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28 June 2021, Geneva, Switzerland/ Bogotá, Colombia: On 30 June 2021, 16.00-18.00 CEST, The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) brings together a unique virtual panel of artists, peacebuilding and human rights practitioners from Colombia and the Latin American continent to discuss the power of storytelling and art as tools for reconciliation. Featuring among others 1992 Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum and the musicians Juanes and Marta Gómez, the panel members will share their diverse experiences in using different forms of artistic express...
Learning and education remain ever-transforming pillars of society. In navigating the changing technological landscape and learner requirements, microlearning has become a pivotal tool in extending the accessibility of learning.
‘Educate All’ marks a collaboration between UNITAR and EdApp to increase access to free, high-quality and impactful education around the world. Through UNITAR's engagement, the initiative opens EdApp’s mobile learning platform for people all over the world providing free access to microlearning courses to advance their knowledge of sustainab...
My world drastically expanded when I gathered the courage to take this step. It was definitely worth it,
says second-year Takeda High School student Sakura OMURA, who became a 2020 UNITAR Youth Ambassador.
UNITAR Hiroshima Office/Division for Prosperity, in collaboration with the UNITAR Association, annually runs the UNITAR Youth Ambassador programme for high school students in Hiroshima. UNITAR seeks to nurture these young people, who are expected to play an important role in the international community, by providing opportunities for exposure to the global ...
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I’m passing on what I have learned from UNITAR. Hopefully [the learners] will go and transfer this knowledge to other people and bring a positive change in their communities,” he says. “As an educator, I will pass on every tiny amount of information I have to make a positive impact on anyone’s life.
Khamis first came to Hiroshima in 2019 for a UNITAR training programme on entrepreneurship and leadership. Inspired by Hiroshima’s history, he now studies post-conflict transition at Hiroshima University.
Khamis volunteers as a coach for the UNITAR Building Bridges: Entrep...
The Pacific region is constantly under threat of earthquakes and tsunamis, and the devastation they bring is seared in our memories of disasters such as the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami, the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, and 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption and tsunami. In emergencies, people who are vulnerable become even more at risk. Women, in particular, are often responsible for other vulnerable people as caregivers, making it essential that women are part of decision-making and the designing and implementing of disaster...
International Migration and the SDGs
Climate Change and the Future of the Paris Agreement
Introduction to Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea: Key Concepts and Processes
Introduction to the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement and Related Processes
Columbia Law School Series: Conflict Resolution, Mediation and Negotiation
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The orderly and humane governance of international migration is widely recognized as essential for States as for the persons affected. In pursuing this objective, States of destination and origin have the responsibility to protect the hum...
25 May 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - The President of the 74th World Health Assembly and Minister of Health, Royal Government of Bhutan, Ms Dechen Wangmo visited the Defeat-NCD Partnership’s office at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in Geneva today to set the tone at a high-level panel discussion aimed at tackling the twin challenges of COVID-19 and non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
“I understand that time has passed for mere statements and rhetoric in addressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of universal access to healt...
In the aftermath of the Cancun climate change negotiations last December, UNITAR is preparing to relaunch its e-learning course on Climate Change Diplomacy, for which applications are already being received and places are being filled-up fast! The course is due to start on the February 21st and will run for a duration of eight weeks, providing professional training for diplomats, negotiators and other high-level officials prior to the climate change conference in Durban, South Africa, later this year.
Climate Change is one of the greatest challenges of our time.…
Monday 28 February 2011, 15:00 – 16:30, Room XVI of the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st Century. These challenges pose both risks and opportunities for global societies. In order to mitigate these risks and maximise the respective opportunities, the UN climate change negotiations have become a crucial fora for international Parties to devise creative and viable solutions which are effective on a global scale. Essentially all governments must ensure that their greenhouse gas emissions…