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BAN KI-MOON, United Nations Secretary-General
Are the MDGS doomed to fail?
UN Secretary-General addressed the Geneva public at the Palais des Naitons on 29 April 2008:
"I can see many challenges ahead for myself and the United Nations to make this world a peaceful place. But this is not only me. I am only one of you. Without your support, my mission cannot be achieved".
Tuesday, 29 April 2008 | 4:00 p.m.
Palais des Nations; Assembly Hall
To watch the video archive of the lecture, please click here.
To read Ban Ki-moon's speech, please click here
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The CommonSensing project is funded by the United Kingdom Space Agency and aims to strengthen disaster risk reduction and climate change resilience in Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu through 1) increasing national resource capacities in the use of Earth Observation (EO) solutions to address disaster risk reduction and climate change resilience by 2020, and 2) enhancing evidence-based decision making by using CS solutions for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation (CCA).
The endline evaluation assesses the project’s effectiveness, efficiency and likel...
Greetings! This quarter, UNITAR Division for Prosperity launched programmes under its key pillars in social innovation and entrepreneurship, leadership and inclusion, digital futures, and finance and trade.
We have attended exhibitions featuring our programmes and alumni testimonies in the Pacific and Hiroshima. Thank you to all our learners, partners, and supporters for your commitment towards achieving our goals and making an impact in your communities., New Head of Hiroshima Office
On 8 November 2023, UNITAR Hiroshima Office welcomed Ms. Chisa Mikami as the new head of...
Online Training Programme:
July Edition: 19 Jun 2023 - 16 Jul 2023 / August Edition: 24 Jul 2023 - 20 Aug 2023
, 目前估计有 180 万人年龄在 10 岁至 24 岁之间，这是人类历史上最大的青年一代。他们的人 数预计将会增长 - 仅在 2015 年至 2030 年期间，预计将有约 19 亿年轻人年满 15 岁.
他们前所未有地联系在一起，年轻人日益为创新解决方案做出贡献，推动社会进步并激发政治倡议。他们是变革的推动者，动员起来推进可持续发展目标（SDGs），改善人民的生活和地球的健康。
联合国训练研究所非常高兴能在日内瓦提供专门针对全球青年的在线培训课程。它将为参与者提供获得有关联合国的第一手经验的机会，并为他们提供充分发挥全球领导潜力所需的知识和技能。 , The United Nations Young Leaders Online Trainin...
This free-of-charge tutorial has been designed together with GFCS Office with the aim of promoting GFCS, raising awareness about its objectives and illustrating the benefits of climate services for decision making in selected topical areas. This learning tool is meant for national experts as well as other interested stakeholders and the general public, The tutorial is available at this page for an initial period of 6 months, during which all modules may be accessed in any preferred order. The modules feature video interviews with experts from international agencies, as well...
The Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC) brings together nine UN and multilateral organizations that aim to strengthen international cooperation on chemical safety and improve coordination of their own chemicals-related policies and activities through the IOMC.
The IOMC Toolbox for Decision Making in Chemicals Management Project is a logical response to increasing needs and demands from policymakers working within developing and transitional economies. The toolbox was developed to provide an easy, web-based access to a consolidated libr...
This is the fourth issue of the UNITAR Division of Prosperity quarterly newsletter. In it, you’ll find updates on our various programmes and initiatives. You can read all issues on our website or stay up to date by following us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter. To subscribe/unsubscribe or send us questions/comments, please email us at prosperity_communications@unitar.org., UNITAR has joined the Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship, a World Economic Forum initiative hosted by the Schwab Foundation. The Global Alliance, formerly know...
This is the fifth issue of the UNITAR Division of Prosperity quarterly newsletter. In it, you’ll find updates on our various programmes and initiatives. You can read all issues on our website or stay up to date by following us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter. To subscribe/unsubscribe or send us questions/comments, please email us at prosperity_communications@unitar.org., On 6 August 2022, Secretary-General António Guterres visited Hiroshima to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing. He had a heart-to-heart with youth activists abou...
UNITAR’s 60th Anniversary and UNITAR Hiroshima Office’s 20th Anniversary Celebration
This year marks UNITAR’s 60th and UNITAR Hiroshima Office’s 20th anniversaries. To celebrate this special occasion with its partners, supporters and the public, UNITAR held several events in Japan. UNITAR is thankful for all the support it has received over the years and reaffirm our commitment to continue training and empowering changemakers around the world. Learn more about the events here.
UNITAR 60th Anniversary and UNITAR Hiroshima Office 20th Anniversary Ceremony held in To...
The related postgraduate qualifications in Conflict, Peace and Security, offered jointly by UNITAR, Division for Peace and Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), focus on specific parts of the curriculum of the Master’s Degree in Lifelong Learning in Conflict, Peace and Security, providing leaners with academic flexibility depending on their interests and professional needs. All programmes are offered online and provide a corresponding number of academic credits. Successful participants receive official certificates of completion at the end of each programme.
The related q...