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Live Web-map to monitor Climate and Associated Hazards in the Greater Horn of Africa
Nairobi, 27 January 2016 – With the aim to further improve accessibility to information on climate and hazard data, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Climate Prediction & Applications Centre (ICPAC) has published a live web-map to monitor climate and associated hazards in the Greater Horn of Africa region. With technical support from UNITAR’s Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT), IGAD-ICPAC’s GIS experts developed this comprehensive map…
マリ出身のJacques Dembeleさんは、国連開発計画（UNDP）ギニアビサウ事務所のモニタリング・評価担当官として働いています。2025年1月から2月にかけてオンラインと対面（広島と東京）で開催された「平和構築·開発におけるグローバル人材育成事業」プライマリー·コースに参加しました。彼にとって日本は、平和を発信してきた憧れの地であり、今回の研修への参加を決めました。広島での研修は、平和構築と開発に貢献する決意を新たにするきっかけとなりました。本事業は、広島大学が外務省の委託を受け、国連ユニタールと連携して実施しています。, 2025年6月19日、広島－Jacques Dembeleさんは国連開発計画（UNDP）ギニアビサウ事務所のモニタリング・評価担当官として、民主主義、健康、経済発展、気候変動に関する取り組みに携わっています。国際機関でのキャリアアップに必要なスキルを磨くため、「平和構築・開発におけるグローバル人材育成事業」プライマリー・コースに参加しました。, 「平和構築·開発におけるグローバル」人材育成事業プライマリー·コースは、国際機関でのキャリアを目指す若手専門家の実践的なスキル、知識、能力を強化することを目的としています。国内外から優秀な研修員23名を迎え、2025年1月から2月にかけて、オンライン研修に続き広島と東京で対...
24 January 2024, Geneva, Switzerland – On this International Day of Education, UNITAR underscores its commitment to education as a human right and a driving force for global development. Aligned with Sustainable Development Goal 4, we strive for inclusive and equitable quality education by 2030.
Education stands as the cornerstone of UNITAR's 60-year history, reflecting our dedication to shaping leaders of the future. Established in 1963 during a period marked by hope and a shared vision for international collaboration, UNITAR emerged with a unique purpose — to ...
27 April 2023, Katowice, Poland – Between April 20 to 26, 2023, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Plock continued its efforts to promote the Autosobriety Training Programme, aimed at preventing drink-driving. The Programme was featured at the Local Career and Professional Development Fair capturing the attention of primarily young individuals who have just finished college and are looking for career advice.
During the four-hour event, around 80 people learned about the programme, using virtual reality glasses and video materials ...
Women’s Leadership in Climate Diplomacy Networking Reception
3 June 2015, Bonn, Germany - UNITAR’s Women’s Leadership Programme partnered with the Women’s Environmental and Development Organization (WEDO) to co-host a side event at the UNFCCC Forty-second Sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 42) and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 42), as well as the June session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP2-9)
The reception brought together both women and men involved in the negotiations...
Prioritising the empowerment of the poorest and most marginalised people constitutes one of UNITAR’s priority. While committing to the achievements of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed upon by world leaders in 2015, UNITAR considers that no goal is met unless met for all. That is why, throughout its training activities, UNITAR ensures that “no one is left behind”. Reaching to the furthest first, opening to the most impoverished, excluded, disadvantaged and at risk of violence and discrimination is part of our mission. Although progress was made in the fight...
April 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - UNEP, UNSIAP and UNITAR are delighted to announce a new self-paced e-learning course – “Environmental SDG indicators”. Targeted primarily towards National Statistical Offices, Ministries of Environment, civil servants, and other stakeholders that support broader national sustainable development monitoring and decision making. The course comprises 10 individual modules, that provide an overview of all 25 SDG indicators under UNEP custodianship, due to vast thematic knowledge, each module can be regarded as a stand-alone module and taken...
ウガンダの社会起業家、Denis Opioさんは、地元コミュニティのデジタル・リテラシーを強化するために、情報技術（IT）ハブを作りました。彼は、国連ユニタール研修の「アフリカの女性と若者のためのエッセンシャル・デジタルスキル開発：デジタル経済における雇用機会と生活向上の促進」の修了生です。この研修でOpioさんは、デジタル・リテラシー向上と経済的自立をコミュニティにもたらすための情報技術、ビジネスマネジメント、自己管理などについての知識やスキルを身につけました。, 2024年11月26日、広島 - Denis Opioさんは、ウガンダの下層中産階級の村で育ちました。彼の地元では、パソコンは珍しいものであり、使い方を知っている人はめったにいませんでした。彼は、会計学を学ぶために大学に進学しましたが、パソコンの使い方を学ぶのに苦労しました。そんな中で彼は、自分のコミュニティにITスキルを高めるための訓練を実施する必要性があることに気づいたのです。Opioさんは、地元の村ではほとんどの人がパソコンについてよく知らないと言います。それを目にすることはあっても、使ったり、基本的なパソコンスキルを身につけたりする機会はありません。デジタル化が進む世界で、このようなアクセスの欠如は、彼のコミュニティの人々にとって多くの機会が閉ざされていることを意味します...
14 July 2023, New York, USA – United Nations Institute for Training and Research – New York Office (UNITAR - NYO), Global Foundation for the Performing Arts (GFPA), and Carnegie Hall hosted the monumental "All-Star Festival, Symphony of Solidarity: The Same Language" concert on July 11, celebrating the 60th anniversary of UNITAR. Sponsored by the member states Costa Rica, Ecuador, Singapore, Monaco, and Oman as well as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Grammophone Magazine, this memorable event was a harmonious collaboration of UNITAR's New Yor...
Lilian Olivia, a gender and technology lawyer from Kenya, is the founder of a non-profit dedicated to combating technology-facilitated gender-based violence.Her advocacy was inspired by personal experiences of online harassment, leading her to pursue supporting young women and girls.Through the UNITAR “Developing Essential Digital Skills for Women and Youth in Africa” training programme, Lilian gained valuable skills in project management, cybersecurity and mindfulness that have helped her scale her impact.She envisions expanding her initiative...