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17 June 2022, Bridgetown, Barbados – In the framework of the 10th IRF Caribbean Regional Congress “A Roadmap to a Safe and Resilient Road System” between 7 and 10 June 2022, UNITAR in collaboration with the International Road Federation and AB InBev offered a training workshop on "Management Practices for Safer Roads", and an executive session on “Diagnosing and Treating Road Injury Risk”. The Congress gathered more than 250 professionals from 32 countries, including 11 Ministers of Transport, and provided useful tools and learnings to regional challenges of road safet...
Established in 2012, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Mexico (CIFAL Merida) was created as a partnership between UNITAR and Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR) aimed at developing capacities in Mexico and Central America on disaster risk management and tourism as a driver of economic development.The city of Merida was selected to host the CIFAL Center due to its strategic location and expertise in disaster risk management, given the region's proclivity to hurricanes and weather-related disasters.CIFAL Merida works to enhance the city’s exp...
Established in 2004, the International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders in Poland (CIFAL Plock). The mission of CIFAL Płock is to promote cooperation, and knowledge-sharing and the exchange of experiences between sub-national actors in Central and Eastern Europe, to enhance the region’s potential and activeness in the area of local sustainable development. The vision of CIFAL Płock is to become a centre of excellence for sustainable local development in Central and Eastern Europe. The various programs offered by CIFAL Plock provide an insight into the local and g...
This is the first issue of the UNITAR Division of Prosperity quarterly newsletter. The newsletter will update you on the progress of our various programmes and initiatives. It will be available through the UNITAR website and social media and shared via email. To subscribe or send us questions/comments, please email: prosperity_communications@unitar.org., Dai Tamesue, a two-time World Championship bronze medallist in the 400m hurdles, was appointed UNITAR Goodwill Ambassador in July 2021. A third-generation atomic-bomb survivor from Hiroshima City, Mr. Tamesue is the first J...
19 August 2021, Hiroshima, Japan – UNITAR is pleased to announce that its Division for Prosperity and Japanese sporting goods company SSK Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance the use of sports as a medium of peace and understanding. SSK created a soccer jersey donning the UNITAR logo, and the jerseys were worn by the soccer players during the “Peace Match” held in Hiroshima on 7 August 2021.
The Hiroshima Football Association 2021 Balcom BMW Peace Match is an annual event held in Hiroshima to commemorate the lives lost and the destruc...
16 October 2018, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is kicking off its first ever bottom-up crowdfunding campaign, UNITAR Peace Funder, which enables selected professionals from all regions of the world to enhance their applicable knowledge and technical skills, further consolidating their ability to act as peacebuilders and changemakers. UNITAR Master’s programmes in Conflictology, Electoral Policy and Administration, Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding, and United Nations and the Art of Peace are tailored for profession...
Aissata Koné, a Malian PhD student in pharmacology, joined the 2021 UNITAR Strategic Response to COVID-19 Crisis: Empowering the Sahel Region through Digital Reskilling and Upskilling to Enhance Productive Sources of Livelihood and Employment training programme.
She wishes to revolutionize the health industry in Africa with digital technologies.
Aissata believes that the skills she learned in this programme will help to bridge the digital gap.
Aissata is now launching an application to help Malians find the medications they need easier.
, November 2022, Hiroshima,...
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...
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...