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2 July 2018, Geneva, Switzerland – Ambassadors and representatives of Permanent Missions in Geneva were invited to join our 5th Friends of UNITAR Meeting, to learn more about UNITAR, its activities and our new Strategic Framework 2018 - 2021., The two Co-Chairs, Her Excellency Ambassador Terhi Hakala (Finland) and Her Excellency Ambassador Beatriz Londono Soto (Colombia) opened the event followed by a welcome message by UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNITAR Executive Director, Mr. Nikhil Seth., During this meeting, five short presentations covering UNITAR’s thematic and...
Fifty participants from 18 Asia-Pacific countries graduated from the UNITAR “Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Sea and Human Security” training programme on 21 February 2025. This marks the completion of the programme’s third and final phase – a 12-day in-person workshop in Japan from 10 to 21 February. The workshop, financially supported by the Government and People of Japan, was designed to strengthen participants’ capacities and foster a robust regional network to enhance local resilience against sea and human security challenges across the In...
On 1 July 2023, UNITAR Hiroshima Office held a public forum “Empowering Changemakers – A Force towards Sustainable Futures” at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum to commemorate UNITAR's 60th anniversary and UNITAR Hiroshima Office's 20th anniversary with the Hiroshima community.
The panellists discussed their perspectives on youth empowerment - opportunities, challenges and responsibilities changemakers experience today.
Over 100 participants joined the anniversary forum.
, 14 July 2023, Hiroshima, Japan – On 1 July 2023, UNITAR Hiroshima Office held a public forum “Em...
The Strategic Framework Fund (SFF) was established by the UNITAR Board of Trustees in November 2018 as a flexible, pooled funding instrument to help UNITAR deliver on its mandate and achieve the objectives of the 2018-2021 strategic framework.
The purpose of the evaluation is to assess the relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability of SFF-related programming; to identify any problems or challenges that the SFF has encountered; to issue recommendations, and to identify lessons to be learned on the SFF’s design, implementation, and management...
UNITAR, Unilever’s Sunlight and Absa Bank Kenya will run a new joint programme, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Leadership Training for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa.
The online programme will train 5,000 women entrepreneurs in Kenya by June 2022 to develop their social or for-profit businesses.
Applications are now welcome from women business owners in Kenya who aspire to make a positive impact on their communities.
, October 2021, Hiroshima, Japan - UNITAR has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sunlight (a home care brand under Unilever Kenya Limit...
18 November 2024, Bogota, Colombia – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in partnership with the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Section (INL) of the U.S. Department of State, the Financial Information and Analysis Unit (UIAF) of Colombia, and University of Antioquia, launched the Multidimensional Training Platform (Plataforma de Entrenamiento Multidimensional, PEM, for its acronym in Spanish) to strengthen Colombia’s fight against financial crime. The PEM was unveiled in the capital city of Colombia, bringing toge...
UNITAR learner and entrepreneur Maureen Nduta empowers women in her community by involving them in her start-up farming business by the coastal region of Mombasa, Kenya and applying what she learned from the Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Leadership Training for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa.
Maureen sets an example of breaking barriers and limitations on cultural perceptions and societal expectations of a woman by being hands-on and engaging on her farming business.
UNITAR Division for Prosperity's partnership with Unilever and Absa Bank targets to provide 5,000 wome...
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ユニタールと広島県は、第8期特定目的拠出金契約に合意しました。本契約は、広島事務所が設立された2003年以来締結してきたパートナーシップを2024年度から2026年度まで更新するものです。広島県は、ユニタール広島事務所が行っている、発展途上国や紛争国、紛争後国家、脆弱国からの研修生らのより良い生活の実現に資するような研修プログラムに対し、財政的なご支援を継続してくださいます。湯崎英彦広島県知事とニキル・セス国連ユニタール総代表は、持続可能で繁栄した世界のためのパートナーシップに相互理解を示しました。, ニキル・セス国連ユニタール総代表が来日、広島と東京を訪問
2024年3月25日から28日、ニキル・セス国連ユニタール総代表は、日本のユニタール・ステークホルダーとの連携を強化と、広島新事務所の開所式出席のため、広島と東京を訪れました。総代表は、広島で開催されたピースウォーク・フェスティバル、広島県との第8期特定目的拠出金契約書調印式、新規移転したユニタール広島事務所のオープニングセレモニーなどに出席しました。また、平...
The project aims to support the implementation of the Strategic Guidance Framework for International Policing by adopting an integrated approach to the training of Individual Police Officers and Formed Police Units prior to the deployment to MINUSMA, MONUSCO and MINUSCA peace missions. Specifically, the project aims to contribute to improving the operational performance of UN peace operations in complex and high-risk environments, to strengthen the role of female officers and to improve policing functions at the national level.
The purpose of the evaluation is to assess t...
16 July 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – Dai Tamesue, two-time World Championships bronze medallist in the 400m hurdles, was appointed UNITAR Goodwill Ambassador in July 2021. “I am committed to training Asian athletes and fostering friendship among them, so I resonate with UNITAR’s activities. I look forward to promoting its missions,” said Mr. Tamesue at the online press conference held on 14 July 2021.
Mr. Tamesue is the first Japanese athlete to win a medal at the World Athletics Championship. He represented Japan at the Sydney (2000), Athens (2004), and Beijing (200...