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As global challenges and the political climate grow more complex, collaboration between United Nations entities is more essential than ever for strengthening governance, increasing institutional resilience, and enhancing the UN system’s ability to deliver on its objectives. To this end, the University for Peace (UPEACE) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) have partnered to offer joint Master’s and Certificate Programmes designed to equip the next generation of international affairs professionals, including diplomats, policymakers, NGO workers...
2021年6月11日・広島 － 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～」が2021年3月25日に開催されました（国連ユニタール広島事務所、広島テレビ、国連ユニタール協会共催）。国連創設75周年とともに、広島の被爆から75年を迎えた2020年を振り返り、平和な未来と持続可能な開発目標（SDGs）にどのように働き掛けていくことができるか若者の視点を中心に語り合いました。
Deportare Partners代表/元陸上選手の為末大さんや、ユニタール主催の高校生スピーチコンテスト優勝者３名松原綺星さん、福島さくらさん、谷川知優さんを迎え、ユニタール総代表のニキル・セスとともに、スポーツと平和をテーマに議論を深めました。広島テレビの宮脇靖知アナウンサーの進行により、日本語・英語の2言語で開催し、ライブ配信も実施。105名の方にご参加いただきました。
為末さんは、北京オリンピックに参加した際の選手間の連帯感について語りました。スポーツは国籍を超えて人々をつなぎ、社会の分断を埋める役割を果たせるのだと気づいたそうです。「特に今のようなパンデミックの状況の中で、社会の繋がりが途切れそうになっているのをもう一度スポーツでつなぎ直すのが自分の役割なのかな、と思いながら活動をしています」と熱を込めま...
4 April 2019, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in collaboration with the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU) successfully hosted a 6-day in-depth workshop in Geneva for students of the International Leaders Professional Diploma Program, from 22 to 29 March 2019.
The workshop took place as part of the series of 8 learning units of the International Leaders Program, which is a unique interdisciplinary professional diploma designed in partnership between the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU) and UNITAR....
The 2009 United Nations International Law Fellowship Programme was successfully completed on 14 August 2009.
The 2009 Fellowship Programme, which was conducted in English, took place on the premises of the Peace Palace in The Hague in the Netherlands, city of peace and justice, for a period of 6 weeks, from 6 July to 14 August 2009.
The United Nations International Law Fellowship Programme was launched under the United Nations Programme of Assistance in the teaching, study, dissemination and wider appreciation of international law, established by General…
UN International Year of Soils Launch at the Scottish Parliament
16 April 2015, Edinburgh, United Kingdom – The United Nations declared 2015 to be the International Year of Soils, emphasizing the multiple roles of soils and the importance of sustaining them.
On 31 March 2015, CIFAL Scotland in partnership with SEPA, SRUC, SNH and The James Hutton Institute hosted the Scottish launch of the UN International Year of Soils. Over 70 delegates including parliamentarians, consular representatives, scientists, and local soil associations joined the discussion…
24 September 2019, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Women Forward International (WFI) at the UNITAR New York Office to collaborate on new training courses for women.
Present at the signing were Executive Director of UNITAR, Mr. Nikhil Seth; UNITAR New York Head of Office, Mr. Marco Suazo, Director of WFI, Dr. Kent Davis-Packard; Communications Consultant, Sarah Odeh, and Advisory Committee Member, Mona Oswald.
Women Forward International (WFI) is a global p...
The Institute of Diplomatic Studies of Saudi Arabia requested that UNITAR develop a seminar on International Crisis Management for officers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia.
In the seminar, which started last week in Geneva, Switzerland, UNITAR is partnering with staff from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs(OCHA), UN Development Programme (UNDP), UNITAR Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT), World…
14-16 June 2011, New York, USA. The UNITAR New York Office held a three-day course on International Migration Law, from 14 to 16 June 2011. This course formed part of the 2011 Migration and Development Seminar Series and was jointly organized with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the MacArthur Foundation.
This programme aimed to inform the diplomatic community in New York and other relevant stakeholders of the latest issues on: international migration law; migration terminology; human rights of migrants;…
At UN Headquarters in New York, UNITAR trains diplomats in a broad variety of International Law courses, including international trade law, intellectual property law, law of the sea, treaty law and human rights law.
UNITAR’s work in this field is to build Member States’ capacities and to support their common understanding of the many aspects of international law. Each year, UNITAR partners with the World Trade Organization (WTO), the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs (OLA), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Office of the High…
2 October 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – Last week, UNOSAT delivered the Advanced Training on Earth Observation (EO) and Geospatial Information Technology (GIT) for Climate Resilience in Fiji and Vanuatu. This week-long training was delivered as part of the capacity development activities of the CommonSensing project* that aims to improve climate resilience in the Pacific small island states. Adjusting to the COVID-19 preventive measurements in partner countries, UNOSAT adopted a blended-type of delivery method., The Advanced Training on EO and GIT for Climate Resil...