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The close collaboration between UNITAR and the Ecole de Maintien de la Paix Alioune Blondin Beye(EMPABB) aims at contributing to international and regional efforts towards sustaining peace and security in Mali, by supporting the preparation of African military contingents and Formed Police Units (FPUs) prior to their deployment to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). This project will also lead to strengthening capacities of EMPABB to act as a centre of excellence in preparing military contingents and FPUs prior to…
Quito, Ecuador, 20 September 2022 - UNITAR in close collaboration with CIFAL Ecuador have continued to rollout the Autosobriety Training Programme to Prevent Drink Driving to expand its reach across different Provinces in Ecuador. Over 800 individuals working in different areas in the field of road safety were trained throughout 5 workshops that took place in the Provinces of Santo Domingo, Cotopaxi, Cuenca, Loja, and Portoviejo between June and July 2022.
The workshops brought together institutions such as government agencies and actors in charge of road safety in t...
A medical student in Cameroon, Marie-Claire Tohnain, joined the 2021 Women’s Leadership in Tsunami-based Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Programme.
Marie-Claire finds having a DRR mindset relevant to her study in medicine.
She is also affected by the crises in public health and armed conflict in the Northwestern region in Cameroon.
UNITAR Division for Prosperity runs the DRR training programme which is grounded on the Sendai Framework and its goals for an “all-of-society” inclusive approach.
, October 2022, Hiroshima, Japan – What happens when disasters strike ...
Master Class Series: MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR SAFER ROADS TOOLKIT2nd of December, 2020OnlineIn the framework of IRF Vision Zero for Africa Conference on “Delivering Safer Roads by Design":To read UNITAR’s news article on this event, please click here.Partners:· International Road Federation (IRF)· Department of Transport from the Province of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa· AB InBevBeneficiaries:406 senior government authorities and executives from the private sector...
In December 2022 and 2023, the Youth and Women Empowerment team held an iteration of its Women’s Leadership for Peace Programme in partnership with the Senior Women Talent Pipeline, a UN Secretariat initiative which provides recruitment support to a pool of pre-screened senior women leaders interested in a career in UN Peace Operations. The weeklong course held at the Rwanda Peace Academy provides participants with a thorough contextual basis of key challenges faced by senior leadership in UN Peace Operations. By the end of the programme, parti...
8 October 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – UNITAR Division for Prosperity is relaunching its programme in Afghanistan after a temporary pause. The programme, which had been halted due to unrest in the country, will mobilize women entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs to address local food insecurity, public health challenges, and unemployment.
Women are finding it difficult to access learning opportunities in the ever-changing situation in Afghanistan. After consulting with local coordinators, UNITAR believes that training not only is necessary but will be welcomed by beneficiari...
Partner: Regional Municipality of York, Canada
Focal Point: Lisa Gonsalves
Title: Director, Strategies and Partnerships Branch, Regional Municipality of York, Canada (on Social Inclusion)
More than ever, immigration and ethnic diversity are at the top of the global political agenda and have been subjects of heated debates. Nativism is driving populism and some people are reluctant to welcome foreigners, thinking that immigration will negatively change their communities, their countries and the economy at large. Studies show that when migrants move from one c...
Seungjae Lee is a student striving to help refugees in Hong Kong through a tutoring programme.Seungjae joined the UNITAR 2024 Youth Ambassador Asia-Pacific Programme themed "Local Solutions for Global Challenges: Youth Empowerment and Community Impact”.Through the UNITAR Youth Ambassador Programme, Seungjae learned how to structure his community project and expand it to a higher level and potentially to an international scale.Through his projects, Andy supports refugees in tutoring, which aligns with the Sustainable Development Goal 4 Quality Education, he set the goal of e...