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5-6 June 2019, UN CC:Learn participated in Nestle’s annual awareness raising event with a focus on Safety, Health, Environment & Food Safety. The so-called SHE & Quality Days took place at Nestle’s R&D center in Singen, Germany. The Product Technology Center is responsible for developing new products in the field of "food", such as soups, sauces, pizza, seasoning, bouillons, for countries all around the world.
UN CC:Learn hosted a booth and delivered its flagship Climate Classroom – an ‘espresso shot’ of climate learning, to Nestle’s employees.
Over 200 emplo...
29 May 2024, Geneva, Switzerland – UNITAR’s Global Water Academy (UGWA) proudly hosted the side event entitled, ‘Blueprints for Prosperity: Building Resilience for SIDS Through the Blue Economy’ at the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) in collaboration with York University as UGWA Academic leads, and UGWA partners IRC Wash.
The theme of the side event was ‘Navigating the Blue Future’, to foster SIDS discussions on sustainable growth through blue economy innovation with partner organizations. The importance of establishing SIDS blueprint...
10 -13 September 2019, New York, USA – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York Office, concluded their training of Qatari diplomats for the 74thSession of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (GA) at the UN Secretariat Headquarters. On the second and third days of training the Qatar diplomats attended briefings for new delegates of the 74thsession of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (GA) at conference Room 12, while the last two days included presentations by Ms. Jelena Pia-Comello, Ambassador Ion Botnaru, Dr. Guido Bertucci and ...
UNITAR Division for Prosperity welcomes Ms. Jaehyang So to the Division’s Advisory Board, effective November 2023.
Ms. So is the Chair of the Technical Committee of the Global Water Partnership, a global action network with over 3,000 partner organizations in 179 countries.
In 2017, Ms. So was awarded the Republic of Korea Prime Minister Citation for the Promotion of Gender Equality.
She was an honorary Sustainable Development Goal Professor at the Ban Ki-Moon Centre at Yonsei University.
Ms. So’s extensive knowledge will help enhance the training programmes in ...
As part of its 20th anniversary, the UNITAR Hiroshima Office held a book launch of The UNITAR Hiroshima Fellowship for Afghanistan: An Anthology and a roundtable event on 28 June 2023.
The book features the history, challenges and milestones of the Afghanistan Fellowship Programme.
The event highlighted the significance of the programme in promoting knowledge and understanding over 15 years.
, 21 July 2023, Hiroshima, Japan – On 28 June 2023, UNITAR Hiroshima Office celebrated the publication of The UNITAR Hiroshima Fellowship for Afghanistan: An An...
17-21june 2019, Bonn, Germany - For the first time since the launch of the Climate Classrooms, UN CC:Learn brought its flagship ‘espresso shot’ of knowledge series to participants of the Bonn Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany (SB 50). The conference is one of the most important climate change events of the year, crucial for unlocking the negotiations in advance of the UN Climate Change Conference in Santiago, Chile, in December 2019 (COP 25). Over 6,000 decision-makers, government officials, practitioners, academics, and students from around the world att...
26 October 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - For the second time in succession, UNITAR participated in the judging process to select the top 100 Meaningful Business leaders of the year. Meaningful Business, a global platform for leaders combining profit and purpose, has announced the 3rd edition of the Meaningful Business 100 (MB100) recognising outstanding contributions of individuals in support of the UN Global Goals, sponsored by EY.
This year's award received over 500 nominations from 70 countries, following a global nomination process. Curated by an expert panel of 21 judge...
E-Learning Course: 12 October – 22 November 2020
Field Visit to Geneva: 23 - 27 November 2020, Humankind is indisputably entering a new digital era. The impact of rapid technological and scientific advances on our lives is so great that World Economic Forum’s founder Klaus Schwab termed this process as the Fourth Industrial Revolution. We are the witnesses of the transcendence through new frontiers.
These new frontiers go beyond traditional understanding of every aspect of human activity. Unlike in the past, diplomacy and international affa...
November 2019, Geneva, Switzerland - International waters are crucial for human well-being, providing a multiplicity of essential ecosystem services and supporting a wide range of economic activities all over the world. Ensuring the sustainable management of such resources is therefore of paramount importance. In this context, what would be key elements to consider? Is the way in which women and men interact with water resources relevant?
A new free e-learning module on gender and international waters discusses the importance of taking gender consideration...
2022年2月15日・広島ー国連ユニタール持続可能な繁栄局・広島事務所は、2022年2月25日より今年度の核軍縮不拡散研修プログラムを実施します。19か国の外務省・防衛省職員を対象としており、核兵器をめぐる現状や課題を学び、国際会議などの場での交渉力を高めるオンラインの研修となっています。 2021年8月6日に開催された、本プログラムに関連する公開ウェビナーを振り返ります。, 広島にとって大切なこの8月6日に、国連ユニタールは国連軍縮部（UNODA）、広島県、へいわ創造機構ひろしま（HOPe）、国連ユニタール協会との共催で、核兵器廃絶に関するオンラインでの公開討論を開催しました。持続可能な世界の構築のためには、国際機関、民間セクター、青少年など幅広いアクターの参加と議論が鍵となり、本セミナーはまさにそのことを体現したものとなりました。, セミナーは以下の3部構成で開催され、聴衆を巻き込んで活発な議論が行われました。, 第1部の「核兵器廃絶と持続可能な未来の実現に向けて～ひろしまからの呼びかけ～」と題したハイレベル・セッションでは、国連事務次長補兼ユニタール総代表のニキル・セス氏がモデレーターを務め、国際連合事務次長兼軍縮担当上級代表の中満泉氏、広島県知事の湯﨑英彦氏、英国王立国際問題研究所安全保障研究部長のパトリシア・ルイス氏が現在...