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11 December 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - On three dates in December 2020 (7, 10, 11), UNITAR and UN Statistics Division hosted an online workshop for the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on the uses and applications of the updated StaTact online tool for resolving short-term tactical data problems.
The workshop was action-oriented, designed to apply StaTact as a pilot to a number of PSA priorities and develop realistic action plans that the PSA could then go on to implement. Prior to the workshop, the PSA submitted some real-life problems they were facing, and pa...
High school students from Asia Pacific can apply to the Youth Ambassador Asia Pacific Programme 2022.
Participants will develop and practice skills in critical thinking, innovation, entrepreneurship, communication and leadership.
The 10-week programme will run from 24 September 2022.
UNITAR Division for Prosperity launched the programme in 2021 to educate and empower the youth about the most pressing issues affecting global recovery and the relevance of the SDGs.
Deadline for applications is on 9 September 2022.
, 6 Ju...
アジア太平洋18か国から集まった研修参加者50名が、国連ユニタールの「自由で開かれたインド太平洋のリーダー育成：海洋と人間の安全保障研修」の最終フェーズである12日間の日本での対面ワークショップ（2月10日～21日）を終え、3フェーズにわたり実施された同研修プログラムを修了しました。このワークショップは、参加者の能力強化を図るとともに、インド太平洋地域における海洋と人間の安全保障の課題に対する地域のレジリエンスを高めるためのネットワークを強化すること目的とし、日本政府の支援により実施されました。参加者は淡路島、広島、千葉、東京を訪れ、専門家による講義やフィールドワークに参加し、海洋資源管理、持続可能な漁業と農業、海洋保全、沿岸域の資源管理、排水処理、災害リスク軽減など関する知識を深めました。最終日には、参加者がエビデンスに基づいた政策提言を発表し、インド太平洋地域における海洋と人間の安全保障の課題に対する実行可能な解決策を示しました。ワークショップは、修了証授与式と研修成果を共有するための公開イベントで締めくくられました。, 2025年2月21日、東京 –アジア太平洋18か国から集まった研修参加者50名が、国連ユニタールの「自由で開かれたインド太平洋のリーダー育成：海洋と人間の安全保障研修」の最終フェーズである12日間の日本での対面...
Workshop Kick-Starts Global Network of Trainers for an Inclusive Green Economy
17 October 2016, Turin, Italy - “At first I thought learning about green fiscal reform would be really dry, but with the right training approach it can actually be a lot of fun!” Ms. Donna King-Braithwaite, Environmental Education Officer at the Ministry of Environment and Drainage in Barbados acknowledged. Donna was one of the participants of the Training of Trainers for a Transition to an Inclusive Green Economy which took place within the frame of the Global Green Economy Academy organized…
8 June 2022, Geneva, Switzerland - The 2022 World’s Universities with Real Impact (WURI) Ranking, seeking to assess the innovativeness of universities for the future, will be presented on June 9, 2022, at 3:00 pm (CET)/10:00 pm (KST) in both Switzerland and South Korea. This ranking for innovative universities is designed to highlight and appreciate the efforts of universities to produce a future workforce aligning with the growing demands among entrepreneurs in contemporary society.
This ranking of innovative universities is organized by the Institute for Policy and...
22 April 2019, UNITAR New York Office, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office hosted a workshop with the Maryland-based organization Trees for the Future on the topic of diversifying nutrition and income sources. This was the final workshop of the three-part series on Using Agroforestry to Meet Sustainable Development Goals sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Sweden’s programme “Leveling the Playing Field”.
Mr. Pelayo Alvarez delivered the welcoming remarks and opened the International Mother Earth Day Special Workshop...
4 July 2019, Geneva, Switzerland - On the 10th and 11th of June 2019, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research successfully hosted a Workshop on Digital Diplomacy, which marked the last workshop in its series of Core Diplomatic Trainings for the 4th Edition of the Executive Diploma in Diplomatic Practice. 19 participants were in attendance including diplomats, international development specialists, entrepreneurs and professionals from the private sector.
It was facilitated by Mr. Shaun Riordan, an expert consultant and Chair for Diplomacy and Cyberspace of t...
July 14, 2025, New York, USA - UNITAR launched the tenth annual 2025 SDGs Learning Training and Practice (SDGs in Practice) series, in partnership with the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), with the Opening Segment event hosted in Conference Room 11. SDGs in Practice, held as a special event on the margins of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) aimed to highlight sustainable development practitioners, whose work aligned with the HLPF theme: “Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Devel...
UN CC:Learn E-course is Now Available in Mandarin Chinese!
23 June 2017, Geneva, Switzerland - The UN CC:Learn introductory e-Course on Climate Change, which gathered 86,000 participants from around the world, is now available in Chinese! The Chinese version of the course was developed in collaboration with the Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development (IESD). The course was officially launched at the International Student Conference on Environment and Sustainability 2017 held in Tongji University, Shanghai, China from 2-7 June 2017.
The course…
20 Young South Sudanese Professionals Begin UNITAR Leadership and Entrepreneurship Training in Juba
19 June 2018, Juba, South Sudan – The fourth cycle of the UNITAR Hiroshima South Sudan Fellowship: Entrepreneurship and Project Planning began on 12 June as 20 young South Sudanese professionals took part in the programme’s Orientation Workshop in Juba, South Sudan. The Orientation Workshop will be followed by Workshop II which is scheduled to take place from 20 to 26 June in Entebbe, Uganda. Now in its fourth cycle, the programme has 64 alumni, who represent 42 different…