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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 ...
16 February 2024, Doha, Qatar - From the 14th to the 16th of February 2024, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, UNITAR, and the Global Organization of Parliamentarians against Corruption, GOPAC, successfully celebrated the Workshop “Anticorruption and Human Rights” Training for Parliamentarians.
With the spirit of inclusiveness, this learning initiative took place in a hybrid format, in Doha, Qatar and online, to foster partnerships and build capacities among 30 distinguished parliamentarians from all regions.
H.E. Nasser bin Metrif Al...
UNITAR, Chengdu United Prosperity Technology Co., Ltd., and the Chengdu Cultural Industry Chamber of Commerce signed a Letter of Agreement on 7 March 2025 to launch the Prosperity Alliance Chengdu.The new Chengdu centre aims to drive sustainable economic development through strategic partnerships, capacity-building programmes and innovative solutions.The centre will focus on equipping local stakeholders in Western China with the skills and expertise needed to drive innovation, strengthen regional capacities and contribute to sustainable economic progress., 11 March 2025, Ge...
Twenty-six young changemakers from Afghanistan, Hong Kong, India, Japan and the Philippines completed the 8-week Youth Ambassador Asia-Pacific Programme 2024 on 30 November 2024.The Youth Ambassador Asia-Pacific Programme aims to support Asia-Pacific youth in developing their abilities to address international issues and work towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This year’s theme was “Local Solutions for Global Challenges: Youth Empowerment and Community Impact.”Four young changemakers won awards for their creative SDG-based projects at the final presentation e...
Gloria Loishiye is a sustainability enthusiast and result-driven entrepreneur from Tanzania whose business philosophy includes intentionality, diversification and strategic planning.
In 2023, Gloria joined the Advancing Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy Training Programme.
For Gloria, the programme has been an eye-opener, and she is using her new knowledge and skills to expand her business.
The programme was delivered by UNITAR Division for Prosperity / Hiroshima Office in partnership with United Nations Development Programme...
24 June 2024, Geneva, Switzerland - In an effort to address the global crisis in access to safe and affordable surgical care, the United Nations Global Surgery Learning Hub (SURGhub) was launched in June 2023. This open-access platform aims to equip the current and future surgical workforce with lifesaving skills. A particular focus is laid on the workforce in low-resource settings., Lack of access to quality surgical and anaesthesia care results in over 18 million preventable deaths annually, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). SURGhub ai...
Established in 2022, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in London (CIFAL City of London) is hosted by MLA College in London, United Kingdom. The centre provides a range of learning opportunities, exchange best practices, support the improvement of decision-making and leadership in the maritime sector to promote sustainability.Scope: Europe and maritime sector.Thematic Areas:Economic developmentSocial inclusionGender equalityEnvironmental sustainabilityMaritime-related affairs., Prof. John ChudleyProfessor John Chudley began honing his skills...
22 March 2023, New York, USA - UNITAR, York University, the Regional Municipality of York (York Region) and York Regional Police renewed its partnership agreement to foster sustainable development in Canada. This agreement aims to deliver joint training and professional development activities, which target – mainly – government officials, leaders, civil society and other interested parties in the areas of safety mobility including road safety, mental health, gender equality, entrepreneurship and economic growth, and climate change, amongst others.
An anticipated outco...
In August 2021, Crowd4SDG launched the second GEAR Cycle of the project. This year’s GEAR Cycle focuses on two Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – SDG 13 on Climate Change and SDG 5 on Gender Equality.
GEAR Cycles include four phases in its implementation: Gather, Evaluate, Accelerate and Refine. The first phase, Gather, kicked off in August with the launch of a call for projects for Open Seventeen (017). This year’s call focused on projects tackling the many challenges related to climate change and gender issues, with the application of crowdsourcing solutions. T...
17 November 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - On 12 November 2021, David Dao stepped on the stage of the CICG, in Geneva, to deliver a powerful message to an audience of 300 people: developed nations must work alongside indigenous communities, who are the stewards of the world’s forests, to halt deforestation and reward those who work tirelessly to preserve the planet’s natural resources. David, who is a scientist at ETH Zurich and the son of two Vietnamese refugees rescued by a German ship in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, believes that indigenous people and re...