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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...
On the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, which theme this year is “People Peace Progress: The Power of Partnerships”, let’s look into the pivotal yet underexplored relationship between peace and the private sector. Considering a rich practical experience from private sector development in complex and fragile environments, this piece will argue that through conscious engagement and active dialogue promotion business has an important role for both economic development and stabilization efforts in fragile contexts., One of the main drivers of economic developme...
Beneficiary: Farzana Raja
Title: Pakistani politician — Former Federal Minister, Ex-Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and founding Chairpersons of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP)
Master: Oxford Brookes University (OBU) — UNITAR Master in Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding
Few of us can confidently say that we have impacted the lives of millions like Farzana Raja has. She has accumulated over 20 years of experience as a Pakistani politician, as a Former Federal Minister and Ex-Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, among other p...
UNITAR's Women's Leadership for Peace programme stands out as a source of empowerment in the landscape of global peace initiatives. Created in 2020, this innovative initiative was designed to address the unique challenges faced by women in the peace and security field and to increase the number of women in crucial leadership roles. Over the course of 2023, this program further evolved through four iterations, reaching women from over 30 nationalities and at different stages of their careers, making this program a truly global endeavour. By promoting peace and gend...
Beneficiary: Atissim Assih
Title: Ministry of Public Service, Labor, Administrative Reform and Social Protection of the Togolese Republic
Learning toolkit: Policy cycle, integrated approaches and SDGs for African Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and other African countries
Pilot Workshop: Renforcement Des Competences Des Hauts Fonctionnaires Pour La Mise En Œuvre Des Odd Dans Les Ministeres Sectoriels
Togo is one of the smallest countries in Africa, with a population of 7.6 million people and a breathtaking 56-kilometer coastline that runs along the Gul...
On 12 November 2024, UNITAR signed a memorandum of understanding with United Co-Creation Lab to develop and implement evidence-based methods for ethical co-creation across generations and cultures.This agreement follows the successful launch of the United Co-Creation Lab during the Summit of the Future Action Days in New York, where youth leaders and global policymakers discussed the potential of co-creation in shaping an inclusive and sustainable future.UNITAR and the United Co-Creation Lab will develop case studies and real-time collaborations between youth and decision&n...
The son of a retired army officer, 33 years old Tayeb Toufik Dahar wasn't encouraged to follow the same path, as his father didn’t oblige him to embrace a military career. “He recognized I had the same strong leadership skills as him, but he encouraged me to break into academia instead, like he would have wanted himself, and all the more so as he had lived through troubled years on active service.”
At the young age of 22, he successfully graduated Algeria's Ecole Nationale d'Administration in 2006. It wasn't long before he started working for the Ministry of Interior as…
Pem Lama oversees research, communication and finance for the “Green Public Procurement in Bhutan” project (GPP Bhutan) promoting sustainable public procurement in Bhutan through research and advocacy. She learned about UNITAR while attending a SWITCH-Asia conference. The SWITCH-Asia Programme was launched by the European Commission to support interested consumers, businesses and associations in Asia in “switching” to a more sustainable paradigm.
“I met someone from UNITAR there who…
Women shouldn't feel honoured to be at the decision-making table - it is their right, it is where they deserve to be, and it is where they should be.
Panellist in a UNITAR webinar on Women's Leadership in Pandemic/Humanitarian Crisis Preparedness and Response, 2020, On the 11th March 2021, during the week of In...
Nobel Prize winners Martti Ahtisaari and José Ramos-Horta on prerequisites for peace
Geneva, 14 November 2013. Nobel Prizes winners Martti Ahtisaari of Finland (2008) and José Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste (1996) shared their recipes for peace while participating yesterday in the 8th edition of the UNOG-UNITAR Geneva Lecture Series. The event was an opportunity for a Geneva-based audience to learn from the guest speakers’ knowledge rooted in diverse personal experiences but largely complementary in nature. It featured short lectures by the two peacemakers followed by a debate...