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A public youth pitch event "'Peace & xx Ideation' – Nuclear Disarmament and Sustainable Futures" will be hosted by UNITAR, Hiroshima Prefectural Government/Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace (HOPe), the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) on 6 August 2023 at 16:30–18:00 (JST, UTC +9).
Around 60 youths from Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Tokyo will work in teams during the workshop and present their ideas for their ideal future. Experts in discussions on nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and sustainable fu...
Hayder Alla’ Abdulzahra is a young Iraqi entrepreneur who aims to improve access to medical services.
Hayder is developing an app to provide online medical consultations, advice, tutorials, prescriptions and other services to Iraqis.
To build his entrepreneurial skills, Hayder joined the UNITAR Great Ideas Space 2022: Entrepreneurship for Public Health and COVID-19 Recovery programme.
, 25 May 2023, Hiroshima, Japan - Baghdad is home to a growing community of entrepreneurs looking to make a mark. However, without the proper experience and tools, many of these aspiring b...
CIFAL Płock to hold workshop on “Environmental Education and Urban Challenges”, 22-24 September 2009
CIFAL Płock (Poland), in cooperation with its partners UNITAR, Veolia Environnement and the Municipality of Płock, is going to hold a workshop on “Environmental Education and Urban Challenges“on 22-24 September 2009.
The workshop is going to allow 25 representatives from various countries in Central and Eastern Europe (Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Croatia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, and Russia etc.) to discuss environmental education challenges in the region, how to engage communities and raise awareness. Participants represent local authorities,…
UNITAR Workshop Multilateral Negotiations: Sustainable Development and Peaceful and Inclusive Societies
26 - 27 March 2015, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office carried out a workshop on Multilateral Negotiations, focusing on Sustainable Development and Peaceful and Inclusive Societies. A two-day workshop was organized in a framework of the "UNITAR Levelling the Playing Field Negotiations series". This workshop aimed to widen the understanding of links between peaceful and inclusive societies and the sustainable…
UN International Year of Soils Launch at the Scottish Parliament
16 April 2015, Edinburgh, United Kingdom – The United Nations declared 2015 to be the International Year of Soils, emphasizing the multiple roles of soils and the importance of sustaining them.
On 31 March 2015, CIFAL Scotland in partnership with SEPA, SRUC, SNH and The James Hutton Institute hosted the Scottish launch of the UN International Year of Soils. Over 70 delegates including parliamentarians, consular representatives, scientists, and local soil associations joined the discussion…
UNITAR Afghanistan Fellowship Programme 2015 Successfully Concludes
20 November 2015, Hiroshima, Japan – Workshop IV of the UNITAR Afghanistan Fellowship Programme finished today in Hiroshima, marking the conclusion of the 2015 Fellowship Cycle. Held between 16 and 20 November, the workshop was the culmination of the seven-month-long Fellowship Programme which aims at capacity building and enhancing the leadership, management and professional skills of a core group of senior government officials, academics and practitioners from Afghanistan. The 2015 cycle saw 56 trainees…
CIFAL Jeju Co-organises Workshop on Agricultural Innovation for Food Security and Environmental Sustainability
3 April 2018, Jeju, Republic of Korea – UNITAR’s Affiliated Center for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Jeju convened 42 participants from 12 different countries in the Asia-Pacific region working in governments, international organizations, academia, and NGOs for a 3-day workshop on ‘Agricultural Innovation for Food Security and Environmental Sustainability’ in Hanoi, Vietnam. The workshop was co-organized with the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and…
10 November 2023, New York, USA - UNITAR NYO hosted a Global Diplomacy Initiative training session featuring a compelling presentation by H.E. Dr. Laszlo Molnar, a seasoned professional with an extensive career spanning the United Nations system, the private sector, and academia.
The session commenced with H.E. Dr. Molnar sharing insights into his remarkable career journey, offering a unique perspective gained from his experiences across diverse sectors. Attendees, predominantly graduate students specializing in international relations or diplomacy, then introduced themsel...
22 February 2021, Geneva, Switzerland – A global pandemic. A climate emergency. Ongoing armed conflict. These are just some of the issues on the agenda at World Negotiation Day.
Together with ADN Group, and the Global Citizen Forum, UNITAR is organizing the second edition of World Negotiation Day on 9 March 2021. The event will bring together some of the world’s top negotiators from the public and private sectors – ambassadors, leaders, and executives – who have shaped some of the pivotal events of 2020., One of these events is the remarkable UAE - Israel agreement – the A...
4 March 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - International Law is the cornerstone of global interaction, politics, and policy. Emerging challenges and opportunities driven by advanced technologies, as well as new actors are shaping international relations in a broad range of domains, including maritime regulations, international security, and outer space activities. The International law in Focus e-Workshop Series aims at tackling cutting-edge legal topics in specific areas of international law. Each e-workshop will offer insights on harmonious ways to integrate ...