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UNITAR, Division for Prosperity, held an online conference “Empower the Youth: Fostering Inclusive Entrepreneurship in Iraq” on 25 March 2022.
In commemoration of UNITAR’s training in Iraq for the past six years, the conference aimed to identify the most pressing problems among Iraqi youth entrepreneurs and consolidate potential solutions to encourage accessibility and growth.
Inclusive entrepreneurship can support women, youth, and the unemployed to create and grow their own businesses and make a positive impact in their communities.
Panellists talked about how start-...
Effective leadership and empowerment of vulnerable people, especially women and youth, is essential to support sustainable development and strategic growth. Focusing on leadership, youth empowerment, gender empowerment, security issues and disaster risk reduction, UNITAR equips youth and women with intersectional, inclusive leadership skills that they can use to empower their communities. Our alumni go on to create non-profits and social enterprises that uplift vulnerable populations in least-developed and post-conflict countries. When you train a woman, you train...
South Korean President Myung Bak Lee announced the national 5-Year Green Growth Strategy in 2009, positioning Korea as the global leader for Green Growth and Low-Carbon Development. From 11 to 13 November 2010, CIFAL Jeju convened over eight country delegations in Jeju Self-Governing Province, the leading area for Green Growth piloting for localization of national Green strategies. Since 2007, Jeju province was designated as the pilot area for Green Growth development, and as such the UNESCO World Heritage island harbours the richest variety of local examples in Green…
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Convention of Independent Financial Advisors (CIFA) – a non-profit Swiss Foundation based in Geneva – are launching an innovative training partnership on ‘Ethics and Finance’ with a view to ‘moralizing’ the finance-sector and protecting investor interests in the wake of the international financial crisis.
On the occasion of the IXth. International CIFA Forum 2011 entitled ‘Ethics and Governance in Financial Markets’ (Monaco, 27-29 April 2011), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research…
8 October 2013, Vienna, Austria - Waste related problems are often addressed in a fragmented and uncoordinated manner, resulting for the most part in end-of-pipe solutions which forego prevention measures, and lack an integrated approach, clear targets, and directions to follow.
In an effort to assist countries in developing a holistic and overarching approach to national waste management, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UNITAR have jointly published the Guidelines for National Waste Management Strategies: Moving from Challenges to Opportunities.…
South Africa’s Diplomatic Academy and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) recently held a six‐day regional training course on Conference Diplomacy and Multilateral Negotiation for diplomats from Southern African Development Community countries (SADC). The course, attended by 29 representatives, took place in Pretoria, South Africa, from 15‐20 June 2009 and was run by a team of international and regional experts specializing in multilateral conference diplomacy training.
The course increased the knowledge, awareness and skills base of government…
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February 2017, Geneva, Switzerland - The Global MOOC Survey is a scientific, independent and non-profit first global survey on the quality of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). It targets MOOC learners, MOOC designers and MOOC facilitators. The long-term goal is the development of quality indicators and tools to improve the design of MOOCs.
Leading international organizations and associations are supporting the survey, including four United Nations' organizations. The Global…
Climate Classroom @ Geneva Global Goals Innovation Day
24 March 2017, Geneva, Switzerland - After their success at COP22 in Marrakesh, the Climate Classroom popped up in Geneva to showcase a climate learning innovation and offer a chance to the diverse social innovation community in Geneva to think together about solutions to Sustainable Development Goal 13 (SDG13), "Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts."
Keeping abreast of the newest developments in climate change is essential to make timely, effective and sustainable decisions. Yet, adequate…
UNITAR and Japan launch Third UNITAR Fellowship Programme for Leadership and Entrepreneurship Training in South Sudan
22 May 2017, Juba, South Sudan – The United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) Hiroshima Office and the Embassy of Japan in South Sudan launched the 3rd Cycle of UNITAR South Sudan Fellowship Programme. Focusing on project management, leadership and entrepreneurship skills, the six-month capacity-building training programme offers scholarship to 25 South Sudanese Fellows and coaches from public sector, private sector,…
Heat, Heart and Hospitality: UNITAR’s PELP team visit Islamabad during a June heatwave
6 June to 4 July 2017, Islamabad, Pakistan – We arrived during an extended heat wave. The temperatures were still in the mid 40s Celsius and the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, also known as Ramadan, had just started. Fasting from dawn until sunset, most Pakistanis went home by 2 or 3 o’clock in the afternoon and left Islamabad’s wide streets and parks deserted. Yet our worries started to dissolve as we entered one of the most lively UN hubs in the country, the Serena…