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14 November 2016, Tokyo, Japan - The UNITAR Hiroshima Office has completed the UNITAR Hiroshima Women's Leadership in Tsunami-based Disaster Risk Reduction Training Programme for World Tsunami Awareness Day 2016. Conducted in collaboration with the Government of Japan and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNIDSR), the workshop was successfully held between 30 October to 7 November 2016 in Tokyo, Sendai and Wakayama. Twenty-six senior female participants, selected from fourteen Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) including: ...
UNITAR, the Georgia Institute of Technology and Kennesaw State University host SDGs Virtual Showcase
19 May 2020, Atlanta, USA – UNITAR in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology, Kennesaw State University and CIFAL Atlanta hosted a virtual showcase to present their “Youth & Sustainable Development Goals” online training programme aimed at empowering young leaders to implement solutions that advance the global goals.
Georgia Institute of Technology President Dr. Angel Cabrera presented this new e-learning programme, sharing his vision for global collaboration and local action to help solve big challenges in the 21st century. “Global collaboration ...
10 June 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly undermined progress across all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In fact, it remains difficult to get a complete picture of the damage wrought so far, and existing rough estimations are likely to be underestimates. However, the crisis has also served as a wake-up call for us to take action to create the world we want by 2030.
This was the central message from Nikhil Seth, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNITAR, at an online symposium on “COVID-19’s Impa...
Enhancing International Scientific Cooperation: Arctic Science and Technology Advice with Ministries
23 December 2021, Geneva, Switzerland – The rapidly changing Arctic is leading to economic and governance implications worldwide. Decreasing sea ice is opening new trade routes between Asia and Europe as well as increasing natural resource extraction, environmental exploration, and tourism.
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the melting glaciers, disappearing sea ice, and thawing permafrost in the Arctic have led to predominantly negative impacts, particularly on food security, water resources, water quality, infrastructure, transportation, ...
22 April 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research is joining forces with the International Canoe Federation (ICF) to support the growing demand for global emergency response capabilities and promote sustainable development.As part of this collaboration, the ICF and UNITAR will develop training programmes on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) within the realm of sport, incorporating programmes such as a dedicated ‘Paddlers for Disaster Response’ initiative.The partnership aims to incorporate paddle sports in...
10 March 2024, Jeju, South Korea – the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders In Jeju (CIFAL Jeju) is pleased to announce its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2024 Progress report. The publication is centred on the 2024 theme “Inventive Minds, Sustainable Solutions: Driving SDG Achievements in the Asia-Pacific" as the activities and theme underscore CIFAL Jeju’s consistent commitment to transform communities with innovative approaches to build a more inclusive and resilient future for all. CIFAL Jeju was established in 2010 and continues to grow....
19 December 2024, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – UNITAR successfully concluded the XXI Annual Steering Committee of the CIFAL Global Network, which took place from 10th to 12th December 2024 in Al Majmaah and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Co organized by CIFAL Saudi Arabia and Majmaah University, the event brought together representatives from over 30 countries to review the network’s achievements in 2024 and outline priorities for 2025.The three-day meeting, held primarily at Majmaah University, provided a collaborative platform to discuss governance, knowledge sharing, strategic goals, a...
Women shouldn't feel honoured to be at the decision-making table - it is their right, it is where they deserve to be, and it is where they should be.
Panellist in a UNITAR webinar on Women's Leadership in Pandemic/Humanitarian Crisis Preparedness and Response, 2020, On the 11th March 2021, during the week of In...
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UNITAR is launching its Strategic Response to COVID-19 Crisis: Empowering the Sahel Region through Digital Reskilling and Upskilling to Enhance Productive Sources of Livelihood and Employment training programme on 15 November 2021.
The programme is for women and youth in the Sahel region interested in digital technologies and motivated to make a positive impact on society.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to transform their entrepreneurial ideas into digital products to empower others in their communities.
The 6-week onl...
30 March - 2 April 2011, Jeju, Republic of Korea. CIFAL Jeju convened over ten country delegations in Jeju Self-Governing Province, for its first training of a series to build local government capacities on priority Human Security issues in the Asia-Pacific Region. Part of UNITAR's global network of nine CIFAL training centres for local development, CIFAL Jeju's mandate is to develop knowledge and skills among regional local governments on this theme.
Jeju's international profile as an "Island of World Peace" has risen with it playing host to many Korean peace negotiations...