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The UN Secretary-General Appoints Nikhil Seth of India Executive Director of UNITAR
8 June 2015 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon announced today the appointment of Nikhil Seth of India as Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). He will succeed Sally Fegan-Wyles of Ireland, to whom the Secretary-General expressed his utmost gratitude for her dedication and commitment to the United Nations.
Mr. Seth brings to the position over 35 years of service as an international and national civil servant and a wealth of...
1-3 July 2019, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – UNITAR with the support of Diageo and in collaboration with IARD conducted a three-day in-depth practical training workshop for law enforcement officers from the Dominican Republic to implement a High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) campaign. 25 Police Officers from the National Safety Agency for Transit and Transport (Dirección General de Seguridad de Tránsito y Transporte Terrestre, DIGESETT) took part in the training.
During the workshop, police officers were able to learn and practice protocols to run and operate breatha...
June 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - The Master of Arts in Development Studies and Diplomacy is an interdisciplinary and holistic programme that will not only broaden student’s knowledge in the field of development studies, sustainability and diplomacy but it will also equip them with the required soft skills for a successful international career in any of these areas of expertise. It is offered both online and in hybrid format, with a combination of online and face-to-face courses on the UPEACE campus in Costa Rica.
During this programme, students will analyze ...
Established in 2012, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Mexico (CIFAL Merida) was created as a partnership between UNITAR and Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR) aimed at developing capacities in Mexico and Central America on disaster risk management and tourism as a driver of economic development.The city of Merida was selected to host the CIFAL Center due to its strategic location and expertise in disaster risk management, given the region's proclivity to hurricanes and weather-related disasters.CIFAL Merida works to enhance the city’s exp...
23 June 2025, New York, USA - Just steps from the United Nations Headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, UNITAR’s “Safe Driving is Cool” mural stands at the corner of Tunnel Exit Street and E 39th Street. This 5,200 square feet public artwork is a reminder that road safety is a shared responsibility, in line with UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.6, which aims to halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents by 2030. Art has long been a powerful medium to spark social transformation. This mural demonstrates how street art can contribute to buil...
The Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative aims to ensure universal protection from hazardous hydrometeorological, climatological and related environmental events through life-saving multi-hazard early warning systems, anticipatory action and resilience efforts by the end of 2027, as called for by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in 2022. Achieving this vision demands effective monitoring and evaluation (M&E) practices, which are crucial for guiding decision-makers, tracking progress, and demonstrating the real-world impact of early warning syst...
Our Capacity Building Advisory Services empower universities, international organizations, governments, and private sector partners to strengthen health education, workforce development, and institutional resilience. Our expertise ensures that non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention, digital health integration, and health system sustainability remain at the forefront of global efforts., Strategic advisory and policy support – High-level policy guidance, multi-sectoral collaboration, and technical assistance on NCD financing, digital health governance, and health syst...
UNITAR offers courses that run throughout the year or several times a year that are free-of-charge and open to the public. For more information about courses offered, please see below. , This self-paced course, jointly delivered by UNITAR and IUCN, promotes a dynamic learning approach through interactive lessons and multimedia contents. Participants will understand the nexus between biodiversity, climate change and land-use plans; discover the rights and roles of different stakeholders in the planning and decision-making process; and consider ways to col...
Born in Togo, 39 years old Bontiébite Badjare was trained as an agricultural engineer at Lomé's university in 2004, following the example of his older brother. He first obtained a position as an assistant at the International Center for Soil Fertility. A few years later, he worked for the Togolese Agricultural Research Institute, before he resigned to become an independent consultant, working among others for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. This is where he first looked into the impact of chemicals on the environment, a field on which his…
２０２３年５月２３日・広島‐国連訓練調査研究所（以下、国連ユニタール）は５月１９日に、外務省およびへいわ創造機構ひろしま（HOPe）（以下、HOPe）と、G7広島サミット「パートナーズ・プログラム」に関連して「次世代平和シンポジウム」 を広島市中区にある、おりづるタワー１２階のおりづる広場で共同開催しました。, 本シンポジウムは、Ｇ７サミット開催を機に、次世代を担う若者や学生が主体となり、平和について考え、世界規模の課題に目を向けて行動する機運を醸成することを目的に開催されました。
国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局長兼広島事務所長の隈元美穂子は、学生に向けて「今回のイベントが、世界規模の課題について、自分ができることをアクションに変えていくきっかけになることを願っています」と述べました。シンポジウムには、岸田総理大臣の妻、裕子夫人を含む、Ｇ７各国首脳・欧州理事会配偶者など６名、ゲスト登壇者５名、広島県内の学生およびUNITAR広島青少年大使プログラム修了生計約１００名が出席し、平和について意見交換が行われました。また、登壇者３名は、学生に向けて平和をテーマとしたプレゼンテーションを実施するなど、参加した学生にとって学びの場となりました。
, Ｇ７各国首脳・欧州理事会配偶者から受けた質問については、学生からは、「平和とは互いの幸せを...