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Pakistan Evidence and Learning Platform (PELP)
Innovation Grant Mechanism call for proposals
DFID/Vicki Francis
Background
Through its Multi-Year Humanitarian Programme (MYHP) 2014-2019, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) has been providing humanitarian assistance to Pakistan and supporting 2-3 million people affected by natural disasters, such as floods, earthquakes and droughts, as well as over 1 million internally displaced persons from conflict and other complex emergencies.
The overarching objective of the MYHP is to reduce the impact…
14 September 2015, Hiroshima, Japan - Hiroki Kuroda, an internationally recognised professional baseball pitcher, currently playing for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, was appointed as a UNITAR Correspondent - Goodwill Ambassador, at a ceremony held at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima today.
Hiroki Kuroda began his professional career in Japan with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp Baseball Team (1997 – 2007), while also winning a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics with the Japanese national baseball team. Mr. Kuroda began playing in Major League Baseball in the United Sta...
According to Thai official sources last week, the death toll from flooding in Thailand stands at little less than 200 people. Thailand's Disaster, Prevention and Mitigation Department begun the count on October 10 when heavy rains caused rivers to overflow in several regions in the country, and many residents fled flooded areas for higher ground.
Reuters reported earlier this month that rescue teams evacuated stranded villagers by boat in some provinces, including the old Thai capital Ayutthaya where flood waters swelled to about 1.5 metres (5 ft) in some districts,…
“Completely new dimensions of issues like the sources of conflict, and the spectrum of conflict resolution mechanisms among others were excellently exposed during the Programme and I for one come off this process empowered and energized for the work ahead.” -- Participant 2010 Regional Training Programme
2010 has been proclaimed as the Year of Peace and Security in which African citizens unite their efforts to promote their commitment for peace. UNITAR’s Ninth Regional Training Programme to Enhance Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding in Africa (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 22-…
On 11 – 16 September, Armenian authorities in collaboration with NATO and the international humanitarian community carried out a major exercise based on an earthquake scenario simulation. The drill featured a scenario with a simulated 7.2 Richter Scale quake in the Kotayk region in the Republic of Armenia. This included both real field deployment and a virtual command and coordination set up. The field component involved presence from national emergency management entities, the United Nations, NATO and other actors.
UNOSAT was called to take part in the exercise…
November 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The tenth regional training programme to enhance conflict prevention and peacemaking in Africa concluded in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in early November. The group of forty-one participants, the largest ever, consisted of mid to senior level officials of African Ministries of Foreign Affairs, as well as other key government departments, such as the Office of the President or Prime Minister. UN missions working in Africa have also sent their staff. Thanks to the support from the United Nations Development Programme UNDP/UNITAR Project…
Linked via Light Project - A Contribution to the International Year of Light 2015
24 March 2015, Glasgow, Scotland - The Westburn Viaduct in Glasgow over the river Clyde is now permanently illuminated thanks to Linked Via Light, a project that has brought young people together from communities on both sides of the river and inspired them to collaborate to help transform their shared landmark. The project was implemented by CIFAL Scotland, in partnership with Glasgow City Council and Tollcross Housing Association.
Working in cross community teams, pupils from Bannerman,…
November 2023, Port Vila, Vanuatu – The United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) joined hands with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) to extend the delivery of technical training in geospatial information technology at the subnational level in Vanuatu. These trainings had been designed for the PWD engineers, specifically focusing on the use of GIT and road network digitization in Vanuatu. The first training for Shefa was conducted in May 2023, followed by the training in Torba and Sanma in August. Trainings in Tafea and Penama provinces we...
2021年5月3日・ジュネーブ － 国連ユニタール持続可能な繫栄局・広島事務所は、全6週間のオンライン研修「インクルーシブな第四次産業革命（4IR）を牽引する：デジタルスキル向上によるアフガニスタンの女性のエンパワーメントを目指して」を、2021年5月31日に開始します。受講者を5月26日まで募集しています。
情報格差や新型コロナウイルスのパンデミックの影響などにより、アフガニスタンでは賃金格差が拡大しています。本研修は、起業のアイデアをもった参加者たちが、それぞれの社会の課題解決を目指してコミュニティに働き掛けていけるよう、必要なデジタルスキルを身に付けアイデアを実現させていくものです。
現地のニーズを踏まえて研修内容をカスタマイズしているほか、オンラインでの自主学習と専門家やメンターなどによる指導、双方向のウェビナーや研修生同士の討論を組み合わせた研修となっています。プログラミングやコーディング、デジタル・リテラシー、ソフトウェア開発、サイバーセキュリティや人工知能などのトピックを予定しています。研修を締めくくるのは、オンラインの「ハッカソン（『ハック（Hack）』＋『マラソン（Marathon）』」と呼ばれるイベントで、短期間に集中的に開発作業を少人数又は個人で同時に行い、優秀者を選抜します。, 本研修は、スウェーデン国際開発協力庁...
7 September 2021, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office successfully implemented its two-day training, the “Transition Workshop for the 76th Office of the President of the General Assembly (OPGA),” in partnership with the Permanent Missions of Ecuador, Finland, and Malaysia. This workshop was organized to support the Office of the President of the General Assembly in its transition between the 75th and 76th OPGA, and to specifically facilitate opportunities for existing, former, and incoming OPGA staff to share exper...