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Mwikali Munyao, Kenyan carpenter and entrepreneur, participated in the first round of the UNITAR Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Leadership Training for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa.
In the COVID-19 pandemic, Mwikali lost her job as a customer service agent. She decided to pursue her interest in carpentry and turned it into a business.
The UNITAR training taught her the entrepreneurial skills she needed and helped her business overcome financial challenges.
The second round of the UNITAR entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership training programme, r...
The communities of the Cook Islands have had to be self-reliant when it comes to natural disasters.
“We’ve had a fortnight of heavy, heavy rain. Just last week, a coconut tree fell across the road on my driveway. So [the community], we got out there and cleaned it up,” says Lydia Sijp, member of the Tupapa/Maraeranga disaster management committee on Rarotonga, the country’s largest and most populous island, and 2016 UNITAR training alumna.
We call for help from the government. But if the government doesn’t turn up, we just get out there and do it ourselves.
The Co...
The International Institute of Humanitarian Law (IIHL) is offering the Summer Course on International Humanitarian Law for its 11th consecutive year from June 27 to July 9, 2011 in Sanremo, Italy and in Geneva.
The Summer Course is open to both academics and practitioners seeking to expand their knowledge of International Humanitarian Law (IHL).
Participants range from Government officials and NGO personnel to university faculty and graduate students. Undergraduate students can apply if they will be finishing their degree by the time the course begins.
UNITAR is…
On 12 July 2010 UNITAR signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) located in Gujarat, India.
UNITAR’s partnerships strategy aims at developing agreements with Academic institutions such as Universities and Research Centres around the world.
The Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) is one of the premier national law universities of India and offers degree and diploma programmes in law and related fields at undergraduate and postgraduate level. In addition to teaching, it provides research, advisory, training services at state and…
Mr. Ammirati has served as Director for Road Safety and Global Advocacy at the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) since 2017, where he leads international strategy and advocacy for a global network representing over 80 million road users. He has played a key role in strengthening global cooperation on sustainable mobility, road safety, and the rights of road users through FIA Member Clubs and strategic partnerships with multilateral institutions.Prior to his work at the FIA, Mr. Ammirati spent 12 years at the World Economic Forum, where he was responsible for…
国連ユニタールは、2025年8月25日から8月28日にかけて、アジア４か国および広島県からの若者計13名を迎え、「SDGsとデジタル未来：AIとデジタル・ストーリーテリングで切り拓く変革」研修・スタディツアーを広島市内で開催しました。スタディツアーでは、広島平和記念資料館訪問や平和記念公園のVRガイドツアー、被爆者講話、デジタルツールの活用事例を学ぶワークショップや企業視察等を実施しました。最終日、参加者は、AIやデジタル技術を活用して制作するストーリーテリング企画を発表しました。, 2025年8月28日、広島 - 国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）は、2025年8月25日から8月28日にかけて、アジア４か国および広島県からの若者計13名を迎え、「SDGsとデジタル未来：AIとデジタル・ストーリーテリングで切り拓く変革」研修・スタディツアーを広島市内で開催しました。同事業は、広島県および広島市の資金提供を受け、一般社団法人国連ユニタール協会の協力のもと国連ユニタールが実施しています。AIやデジタル・ストーリーテリングを社会変革のツールとして活用する能力を若者の間に育むことを目的としています。, 4日間にわたるスタディツアーは、8月25日に開始しました。株式会社スピングルカンパニーとのコラボレーションにより、参加者は「折り鶴再生スニーカ...
UNITAR launched Prosperity Alliance Singapore as a new regional hub to promote innovation and sustainable development across ASEAN.The launch event in Singapore gathered global leaders, highlighting strong support for inclusive regional growth.Prosperity Alliance Singapore will focus on clean energy, digital inclusion, youth and women leadership and community development.In partnership with governments and universities, Prosperity Alliance Singapore aims to empower local changemakers and advance the 2030 Agenda., 27 May 2025, Singapore – The United Nations Institute fo...
Working in partnership with some of the strongest academic institutions globally, UNITAR offers innovative and unique masters programmes, taught by seasoned faculty, experts, and practitioners from both within, and outside of the UN System. Offering a wide range of academic topics including Digital International Relations, Gender and Diplomacy and Public International Law, these courses equip students with the necessary and diverse skills needed for careers in multilateral diplomacy. Possessing robust academic curriculums combined with practical application, their dual...
Michelle Gyles-McDonnough, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Director, UNITAROn 16 December 2024, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Michelle Gyles-McDonnough of Jamaica as the new Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). With more than 30 years’ experience in sustainable development, policy advocacy, international trade and international relations, and change management in complex bureaucracies, Ms. Gyles-McDonnough has held multiple leadership roles withi...
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