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On 2 June 2024, UNITAR and FAO concluded the second edition of the “Trade, Food Security, and Nutrition” training course for Latin American countries.Sixty-three government officials completed the course, where they learned about the role of agricultural trade and how it can contribute to eradicating hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in the region.The learners joined webinars, quizzes and discussion forums to broaden their understanding of trade policies and the challenges countries face in international trade negotiations.The training course ran from 6 May to 2 June...
Hosna is a 19-year-old Afghan alumna of 2021 Leading Inclusive 4IR: Empowering Women in Afghanistan for the Future of Work through Digital Reskilling by UNITAR Division for Prosperity.
Her experience with the online UNITAR programme is a good example showing that self-study is key to empowering women in Afghanistan.
She wishes for the people of Afghanistan to keep their hopes and not to lose them.
, March 2022 - Hosna is a 19-year-old Afghan alumna of UNITAR’s 2021 digital upskilling programme, and she is distressed about the gender gap in Afghanistan. Hosna was at...
18 May 2023, Hiroshima, Japan – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), with the Government of Japan, is participating in the governmental public relations exhibition in Hiroshima.
Held to coincide with the G7 Hiroshima Summit, the exhibition is open to accredited international and local media from 18 May 2023 and held at the International Media Center at the Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center. UNITAR is exhibiting under the category “From Reconstruction to Peaceful Society and Sustainable Future”.
The UNITAR exhibition highlights the impact of t...
28 February 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – The NPO Hiroshima Yokogawa Sports Culture Club and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) are pleased to announce the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will strengthen their mutual commitment to using the power of sports in pursuit of peacebuilding. Activities covered by the agreement will focus on sustainable development, gender equality and the empowerment of women and youth.
The relationship between the two organizations dates back to 2015 when they hosted the Afghanistan women’s national fo...
14 November 2016, Tokyo, Japan - The UNITAR Hiroshima Office has completed the UNITAR Hiroshima Women's Leadership in Tsunami-based Disaster Risk Reduction Training Programme for World Tsunami Awareness Day 2016. Conducted in collaboration with the Government of Japan and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNIDSR), the workshop was successfully held between 30 October to 7 November 2016 in Tokyo, Sendai and Wakayama. Twenty-six senior female participants, selected from fourteen Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) including: ...
31 January 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Prosperity Division launched today an innovative training programme on ‘Frontier Technologies for Sustainable Development: Unlocking Women’s Entrepreneurship through Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Afghanistan and Iraq’.
The 3-month training programme which was made possible through the support from the Swedish International Development Agency’s (Sida) towards the UNITAR Strategic Framework Fund (SFF) offers a unique opportunity for women from these countries to build the...
23 June 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – Engineering can play a critical role in solving the challenges facing humanity. Yet despite its importance, women in Africa make up only 10 to 20 per cent of the engineering workforce.
In celebration of Women in Engineering Day and as part of its commitment to encourage more women into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) joined a webinar featuring five African women who have co-written a book about their experiences as engineers, Rising to the Top...
Viktoria Podvoiska is a Ukrainian evacuee who moved to Poland at the beginning of the full-scale invasion of her country.Viktoria completed the UNITAR 2023 “Bolstering Livelihoods: Digital Reskilling for Ukrainian Women Evacuees in Poland” programme, where she chose the geographic information system (GIS) sub-track.She looks forward to when she can return to Kyiv and use her skills towards rebuilding Ukraine.The Bolstering Livelihoods programme was funded by the Government and People of Japan. The GIS sub-track was organized in partnership with a Japanese start-up company.,...
Sudanese nationals are invited to apply to UNITAR's “Promoting Socioeconomic Stability through Institutional Capacity and Livelihood Development in Sudan” training programme.The online training will help participants enhance their knowledge and skills in agribusiness, entrepreneurship, innovation, finance and trade and digital literacy.The programme is free of charge, thanks to the generous support of the Government and People of Japan.The deadline for applications is 25 August 2024., 14 August 2024, Hiroshima, Japan – Motivated Sudanese nationals, especially those who are ...
Dr. Josephine Jere is a Zimbabwean plant pathologist and lecturer whose current research bridges between waste management and agriculture.Dr. Jere participated in the programme “Developing Green Livelihoods for Women and Youth in Africa: Strengthening Food Security, Supporting Climate-Resilient Economies.”Dr. Jere was invited to join the study tour and workshop in Japan as part of the cohort. She benefited from the UNITAR training which mainly focused on the development of a business plan., 19 August 2024, Hiroshima, Japan – For most people, organic waste is a problem ...