situation is extremely concerning, and security challenges reach unprecedente...
20 August 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – On Saturday, 18 September 2021, UNITAR, in collaboration with ITS Education Asia and KIDsforSDGs, will host a free public webinar to celebrate the launch of the UNITAR Youth Ambassador Asia Programme on 25 September 2021., The public is invited to join.
Please register at https://unitar-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Th6RW6FgTD-K4S6vYLXkiA.
The seminar will comprise of panel discussions:
Panel 1: Accelerating Youth Changemaking through the United Nations SDGs
Panel 2: Scaling Student Agency: Asia’s Best-In-Class Case Studies
P...