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ヨルダンの起業家Luay Hussein Moh'dさんは、患者と薬局を結びつけ、薬を入手するプロセスを簡素化するアプリを開発しています。彼は国連ユニタールの「グレート・アイデア・スペース 2022：公衆衛生とCOVID-19からの復興のための起業家精神育成」研修事業に参加し、基本的なスキルを身につけ、プロジェクトを成功させるための知見を得ました。, 2024年8月28日、広島 - ヨルダンの起業家であるLuay Hussein Moh’dさんは、社会により良い変化を生み出したいと願っています。彼は、プログラミングやプロジェクトマネジメント、品質管理を含む、情報技術（IT）分野での23年以上の経験を持っており、ITの活用を通して現実社会の課題を解決できると考えています。彼は「グレート・アイデア・スペース 2022：公衆衛生とCOVID-19からの復興のための起業家精神育成」研修事業に参加し、自身のプロジェクトとして、医薬品へのアクセスを改善するために患者と薬局をつなぐアプリを開発しました。, ヨルダンは「中東のシリコンバレー」として知られ、アラブ諸国における重要な技術拠点としての地位を確立しています。この恵まれた環境は、イノベーションを活用してさまざまな課題解決に取り組む起業家を数多く育んでおり、特に医療制度の分野でその取り組みが顕著です。L...
October 2022, Hiroshima, Japan – Multilingualism is especially relevant for the United Nations and our partners as we work to bring course content to communities across the globe. The languages used determines which communities have access to knowledge. With that in mind, efforts to expand the languages available for online course content are under way, with the help of multilingual youth.
UNITAR and UNESCO together created the free online course “Defending Human Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” available through the mobile-first app EdApp. The course ex...
On 15 and 16 February 2024, UNITAR hosted a hackathon and conference “Leveraging the Digital Economy for Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth: Strategies to Overcome Risks and Harness Opportunities”.
The hackathon and conference aimed to inspire attendees to act and address opportunities and challenges in the digital economy.
The event brought together individuals and organizations to foster collaboration and initiate important discussions on addressing opportunities and challenges in the digital economy.
, 17 April 2024, Geneva, Switzerland – On 15 and 16 February...
Sustainable development is ultimately about changing the ways we think and do things in our private and professional lives. It requires that all people around the world benefit from learning opportunities that can empower them to promote this change. UN SDG: Learn was created in 2019 to respond to this challenge by making the available learning from UN and other partners easily accessible around the world and by helping learning providers broker partnerships to develop new services and meet the needs of diverse constituencies.
10 July 2023, New York, USA - UN SDG: Le...
21 October 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - During the 2021 World Data Forum (WDF), on the 6th of October 2021 in Bern, Switzerland, UNITAR, UN Statistics Division (UNSD) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with the Global Network of Institutions for Statistical Training (GIST), organized a hybrid session “Statistics and Data Smart: Innovative solutions for increasing statistical literacy of the general public”. Conversations focused on strategies and initiatives to improve statistical literacy of different stakeholders from childr...
June 2021 - Using 3D goggles, we can now enjoy the immersive thrills of movies, games, and amusement parks. Virtual reality (VR) is no longer a new technology of the distant future but is becoming a familiar tool, and UNITAR is harnessing it to bring vivid, visceral learning across time and space.
The COVID-19 crisis greatly changed UNITAR’s training programmes. Trainees and instructors may not be able to move around because of the pandemic, but training needs have in some ways dramatically increased. To meet the needs of trainees from all over the world, UNITAR intro...
20 June 2025, Geneva, Switzerland - In observance of global efforts to address rising water stress and the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, the UNITAR Global Water Academy, the Global Water and Sanitation Center, and CIFAL Bangkok at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) co-hosted a virtual event titled ‘Streams of Change: Water Scarcity Solutions - Managing Drought Risks’. The session brought together experts in climate resilience, drought mitigation, sustainable agriculture, and water infrastructure to explore practical and technological responses ...
In the dynamic landscape of humanitarian response, UNOSAT's emergency mapping service celebrates its 20th anniversary, marking two decades of groundbreaking achievements in emergency mapping.
Established in 2003, UNOSAT's Emergency Mapping service offers critical satellite image analysis during humanitarian crises such as disasters, complex emergencies, and conflict situations. With an unwavering commitment to 24/7 availability throughout the year, a team of seasoned analysts ensures the prompt delivery of satellite imagery-derived maps, reports, and data tailored for dire...
16 February 2024, Doha, Qatar - From the 14th to the 16th of February 2024, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, UNITAR, and the Global Organization of Parliamentarians against Corruption, GOPAC, successfully celebrated the Workshop “Anticorruption and Human Rights” Training for Parliamentarians.
With the spirit of inclusiveness, this learning initiative took place in a hybrid format, in Doha, Qatar and online, to foster partnerships and build capacities among 30 distinguished parliamentarians from all regions.
H.E. Nasser bin Metrif Al...
3 November 2022, Accra, Ghana - The Group on Earth Observation and the Earth Observations for Sustainable Development Goals (EO4SDG) Initiative announced the winners of the 2022 GEO SDG Awards at GEO Week 2022. The United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) received the GEO Participating Organization Award for its Emergency Mapping service, recognizing the productivity, innovation, novelty and exemplary efforts in the use of Earth observations to support sustainable development. Launched in 2019, this annual award is presented to those making an impact on the 1...