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Guiane Paul Penaさんは、フィリピン・サンボアンガ市の理系の学校に通う17歳の高校生です。学長、スポーツ、そして音楽が得意です。Penaさんは、サンボアンガ市の青年市議員として活躍しています。若者の代表として、コミュニティが直面している問題への解決策を提案しています。Penaさんは、高校生のエンパワーメントを目的に開催された2023国連ユニタール青少年大使・アジア太平洋プログラムに参加しました。本プログラムでは、若者の積極的な参加を取り入れたGuiane Paul Penaさんの災害対応への提案が優秀賞を獲得しました。, 2024年5月22日、広島－地元サンボアンガ市が災害によって破壊された様子を目にしたGuiane Paul Penaさんは、二度と同じ惨状が繰り返されぬよう、若者の参加を通したより効果的な災害対策を提案し、地域社会に貢献することを決意しました。近年の気候変動により、フィリピンは洪水、台風、干ばつ、地震、津波、土砂災害などの様々な災害に直面しています。こうした状況の中で、Penaさんが提案するような緊急対応や備えは今まさに必要とされています。Penaさんは、フィリピン・サンボアンガ市の若者の声を代表する青年市議員として活躍しています。彼は2023年に国連ユニタール青少年大使・アジア太平洋プログラムに参加しました。...
15 July 2022, New York, USA - Today, Mr. Michel Doukeris, Chief Executive Officer of Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) and Mr. Nikhil Seth, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), renewed the partnership agreement between both organizations to continue to improve road safety. They also agreed to develop initiatives focused on women empowerment and entrepreneurship; and promote sustainable water management practices.
In the past four years of working together, this public-private pa...
29 June 2023 Hanoi, Vietnam – UNITAR in collaboration with the Automobile Association Vietnam (AA Vietnam) and the University of Transport and Communications (UTC), FIA Region II Asia and with the participation of the Vietnam National Traffic Safety Committee kicks off today the Autosobriety Training Programme to Prevent Drink-Driving.
Vietnam is home to more than 95 million people, representing a registered 4 million cars and 64 million motorbikes. Vietnam is experiencing rapid urbanization and motorization which outpaces infrastructure change. Every year, an e...
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is a principal training arm of the United Nations, working in every region of the world. In 2019 UNITAR’s reach extended to more than 130,000 beneficiaries through face-to-face seminars and workshops, e-learning and other training-related events.
Established in 2003, UNITAR is the only United Nations entity with a presence in the symbolic city of Hiroshima. As a part of the UNITAR Division for Prosperity, the Office develops and delivers needs-based training in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG...
1 September, 2021, Hiroshima, Japan - “We cannot stop disasters from striking but with the ability to reduce their risk, we can significantly minimize both human and infrastructure loss and build better resilience for future biological hazards,” says Ethelyn Ankiambom Chia, or “Ankia,” one of the 68 female participants that successfully completed the 2020 Women’s Leadership in Tsunami-based Disaster Risk Reduction Programme.
Ankia is a trained health professional, gender advocate, and schoolteacher in Chuuk State, Micronesia. She applied for the UNITAR programme not o...
Chol Gatkek Tut is the Director General for Peace and Social Cohesion from the Ministry of Peacebuilding, South Sudan. She is dedicated to building peace in her country.
She believes that, as the backbone of families, women are indispensable to peacebuilding in South Sudan.
Chol uses entrepreneurship training to bring women together so they can learn about each other and help heal communities torn by years of conflict.
Since 2015, UNITAR Division for Prosperity is training professionals in South Sudan in entrepreneurship and project planning.
, June 2022, Hiroshima, Ja...
9 December 2024, Doha, Qatar - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and ADN Group successfully hosted Doha World Negotiation Day 2024, in partnership with Doha Forum.This year’s Doha World Negotiation Day (DWND) provided a platform of discourse for key leaders, diplomats and experts to engage in high-level discussions on the current challenges and strategies of international negotiation and conflict resolution. Discussing the role of 'International Negotiation in an Age of Disruption' and 'The Complexities of Bilateral Negotiations', the even...
12 April 2024, Curitiba, Brazil – Throughout March, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders (CIFAL) in Curitiba jointly with the Education Management and the Social Responsibility Council of the FIEP Group conducted the "Girls in Science" project, which aims to encourage girls' participation in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).
This follows the International Day of Women and Girls in Science celebrated every year on 11 February since 2016. This recognized that women represent 33% of all researchers globally, but only 12%...
24 – 25 May, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic – Being aware of the important role that country entry points play in the response to a disaster situation, especially in tourist destinations, CIFAL Merida and ASUR Group (Southeast Airport Group, ASUR), developed the seminar "Disaster Preparedness in Ports and Airports". This event was held in alliance with other regional stakeholders such as AERODOM (Dominican Airports); ASHONORTE (Association of Hotels, Restaurants and Tourism Enterprises of the North); and the Outreach Aid to the Americas and Community Port Resilience Progr...
8 June 2020, Geneva, Switzerland - All communities are at risk of emergencies and disasters, including those associated with natural hazards, infectious disease outbreaks, conflicts, technological and other hazards. Particularly in the context of increased urbanization and climate change, frequency, severity and impact of those events are crucial. The health, economic, political and societal consequences of these hazards can be devastating for developed and developing countries.
Currently, countries face the COVID-19 pandemic with millions of cases and thousands of de...