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We help our partners establish and strengthen institutional capacity by assisting them in designing their competency frameworks., We support the public sector in attaining their national interests within the framework of the Agenda 2030 by providing learning solutions to enhance collaboration with stakeholders, developing coherent policies and improving data collection and analysis., We deliver satellite imagery solutions for fact-based humanitarian responses to governments and organizations. This allows for rapid mapping and decision-making and builds competencies on analy...
8月24日（日）、広島県内高校生25名が参加した2025年度「国連ユニタール広島青少年大使プログラム」の修了式が広島市内で開催されました。今年度の青少年大使プログラムは、広島県とソロプチミスト広島中央の支援および一般社団法人国連ユニタール協会の実施協力のもと、今年6月から約2か月間にわたり、国連ユニタールが実施しました。2025年度の研修では、人権と国際法、被爆者体験の継承、平和教育という3つのテーマについて参加者は学びを深めました。8月6日には、国際平和のためのユース対話イベントにて、参加者は、国連幹部や被爆者、広島県知事を含め、世界の第一線で活躍する専門家や要人と積極的に議論を交わしました。, 2025年8月24日、広島 - 8月24日（日）、2025年度「国連ユニタール広島青少年大使プログラム」の修了式が広島市内で開催され、広島県内高校生である研修参加者25名が、同プログラムでの核軍縮や平和構築についての学びと成果を発表しました。今年度の青少年大使プログラムは、広島県とソロプチミスト広島中央の支援および一般社団法人国連ユニタール協会の実施協力のもと、今年6月から約2か月間にわたり、国連ユニタールが実施しました。, 2010年から実施している同プログラムは、平和な世界の実現に向けた若者のリーダーシップの育成を目的としています。これまで、国...
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Bangkok, Thailand, 11 October 2011 (IRIN) - As residents across flood-ravaged Southeast Asia look up to the skies and brace for more rain, satellites 35,800km away are looking down on them.
Space technology has become a critical tool in protecting people from disasters in countries such as Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, where more than 6.5 million people have been affected by recent flooding and at…
The workshop on “L’intégration régionale: les principaux défis dans la négociation du commerce et de l’investissement – perspectives pour l’Afrique Centrale et l’Afrique de l’Ouest” (26 to 27 October 2011), which was directed by Dr. El Hadji A. Diouf (Executive Director, African Agency for Trade and Development) and Dr. Christian Häberli (Senior Fellow, World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland) had 16 participants from French-speaking Sub-Saharan African countries. Dr. Diouf and Dr. Häberli both made several presentations on specific issues and shared their…
Course on Public-Private Partnerships and Sustainable Development
02 June 2015, New York, USA – Course on Public-Private Partnerships and Sustainable Development, conducted by United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), New York Office, with presenters from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), UN-Habitat, United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law at Sea (DOALOS) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Also participating were Project Concern International (PCI), United Nations Foundation, and Public-…
The Republic of Guinea Initiates its National Adaptation Plan Process
05 May 2016, Conakry, Republic of Guinea - The Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Guinea, Dr. Souleymane Camara, chaired the launch of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process in the Republic of Guinea on the 3rd May, remarking how “the NAP is a national process that can facilitate the access to the financial flows necessary to adapt to climate change, especially for the most vulnerable countries".
In the opening speech Mr. Mamadou…
UNITAR Delivers Harmonizing Global, Regional, and National Commitments to Implement the SDGs Seminar to the New York Diplomatic Community
18 July 2016, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research's (UNITAR) New York Office hosted the seminar “Harmonizing Global, Regional, and National Commitments to Implement the SDGs” on 14 July 2016 at United Nations (UN) Headquarters during the High-Level Political Forum. The seminar was attended by approximately 50 delegates from Permanent Missions to the UN and members of civil society. Mr. Nikhil Seth,…
UNITAR South Sudan Fellowship Programme 2015 Commences with Workshop I in Juba
27 November 2015, Juba, South Sudan – The UNITAR Hiroshima Office and the Embassy of Japan in South Sudan have launched a five-month specialized capacity building training programme for South Sudan. Focusing on project development and implementation, the 2015 UNITAR South Sudan Fellowship Programme’s first workshop was held in Juba this week. Twenty South Sudanese UNITAR Fellows, including eight women, were chosen from twenty public sector and civil society organizations after a rigorous…
UNITAR Convenes Workshop for Leadership Development
15-17 May 2018, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) organized a three-day Leadership Workshop at the Palais des Nations. The workshop was part of UNITAR’s online course on Collaborative Leadership and was facilitated by former UN Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNITAR, Ms. Sally Fegan-Wyles. It was the third edition in a series of yearly roll-outs. Fifteen diplomats and senior United Nations staff participated.
Mr. Alex Mejia, Programme Director,…
Twenty Fellows Receive Training on Needs Assessment and Leadership in Entebbe, Uganda
11 July 2018 – Hiroshima, Japan - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Hiroshima Office in financial and institutional support of the Japanese and South Sudanese governments concluded Workshop II for the UNITAR Hiroshima South Sudan Fellowship on Entrepreneurship and Project Planning on 26 June 2018 in Entebbe, Uganda. Twenty Fellows, supported by five Coaches and two UNITAR Staff participated in the workshop.
The workshop served as the second face-to-face…