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On 7 June, UNITAR launched the 5-month hybrid training programme “UNITAR SDGs and Digital Futures: Changemaking Through AI/Digital Storytelling”.Motivated youths from Hiroshima Prefecture and Asia joined the programme.This programme introduces concepts and ethics of AI use and trains the youth on using AI tools for digital storytelling.By the end of this programme, participants will be able to use basic AI tools with an understanding of their role in digital storytelling and advancing the SDGs.The programme will be run by the UNITAR Hiroshima Office, with the supp...
7 July 2021, Hiroshima, Japan - On 5 July 2021, UNITAR's Division for Prosperity launched a training programme for Iraqi youth entrepreneurs and is seeking applications from enthusiastic and motivated candidates. The “COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme: Mobilising Resilient Entrepreneurs to Address Food Insecurity, Public Health, and Unemployment – For Youth in Iraq” is part of UNITAR’s commitment to aid Iraq’s recovery from COVID-19. One hundred and fifty young entrepreneurs and innovators will learn how to create new businesses or scale existing busin...
Yerdaulet Rakhmatulla, a Kazakhstani student, recently completed the challenging task of translating the comprehensive course “Defending Human Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”.
The course was created by UNITAR and UNESCO, with translation coordination by SALTO Participation & Information Resource Centre (SALTO PI).
The “Defending Human Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” is topically about AI and AI translation also played a role in the translation process.
Yerdaulet thinks that the course is essential for Kazakh youth because they need...
The Online Diploma in Multilateral Diplomacy offers a unique opportunity for both students wanting to pursue a career in international relations, international and regional organizations staff, as well as governmental and non-governmental officers, to expand their knowledge on international affairs and strengthen their capacities in the field of multilateral diplomacy. The possible course contents cover the following topics from which the participants can choose 4 topic areas within the online diploma:
The Art of Speechwriting (14 February - 6 March 2022)
Diplomacy 4.0...
UNITAR conducted the study tour of the “UNITAR SDGs and Digital Futures: Changemaking Through AI/Digital Storytelling” training programme in Hiroshima from 25 to 28 August 2025, where 13 youth from four Asian countries and Hiroshima Prefecture participated.The study tour in Hiroshima included visits to Peace Memorial Park, Peace Memorial Museum, hibakusha testimony, a visit to a local company, and a hands-on workshop to learn about use cases of digital tools, among other activities.On the final day of the study tour, 28 August, participants presented their storytelling...
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...
Alia Abbas is the director of the Community Development Division in the Iraqi Ministry of Health. She works tirelessly on raising awareness for women’s issues through Iraq’s primary healthcare centres.UNITAR Division for Prosperity launched the fourth phase of its Gender Equality and Women Empowerment programme in 2024, teaching participants leadership and communication skills.Alia learned how to manage her team effectively, which in turn had a positive effect on the skills of her staff., 8 November 2024, Hiroshima, Japan - When asked about her personal goal for women ...
, CLICK HERE TO SHARE YOUR INTEREST!, This project takes a multidisciplinary approach that emerges as essential to help better understand the complex dynamics of the global economy, diplomacy, the evolving geopolitical landscape, and their association. This comprehensive framework addresses the multifaceted impacts of globalization, diplomati...
UN CC:Learn Reaches Out to the Arabic Speaking Countries
18 June 2018, Amman, Jordan - UN CC:Learn, in collaboration with the Ministry of the Environment of Jordan and EDAMA Association for Energy, Water & Environment, has developed a free Introductory e-Course on Climate Change in Arabic.
Following the launch event on 25 April 2018 in Amman, Jordan, EDAMA has conducted an awareness session on climate change at the Jordan University of Science and Technology.
EDAMA introduced the students to the UN CC:Learn Introductory e-Course on Climate Change, providing…
UNITAR co-hosts 8th Annual Geneva Institute for Leadership and Public Policy
1 June 2018, Geneva, Switzerland – The 8th Annual Geneva Institute for Leadership and Public Policy (GILPP), held in May and June of 2018, convened 91 public leaders from 23 nations to build capacity for UN Sustainable Development Goal #16, addressing peace, justice, and strong institutions the world over.
UNITAR co-hosted the four-day summit at the Palais des Nations and the Centre International de Conférences Genève (CICG). The aim of GILPP goes to the heart of UNITAR’s core mandate: to build…