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“Very importantly, climate displacement is a huge reality in our region and very much in Fiji, and using the CommonSensing tools and data, we have started to prioritise top 15 communities in urgent need of relocation. The CS risk index can help us not just to approach this whole question of relocating people, but also to prioritize who has to move and whose land we can save. It tells us how far inland we need to move a village. Without the CommonSensing platform, this would have been very difficult to achieve.” Shivanal Kumar, Climate Change Adaptation Specialist, Min...
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...
1. ARE THERE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR THE MASTER IN HUMANITARIAN ACTION AND PEACEBUILDING?
Not at the moment, however, there is a possibility to pay the tuition fee in different instalments. More information can be found here.
2. IS THE MASTER IN HUMANITARIAN ACTION AND PEACEBUILDING A PART-TIME PROGRAMME?
Yes, MAHAP was designed to be a part-time programme. MAHAP is usually studied over 30 months. Being part-time, it allows you to remain in the field working whilst completing your studies. However, you can extend your studies if needed and take up to 5 years to c...
On the UNITAR Online Catalogue, you can view the entire spectrum of upcoming, current and past events, including training and training-related courses, workshops and seminars; briefings; conferences and public lectures; side events; and meetings. To view the details of an event, including the background, objectives, methodology, targeted audience and application/registration modalities, simply scroll over and click on the event title.
Public – by registration. Are open to individuals from the targeted audiences and are based on a simple registration procedure. Su...
11 April 2022 - Policymakers and Data producers tend to work in silos, disconnected from one another, preventing them to benefit from the synergies and benefits collaborative efforts would bring, especially to advance the SDGs and ensure No One is Left Behind.
To address this disconnect, UNESCAP, PARIS21 and UNITAR respectively developed EPIC, ADAPT and StaTact, three free-standing and complementary data-planning tools intervening at different stages of the data production process and concerned with multi-stakeholder collaboration.
This session of the Asia-Pacific Stats...
The G7 Summit was held in Hiroshima, Japan, from 19 May to 21 May 2023.
Keiko Ogura, a hibakusha (survivor of the atomic bomb), spoke to the G7 leaders during the Summit.
She believes coming to Hiroshima gives people the opportunity to reflect and explore what they can do to bring about peace.
Ms. Ogura values UNITAR’s role in promoting peace through education.
UNITAR Hiroshima Office organized a pre-G7 Summit youth event and participated in activities coinciding with the G7 Summit.
The three events highlighted young people’s and women’s innovative actions for peace...
On 1 July 2023, UNITAR Hiroshima Office held a public forum “Empowering Changemakers – A Force towards Sustainable Futures” at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum to commemorate UNITAR's 60th anniversary and UNITAR Hiroshima Office's 20th anniversary with the Hiroshima community.
The panellists discussed their perspectives on youth empowerment - opportunities, challenges and responsibilities changemakers experience today.
Over 100 participants joined the anniversary forum.
, 14 July 2023, Hiroshima, Japan – On 1 July 2023, UNITAR Hiroshima Office held a public forum “Em...
December 2021 – We need the power of Generations Z and Alpha to tackle climate change. But while we recognize the importance of empowering youth, have we been helping them to act on their creativity and to reflect that back into their communities?
UNITAR Division for Prosperity hopes to do just that with its Youth Ambassador programmes, one in Hiroshima and another in Asia and the Pacific, where high school students develop projects to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)., One Hiroshima Youth Ambassador, Wakaba Takai (16), challenges the prevailing view i...
21 May 2024, Bali, Indonesia – UNITAR’s Global Water Academy (UGWA) proudly hosted the side event entitled ‘Enhancing Transboundary Water Management and SDGs: A Collaborative Approach’ in collaboration with CIFAL Singapore (Nanyang Technological Institute), and CIFAL Bangkok (Asian Institute of Technology) at the World Water Forum (WWF) in Bali, Indonesia.
The side event aimed to bridge two critical aspects of global water challenges: transboundary water management and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 6. This aligns with the overarc...
On 4 September 2024, UNITAR hosted in Geneva a workshop and a panel discussion on AI-driven sustainable solutions for global challenges.In the morning workshop, 40 participants engaged in exercises and group discussions to navigate the ethical considerations of AI use and explore best practices from low-resource settings in health care, education, agriculture and climate action.Over 40 participants joined in person for two panels led by the members of UNITAR Division for Prosperity Advisory Board, where they explored the role of AI in strengthening societal resilience...