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Youth aged 18 to 24 worldwide are invited to apply for the UNITAR Global Youth Scholars Development Programme , a flagship training and evaluation initiative empowering young people to become key contributors in assessing the impact of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).The free programme combines online learning, community-based research, international networking, and the opportunity to present evaluation findings to UN officials at UNITAR Headquarters in Geneva.The programme runs from April 2025 to February 2026, with monthly e-learning courses, optio...
The Asia-Pacific region has taken steps towards advancing global peace and security – security that includes human security, economic security, humanitarian assistance, environmental security, cybersecurity and transnational crime, and regional cooperation to build resilience against disasters and climate change. Security is a priority thematic area under the Blue Pacific strategy. Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Sea and Human Security aims to provide agents of change from Pacific Island and Asian countries with the skills, knowledge and capacity to enhance a...
Despite the increasing prevalence of gender strategies within the peace and security architecture, women remain hugely under-represented; yet, women’s voices remain critical to achieving sustained peace. UNITAR’s Women’s Leadership for Peace programme is designed to address this significant gap in international peace and security contexts and respond directly to the unique challenges faced by women, aiming to improve gender balance in peace and security settings. With a dual focus on Goal 5 (Gender equality) and Goal 16 (Just, peaceful and inclusive societies) and the prior...
UNITAR’s Trade and Finance pillar enhances the capacities of middle- to senior-level officials in policy development, negotiation, investment, business facilitation, and trade finance strategies. At the same time, we empower young people by equipping them with financial literacy skills and a strong foundation in trade and investment, preparing them to navigate and contribute to the global economy.Through our programs, we provide learners with a comprehensive understanding of the evolving trade and finance landscape, addressing the impact of digitalization, technological adv...
On 25 August 2025, UNITAR and SPINGLE Co., Ltd. presented Paper Crane Recycled Sneakers to 13 youth participants of the “UNITAR SDGs and Digital Futures: Changemaking Through AI/Digital Storytelling” training programme.The UNITAR programme teaches young people how to use AI and digital storytelling to advance the Sustainable Development Goals.SPINGLE Co., Ltd.’s special-edition sneakers use thread made from paper cranes donated to the Peace Memorial Park. They demonstrate to the participants how a product’s design can tell a story.UNITAR and SPINGLE Co., Ltd. hope to furthe...
UNITAR Commences 2019 Programmes
UNITAR NY Publishes “Sustainable Development Goals, Main Contributions & Challenges”
17 January, 2019, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) New York office has kicked off 2019 by publishing a book on Sustainable Development Goals, Main Contributions & Challenges with Rey Juan Carlos University of Spain (URJC) and Sustainable Development Fund (SDGF). This publication is to benefit future generations’ educational curricula and promote the wider implementation and understanding of the 2030…
19 May - Bern, Switzerland - Invited as a guest lecturer on the occasion of the 9th meeting of the Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies, UNITAR Executive Director, Carlos Lopes, addressed the issue of environmental disaster response and, more specifically, opportunities that new technologies create in the area of disaster risk reduction as well as related capacity building efforts. Mr Lopes brought UNITAR’s perspective to the discussion by highlighting the importance of capacity development, effective partnerships and the key role of high-quality training…
5 March to 4 May 2012, Social Media Tools, e-learning course.
UNITAR is pleased to announce the opening of registrations of the fifth session of the Innovative Collaboration for Development course from 5 March to 4 May 2012.
Jointly developed by UNITAR and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the ICfD is an e-learning course on social media tools, which has been awarded the 2011 international Open ECBCheck Quality Standards.
The overall goal of the course is to empower development professionals to recognize the potential of…
On 25 November in Hong Kong on behalf of Mr. Carlos Lopes, UNITAR’s Executive Director and UN Assistant Secretary General, Ms. Isabel Hubert, Associate Director, Training Department and Head, Peace, Security and Diplomacy Unit, signed with Professor Chan Chi-hou, Acting Provost of CityU a Memorandum of Understanding between UNITAR and the City University of Hong Kong.
(From left) Ms. Isabel Hubert, Associate Director, Training Department & Head, Peace, Security and Diplomacy Unit, UNITAR, Professor Chan Chi-hou, Acting Provost of City University of…
UNITAR has partnered with OECD and the government of Egypt to lead the debate on the potential of smart and innovative partnerships under MDG8 to accelerate overall progress on MDGs to meet the 2015 deadline. While Heads of State will gather for the first day of the MDG+10 Summit at the UN Headquarters in New York, the side-event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the UN premises in Conference Room 5.
The event will showcase outstanding partnership practices that have contributed to advancing the MDGs and announce new highly innovative partnerships in the five…