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A launch event for the UNITAR Youth Ambassadors Asia Pacific Programme was held on 18 September 2021.
The event was co-organized with ITS Foundation and KIDsforSDGs.
Youth across Asia can work together to make a lasting impact on the planet. They can shift the way society sees social and environmental change.
Four panel discussions were moderated by high school students and featured partners Amundi, AstraZeneca, BNP Paribas, Cyberport and SAP.
, 18 September 2021 – Youth across Asia can work together to make a lasting impact on the planet by changing the way people ...
UNITAR Women's leadership workshops are designed to equip women with the tools and knowledge needed to not only succeed, but excel in leadership roles. They foster an environment where self-confidence is nurtured, assertive communication is honed, and valuable mentorship relationships are forged. The skills acquired during these workshops are not merely theoretical; they are pragmatic, and ready to be applied in real-world scenarios.This program is also a response to the pressing need to address and challenge gender stereotypes that persist worldwide. By providing a pl...
The Geneva Lecture Series provides an important space for discussions. Participants who cannot attend the event in person, but follow it online have an opportunity to send their questions in advance via several platforms listed below
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UNITAR Facebook page
UN Geneva Information Service Facebook page
Channels of the media partners of the initiative
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The best questionsare selected and addressed by the moderator of the event to the invited speakers during the lecture....
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...
June 2020 - All communities are at risk of emergencies and disasters, including those associated with natural hazards, infectious disease outbreaks, conflicts, technological and other hazards. Particularly in the context of increased urbanization and climate change, frequency, severity and impact of those events are crucial. The health, economic, political and societal consequences of these hazards can be devastating for developed and developing countries.
Currently, countries face the COVID-19 pandemic with millions of cases and thousands of deaths confirmed worldwide, de...
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 United Nations Plan of Action to safeguard religious sites is a framework for action containing concrete recommendations for all relevant stakeholders to better prepare, prevent and respond to attacks against religious sites.
One of the main recommendations of the Plan is the development of a mapping of religious sites around the world, which will capture the universality of religious sites and contribute to fostering respect and understanding of their significance for individuals and communities in every continent.
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)...
Ngan Ha Mai is an official in the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs, working on nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and peaceful development of nuclear technology.Vietnam has a strong pro-disarmament stance and signed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).The UNITAR Training programme broadened Ngan Ha’s perspectives on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation., 18 May 2024, Hiroshima, Japan – Ngan Ha Mai is an official in Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, whose work portfolio focuses on...
2021年3月1日・広島 ― アンジュヴィオレ広島を運営するNPO法人 広島横川スポーツ・カルチャークラブと国連ユニタールは、スポーツを通じた平和構築を協調して推進するため、協力覚書を締結しました。本覚書が協力分野として掲げているのは、持続可能な開発やジェンダーの平等、女性や青少年のエンパワーメント等のための活動です。
アンジュヴィオレ広島と国連ユニタール広島事務所の協力関係は2015年にさかのぼります。両者は、アフガニスタン女子代表サッカー選手のリーダーシップ、チームワークやコミュニケーション能力向上を目的とした研修・親善試合の開催を通じて協力を深めてきました。アフガニスタン女子代表サッカー選手は原爆投下後の廃墟から復興を遂げ、平和都市へと変貌を遂げた広島の歴史について学び、平和記念公園で献花もしました。, 選手たちは広島文教女子大学付属高等学校の生徒との文化交流を通じて着物の着付け、茶道や弓道など日本の文化にも触れました。研修最大のハイライトは、多くの広島県民に愛されているアンジュヴィオレ広島との親善試合でした。2017年にも研修が開催され、アンジュヴィオレ広島との更なる関係強化につながりました。
「アンジュヴィオレ広島は2015年、2017年に国連ユニタール様の研修プログラムへ参加させていただき、アフガニスタン女子サッカー...
26 July 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – The world can potentially be destroyed in a nuclear cataclysm at any moment. It only needs a small misunderstanding or technical error – never mind war between nuclear-armed nations – to unleash weapons of mass destruction that would kill millions and likely render large tracts of the earth uninhabitable for any who survive.
Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, at the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo on 10 December 2017, spoke eloquently in defence of a ban on such weapons.
“Nine nations st...