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Mr. D’Aza has extensive experience in municipal politics at both the national and international levels, giving him the knowledge and leadership skills to propose, introduce, and drive the changes needed by Dominican municipalities and their entities to lead development processes in the territory.Elected Mayor of the municipality of Villa González for the period 1998-2002, he implemented the country's first participatory municipal budget, before it was included in the legal framework and subsequently enshrined in the Constitution reformed in 2010.He was executive director…
2025年9月10日、国連ユニタールは、アジア太平洋地域をはじめとする世界83か国からの参加者1,100名以上を迎え、「津波防災に関する女性のリーダーシップ研修」を開講しました。本研修は、参加者に災害リスク軽減に関するスキルの習得に加え、女性のリーダーシップの育成を目的としています。第1フェーズは2025年9月から11月までオンラインで実施され、参加者は自らの地域や国に即した包摂的な災害リスク軽減計画を策定します。2026年3月には、第1フェーズで優秀な成果を収めた参加者が専門家との集中研修に招待されます。, 2025年9月22日、日本・広島 ― 2025年9月10日、国連研修調査研究所（ユニタール）は、日本政府の支援を受けて実施する「津波防災に関する女性のリーダーシップ研修」を開講しました。本研修にはアジア太平洋地域をはじめ、世界83か国から1,100名以上の参加者を迎えました。同研修は、2025年9月から2026年3月にかけて2段階の研修フェーズで実施され、地域に根ざした早期警報システムや災害対応における女性のリーダーシップの育成を目指します。特に、女性が災害の影響を受けやすい現実を踏まえ、女性・平和・安全保障（WPS）の原則を取り入れ、太平洋地域の気候変動や災害リスク軽減において女性を中心的な担い手として位置づけています。研修...
08 November 2021, New York, USA – UNITAR New York Office met with the Permanent Mission of Egypt to discuss further collaboration with the Institute for Diplomatic Studies for diplomatic personnel.
The meeting was attended by H.E. Ambassador Walid Hagg, Director of Institute for Diplomatic Studies; Mr. Abdelrhman M. Farid, Third Secretary to the Permanent Mission of Egypt; Mr. Pelayo Alvarez, Programme Coordinator of UNITAR New York office; Ms. Reem Ebid, Consultant for the UNITAR New York office, and diplomats from the Permanent Mission of Egypt., The goal for...
7 September 2022, Płock, Poland – The “Autosobriety Training Programme to Prevent Drink-Driving” kicks off today with the aim to equip and train driving schools, educational centres and secondary schools with educational tools in order to contribute to the prevention and reduction of alcohol-related traffic fatalities and injuries in Poland.
The programme comprises educational tools including an online training course, a 360-degree video to experience the effects of alcohol in driving performance through Virtual Reality, and a microlearning course available through EdApp....
28 May 2024, Geneva, Switzerland - In the vast expanse of the Pacific, where the azure waters meet lush islands, the threat of climate change is not distant, but a reality deeply anchored in the present. Rising sea levels, frequent flooding, and coastal erosion pose relentless threats to their rich ecosystems and communities. Despite contributing minimally to global carbon emissions, these island nations face staggering costs to bolster their infrastructure against climate-induced hazards. Estimates suggest that Pacific island countries need to inve...
UNITAR's Women's Leadership for Peace programme stands out as a source of empowerment in the landscape of global peace initiatives. Created in 2020, this innovative initiative was designed to address the unique challenges faced by women in the peace and security field and to increase the number of women in crucial leadership roles. Over the course of 2023, this program further evolved through four iterations, reaching women from over 30 nationalities and at different stages of their careers, making this program a truly global endeavour. By promoting peace and gend...
10 August 2023, Port Vila, Vanuatu - Vanuatu faces many threats because of climate change – the most visible of which is sea-level rise. While coastal inundation poses great risks to infrastructure, damage can be mitigated through evidence-based planning geospatial information technologies (GIT). Leveraging GIT with new and innovative technologies like drones can assist decision-makers in targeting their country’s most vulnerable sectors and communities, thereby ensuring future resilience.
One key entry point in boosting Vanuatu’s climate resilience has been in supporting ...
Raghad Hav participated in the 2019 UNITAR training programme Empowering Social Entrepreneurs and Youth Leaders for Iraq.
After completing the UNITAR programme, Raghad founded She Codes Too, where she teaches Iraqi women to code.
In 2022, Raghad returned to UNITAR programmes as a resource person for the Waffle Camp × SDGs Workshop.
Through empowering the women in her community and leading by example, Raghad wants to convince Iraqi women that they can do anything.
, March 2022 – Raghad Hav started with a small idea and brought it to life with the help of the 2019 UNITAR...
16 September 2021, New York, United States - UNITAR started the second day of training where Mr. Marco Suazo, Head of UNITAR New York office, warmly welcomed the participants and introduced the first speaker of the day, Ambassador H.E. Mrs. Egriselda Lopez, Incoming Chair of the Fourth Committee and Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations., H.E. Mrs. Lopez addressed four main issues, the programme of work of the Fourth Committee; working methods; previous sessions, and the ongoing organization of work of the Fourth Committee of the 76th session of the ...
15 June 2022, Geneva, Switzerland – For the past twenty years, UNOSAT has been developing its expertise in using Geospatial Information Technologies to promote evidence-based decision-making for peace, security and resilience. The relevant and objective information provided to UN agencies, programme and Member States helps inform recovery activities, investigations and overall peace processes. , Damage assessment, population movements, monitoring borders, accessibility status of remote areas,.. these are some of the ways advanced geospatial analysis can help monitor t...