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Franco Escobar, a research fellow and PhD student from Mexico, aims to reinvigorate youth involvement in nuclear disarmament.In 2023, Franco took part in the Youth Leader Fund Programme for a World without Nuclear Weapons, which connects future leaders from various countries to advance disarmament efforts.Franco is creating the first youth archive of nuclear disarmament, documenting the stories of young activists to reclaim authorship of the Nuclear Age., 3 November 2024, Hiroshima, Japan - Hailing from Mexico, Franco Escobar, a research fellow at the Hiroshima Peace Instit...
Kuena James is a South Sudanese entrepreneur who created an agritech app that connects small farmers with rentable farm equipment.
James took part in the UNITAR programme Great Ideas Space for South Sudan 2023: Entrepreneurship and Innovation Training for Food Security.
The UNITAR programme taught James how to operationalize his agritech project through skills in project management, accounting and risk management.
James was invited to join the study tour and workshop in Japan with the top learners. He was inspired by Hiroshima’s remarkable...
Learning and education remain ever-transforming pillars of society. In navigating the changing technological landscape and learner requirements, microlearning has become a pivotal tool in extending the accessibility of learning.
‘Educate All’ marks a collaboration between UNITAR and EdApp to increase access to free, high-quality and impactful education around the world. Through UNITAR's engagement, the initiative opens EdApp’s mobile learning platform for people all over the world providing free access to microlearning courses to advance their knowledge of sustainab...
This March, UNITAR Division for Peace and the Justice and Corrections Service (JCS) of the Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions (OROLSI), United Nations Department of Peace Operations (UN DPO), partnered to developed two new operational documents designed to support collective COVID-19 response within the justice, security and corrections sector., Responding to the COVID-19 outbreak is particularly challenging in the places of mass confinement, such as prisons, which makes prevention critical. While preventive measures will most likely result in si...
15 June 2021, Georgetown, Guyana - The current floods situation in Guyana are representative of a recurring threat to the country’s development. Prone to heavy rains leading to overflowing of its rivers, Guyana’s agricultural sector is constantly affected disaster related damages, and the local communities are vulnerable to food insecurity because of the damages to land, assets and infrastructure.
Developing climate resilience and mainstreaming gender-responsive policies is therefore key to ensuring sustainable economic growth, food security, and reducing poverty. It...
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-...
Destina Mensah, a Ghanaian entrepreneur, completed the UNITAR “Developing Essential Digital Skills for Women and Youth in Africa” programme in March 2024.Inspired by traditional Ghanaian cuisine, she launched a healthy cereal business promoting nutrition and cultural heritage.The UNITAR programme provided key skills in project management, pitching and digital literacy, helping her scale her business.Funded by the Government and People of Japan, the UNITAR programme ran from November 2023 to March 2024, empowering 7,000 women and youth across 24 African countries with essent...
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...
汚職は民主主義とグッドガバナンスを弱体化し、政策決定の過程をゆがめ、説明責任を果たさず、法の支配を脅かし結果的に様々な公共サービスの提供に支障をきたします。また、持続可能な開発の大きな壁となり、情勢不安、テロや反政府活動を引き起こす要因にもなり得ます。
特に法執行を担当する省庁や組織内における汚職は問題であり、国境を越えた反政府活動や犯罪組織の増加、地域コミュニティの治安悪化や経済崩壊につながります。法執行機関は公務員のロールモデルとして行動し、人権に配慮した法の支配と司法制度を国民に保証する必要があります。つまり法執行機関の能力強化が行政機関全体の強化につながるとも言えます。効率的かつ効果的な行政体制を構築し、テロや反政府活動を防ぐためには国際社会が法執行機関の汚職の原因を解明し、対処していくことが必要となります。
「国連ユニタール広島事務所 法執行と汚職防止研修」は長年の汚職対策研修の経験と専門性に基づき実施しています。, アフリカ大陸の西側に広がる約3500㎞の広大なサヘル地域には約6,670万人の人々が住んでいます。長年サヘル地域では数多くの国境を越えた構造的な開発課題や脅威を抱えてきました。国際NGOトランスペアレンシー・インターナショナルの腐敗認識指数によると、調査を行った175か国のうちサヘル諸国のブルキナファソは85位、チ...
2021年8月5日・広島 － 昨今の新型コロナウイルスの世界的流行により、持続可能な未来の構築を目指す国際社会において、不測の事態に備える重要性が浮き彫りになりました。こうした背景を踏まえ、今般、国連経済社会局（UNDESA）、国連ユニタール主催、広島県とへいわ創造機構ひろしま（HOPe）の協力により、国連ハイレベル政治フォーラム特別イベントとして「核兵器廃絶と我らの持続可能な未来」を巡るオンラインパネルディスカッションを開催しました。
湯崎英彦氏（広島県知事兼HOPe代表）のビデオメッセージに続き、島田久仁彦氏（HOPeプリンシパル・ディレクター）をモデレーターとして迎え、ニキル・セス氏（国連事務次長補兼国連ユニタール総代表）、ダグラス・ショー氏（核脅威イニシャティブ・シニアコンサルタント）、バンダ・プロスコヴァ氏（プラハビジョン持続可能な安全保障研究所副会長）、鈴木健斗氏（自分ごと化プロジェクト代表）の４名のパネリストが、新型コロナウイルスと核問題という2つの社会課題を巡って討議しました。各パネリストは、国際社会には、目下のパンデミック危機に対応するだけではなく、今回の教訓から学び、核戦争などのリスクの顕在化を防ぐ対策が求められている、と警鐘を鳴らしました。
核問題と持続可能な未来の接点について、セス総代表は「万が一核兵器が使用されれ...