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December 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – Between 2017 and 2019, UNOSAT has been committed to supporting the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) to build resilience to the many hazards the country is exposed to, namely floods and tropical storms – hazards which will only grow in severity and frequency with climate change. The situation is especially urgent as Lao PDR is particularly vulnerable to these threats, as it is ranked one of the poorest or least developed countries in the Asia Pacific region. Thanks to the financial support from the Norwegian Agency for Development C...
28 November 2024 Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and ADN Group, in partnership with the Doha Forum, are proud to announce the agenda and panelists for the upcoming Doha World Negotiation Day taking place at the Sheraton Grand, in Doha, Qatar on December 9th, 2024 (15:00 – 18:00). The event will begin with an opening ceremony, followed by two panels as described below and the bestowing of the ‘Doha Best Negotiator of the Year 2024’ Award. After the event we invite participants to join a reception. , In an era m...
14 October 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nation’s Operational Programme for Satellite Analysis and Applied Research (UNOSAT) remotely joined the training on Information Management led by UNITAR Division for Peace. This training was delivered for the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in September 2020 in Chad.
Led by the Lake Chad Basin Commission in 2015, the MNJTF is a joint military task force composed of troops from Benin, Cameroun, Chad, Niger and Nigeria. Their mandate includes the creation of a safe and secure environment for the areas affected by extre...
06 February 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - In the framework of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting held in Davos, Switzerland from 21 to 24 January 2020, The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in collaboration with AB InBev renewed its collaboration to continue to “Strengthening Road Safety - A partnership to build capacity, drive innovation and deliver meaningful impact”.
The partnership is aligned to the call from the United Nations General Assembly during its seventy-fourth session[1] in which invited all relevant stakeholders, internatio...
15 May 2020, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR and Arab Gulf Program for Development (AGFUND) launched its first joint online course on Fundamentals of Microfinance as part of a series of online courses aimed at supporting financial inclusion initiatives across the Middle East and Africa. Thanks to the financial support of AGFUND, these training courses are made freely available to the participants.
This joint initiative with AGFUND recognizes financial inclusion as an enabler of sustainable development goals including eradicating poverty; achieving gender equality and ec...
10 April 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Sovereign Order of Malta successfully hosted a Human Rights Council side event titled, "After 25 Years of the Palermo Protocol – The Need for Real Action".Focusing on strengthening global efforts to combat human trafficking through capacity-building and training, the event brought together a plethora of experts in the field, encouraging rich dialogue and raising awareness of the remaining pitfalls in current methods following the General Assembly Resolution...
2月11日に、エジプト、イラク、レバノンの起業家およびイノベーター17名が、国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）の「持続可能なビジネス開発による食料安全保障と生計向上：エジプト・イラク・レバノン向け起業家研修」の日本ワークショップを通して得た知識を活用したビジネスモデルや事業構想を発表しました。表敬訪問、スタディツアー、体験型学習などで構成されたこのワークショップは、2月4日から11日まで、東京と広島で開催されました。この研修事業は、日本政府の支援を受け、中東・北アフリカ地域において持続可能でレジリエンスある食料システムと経済発展を促進することを目的としています。, 2025年2月11日、広島 – エジプト、イラク、レバノンの起業家およびイノベーター17名が、国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）の「持続可能なビジネス開発による食料安全保障と生計向上：エジプト・イラク・レバノン向け起業家研修」の日本ワークショップを通して得た知識を活用したビジネスモデルや事業構想を発表しました。この対面式研修は、2025年2月4日から11日まで国内で開催され、最終日にはハッカソンが実施されました。参加者は、この研修を通して習得した知識やスキルを活かし、自身のビジネスプランを磨き上げ、ピッチを行いました。この研修事業は、日本政府の支援を受け、中東・北アフリカ地域...
18 October 2023, Merida, Mexico – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Merida (CIFAL Merida) in close collaboration with the Secretary of Public Safety of the State of Yucatan (SSP) implemented a series of practical activities to raise awareness about the dangers of drinking and driving amongst high school students in Yucatan.
Throughout September, a total of 2,470 students (1,239 men and 1,231 women) from the following institutions were reached through the Autosobriety Training Programme to Prevent Drinking and Driving:
Centro de Estudi...
16 October 2018, Taguig City, Philippines – The International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Philippines (CIFAL Philippines) jointly with the University of the Philippines (UP) Korea Research Center and UP Asian Center convened the Conference “South Korean Migration to Philippines” at Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, Philippines.
Migration’s integral role for sustainable development was recognized for the first time in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which unveils the contributions of migrants to foster development among countries of origin and des...
Aspiring young entrepreneurs and agribusiness innovators in Egypt, Iraq and Lebanon are invited to apply to the UNITAR RISE LAB Igniting Youth Potential in Egypt, Iraq, and Lebanon through Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Resilience programme.The programme will prepare young entrepreneurs, aged 18-40, to transform their ideas for enhancing food security into viable businesses or to scale existing ventures.The programme will run from May 2025 to March 2026, with two online phases and a final in-person phase.It is supported by the Government and people of Japan and ...