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The road traffic-related deaths and injuries have unparalleled health and socio-economic implications on society, as a whole. A staggering 1.19 million people die on the world’s roads every single year with an additional 20 to 50 million people suffering injuries, often resulting in disabilities. As of 2019, road traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 5 to 29 years and are the 12th leading cause of death when all ages are considered. Two-thirds of the global fatality statistics occur among people of working age (18–59 years), ...
UNITAR held the final presentation session and closing ceremony of the FY2024 Youth Ambassador Programme in Hiroshima City on 22 December 2024. This programme aims to nurture high school students in Hiroshima to become future leaders in international peace and development and was conducted with the support of the Hiroshima Prefecture and Soroptimist International Hiroshima Chuo.Eight high school students from Hiroshima completed Phase 2 of the FY2024 Youth Ambassadors Programme and presented their individual action plans for peace at the closing ceremony.Chis...
The Advisory Board provides technical and critical analysis of the Division's activities to ensure that the quality standards adopted in compliance with the UNITAR mandate and UN guidelines are respected and well-integrated in everything we do.UNITAR draws on the vast experience and knowledge of the Advisory Board members in order to ensure that the Division remains on the cutting edge of offering training, technical assistance and knowledge sharing opportunities aimed at strengthening the capacities of government authorities and policy makers, to develop and implement stra...
September 2020 - Governments around the world have been at the forefront in the fight against global crises, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, the disruptive nature of this crisis has exposed a deeper level of vulnerability in our communities, by creating unprecedented socio-economic and cultural impact. During the crisis, public officials have been faced with the unparalleled urgency to formulate new ways of thinking, adapt to new realities and prepare for the unknown future.
A crisis may be a reoccurring emergency situation common to a specific region (f...
19 August 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – UNITAR is pleased to announce that its Division for Prosperity and Japanese sporting goods company SSK Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance the use of sports as a medium of peace and understanding. SSK created a soccer jersey donning the UNITAR logo, and the jerseys were worn by the soccer players during the “Peace Match” held in Hiroshima on 7 August 2021.
The Hiroshima Football Association 2021 Balcom BMW Peace Match is an annual event held in Hiroshima to commemorate the lives lost and the destruc...
Nearly 30 officials and professionals from 11 Pacific small island countries embarked on a 12-day study tour in Japan as part of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) “Leave No One Behind: Rapid Response to Climate Crises through Early Warning Systems” training programme.The study tour aims to equip the participants with the knowledge and skills to effectively disseminate, monitor, analyse and respond to early warning signals for climate hazards and extreme weather events through expert-led lectures, field visits and group assignment...
19-21 November 2018, Brussels, Belgium – UNITAR hosted the Annual Meeting of its Network of Affiliated International Training Centres for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Brussels and in Antwerp, Belgium. The Directors of 15 CIFAL Centres gathered for three days to review its performance in 2018, discuss opportunities for collaboration, exchange knowledge and expertise, and to develop the training calendar for 2019.
The Annual Meeting also served to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of the CIFAL Global Network, which took place at the Flemish Parliament with s...
While UNOSAT has consistently met high standards in very short delivery timelines, the new Data-in-hand strategy is an attempt to routinely approach actual near-real-time analysis. Francesco Pisano, Manager of UNOSAT, says “this level of responsiveness is not new at UNOSAT. What is new is our strategy to make this a standard feature. We keep looking downstream at user requirements in the field and we equip ourselves with what it takes to do better each time in responding to these”. In commenting on the attempts being done in some quarters of the GIS and space communities to...
UNITAR, the Institute for Industrial Policy Studies (IPS), and the Taylor Institute at Franklin University Switzerland (FUS), collaborate on National Competitiveness Report: Two rankings for each nation with low-cost strategy and differentiation strategy. The results of the IPS National Competitiveness Report were released on October 28, 2021, in a public conference of National Competitiveness organised by IPS and FUS, and co-hosted by UNITAR. UNITAR will be involved in fully contributing to the 2022 Report., Currently, there are three institutions that announce&n...