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2 July 2020 - A record 53.6 million metric tonnes (Mt) of electronic waste was generated worldwide in 2019, up 21 per cent in just five years, according to the UN’s Global E-waste Monitor 2020, released today.
The new report also predicts global e-waste - discarded products with a battery or plug - will reach 74 Mt by 2030, almost a doubling of e-waste in just 16 years. This makes e-waste the world’s fastest-growing domestic waste stream, fueled mainly by higher consumption rates of electric and electronic equipment, short life cycles, and few options for repair.
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21 December 2023, Online/Dubai, UAE - From the 4th to the 10th December, UNITAR hosted three events at COP28 for UN CC Learn’s Climate Classrooms, entitled; Tackling Plastic Pollution; Sustainable Marine Transportation; Upskilling for Decarbonization, and two in-person events at COP28, first with CIFAL City of London on December 5th entitled ‘Sustainable Development and Higher Education’, and second with RES4City at the ‘United in Science 2023’ event on December 10th.
The first event "Tackling Plastic Pollution," on December 4th, 2023 provided an interactive session ...
9 March 2022, Hiroshima, Japan – UNITAR Division for Prosperity is hosting an online conference “Closing the Digital Divide: Strengthening Digital Literacy and Infrastructure in the Sahel Region, Iraq and Afghanistan”. The conference will explore trends in digital transformation and the digital divide and how we can foster a sustainable digital transformation for all.
The virtual conference will be held on 24 March 2022 from 10 a.m. to 3.40 p.m. CET (UTC+1). It will have simultaneous interpretation to English and French.
Digital transformation has accelerated in rec...
1 April 2022, Geneva, Switzerland - Negotiating for peace and engaging in dialogue to address challenges is a top priority for Africa – a continent that is committed to “silencing the guns” and building lasting peace. Given the recent instability observed in Central Africa, the UNITAR Training Programme to Enhance Conflict Prevention and Peacemaking in Central Africa Region, was very well received by the mid and senior-level female and male officials from Ministries of Foreign Affairs, staff from the African Union, from UN peace missions in the region and from civ...
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...
UNITAR Hiroshima Winter Update 2016
Contents
Greetings
Japan in the UN
Training Programmes
Community Outreach
Looking Ahead
Greetings from UNITAR Hiroshima Office Head Mihoko Kumamoto
It is a great pleasure to release the winter update about the UNITAR Hiroshima Office. The second half of 2016 has been eventful for both Hiroshima and the UNITAR Hiroshima Office. For Hiroshima, one of the most memorable events was the Central League Championship of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, Hiroshima’s local baseball team, which happened for the first time in 25 years. The…
On 13-15 November 2018, the Togolese Public Administration School (ENA), UNITAR and UNDP held a national workshop aimed at strengthening the capacities of senior civil servants to lead the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and SDGs. This was the first national-level pilot of UNITAR’s toolkit “Policy cycle, integrated approaches and SDGs” targeted towards African Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
The three-day workshop commenced with opening speeches by Mr. Djifa K. Adjeoda, Director-General of ENA, Ms. Elena Proden, UNITAR, M. Damien Mama, UN Resident Coordinator in Togo, ...
12-13 September 2022, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) office in New York, in partnership with the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Singapore to the United Nations as Chair of the Forum of Small States (FOSS), concluded a two-day course entitled “Briefing New Delegates on the Work of the 77th General Assembly” with approximately 170 participants attending in-person and over video conference. Mr. Marco A. Suazo, Head of UNITAR office in New York, Highlighted the message of the General Assembly and how important it is to deli...
2022年2月15日・広島ー国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局・広島事務所は、2022年2月25日より今年度の核軍縮不拡散研修プログラムを実施します。19か国の外務省・防衛省職員を対象としており、核兵器をめぐる現状や課題を学び、国際会議などの場での交渉力を高めるオンラインの研修となっています。 2021年8月6日に開催された、本プログラムに関連する公開ウェビナーを振り返ります。, 広島にとって大切なこの8月6日に、国連ユニタールは国連軍縮部（UNODA）、広島県、へいわ創造機構ひろしま（HOPe）、国連ユニタール協会との共催で、核兵器廃絶に関するオンラインでの公開討論を開催しました。持続可能な世界の構築のためには、国際機関、民間セクター、青少年など幅広いアクターの参加と議論が鍵となり、本セミナーはまさにそのことを体現したものとなりました。, セミナーは以下の3部構成で開催され、聴衆を巻き込んで活発な議論が行われました。, 第1部の「核兵器廃絶と持続可能な未来の実現に向けて～ひろしまからの呼びかけ～」と題したハイレベル・セッションでは、国連事務次長補兼ユニタール総代表のニキル・セス氏がモデレーターを務め、国際連合事務次長兼軍縮担当上級代表の中満泉氏、広島県知事の湯﨑英彦氏、英国王立国際問題研究所安全保障研究部長のパトリシア・ルイス氏が現在...
2021年3月5日・広島 ― 広島が被爆75年となった2020年、国連もまた創設75周年を迎え、世界の声を聴き国際協力の強化を推し進める「UN75イニシアティブ」の取組を行いました。国連ユニタールも参加しており、その締めくくりとしてオンラインフォーラム「私たちの未来を創るために～25年後の未来を見据えたスポーツと平和～」を開催します。
「若者の力」と「スポーツの力」を糸口に、国連のさらなる挑戦や持続可能な開発目標（SDGs）について自由な対話を行います。広島の原爆投下と国連創設の100周年に当たる25年後に向け何をすべきか、何ができるか議論する場になればと思います。Deportare Partners代表/元陸上選手の為末大さん、国連事務次長補兼ユニタール総代表のニキル・セス、国際協力や平和に関心のある地元の高校生3名、広島テレビの宮脇靖知アナウンサーが参加します。
事前のお申し込みが必要ですのでお早めに！皆様のご参加お待ちしています。, オンラインフォーラム「私たちの未来を創るために～国連の軌跡とその将来像を探る～」
日時：2021年3月25日（木）18：00 ― 19：30（日本時間）
場所：オンラインにて実施（Zoomウェビナー） / 日本拠点：広島テレビホール
言語：日本語と英語（同時通訳付き）
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