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“Leadership is the ability to influence others and motivate individuals, groups and teams toward a common goal.”
Since 1963, UNITAR has provided young and professional diplomats who act as leaders from all over the world with the skills and knowledge to lead and make an impact.
There are an estimated 1.8 million people today between the ages of 10 and 24, which is the largest generation of youth in human history. Connected to each other like never before, young people increasingly contribute to innovative solutions, driving social progress and inspiring political initiat...
December 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - We are pleased to announce that UN SDG:Learn has new functionalities that allows users to register on the platform and get recommendations on the learning and make own learning lists. In addition, one get certified on SDG Primer test directly on the platform.
The recommendations are provided based on the learning preference around 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and three cross-cutting areas such as 2030 Agenda, Leave No One Behind and Breaking the silos which covers the topics of policy coherence, integrated planning and system...
12- 14 March 2019, Puerto Rico, USA – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Merida (CIFAL Merida) in partnership with the International Airport of Merida, Aerostar, C-Prep Programme and the International Council of Airports in Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC) joined forces to carry out the International Seminar on Hurricane Preparedness.
This training event counted with the participation of distinguished speakers such as Dr. Lixion Ávila, Specialist from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States, as well as...
14 July 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - From 11 to 13 June 2025, UNITAR supported a workshop, “Harnessing Administrative Data Sources for Official Statistics Production: Migration and Environment/Climate Change statistics cases” in Grenada, implemented by Grenada’s Central Statistical Office (CSO). The workshop supports Grenada’s overarching objective of integrating administrative data into its national statistical framework, providing a space to formalize engagement between administrative data holders and the CSO for enhanced data quality. Key administrative data contribu...
Three UNITAR alumni, Rachel Nunn, Branson Pitakia, and Alex Rilifia, contributed to the national initiative of developing an inclusive early warning system (EWS) in the Solomon Islands.The EWS technology delivers instant alerts to all mobile users without the need for internet or phone numbers.Their contributions exemplify a tangible outcome of the UNITAR “Leave No One Behind: Rapid Response to Climate Crises through Early Warning Systems” programme (2024–2025), funded by the Government and People of Japan., 1 July 2025, Hiroshima, Japan — A group of passionate alumni from ...
9月19日、「自由で開かれたインド太平洋のリーダー育成研修:海洋と人間の安全保障」(日本政府拠出)の第2フェーズの一環として国連ユニタールが実施した、ジャカルタでのワークショップが終了しました。アジア12か国からの約80名の参加者は、ワークショップで得た知識やスキルを活用し、それぞれの地域特有の海洋と人間の安全保障の課題に対する解決策について考え、発表しました。ワークショップのハイライトの一つには、9月12日のタンゲラン市の視察ツアーがあり、参加者は都市型養殖施設を訪れ、マングローブ植樹などの実習を通じて、持続可能な養殖の実践についての知識を深めました。, 2024年9月19日、「自由で開かれたインド太平洋のリーダー育成研修:海洋と人間の安全保障」(FOIP)研修ワークショップに参加した約80名は、グループワークを通してそれぞれの地域特有の海洋と人間の安全保障の課題に対する解決策を構想し、発表しました。この発表は、国連訓練調査研究所(ユニタール)がアジア12か国の官民リーダーを対象としてジャカルタで開催した10日間のワークショップの集大成です。同ワークショップは、日本政府の資金援助を受けて実施され、参加者はインド太平洋地域における海洋と人間の安全保障に関する喫緊の課題に取り組むための知識とスキルを習得しました。, 10日間にわたり、参加者は専...
2021年5月25日・香港/広島 ― 今年度より、国連ユニタール青少年大使プログラムをアジア太平洋地域に拡大して実施することとなりました。国連ユニタールとITS エデュケーションアジア(ITS)の共催で、今年度の国連ユニタール青少年大使・アジア太平洋プログラムは香港で実施いたします。新型コロナウイルスのパンデミックからの「より良い復興」を目指し、高校生たちは10週間の研修で持続可能な開発目標(SDGs)などについて学びます。
「社会が発展するための原動力は若者です。SDGs達成を推し進めていくのは、我々の世代のためではなく、次世代の若者のためです。ITSは、香港、中国とアジア太平洋の若者が国際舞台で活躍するために必要な教育と持続可能な開発を支援しています。ITSの揺るぎない貢献を理解していただき、国連ユニタールに感謝しています」とITS創設者のダニー・ハリントンさんは話します。
「世界経済フォーラムで発表されたアップリンク(Uplink)は、SDGs達成や開発課題の解決に必要なアイデアや行動を触発するクラウド型新プラットフォームです。これに参加した若者はみな、新しいシステム構築や社会の変革に携わりたいという熱意にあふれていました。国連ユニタール青少年大使プログラムは、若者が将来の枠組みを自分たち自身の手で描いていく取り組みです」とグローバ...
Nassrine Azimi is one of the original UNITAR staff members who contributed to the success of the Institute. A young journalist and later, urban planner, who graduated from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva and the University of Lausanne, she later helped to establish two among three UNITAR outposted offices in the world. Legacy of one of the most passionate UNITAR staff members, who fell in love with Hiroshima:
Shortly after joining UNITAR in 1986, Nassrine opened an environmental programme on the use of…
The Climate Change Programme (CCP) of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and its consortium partner–Montgomery Watson Harza (MWH), UK –have secured, through a competitive call for proposals, a multi-million project for the implementation of the EU Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA). The aim of the GCCA is to help the most vulnerable developing countries increase their capacity to adapt to the effects of climate change, in support of the achievement of the millennium development goals (MDGs).
Through the GCCA initiative, the European…
The United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT), recognized by the Economic and Social Council in its resolution E/2021/L.221, provides satellite imagery-based analysis, training and capacity development to the United Nations system and Member States across their territories., Through its Emergency Mapping Service (EMS), UNOSAT provides United Nations agencies, Member States, and other international humanitarian organizations with cost-free satellite imagery analysis to support humanitarian assistance in response to major disasters and crises worldwide. With 24/7 year-round av...