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The evaluation analysed the first of three phases of this project (2012-2015). It has found that the starting assumption (the improvement of knowledge and competency will allow for a more sustainable and targeted utilisation of the water resource) is still pertinent. Indeed, knowledge and competency for a more effective use of water resource are still lacking in Chad. The evaluation has also found that all the activities are relatively pertinent for the implementation of the project. However, it will only have an impact with sufficient institutional stability and clear ma...
This is the second 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., The recent upheaval in Afghanistan has affected many people including UNITAR alumni, partners and prospective participants. UNITAR has been following the situation with utmost concern and has called for the ...
This is the fifth issue of the UNITAR Division of Prosperity quarterly newsletter. In it, you’ll find updates on our various programmes and initiatives. You can read all issues on our website or stay up to date by following us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter. To subscribe/unsubscribe or send us questions/comments, please email us at prosperity_communications@unitar.org., On 6 August 2022, Secretary-General António Guterres visited Hiroshima to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing. He had a heart-to-heart with youth activists abou...
Keynote speakers of the 6th edition of the Geneva Lecture Series jointly organized by UNOG and UNITAR, Heads of the IMF and WTO Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Pascal Lamy discussed the implications and lessons of the financial crisis for global economic growth and economic and financial governance models. The conference that took place at Palais des Nations in Geneva, on 8 December 2010, followed the usual format of the initiative - an interactive debate with journalists and the general public following the keynote addresses - and attracted up to 2...
This free-of-charge tutorial has been designed together with GFCS Office with the aim of promoting GFCS, raising awareness about its objectives and illustrating the benefits of climate services for decision making in selected topical areas. This learning tool is meant for national experts as well as other interested stakeholders and the general public, The tutorial is available at this page for an initial period of 6 months, during which all modules may be accessed in any preferred order. The modules feature video interviews with experts from international agencies, as well...
The IOMC Toolbox project comprises nine Participating Organizations (PO) that contribute to the IOMC with the purpose of promoting coordination of the policies and activities pursued jointly or separately to achieve the sound management of chemicals in relation to human health and the environment. The IOMC Toolbox is an internet-based tool that aims to provide target user groups, primarily from developing countries, with guided access to be able to identify the most relevant, efficient and appropriate national actions to respond to chemicals management problems. The project...
UNITAR tracks a number of key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess organizational performance against the Institute’s intended outcomes and strategic objectives. KPIs serve as the corporate performance dashboard, with measures on event delivery, types of programming, gender and development status of beneficiaries, client feedback and utilization, and financial metrics....
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) organizes a series of open lectures that are held on a regular basis at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNITAR also organizes high-level panels on key issues related to the United Nations, bringing together key stakeholders from the Private and Public Sector and major, key UN players., The Geneva Lecture Series (GLS), organized in partnership with the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), aims at bringing awareness of pressing global challenges to the concerned public and civil society in Geneva, with a foc...
国連訓練調査研究所（ユニタール）は、個人や団体への創造的な研修を通じて、よりよい未来のための世界レベル・国家レベルでの意思決定を促進する国連機関です。1963年に設立され、2020年には322,410人に学びの機会を提供しました。スイス・ジュネーブの本部のほか、ニューヨーク事務所、広島事務所、ボン事務所があり、世界中に様々な拠点やネットワークをもっています。持続可能な繁栄局（Division for Prosperity）では、広島事務所とジュネーブ本部の職員がともに、起業やリーダーシップ、貿易と金融、デジタル技術、軍縮などについて世界レベルの知識や技術の共有を進めています。アフガニスタン、南スーダン、イラクなど紛争後復興の過程にある国の人々へのプログラムなどには、広島という立地を生かし、原爆投下後から現在の平和都市に至る過程を一つの復興モデルとして研修に組み込むなど、平和で公正な社会の実現にも貢献しています。
広島という象徴的な地に設立された最初の国連機関であり、中四国地方で唯一の国連機関でもあります。研修・研究活動に加え、研究機関や行政機関・民間企業など幅広い分野の機関との連絡調整といった、ユニタールでの戦略的な役割も担っています。
日本での公的な支援組織として、2019年に一般社団法人「国連ユニタール協会」が創設され、国連ユニタール...
国際および地域社会に貢献し、国連ユニタールの専門家と広島の人々との交流を促進するため、国連ユニタール広島事務所では、学者、外交官、政治家、市民活動団体などによる講演会（公開セッション）や公開セッション（広島レクシャーシリーズ）を定期的に開催しています。
公開セッション・公開講義を開催した回数－127回
公開セッション・公開講義参加者－7,024人
（2003年～2015年7月）
過去の講義のテーマについては、以下をご参照ください。（敬称略）, 2017
アフガニスタンの現状と今後の展望 － 日本の支援の役割
（2017年4月27日 於：広島）
基調講演:
駐アフガニスタン日本国大使 鈴鹿 光次 氏
ご挨拶:
アフマド・バシャ・ガフォーリ 氏 （駐日アフガニスタン大使館一等書記官）
川野 徳幸 氏（平和科学研究センター長）
隈元 美穂子 （国連ユニタール広島事務所長）
2016年
「世界津波の日」に考える防災と女性の役割 ー日本と大平洋諸国の知見からー
（2016年11月7日 於：東京）
基調講演：二階俊博氏（自民党幹事長）
パネリスト：
山中 燁子氏 （外務省世界津波の日特別大使）
タニア・ラウマヌルペ・ツポウ氏（駐日トンガ大使）
茅根創氏（東...