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10 May 2019, Bangkok, Thailand – From 07 to 10 May 2019, UNOSAT organized a training on operational application of geospatial information technology, generously hosted by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in Bangkok, Thailand. Participants were invited from the United Nations agencies, including OCHA, UNDP, UNOSSC, as well as UNESCAP divisions such as ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD), Environment and Development Division (EDD), Energy Division (ED), and Transportatio...
A training programme for 26 senior representatives of the Ministry of Oil of the Republic of Iraq was held between 16 and 29 March 2013. Participants comprised technicians specialized in engineering, geology, and chemistry, who are working in different oil and refinery companies of the Iraqi Ministry of Oil. Focusing on Leadership and Project Planning, the programme was undertaken in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and included 9 days in Hiroshima, followed by 3 days in Tokyo.
The Hiroshima-based elements of the programme included a se...
The UNITAR Hiroshima Training Programme on Public Financial Management is designed to support provincial and central Chief Financial Directors to strengthen Public Financial Administration at the subnational level. It provides participants with a peer-to-peer exchange with national and prefectural government counterparts and to learn about best practices within Japan and in particular the Hiroshima Prefecture.
The programme addresses Public Financial Management, Budget Planning Models, and Revenue Management Best Practices, with an emphasis on improving Customs and Taxatio...
Intercultural competencies are essential for the success of peace missions carried out in diverse socio-cultural environments. This course provides peacekeepers with the necessary tools to go beyond language skills and intervene effectively through their understanding of local cultural, social and organizational dynamics, bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application in order to enhance their operational effectiveness.The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF), with t...
In a world where more data are generated in one year than over decades before, its value to informing important policies and decisions aimed at the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is ever more important. The surge in data presents both significant opportunities for generating much needed evidence, as well as new challenges as the spread of fake news increasingly threatens the very foundations of our societies. Against this backdrop, UNITAR’s Strategic Implementation of the 2030 Agenda Unit (SI Agenda 2030) has teamed up with UN Statistics Division...
Fifty participants from 18 Asia-Pacific countries have embarked on a 12-day workshop in Japan from Awaji Island (Awaji-shima), to Hiroshima, Chiba and Tokyo, as the final phase of the “Leaders for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Sea and Human Security Training Programme”, funded by the Government and People of Japan.The workshop officially launched in Awaji Island, Hyogo, with representatives from Pasona Group Inc., a key partner in organizing the training sessions in Awaji Island, also in attendance.Through expert lectures and study visits, participants will gain practical k...
With 2015 representing the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, UNITAR Hiroshima Office developed a unique disarmament and negotiation training programme focused on South East Asia. Drawing upon the experiences of Hiroshima, the UNITAR Hiroshima Training Programme on Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation for South East Asia was held between 8 and 12 June 2015.
The programme was delivered in collaboration with the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR); United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (...
ベトナム外務省の外交官であるNgan Ha Maiさんは、核軍縮・不拡散、原子力技術の平和的開発に携わっています。ベトナムはこれまで軍縮を積極的に推進しており、包括的核実験禁止条約（CTBT）、核兵器不拡散条約（TPNW）を批准しています。国連ユニタールの研修への参加は、Ngan Haさんの核軍縮・不拡散に対する視野を広げました。, 2024 年 8月 22 日、広島 - ベトナム外務省の外交官であるNgan Ha Maiさんは、核軍縮・不拡散、原子力技術の平和開発に携わっています。彼女は、2023年度国連ユニタール核軍縮・不拡散（NDNP）広島研修プログラムに参加した18名のうちの一人です。, ベトナムは、2006年に包括的核実験禁止条約（CTBT）を、2017年には核兵器禁止条約（TPNW）を批准するなど、核軍縮の推進に長年取り組んできました。TPNWを批准した最初の10か国の一つでもあるベトナムは、大量破壊兵器の廃絶と不拡散の実現のため、国際社会の取組を支持するという一貫した姿勢を表明しています。その一方で、Ngan Haさんは発展途上国の外交官という立場ゆえの難しさを感じています。国内だけで教育を受けた若手外交官として、ベトナムのような発展途上国の若者が、軍縮についてより深く理解し視野を広げるために情報を入手したり、海外に出かけたり、...
14 July 2025, Geneva, Switzerland. On 11 – 13 June 2025, UNITAR supported a workshop, “Harnessing Administrative Data Sources for Official Statistics Production: Migration and Environment/Climate Change statistics cases” in Grenada, implemented by Grenada’s Central Statistical Office (CSO). The workshop supports Grenada’s overarching objective of integrating administrative data into their national statistical framework, providing a space to formalize engagement between administrative data holders and the CSO for enhanced data quality. Read more, 8 July 2025, Geneva, Sw...
The Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC) brings together nine UN and multilateral organizations that aim to strengthen international cooperation on chemical safety and improve coordination of their own chemicals-related policies and activities through the IOMC.
The IOMC Toolbox for Decision Making in Chemicals Management Project is a logical response to increasing needs and demands from policymakers working within developing and transitional economies. The toolbox was developed to provide an easy, web-based access to a consolidated libr...