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“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...
Anna Beck, Associate DDR officer at the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo Anna Beck found herself navigating a journey from the private sector to the role of project manager within the United Nations peacekeeping mission MONUSCO in 2022. As an associated Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) officer, her work primarily focuses on Community Violence Reduction (CVR) projects. Despite her large experience in project management, Anna was eager t...
UNITAR and Princeton in Asia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and embarked on a new partnership.
A Princeton in Asia intern will work at the UNITAR Hiroshima Office as a Leadership and Inclusion Intern over the US summer.
, 5 July 2023, Hiroshima, Japan – UNITAR is pleased to announce a new partnership with Princeton in Asia through which a Princeton in Asia intern will work at the UNITAR Hiroshima Office as a Leadership and Inclusion Trainee over the US summer. Princeton in Asia interns are generally undergraduate students. The pa...
UNITAR opened a call for applications to the 2025 UNITAR Hiroshima Youth Ambassador Programme – Leaders of a New Generation.The programme is for students attending high schools in Hiroshima Prefecture.It will be held in Hiroshima from 29 June to 24 August 2025, aiming to deepen the students’ understanding of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation and peacebuilding, and to cultivate young leaders who will convey messages of peace from Hiroshima to the world.The programme is offered free of charge and will be held in cooperation with the UNITAR Association, with the suppor...
This is the second issue of the UNITAR Division of Prosperity quarterly newsletter. The newsletter will update you on the progress of our various programmes and initiatives. It will be available through the UNITAR website and social media and shared via email. To subscribe or send us questions/comments, please email: prosperity_communications@unitar.org., The recent upheaval in Afghanistan has affected many people including UNITAR alumni, partners and prospective participants. UNITAR has been following the situation with utmost concern and has called for the ...
UNITAR celebrates its 50th anniversary since its inception in December 1963. The Institute organized commemorative events both in Geneva and New York.
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28 November 2013, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in cooperation with the Group of 77 and China, Geneva Chapter, organized a high-level event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of UNITAR, and to sign a Framework of Cooperation between G77 and UNITAR.
All Permanent Missions based in Geneva were invited to the event and it was attended by more than 150 partic...
UNITAR and UNSD launched their new data tool StaTact during an official side event of the HLPF2018 on 11 July 2018 in New York. The side event featured experiences of the three pilot countries and was opened by UNITAR Executive Director Mr. Nikhil Seth and Director of UN Statistics Division Mr. Stefan Schweinfest.
StaTact is a tactical tool enabling data producers and data users to discuss pressing data gaps and develop a short-term, realistic action plan to address them. The tool has been used over the past six months by 15 pilot countries, including 13 African and Asian ...
2022年も残りわずかになりました。本年も国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局は、「新たな日常」のなかで、実務的なスキルや考え方を得られる学びの機会を必要とする多くの方にお届けしようとまい進して参りました。
来年2023年は、ユニタールにとって特別な年となります。ユニタールが創設されてから60周年、ユニタール広島事務所が設立してから20周年を迎えます。研修の提供や組織強化に一層力を入れ、SDGs達成に貢献して参ります。
※リンク先が英文となっている場合があります。ご了承ください。, 2022年11月22日、東アフリカ地域政府間開発機構事務局は国際連合開発計画（UNDP）・ユニタールと共同で、女性を対象とした起業・金融リテラシーオンライン研修を東アフリカで開始しました。25名の女性起業家がパイロット事業に参加し、5週間のオンライン研修と1週間の地域別対面ワークショップに取り組んでいます。研修を通して、参加者の起業及び金融に関する能力を強化し、参加者が自身でビジネスの機会を見出し、地域課題の解決に貢献することを目指しています。
なお同研修は、2021年にユニタールが実施した、アフリカにおけるジェンダー平等と女性の地位向上プロジェクトにおける、研修ニーズ調査の結果に基づいて作成されました。
もっと読む, 2022年9月、ユ...
A new Module focusing on “Leaving no one behind: Approaches, tools and best practices to promote meaningful engagement of all stakeholders in the implementation and follow up of the 2030 Agenda” of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Strengthening Stakeholder Engagement for the Review and Implementation of the 2030 Agenda is now available.
Developed in a partnership between UNDESA’s Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) and UNITAR, this new module explains the rationale of the Pledge to Leave No One Behind, identify ...
Luay Hussein Moh’d is a Jordanian entrepreneur who is developing an app to connect patients with pharmacies, to simplify the process of locating medicines.He participated in the UNITAR Great Ideas Space 2022: Entrepreneurship for Public Health and COVID-19 Recovery programme, where he built fundamental skills and gained knowledge to ensure the success of his project., 28 August 2024, Hiroshima, Japan - Luay Hussein Moh’d is a Jordanian entrepreneur who wants to create positive change. With over 23 years of experience in the IT field – from programming and project management...