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Angela I. Ebeleke Yoka, Gender and Climate Change focal point at the UNFCCC, for the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development Manchester, England Stepping up as a co-facilitator at COP28 negotiations on gender Angela, or Angèle as she is called in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is a National Gender and Climate Change Focal Point (NGCCFP) at the UNFCCC for the DRC and works as a course guide for the night school for new negotiators organized by the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO). In...
Name: Fatuma Silungwe
Organization: UNDP
Functional Title: Legal expert for the Malawi Electoral Cycle Support Project
Country: Malawi
Course participated in: Online Master’s in Electoral Policy and Administration Programme (MEPA)
“When you are working full-time and simultaneously trying to advance your qualifications, time is always a challenge”, says Ms. Fatuma Silungwe, a legal analyst at UNDP, Malawi Electoral Cycle Support Project, and a former expert in post-election dispute resolution in the Malawi Ministry of Justice. “Sometimes, the pressure of dail...
25-26 April 2019, Shanghai, China - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and its International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Shanghai (CIFAL Shanghai) in collaboration with the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS), Tongji University and AB InBev, hosted the two-day “Road Safety and Digital Innovation: Asia-Pacific Conference” in Shanghai, with a focus on using innovative solutions to address road safety issues.
Using new technology such as smart traffic light and traffic control systems, artificial intelligence,...
UNITAR is supporting the UN Department of Peace Operations (DPO) and the UN office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) through implementing a join project on Effective Weapons and Ammunition Management in a Changing DDR Context, based on the handbook published by DPO and UNODA in 2018 and revised in 2021.
The objective of the initiative is to strengthen the knowledge, skills and attitudes on how to safely and securely handle, store and dispose of DDR weapons and ammunition and to enhance the capacity of DDR practitioners to properly manage weapons and ammunition in DDR contex...
UNITAR Executive Director Nikhil Seth paid courtesy visits to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in Japan.
Mr. Seth expressed his appreciation to all stakeholders and donors in Japan.
, 9 September 2022, Hiroshima, Japan – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Executive Director and United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Nikhil Seth was in Japan from 5 to 8 September 2022. The visit was to strengthen UNITAR’s partnership with stakeholders in Japan and reaffirm our mission to develop and d...
UNITAR Division for Prosperity will host an online public session to commemorate the International Peace Day on 21 September 2022.
The online session "Striving towards a Nuclear Free World: Intersectional Dialogue for Youth" will be in English and Japanese (with simultaneous interpretation).
Young panelists will lead the discussion on the youth's challenges and opportunities in the field of nuclear disarmament.
, 13 September 2022, Hiroshima, Japan – On the 2022 International Day of Peace, 21 September, youth activists for nuclear disarmament will gather to seek breakth...
UNITAR Division for Prosperity will hold the third phase of Great Ideas Space: Entrepreneurship for Public Health and Covid-19 Recovery in Egypt, Iraq and Lebanon in Japan.
Twenty entrepreneurs from Egypt, Iraq and Lebanon will visit Tokyo and Hiroshima to participate in study tours and workshops.
The first two phases of the programme were run virtually. Participants engaged with peers and mentors through an interactive platform and webinars.
At the end of the in-person workshops, the participants will present their pitches – a culmination of in-depth discuss...
On 10 May 2024, UNITAR and IC Education signed a letter of agreement to collaborate to implement a youth leadership training programme for young people in China.
The programme aims to train Chinese high school students to deepen their understanding of current global issues and improve their leadership skills to propose solutions for the SDGs.
, 10 June 2024, Shanghai, China – On 10 May 2024, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and IC Education signed a letter of agreement to jointly implement a youth leadership programme for high school studen...
Kefa Akroush and Mireille El Alam are two of more than 50 government officials from Jordan and Lebanon that participated in UNITAR’s Gender Empowerment Now! Project.
Kefa Akroush, Head of the Gender and Strategic Partnerships Department at the Ministry of Education in Jordan, leads the department in breaking the identified stereotypes found in the curriculum.
As the Head of the Women’s Affairs Department in the Ministry of Social Affairs in Lebanon, Mireille El Alam and her team deliver various programmes that benefit women and the youth.
UNITAR Division for Prosp...
UNITAR invites young entrepreneurs in Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon to apply to the Great Ideas Space 2023: Entrepreneurship and Innovation promoting Health Security and Economic Development.
The online programme will train participants on key topics in entrepreneurship and innovation to address challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic and contribute to building a resilient health sector in the region.
Applications are open until 18 July 2023.
, 21 June 2023, Hiroshima, Japan - UNITAR Division for Prosperity invites entrepreneurs in Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon ...