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11 April 2019 New York USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) delivered its annual “Elections to UN Organs: Workshop for Election Officers”. With sponsorship of the Swedish contribution under the programme “Levelling the Playing Field”, the day-long workshop consisted of five seminars. It included UN staff and elections officers from Least Development Countries (LDCs), Middle Income Countries (MICs) as well as Developed Countries with the aim to help delegates understand the processes and procedures of various United Nations organs. The w...
July 1st 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - On 17 June 2021 the Division for Peace of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Al Sharq Forum (ASF) with the aim of strengthening targeted learning and capacity building offers in the areas of peacebuilding, conflict resolution, human rights promotion and gender equality. Al Sharq Forum's capacity-building platforms and its access to local grass-root networks, combined with UNITAR’s wide expertise and experiences of providing innovative learning solutions, will undoubte...
Through the specialized Pre-deployment Training and Advisory Team, the Division for Peace provides training and advisory services to Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs), Police Contributing Countries (PCCs), Countries Contributing Corrections Officers and civilian peacekeepers following their deployment to peacekeeping missions. For more information and potential queries, please contact us at: pdta@unitar.org....
“Youth-led Peace and Reconciliation in Colombia: A Transformational Approach” is a project designed by UNITAR with the generous support of the German Federal Foreign Office and in partnership with Ciudad Don Bosco (CDB). It aims to contribute to the ongoing peacebuilding and reconciliation process in Colombia by strengthening resilience and conflict prevention capacities of at-risk youth, families, marginalized communities and the broader society.
In the video at the bottom, the UNITAR team gives us an overview of the project and the justification for its implementation i...
26 June 2018, Paris, France/Geneva, Switzerland - For the first time, UNITAR partners with a private company to build a core set of knowledge that will help promote conservation, restoration and safeguarding of our planet, while encouraging Danone employees to take concrete action. Through UN CC:Learn, UNITAR and Danone will develop a learning program on climate change for Danone employees. This core set will be integrated into a larger internal learning platform with extensive resources related to Danone’s vision and goals. Overall, this partnership nourishes the glob...
Hayder Maala, alumnus of the UNITAR Iraq Fellowship Programme, believes entrepreneurship training for young people will help Iraq’s development.
After attending a UNITAR training of trainers programme, Hayder started a youth development NGO and a startup incubator, and became a coach for UNITAR programmes.
He is now managing the digital/frontier technologies programme for UNITAR’s Division for Prosperity.
Applications are being accepted for the Leading Inclusive 4IR: Empowering Women in Iraq for the Future of Work through Digital Reskilling programme.
, 22 October 2021...
UNITAR ran its online training programme Social entrepreneurship training programme for women in the Horn of Africa from October 2020 to June 2021.
247 women entrepreneurs from Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Sudan joined the programme.
Participants developed entrepreneurial skills to address local needs through innovative and creative business solutions.
, 26 October 2021, Hiroshima, Japan - The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening millions of jobs and livelihood opportunities around the world, exacerbating youth unemployment, poverty, and social inequality.
Yet, these adve...
10 & 17 June 2022, New York, United States — The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) held another session of the weekly training workshops for the 2022 President of the General Assembly Fellowship for HOPE (Harnessing Opportunities for Promoting Empowerment of Youth) — UNITAR NYO’s flagship initiative. Fellowship workshops are held every Friday at the United Nations Headquarters and feature multiple distinguished high-level speakers from various branches of the United Nations.
On Friday, June 10th, the PGA fellows were joined in person by ...
From 7 to 11 July 2025, UNITAR will be participating in the AI for Good Global Summit and the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), both held at Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland. These events unite leading thinkers, decision-makers, and practitioners to advance the responsible and ethical use of digital technologies in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals., Our Executive Director, Ms. Michelle Gyles-McDonnough, will represent UNITAR in impactful high-level activities.UN Leaders Roundtable LunchTuesday, 8 July | 12:30–13:45 | PalexpoMs. Michelle Gyles-McDonnou...
イラク保健省のコミュニティ開発部長を務めるAlia Abbasさんは、イラクのプライマリヘルスケアセンターで、女性の問題に対する啓発活動のために精力的に取り組んでいます。国連ユニタールは、2024年に第4期目の「ジェンダー平等と女性のエンパワーメント(GEWE)」研修事業の実施を開始し、リーダーシップとコミュニケーションスキルの学習機会を提供しました。Abbasさんは、同研修を通して効果的なチームマネジメントを学び、これらの学びを職場で共有することによって職員のスキル向上に役立てています。, 2024年11月8日、広島 - イラクの女性たちに対する個人的な目標について尋ねられると、Alia Abbasさんは迷うことなくこう答えました。 「彼女たちを幸せにすること！」。31年間にわたって公衆衛生分野で働いてきたAbbasさんは、その目標の実現のために、自身のキャリアのすべてを捧げてきたといっても過言ではありません。国連ユニタール「ジェンダー平等と女性のエンパワーメント(GEWE)」研修事業で、Abbasさんは効果的なチームマネジメントを学び、職員のスキル向上に役立てています。, イラク保健省のコミュニティ開発部部長のAlia Abbasさんは、イラクのプライマリヘルスケアセンターにおいて女性の問題に対する啓発活動に精力的に取...