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20 March 2024, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) has released an updated assessment of the damage inflicted on buildings in the Gaza Strip. This analysis, based on very high-resolution satellite imagery collected on 29 February 2024, reveals a significant increase in destruction compared to previous assessments.
UNOSAT compared the above-mentioned image with others dated: 1st and 10 May 2023; 18 September 2023; 15 October 2023; 7 & 26 November 2023; and 6 & 7 January 2024.
In total, 35% of all buildings in the Gaza Strip have...
Fifty participants from 18 Asia-Pacific countries graduated from the UNITAR “Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Sea and Human Security” training programme on 21 February 2025. This marks the completion of the programme’s third and final phase – a 12-day in-person workshop in Japan from 10 to 21 February. The workshop, financially supported by the Government and People of Japan, was designed to strengthen participants’ capacities and foster a robust regional network to enhance local resilience against sea and human security challenges across the In...
Significant progress on road safety can be achieved through global cooperation, implementation of evidence-based strategies and engagement with all relevant actors, including the private sector, as well as additional innovative approaches.With the aim of contributing to advance road safety, the United Nations Institute for Training And Research (UNITAR) developed the "Management Practices for Safer Roads Toolkit Learning App" which presents a practical management methodology that can be applied in the field of road safety.The App provides in-hand practical solutions, partic...
Title: Professor, PhD in Epidemiology and Social Science
Country: Brazil
e-Learning course: Introductory e-Course on Climate Change
“There is something I heard when I was young that struck me: ‘think globally; act locally’”, remembers Maurici Tadeu Ferreira Santos. Maurici grew up in an impoverished neighbourhood in the highly populated outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil, the largest city in South America. Son of a waiter and a housemaid, his childhood was far from comfortable. “I used to go to school carrying my notebooks in a bag of rice because I could not afford a proper b...
“She believed she could, so she did!” One look at Rose's motto on Skype is enough to give you an idea of this young woman's positive mindset. Born in Baghdad 26 years ago, she's been working as a project engineer at a construction company since 2013, and was one of the twenty-four selected Fellows for the 2016 Cycle.
“I am a dreamer girl, and I'm always interested in trying something different: even in my daily work, I'm not into sticking to the same routine. So, my current job will certainly not by my final career choice. In the future, I plan to work in the…
23 December 2022, Hiroshima, Japan – On October 7, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) signed a collaboration and cooperation memorandum. The two institutions aim to strengthen their cooperation through development projects in entrepreneurship and digital technology.
To provide UNITAR trainees and alumni, APU students, and others with new learning opportunities, we will share practical knowledge and promote exchanges.
, Upcoming Projects
APU faculty and students will participate in UNITAR’...
06 August 2019, Quezon City, Philippines – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Philippines (CIFAL Philippines) in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration, the International Labour Organization and UN Women launched the Global Migration Professional Course at the School of Statistics, University of the Philippines Diliman.
The main objective of this course is to exchange knowledge through a comparative and pragmatic approach on the challenges in migration management. This one-month-course is comprised of 7 modules distrib...
Launched in 2021, the UNITAR Youth Ambassador Asia Pacific Programme aims to empower high school students in Hong Kong, various cities in China, and other Asia-Pacific countries to help our world build back better, greener, and stronger from the COVID-19 pandemic. Over eight weeks, UNITAR Youth Ambassadors Asia Pacific learn from local and international experts about the most pressing issues affecting global recovery. They discuss youth-led leadership, the United Nations and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), digital transformation and innovation, youth employme...
This Online Event Series is organized by UNITAR's Division for People and Social Inclusion and its CIFAL Global Network of training centres around the world.
Participation is open to diplomats, staff of international organizations, development practitioners, faculty members and administrators of educational institutions and anyone who is interested in the discussed topics.
Registration is mandatory and free of charge. https://unitar.org/unitars-upcoming-web-based-activities#people , Coming soon
, Name of event: Industry 4.0 For Sustainable ...
28 March 2024, Hiroshima, Japan – UNITAR and the Hiroshima Prefectural Government signed the Eighth Special Purpose Grant Agreement, for fiscal years 2024 to 2026. Through the agreement, the two entities renewed the partnership that began in 2003 and the Hiroshima Prefectural Government committed to financially support UNITAR Hiroshima Office’s training programmes over the next three years. Mr Hidehiko Yuzaki, Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture, and Mr Nikhil Seth, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNITAR signed the agreement at a ceremony h...